Make exercise fun and become a big kid again!

Remember your monkey bar days? Exercise can be that fun, it's true...

Remember the days when you used cute, colourful plastic plates for your veggies and always had recess to run wild in the playground? I'd lying if I said I didn't miss them sometimes, especially in the middle of a workout! Back then, working out wasn't called "working out." It was just play time in the great outdoors! Now, exercise is all too often a series of boring, mind-numbing repetitions and staring blankly ahead at the next machine in your gym routine!

Well, maybe we can't completely lose the repetitions but the exercises can be more fun than the average push up! Jay Cardiello of Shape Magazine shares hi top five exercise moves that will have you feeling like a scampering young'un in 5 Exercises to Make You Feel Like a Kid Again!

Remember, fitness can be fun and if the whim hits you, grab a friend, go to the park and frolic like nobody's watching!

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Start your day with a burst of flavour and energy!

Combine this Eating Well recipe with PGX for a health morning boost! It's sure to keep you fuelled and in control of those pesky cravings...

It may seem like a lot of effort to whip up a smoothie in the morning but really, when you have the ingredients sitting in your refridgerator (or freezer), it's a piece of cake! All you have to do is throw in a few things into a blender, press a button, et voilà! You have a smoothie all set for a tasty, nutritious breakfast! How can you say no to a tumbler of this?! 

Eating Well Magazine share's deliciously simple recipe for their Wake-Up Smoothie. But it just needs one last ingedient... a PGX Daily Singles Stick! Add one stick containing 2.5 grams of PGX and you've a smoothie that will wake you up and keep your blood sugar levels nice and steady!

PGX health tip of today: always drink plenty of water and don't skip out on your breakfast!

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day but skipping it could be inadvertently packing on the pounds! Does your morning meal include a cup of coffee with side order cream and sugar? A slice of toast as you rush out the door? Having breakfast is not only a great way to ease into the day but it's great for your digestive system and metabolism.  

Here are the top 5 reasons you shouldn't skip breakfast:

1.  Rev Up Your Metabolism: Skipping meals can cause your metabolism to slow down. 

2. Energy Boost: Researchers found that people had more enegry throughout the  day when they ate a high-fiber breakfast compared with people who ate a high-fat breakfast. 

3. Memory Boost: According to a study high-energy foods for breakfast boosts short-term memory! 

4. Eat Less:  Those that ate breakfast were found to eat less later in the day according to researchers, compared with people who skip their morning meal.

5. Better Blood SugarLevels:  Breakfast-eaters are more likely to have good blood sugar levels and have less sugar highs and lows later on in the day.

Share your favorite healthy breakfast in the comments below!

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Discover the Top 10 Workouts for Fall!

Get out of the gym and into shape!

Autumn is here and with this season, comes colder weather; and with the colder weather often comes heartier appetites and occasions for comfort food. I know that I have to make even more of a conscious effort to eat well, exercise and not to become a winter couch critter! But does the chilly weather mean I have to go the gym?

Just because summer is over, doesn't mean you have to workout indoors! It's true that when the rain and cold weather comes, it's not as appealing to go outside but I think these fun outdoor fitness activities might change your mind!

Fox News shares their Top 10 Fall Workouts that will help keep you in shape and having so much fun not matter how many layers you may need to put on! 

My personal favourite on that list is Ultimate Frisbee. Although...I wouldn't mind raking a huge pile of leaves and jumping in! Get outside and enjoy the fall colours and crisp air. Just remember to bundle up!

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!

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PGX wants you to live life to the fullest!

Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen! -Baz Luhrmann

Have you ever seen the video for Sunscreen by Baz Luhrmann? It may be addressed to graduating students of the class of 1999 but its messages can hit home for anyone who lives and experiences the ups and downs of life. This Motivation Monday, take five minutes for yourself; listen or watch this video and you will feel inspired to live your life to the fullest!

Stay healthy and take care everyone! Have a fabulous week!