By Tomas-Antonio Rodrigues – Providence, Rhode Island I was born only a couple days after April Fools day, and man did I live up to that. I have acted a fool, done foolish things, fooled others and most often; fooled myself. I tricked myself into believing that being the fat funny kid was just who … Read more
By Stacie Venagro- Pawtucket, RI Think you can out exercise a bad diet? Think again! Nutrition is key when trying to become healthy and fit. Think about it, if you exercise for 1 hour a day that’s only 4% of your day and the other 96% of your day is all on how you eat. … Read more
By Kristin MacRae- Cranston, Rhode Island How many times have you gone to the supermarket unprepared, spent more money than you intended, bought items you already had, and gained weight in the process? Going to the supermarket prepared is one piece of the weight loss puzzle. Here are 9 tips on getting organized for your … Read more
Winter is just around the corner. For many of us, winter seems to come as a surprise every year, and we don’t take all the steps we should to keep ourselves healthy and fighting fit. If you take the right steps to keep yourself in good shape, you will enjoy the winter even more. Avoid … Read more
By Terace Greene Hadfield- Cranston, Rhode Island When asked to write for RI Fit Magazine, my first thoughts were, “this is great! Then, what will I say?” The parameters were Fitness, Health and Wellness. This narrowed the decisions some, yet left me with, I’m not a professional chef…yet I enjoy & love to garden & … Read more
By John Mack Brown- Newport, Rhode Island I love food. Always have, always will. It’s just that for the first 28 years of my life, the food i loved was processed. This lifestyle led me to become the “fat kid”, even though I was always playing sports as a kid. I was never one for … Read more
By Dr. Andrew Crellin- West Warwick, Rhode Island Or as I like to call it, “My Vindictive Ankle”. I did something bad to it a long time ago and to this day it never lets me forget. Yes, ankles can be unforgiving, especially if you ignore them after an injury. Now the aim of this … Read more
By Robert Taggart When I turned 40, I knew that my body would no longer tolerate my ‘food’ abuse of eating whatever I wanted and still be kind to me. When I turned 50, I had a decade under my belt of knowing when, what and how much of the things I loved that my … Read more
By Tomas-Antonio Rodrigues- Providence, Rhode Island I just saw an advertisement from a cell phone company regarding their new plan to allow for a new phone upgrade every year; no hassle, no hidden fees, etc. It got me to thinking about our current culture and how we view value. We are a society who wants … Read more
By Jamie Gamache The answer is very dependent on what you do for work. Every job involves movement of some kind, whether it’s typing or swinging a sledge hammer. This movement is often repetitive and occurs for years on end. The body is not designed to do anything repeatedly for long periods of time. When … Read more