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Stay Safe on a Bicycle

Do you love riding a bike but worry about safety?  This week’s UR Medicine EAP blog post highlights safety reminders and tips to help you stay safe.

Can’t Out-Train a Bad Diet

Awesome, you’ve decided to get healthier by exercising more, but if your hard work paying off? This post explains the role of diet in our fitness plan.

Good for the Heart, Good for the Brain

It’s the New Year and you may have a resolution about being healthy. Healthy habits that benefit the heart also show to have benefits for your brain! Learn more about these benefits from this blog post.

New Physical Activity Guidelines

With the New Year around the corner, consider the new guidelines from the U.S. Office of Disease Prevention when making your next year’s resolutions. The U.S. Office of Disease Prevention has released its updated “Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.”

Got a Staircase and 30 Minutes a Week?

Research keeps showing us how little exercise is needed to maintain health. The one consistent finding: You need some. A McMaster University of Canada study screams “no more excuses,” claiming that a bit of stair climbing and a total of only 30 minutes per week can do the trick.