Carolina Living
A Formula for Healthier Living
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Put the ‘triple seven’ rule into practice By Pamela A. Keene
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mnemonic or acronym can be an easy way to remember a concept. Take “WWS,” for instance. It stands for “walk, water and sleep,” and fitness experts — including Natasha Weddle, founder of The New Beginnings Center in Nashville — help their clients add these three vital health components into their everyday lives. Natasha suggests taking on the WWS/Triple Sevens gradu“Even if you’re not trying to run a marathon or become a ally and keeping a log or notes on your calendar to keep up. competitive athlete, WWS is a good practice to get into,” “If you’re not walking regularly as exercise, begin with 10 says the former college basketball player. “When you add minutes and increase your time three to five minutes each in Triple Sevens, you have a formula for better health no week,” she says. “The same goes with adding more hydramatter what your fitness level.” tion to your diet. If you’re not consuming plain water but Developed by fitness company Strength Matters, the instead are drinking caffeine or soda, add one 8-ounce formula is straightforward: glass each day for a week or so and omit one non-water beverage. Continue to increase your water consumption ■ Walk: Seven days a week, take 7,000 steps a day. as you reduce your other beverages over several months to work up to seven glasses a day.” ■ Water: Seven days a week, drink seven glasses a day. ■ Sleep:
Seven days a week, sleep seven hours a day.
Pamela A. Keene is a freelance journalist who writes for magazines and newspapers across the Southeast and nationally.
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