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The ultimate vacation
By Karen Asp
From Health magazine
From Health magazine
You go somewhere luxe, indulge away, and come back thinner. Our
experts canvassed the country to find 10 standout trips that make it
easy to eat healthy and get toned without trying.
Our healthy-travel judges then ranked these top U.S. destinations, based on how nutritious and tasty the food is, how active you’ll want to be while you’re there (in other words, how creative and fun the exercise options are), how much private coaching is at your fingertips, and whether you’ll pick up healthy habits to bring home. Jet off to one of these places this summer and your souvenir just might be a smaller dress size.
Our healthy-travel judges then ranked these top U.S. destinations, based on how nutritious and tasty the food is, how active you’ll want to be while you’re there (in other words, how creative and fun the exercise options are), how much private coaching is at your fingertips, and whether you’ll pick up healthy habits to bring home. Jet off to one of these places this summer and your souvenir just might be a smaller dress size.
Meet our judges
• Samantha Brown is the host of Travel Channel shows including Great Weekends and Passport to Europe.• Melisse Gelula is the co-founder of WellandGoodNYC.com; she is also the former editor-in-chief of spafinderlifestyle.com.
• Jim Kaese is a hotel gym expert and Editor in Chief for AthleticMindedTraveler.com.
Credit: Courtesy of Miraval Arizona
No. 1 Miraval Resort & Spa
Tucson, ArizonaHow to travel: alone, with your partner, with girlfriends
The peaceful desert setting at Miraval will inspire your sweat sessions; all meals are under 450 calories.
An exhilarating zip-line trip through the desert. A flavorful, grass-fed beef tenderloin under 350 calories. The premier integrative-wellness program founded by mind-body guru Andrew Weil. These are just a few of the reasons why Miraval snagged the top spot. "You leave there feeling lighter in spirit and slimmer in your waistline," says Melisse Gelula, one of our panelists and co-founder of Well & Good NYC, a healthy-lifestyle Web site. Food-wise, dishes are portion-controlled, locally sourced, and delicious.
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How to increase your focus
By Karen Pallarito
You’re late to work (again), behind on a project, or can’t remember
the action points from the last meeting. If you’re one of the roughly 10
million U.S. adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD), it can be a constant challenge to stay on task.Anthony Rostain, MD, professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, in Philadelphia, says you can get distracted by external stimuli like noise or internal stimuli like daydreaming; these different distractions require different coping strategies, he explains.
Here’s how to pinpoint your weaknesses and 10 strategies for getting the job done.
Write it down
If you want to raise an important point in a conference call, but
don’t want to butt in, you may not absorb what the others are saying
while you wait to bring it up.
Better to jot down a keyword to remind yourself what you want to say, says Linda Richmand, a Westchester County, N.Y., certified professional coach with a specialty in adult ADHD and ADD. "Now you’re ready to fully attend."
She recommends keeping a "random-thought pad" on hand, whether you are at your computer or folding laundry. Enter important reminders and any brilliant ideas that pop into your head so that you are less distracted by them as you work on the present task....read more
Better to jot down a keyword to remind yourself what you want to say, says Linda Richmand, a Westchester County, N.Y., certified professional coach with a specialty in adult ADHD and ADD. "Now you’re ready to fully attend."
She recommends keeping a "random-thought pad" on hand, whether you are at your computer or folding laundry. Enter important reminders and any brilliant ideas that pop into your head so that you are less distracted by them as you work on the present task....read more
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