Be Kind to Your Heart
Do you know there are seven easy ways to help control your risk for heart disease? Manage your heart risk by understanding “Life’s Simple 7.” Get active Control cholesterol Eat …
How I Am Teaching My Brain to SHUT *$#@ UP and Be Present
There are not many people I have met that live in the present moment all namaste. Maybe that is why meditation is so alluring to me. I mean, I have …
Give Someone a Back Rub
Find a stable, hard surface in your home and have your loved one lay down with their face towards the floor. You don’t necessarily need a professional massage table—any sturdy …
Walk (Instead of Drive)
So what do you stand to gain from not driving? 1. A little extra money in your pocket: Anywhere from $9,000 – $14,000 a year according to the American Public …
Ride Your Bike to Work
Biking to work is fun, plain and simple. Many people look back wistfully on fond childhood memories of riding their bike around their neighborhood, wishing they could still be so carefree …
Send a Get Well Card to Someone Who Is Ill
“Sorry your sick day is due to actual sickness.” Source: Someecards Send a Get Well Card to Someone Who Is Ill was last modified: January 14th, 2017 by Audrey Graziano
Be Kind to Your Body-Excercise
How much should you exercise? Many of us have certain ideas in our heads about what works best to keep us “in shape” and what does not. Five days a week, …
Become a Beekeeper
Bees might bring out a stinging sensation of fear in some, but the little critters play a vital role in our everyday life. Through pollination, bees help produce many of …
Donate Stuffed Animals to Benefit Children during Emergency Situations
Stuffed Animals For Emergencies (SAFE) is a 19-year-old non-profit organization run completely by volunteers (we call them chapter members). We collect various items such as stuffed animals, books, coloring books, …
Read Books or Letters to Someone Who Is Visually Impaired
Learning Ally empowers students who read and learn differently so that they may thrive. We help them to overcome obstacles and discover strengths, as we guide them along a path …
Prepare a Dinner for a Family That Is Overwhelmed
Between packing school lunches, getting to and from soccer practice, and, oh yeah, that job you have, it can be seriously challenging to get a new satisfying and healthy dinner on …
Shop Local
Several studies have shown that when you buy from an independent, locally-owned business, rather than a nationally-owned businesses, significantly more of your money is used to make purchases from other local …
Go for a Walk, It Makes You Less Stressed
One of the best ways to relieve the stresses of the day is to simply walk them away, scientists have found. Walking briskly or jogging really does calm you down …
Participate in a Charity Race
Do a good deed while you get your workout in for the day. Sign up for one of these races with charitable motives to really make your race count. Source: …
Knit or Crochet Baby Blankets to Give Away to Hospitals
By adding color and warmth to an often stark Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Parents sleep with the blankets before placing them on these precious new lives.By providing comfort to parents …
Become CPR Certified
CPR, or cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, is an important skill that everyone should learn. You do not need to be a medical professional to know or use CPR. You never know when …
Dance
Dancing may also be good for your mood. It has been shown to reduce depression, anxiety, and stress and boost self-esteem, body image, coping ability, and overall sense of well-being, …
Help Someone Rake Leaves
Raking is a fall task that, love it or hate it, has to be done. Why not help a neighbor out, while you’re at it? Source: Popular Mechanics Help Someone …
Donate Blood
You don’t need a special reason to give blood.You just need your own reason. Some of us give blood because we were asked by a friend. Some know that a …
Clean Your Gym Equipment
Clean up after yourself. Always bring a towel—and use it. There’s nothing worse than getting covered in someone else’s sweat. Towels help keep surfaces clean, dry and germ-free. Most gyms …
Drink more water. Your body loves that
Quick rules of thumb for drinking water: Drink half your bodyweight in ounces of water (if you weight 160lbs, drink 80oz of water each day). Carry a bottle everywhere with …
