The Surgeon General recommends an adult get 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week. Ideally this would be 30 minutes of exercise 5 days a week. With the busyness of our everyday lives, sometimes people cannot carve 30 minutes out of their day to get this accomplished.

Cleveland Clinic gave the most comprehensive explanation of what stress does to our bodies. From Internal medicine physician Richard Lang, MD, MPH, here are the most common problems.

First and foremost, when talking about weighing yourself, my first statement would be to make sure you do NOT become a slave to the scale. Use the number on that scale to help with accountability, but make sure to keep that number in perspective. With technology these days, I would encourage you to look into a smart scale.

There are so many different kinds of fitness trackers on the market. The most important thing is to decide which is the one that you will wear consistently and has all of the options you need to stay active and headed towards your goal.

A lot of people overlook how important it is to get the appropriate amount of sleep on a regular basis. The way our body handles fat can fluctuate with how much sleep we get.

I used to love to travel all over the country and give talks on a variety of topics. I've given one motivational talk about numbers many times. The talk is about an hour long, but here are the cliff notes of what I feel is the most impactful part.

Here's your summer challenge... I have a discount code for 20% off an order for ANYONE that will conquer this challenge.

As temperatures start to rise, I wanted to raise awareness of signs and symptoms of heat stroke. This is a very serious situation, and it can be prevented. Be educated, be aware, be careful. If you aren't sure, but have concern, seek medical help.

Whether you're a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, older cousin, older sibling, neighbor or family friend, our next generation really needs us to show them how to live their best lives. Do the people you have influence over see you eating a well-balanced diet? Do they see you being physically active? Getting enough sleep? Handling stress well? Then they will pattern those good habits for life.

I like to keep things light-hearted when we are discussing