Getting outside is an amazing way to get exercise, reduce stress, and enjoy nature—all things that improve your overall health. Studies show that being active 30 minutes a day, 3 times a week can significantly reduce your risk of breast cancer by reducing circulating levels of estrogen in the body.
Soda is one of those things that is hard to avoid these days. Grocery stores, movie theaters, gas stations… it’s everywhere! As accessible as it is, we warn you: STAY AWAY. We know a sweet, bubbly treat can be nice on a hot day, but the impact soda has on your health is worth tossing this habit out of your life for good. If you’re like 48% of Americans, you gulp down at least one soda a day. For thousands of those people, that habit may be cutting their lives short.
Ladies, we know how it is! We always want our nails to be looking fresh so we layer on coat after coat of polish. But wait… many of us don’t realize how bad this can actually be for our health. Sneaky chemicals that are absolutely awful for our bodies are often disguised in these beautiful colors. Don’t let this be the case anymore! As people are becoming more aware of the fact that what we put ON our body, we put IN our body, new products are being designed sans the nasty chemicals. We wanted to lay it all out, so read up on what it means to be “5 free” and what to avoid in those pretty polishes!
This week we are in Vail, Coloardo for the Burton US Open of Snowboarding and we couldn’t be more stoked! We get to spend our week educating thousands of people how to live a healthy, active life and spend TONS of time outdoors living the snowboarding life. Because Mother Nature is our office this week, we wanted to share with you all just how much good being outdoors can be for our overall health. As if you didn’t have enough reasons to get outside already, check out below and we bet you’ll be heading out the door asap!
Smoking is one of our 7 Steps to Stomp Out Breast Cancer and for an incredibly important reason. Not only does smoking affect nearly every part of your body in a negative way, it affects those around you and your environment too. The New York Times recently published an article that provides us with even more evidence about…
We’re here to help spread the word about how a healthy active lifestyle is the best way to prevent breast cancer. Living green is a huge part of living a healthy lifestyle and is one of our 7 Steps to Step Out Breast Cancer. Luckily, there are simple steps you can take that will dramatically decrease the amount of plastic waste you generate and help you live an overall greener life!
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and you know what that means: chocolate and decadent dinners… Not the healthiest of holidays. Don’t let this day be an excuse to give in to those unhealthy temptations. We’ve compiled a list of awesome date ideas that will keep you on the move and keep your heart happy in more ways than one!
Today is World Cancer Day. The theme of World Cancer Day 2015 is “Not Beyond Us,” which takes a positive and proactive approach to the fight against cancer, highlighting that solutions do exist across the continuum of cancer, and that they are within our reach. You can support B4BC’s mission to stomp out breast cancer by fundraising all winter long to help us Shred The Love, either at one of our mountain events or by riding in honor of someone this season: www.b4bc.org/shredthelove Who do you ride for?
This week we’re sharing a post with you from Burton Girls that features our B4BC team rider Kimmy Fasani! Snow season is still in full force and they’re sharing some great tips to keep us as fit as possible during this time year, and all year for that matter! The better you prepare your body for snowboarding, the harder you can ride all winter long. The B Project is a Carlsbad, CA-based gym that helps many professional snowboarders strength train. Kimmy Fasani put us in touch with the B Project to bring you a Burton Girls exclusive snowboarding fitness series, and this is the fifth article. Get more information and exercises from the other fitness articles in this series.
The P I N K Mizu bottle benefiting B4BC is finally back in stock, as shown by Team B4BC rider Jamie Anderson! Snag one today, and check out the Mizu Life blog for an in-depth interview with B4BC’s Executive Director Erika Frantz Seward to learn how plastics, chemicals, diet and exercise affect your cancer risk—and just why we love Mizu bottles so much: www.bit.ly/pinkmizu