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3 Fast Remedies for Travel Nurses On the Road

Posted by TheGypsyNurse
/ March 28, 2013 / 1 Comment

3 Fast Remedies for Travel Nurses On the Road By Annette Tersigni RN, The Yoga Nurse™ Travel nursing is a glamorous, exciting adventure. You are a nursing rock star on the road. And yes, at times, you’ll feel stress and anxiety related to all the busyness of settling into your...
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A Stronger Heart Built by Strong Relationships

Posted by movemofitness
/ February 28, 2013 / Leave a comment

As a travelling nurse, getting your individual fitness and exercise going is important for cardiovascular health, but that’s not all. To build a stronger heart, I’d like to highlight another essential principle instead of just regular exercise and fitness – building real relationships. Often people assume that keeping your body...
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Travel Nursing Fitness Tips

Posted by movemofitness
/ December 27, 2012 / 1 Comment

Traveling nurses move from city to city months at a time, you can’t really expect to eat whatever you want, not exercise and have your body be okay with it. I know, it can be difficult to pick up on regular exercise right after moving to a new home, but...
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Matt Bukirin: Overcome Health and Fitness Challenges

Posted by TheGypsyNurse
/ November 23, 2012 / 1 Comment

Matt Bukirin, a NASM certified trainer wrote a recent post titled “Four Ways Nurses Can Overcome Health and Fitness Challenges” for nursetalksite.com. As a nurse that finds it difficult to stay involved in a fitness routine, I found Matt’s article inspiring. With Matt’s permission, I have posted parts of the...
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Stay In Shape Over Winter

Posted by TheGypsyNurse
/ October 25, 2012 / 1 Comment

Are you sick of making New Year’s resolutions to lose weight? Do you hate having to spend spring dieting so that you have a nice beach body for the summer? Wouldn’t it be great if you could stay in shape all year round? This article was written by James Harper...
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Walk For Health

Posted by TheGypsyNurse
/ September 27, 2012 / 1 Comment

Walking for health reasons has had tons of publicity over the years. We’ve all heard the health benefits of walking but I’m going to re-iterate them here one more time: Lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (the “bad” cholesterol) Raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the “good” cholesterol) Lower your blood pressure...
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Nursing: A Healthy Back

Posted by TheGypsyNurse
/ August 23, 2012 / Leave a comment

A floor nurse’s back is his/her most used tool. We push, pull, lift, turn all day long. It’s important to maintain good back safety. Back injuries are very prevalent in the nursing field. In the latest study that I can find, the Bureau of Labor statistics states the following: It’s...
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How to Stay Motivated

Posted by TheGypsyNurse
/ July 26, 2012 / Leave a comment

I asked my fellow Travel Nurses… I received some great responses. Here are the Top 5 suggestions for staying motivated toward fitness. Do you have a suggestion for Staying Motivated? Do you use any of the methods above?
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Running Tours: How to stay Fit While Traveling

Posted by TheGypsyNurse
/ July 3, 2012 / 1 Comment

Are you a runner? Enjoy exploring a new city? Hate running alone? Looking for a running partner? Tired of the treadmill? Wanting to find a great way to incorporate running and being a tourist? I ran (no pun intended) across a great site that combines running with tourism. City Running...
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Get Moving and Keep Moving…

Posted by TheGypsyNurse
/ June 11, 2012 / 4 Comments

I’m not the most active person. At most, I will take a walk through the neighborhood, go swimming, short (and very slow) hiking, and the occasional bike ride. I do, however understand that keeping active and fit is important. How do you get moving when on contract?
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