Kristen Carter, MS

Online physical fitness and personal training coach Kristen Carter helps you get the most out of exercise and nutrition using personalized training programs.

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What if everyone liked to exercise and did it regularly? Individual and collective health would improve, along with the staggering health costs involved in chronic diseases due to sedentary behavior. #HealthyBody

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There are two types of endurance that you may not have thought about before, but are just as important as muscles and hearts.
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Procrastination is not the whole story when someone puts off taking care of their health. Procrastination may actually be caused by low health literacy.

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Is purposeful strength training just as good for your heart, your health, and your longevity as cardio? It’s a burning question. Is one better than the other?
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Strength training-the recommendation is for lifting weights twice a week. You can get stronger with gentle weight training, new study finds.

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Please share this with any of your friends, acquaintances, relatives, or passers-by, that you think would be interested in this taste of the macabre.

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The Truth Behind Red Wine’s Effect on Health. Red wine has had its ups and downs. In this day and age of questioning consumption of alcohol, how does red wine stack up?
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Belonging has been cited in the literature as something that is connected to health. Individuals who report having a sense of belonging to a group or community have fewer chronic diseases, live longer, and are more active. https://t.co/O1SoElPnqh

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We make hundreds of decisions about food every day; each one is complex, the product of many factors. Research tells us that impulsive food choices may be linked to personality. #selfcontrol #Diet

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Perhaps we all remember our parents or teachers reminding us to sit up straight or stand tall. There are many good reasons to make a habit of that. Now you can add something else. It’s sort of about breathing
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Did you know that Bone and Joint Health National Action Week is October 12-20? Bones do a lot more for us than hold us up or be handy for Halloween decorations. We need them for all sorts of things. https://t.co/tBBB4MJkQZ

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People can be motivated to do lots of things. Exercise may not be one of them. The problem with motivation is often a desire to avoid harm or pain and embrace comfort. #motivation #cognition #habit https://t.co/Jru2CvBIjY

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We often think we need to be motivated to exercise, or it just won’t happen, But, it doesn’t always work that way. Motivation is not what it is cracked up to be. #painavoidance #attitudechange #motivational

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The Problem with Goals (That No One Talks About)
If you google “is it necessary to set goals,” you get a whitewash of articles where there is no question. Of course you have to set goals! Where would we be without them? #gamification #goals #tracking

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What GLP-1s May Tell Us About Novelty
Ultra-processed foods are novel to our brains, but trigger a food scarcity response. We can learn important lessons about novelty from GLP-1s and the Blue Zones. #GLP1 #Ghrelin #health #diet
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You may have heard that we humans think better on our feet. This is not the same as finding yourself in the spotlight. This is about the reasons WHY you really CAN think better on your feet. #attention #decisionmaking #glucose #memory

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Sitting too much can lead to lack of focus, blunted brain power, and frustration. Research has told us that movement is intimately connected to brain power. Just standing up can make a difference. #Health #Attention #BrainFog #Cognition

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Who hasn’t walked into a party with good intentions to skip the chips only to discover that the siren call is impossible to ignore? Identifying emotions that drive eating can be difficult. #health #appettite #diet #emotions #selfcontrol

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Overindulging as a consequence of following the crowd in social situations is extremely common. #Health #Appetite #Motivation #Decision-making
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Older adults generally get less active and less motivated to exercise. Our aging brains change our cognitive and affective response to exercise.