Bently R. posted an article on Improving Life - May 28, 2010, 8:30 am
Most of the lessons we learn in life oftem come from some form of adversity. Knowing that all of us on this planet come across difficulties can help us strategically face it. Realizing the answers lie within us can motivate great things to result from these adverse conditions. Throughout your many y...
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Bently R. posted an article on Improving Life - May 19, 2010, 8:12 am
I’m back with a vengeance. Last week I logged a total of 3 miles. Tuesday marked a day where I ran 2.44 miles. I was able to complete it in 23:34 which is not fast but it’s a step in the right direction. One note is I actually ran around 0.75 miles before this because I was with the dogs. Unfort...
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Bently R. posted an article on Improving Life - May 17, 2010, 10:52 am
Well, my co-workers are having quite a bit of success on their diet. Apparently their clothes are fitting better. I am happy for them but I’m not sure how healthy the diet portion is (one of them had bad diarrhea on one of their cheat days). I am tempted to tell them that quite a bit of their succ...
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Bently R. posted an article on Improving Life - May 10, 2010, 11:32 am
Two of my co-workers have been talking about a diet they are going on for the next month or so. I explained my views on dieting (and how ineffective I feel it is), but that’s about as far as I’m going. One of the two is morbidly obese while the other is overweight. The overweight co-worker’s ...
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Bently R. posted an article on Improving Life - Mar 17, 2010, 9:17 am
After a long 8 month hiatus… I’M BACK! One thing to note is that I will be focusing more on myself, still once in a while I will throw in a good article. Quite a lot has happened in my life that is worth noting. I am now a married man and the wedding planning and everything else involved was ac...
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Bently R. posted an article on Improving Life - Aug 28, 2008, 12:44 pm
Scanning through blog after blog, a common theme floods the month of August. Several entries appear to cite this article or some other article that follows the same story. I read through the article and the wording throughout struck me to be quite odd. In the study, about 51 percent of overweight ...
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Bently R. posted an article on Improving Life - Aug 25, 2008, 11:26 am
The CDC ranks Alabama as the 2nd heaviest state with 30.3 % of the population having a BMI of over 30. The state has decided to give state employees a lose weight or pay ultimatum. The state employees (~40,000) have a year to lose weight or start paying $25 a month toward their usually free plan. ...
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Bently R. posted an article on Improving Life - Aug 21, 2008, 9:00 am
If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path. -Buddhist saying We live in a largely individualistic society. Our culture emphasizes self-sufficiency and control in the pursuit of achieving individual goals. We must make an effort to guard against the tendency to focus on ourse...
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Bently R. posted an article on Improving Life - Aug 15, 2008, 9:36 am
Advances in medical science paired with behavioral and social changes has led to an increase in life expectancy and lowered death rates. With these advances unlikely to stop, quality of life becomes the focal point. A 21-year study examined the effects of running on disability and mortality rates o...
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Bently R. posted an article on Improving Life - Aug 11, 2008, 11:42 am
WordPress opens a world of discovery, the streams of passionate and knowledgeable writing flows endlessly. Amidst this river of ideas, being a strong proponent of health and well-being, I encountered several Fat Acceptance blogs under the health section (Shapely Prose, Junkfood Science, & Eat a Chee...
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