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The United Nations General Assembly week in New York in September was a global stock-taking exercise aimed at understanding where the world collectively stands on progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ahead of the 10 years remaining to achieve the 2030 agenda.

That week of stock-taking identified that although we have made progress in certain areas such as infant and maternal mortality, poverty and infectious diseases we are falling dangerously behind in efforts to reach the Global Goals. The natural environment is rapidly deteriorating because of climate change and collapsing ecosystems, global hunger is on the rise and at least half of the worlds population lacks access to essential healthcare services.

Two of the greatest challenges facing the 2030 agenda, climate change and public health, were strongly displayed in September. The U.N. Secretary Generals Climate Summit brought together world leaders to ramp up ambition for climate mitigation. By the summit, 65 countries committed to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and 87 companies had joined the "Business Ambition for 1.5C- Our Only Future" campaign. (As of Dec. 11, 177 companies had signed the pledge). Alongside the Climate Summit, the U.N. hosted the High Level Political Forum on Universal Health Coverage, where countries signed the Political Declaration on "On Universal Health Coverage: moving together to build a healthier world" (PDF).

By using health as a leading indicator of progress, companies will find a compelling business case for action by uncovering cost savings and risk reductions that otherwise would go unseen.

A recent Lancet report explains that the challenges facing obesity, undernutrition and climate change make up a syndemic (synergies of epidemics) "because they co-occur in time and place, interact with each other to produce complex sequelae, and share common underlying societal drivers." Another Lancet commission publication, "Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems," demonstrates that existing policies, incentives and subsidies in the food system cause unhealthy diets and unsustainable agricultural practices simultaneously. These reports demonstrate that the common systemic drivers that cause our global institutions to produce results that hinder the 2030 agenda require a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to create long-lasting solutions.

That is why the U.N. Global Compacts "Health is Everyones Business" action platform in September published the "Business Leadership Brief for Healthy Planet, Healthy People." Launched at a side event to the U.N. General Assembly, the report calls on businesses to take an integrated approach to simultaneously improve the health of people and the planet. The report highlights that many challenges facing the planet and the health of people are interlinked: air pollution and climate change; water, sanitation and hygiene; and food and nutrition (see below).

The private sector has a substantial role to play in addressing the joint challenges facing the health of people and the planet. Companies can exacerbate these challenges by, among other things, releasing greenhouse gas emissions, having suppliers in areas without access to proper sanitation and hygiene, and having employees with unhealthy diets that hamper their productivity.

The private sector also can positively contribute to solving these challenges. "Especially through energy renovation of buildings, we can contribute simultaneously to addressing environmental and health concerns, to the benefit of residents and the planet," said Mirella Vitale, senior vice president for marketing, communications and public affairs at ROCKWOOL Group.

The findings of the report highlight three key insights that can help companies create effective and lasting solutions that address the health of people and planet.

Addressing environmental and climate determinants of health can provide strong business outcomes across many touchpoints in the value chain.

In the report, Steve Rochlin, CEO of Impact ROI, highlights mounting evidence that companies that take an integrated approach to climate and environment outperform their competitors across a range of vital key performance indicators (KPIs) including increased share price by as much as 6 percent and increased sales value by as much as 20 percent.

Mette Ss Lassesen, market director for the Environment & Health business at Ramboll, an engineering, design and consultancy company, reports that "most of our environment-related work focuses on human health outcomes, as well as environmental impacts the two are inextricably related. We have found that business strategies that include health and well-being as a component of a broader sustainability focus improve competitive advantage and increase market opportunity."

Minimizing health risks associated with air pollution, climate risks, poor water quality, sanitation and hygiene, and poor diets can reduce absenteeism, reduce presenteeism, reduce healthcare costs, increase productivity, and increase employee retention. Considering air pollution as an example, industry studies have found that poor air quality reduces consumption, hinders executive recruitment and contributes substantial healthcare costs to the company.

Sally Uren, CEO of Forum for the Future, wrote in the business leadership brief: "We need to acknowledge the deeply interconnected nature of challenges we are facing , and accept that addressing them will require fundamental changes in the way we think and operate."

In her recent article on GreenBiz, Uren outlined six steps to build a sustainability strategy based on a systems approach. Consider those steps in the context of taking action on the interconnected challenges facing the health of people and planet:

The last key insight outlined in our report is the need for strategic integration of health into environmental strategies across the value chain. Companies demonstrating leadership on planetary health challenges exhibit competencies in working collaboratively across disciplines and functional silos and across organizational boundaries to serve people and the planet. Two attributes are essential to successful business leadership on planetary health:

The first is the mastery of intent the ability to intentionally design and implement solutions, such as programs, policies and products, which tackle global problems at the intersection of public health and the environment, thereby achieving more than the sums of both parts.

The second is the mastery of integration the ability to design a corporate strategy that aligns teams, policies and targets around these integrated solutions.

Ambitious action to solve challenges facing the health of people and planet requires that companies design solutions at the intersection of public health and the environment built within a corporate strategy that aligns the proper teams, policies and targets. The Health and Environment Strategy integration matrix below shows that companies must reach quadrant D through forming integrated strategic value of health across the value chain.

In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, we must put aside incremental change and target transformative opportunities that realign the ways in which systems operate.

When it comes to achieving a healthy planet for healthy people, we believe human health must become a leading indicator for environmental progress. With 23 percent, or 12.6 million, deaths globally attributed to environmental risk and $5.11 trillion in welfare losses every year caused by air pollution, transformative change will take place only if companies begin to measure the health and welfare losses associated with their environmental impact.

Ambitious action to solve challenges facing the health of people and planet requires that companies design solutions at the intersection of public health and the environment.

Leading businesses understand the urgency of taking ambitious action on planetary health and more need to follow suit. Pam Cheng, executive vice president of operations and IT at AstraZeneca, stressed the urgency to act: "Our collective response to climate change over the next 10 years will define health and wellness globally for generations to come. We do not have the next 50 years to make a difference. The time is now."

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Colon Health: Diverticulitis may cause abdominal pain, fever, nausea, constipation and diarrhoea.

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Our digestive tract, which starts at the mouth and ends at the anus, is an amazing interconnection of organs which are hollow and are together vital for life itself. As the food we eat with our mouth moves along the oesophagus, stomach, the small intestines, large intestines, it is broken down from its solid form, and further digested to release nutrients that are absorbed to nourish our body to support growth, cell repair and for energy. The digestive tract is supported from the outside by organs like liver, gall bladder, pancreas etc.

Large intestines, also called colon, is the last part of the digestive tract that ends at the anus. Its length is about 150 cms. Its main function is reabsorption of water, minerals and the formation of stools. It is also the space where billions of bacteria live and support our body. Sometimes a sac forms in the wall of the colon, bulging outwards; this is called diverticulum. If there is more than one, it is called diverticula and if they are inflamed or infected, they are diverticulitis. Usually they appear on the left colon as a result of increased pressure and can be asymptomatic for a lifetime. Diverticula have been linked to obesity, high-fat low-fibre diets, and inactive lifestyles. Diverticulitis can be a simple inflammation or a more serious condition requiring hospitalisation or even surgeries. Diverticulitis may cause abdominal pain, fever, nausea, constipation and diarrhoea sometimes.

Prevention is better than cure so eating a diet that has fibre reduces the risk of diverticulitis. It softens the stools and ensures quick passage. A diet rich in both soluble and insoluble fibre is recommended. Add fresh vegetables in all your meals; half your plate should contain seasonal vegetables. Carrots, green leaves, cauliflower are all rich in fibre. Whole grains like wheat, bajra, maize, buckwheat, ragi, and barley, all add up to increase the fibre in your daily food. At least two of your major meals must have whole grains. Whole dals and legumes like rajma, chana, lobia, whole moong, and sprouted pulses are other good sources of fibre. Swapping fresh fruit juices with 2-3 whole fruits, especially oranges, guava, apple with the skin, and pomegranates with the seeds are smart choices. If you are prone to constipation, then including fibre supplements like physillium husk, at least 3 times a week works well.

Along with fibre, fluids are also essential; if the amount of water you drink is less than what is absorbed by the fibres then the stools tend to become hard. To keep the stools soft, drink up. Water is the best fluid but fresh vegetable soups, vegetable juices, fresh lemon water, coconut water, green tea also add up to the total. The recommended adequate intake of water is 35ml/kg body weight.

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Probiotics have a positive role to play in diverticulosis. As the stools move slowly, research has shown that it may affect the flora of the colon causing inflammation as the gut bacteria act as barriers. Including both probiotic and prebiotic foods can turn out to be beneficial. Fibre is the best prebiotic for our gut as it forms the base for the bacteria to thrive on. Probiotics are found abundantly in fermented foods. One of the best sources of probiotics is dahi or yogurt. Apart from this, khamiri roti, fermented idli and dosa batter are some other common foods that you may add to your diet.

Exercise helps reduce the intra colonic pressure and also helps prevent constipation, so keep a daily schedule. Exercise also helps manage weight, which is a risk factor for diverticulitis.Medical nutrition therapy for diverticulitis depends on the severity and stage of treatment. If the symptoms are severe, you may need clear liquids; liquids that do not leave any residue like clear soups, green tea, and fresh coconut water etc. This is followed by a full liquid diet comprising chaas, tea, diluted milk and maybe supplements. From here, a soft diet which is low in residue is added. Typically this will have soft dals like arhar, moong, masur, khichdi, ghiya, tori, and carrots to start with and your clinical nutritionist will work with you to bring you up to a normal diet depending on your treatment, symptoms and how you are coping with your diet changes.

Diverticulum isn't so common in Asia as compared to the western world, but with all of us moving towards high-fat, low-fibre, ready-to-cook, ready-to-eat processed foods and away from our traditional lifestyles, we need to take precautionary measures.

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The idea of relishing good food and losing weight never goes-hand-in-hand. However, the need to stay in shape in this fast moving world is equally important and this what makes us go for trying the best of diets and workout to lose that stubborn fat!Interestingly, there are diet plans that often makes you avoid several things you love! Then its time to say goodbye to such diets and embark on this new Mediterranean diet, which allows you to diet and relish your favourite meat delicacies prepared in a healthy way. However, as per a few studies, the traditional plant-based Mediterranean diet has been observed to significantly strengthen the metabolism by improving the gut health. According to a few researchers and fitness experts, the new version of Mediterranean diet includes meat to cater to Western palate preferences and also deliver several health benefits.The age-old typical Mediterranean diet includes extra virgin olive oil, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, whole grain breads, pastas and cereals, moderate amounts of fish and red wine, and low consumption of red meat, sweets and processed foods. The new version of the Mediterranean diet includes 2-3 serves (250g) of fresh lean pork each week. You can replace pork with other leans meats. The findings published in the journal Nutrients showed that the Mediterranean-Pork (Med-Pork) diet delivers cognitive benefits."The Mediterranean diet is widely accepted as the healthiest diet and is renowned for delivering improved cardiovascular and cognitive health, but in Western cultures, the red meat restrictions of the diet could make it hard for people to stick to," said Alexandra Wade from University of South Australia.

"By adding pork to the Mediterranean diet, we're broadening the appeal of the diet, while also delivering improved cognitive function," Wade said.

This study compared the cognitive effects of people aged 45-80 years and at risk of cardiovascular disease following a Med-Pork or a low-fat diet (often prescribed to negate risk factors for cardiovascular disease).

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The 48-year-old believes her plant-based diet is the reason for her youthful looks. [Photo: Caters]

A 48-year-oldvegansays she looks better now than she did in her 20s, and credits her vegan diet for her youthful looks.

Victoria Featherstone Pearce from east London is regularly mistaken for being in her late 20s. She believes its due to plant-based eating, no alcohol and cruelty-free skincare routine.

She turned vegan 15 years ago, at 33, after learning about the dark side of the dairy industry.

The model and charity owner has never had botox and believes her lifestyle choices have impacted her appearance.

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I am not ashamed to say I feel and look good I want to continue rocking it and being sexy until I am 90! She admits.

In the modelling industry, I have had experiences where we have spoke over the phone and I will be dismissed due to my age. People hear I am 48 and a distorted image appears in their mind just because I am older it doesn't mean I look it.

I believe mature models have a lot more to offer and I dont want to be just a number.

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Shes not the first model to appear to defy ageing at 48. Earlier this year,Claudia Schiffer posed nakedfor a magazine cover at the same age.

The modelling industry has traditionally favoured younger models, a bias that Victoria has encountered in her professional career.

Recently, I lied about my age for a German commercial casting the age bracket cut off at 38 so I tried my luck and got the job!

I told the truth when they employed me, and they couldnt believe I was a decade older.

The industry needs to change as its also contributes to women of all ages feeling bad about themselves when really modelling should give women confidence, not take it.

Shes an advocate formental healthas well as veganism after suffering fromdepressionsince she was 21-years-old.

I have been depressed for a long time due to finding out my dad wasnt my real dad at 21 years of age. Depression doesnt have a face; most people are shocked when they hear I am.

Victoria has continued her work as a successful model, and she wouldnt be the only one to believe a vegan lifestyle is the key to feeling and looking healthier.

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Veganism has quadrupledin the last four years, with the likes ofSimon Cowelladopting the lifestyle change and dramatically losing 1.4 stone of weight in the process.

Recently, 33-year-old Megan Fox revealed her children go to a sustainable, vegan school.

We send them to an organic, sustainable, vegan school where theyre seed-to-table, they plant their own food. They grow it, they harvest it and they take it to local restaurants to sell it, so they understand how all of that works. She explained inan interview.

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Lets face it: third-party cookies have always been a stop-gap solution, largely unfit for the task of long-term user tracking and targeting. Increased emphasis on consumer privacy, led by GDPR and the impending California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), has only accelerated wider acknowledgment and acceptance of this well-kept secret that most of the people in ad tech knew all along.

Already, the main browsers have either stopped cookie use altogether or at least restricted it significantly, while the fall of the cookie was a key talking point at this years Dmexco.

So as we approach the next decade, the collapse of the third-party cookie seems inevitable and imminent, begging the question: what should digital doomsday preppers be doing to future proof their advertising investments and media businesses?

Third-party cookie-based tracking has trained marketers to become accustomed to attributing performance to users and audiences, rather than media and outcomes. But knowing which user clicked is not as important as knowing which message or environment got them to click, or what actions they took on a webpage after the click occurred. By resetting marketer expectations to focus on metrics like brand engagement, landing page conversions, and on-domain actions, marketers can start to gain visibility into the performance of direct media investment, using first-party cookies and on-domain user behaviour tracking without the need for third-party cookies.

Multi-touch attribution has earned a premium spot in the advanced marketing toolkit, but what meaningful actions can be taken with this data? How can we adjust strategies with a fractional attribution model? By eschewing measurement tactics that rely on third-party cookies, marketers have the opportunity to re-evaluate how they invest their media and assess performance. Real-world business outcomes, like sales, store visits, test drives and completed applications can all be achieved - and measured - without using third-party cookies. And isnt knowing business lift driven by media investment more meaningful than exposure-to-conversion reporting anyways?

Publishers understand their audiences and can group these site visitors into valuable segments for media buyers. Similarly, advertisers understand who their customers are and why they engage with their brand. The current programmatic trading paradigm, which relies on third-party cookies as its currency, is designed to push publishers and advertisers apart, while ad tech handles the important task of cookie matching and audience segment creation.

But if ad tech isnt enabling unique publisher audiences to be activated on good first-party advertiser data, then it isnt doing its job. Activation of audiences can be done in a more persistent and privacy-friendly way when agencies can go direct-to-publisher and not rely on a half dozen third-party syncs in between. By facilitating principals - the owners of the data, relationships, and budgets - and media owners to connect directly with each other, ad tech can re-empower the largest value creators in the ecosystem while carving out a meaningful position for itself in the supply chain.

The above scenarios require the workings and measurement of digital advertising to be fundamentally rethought. It is the job of the technology providers who power the tools and platforms that enable these buying, targeting, and measurement tactics to also start the difficult work of finding technology-led solutions to unravel the industrys over-reliance on cookies.

For starters, the programmatic advertising process yields details of where ads appear such as page content, device, operating system and browser. Free of personally identifiable information (PII), these can be used to create audience segments and monitor campaign effectiveness in a way that is as useful as third-party cookies.

Contextual targeting, currently undervalued and under-explored, is poised to re-discover a premium place among brand advertisers keen to have their campaign appear in the right place to reach their target audience. Recently, weve seen major investments from private equity firms, agency holding groups, and major tech players in contextual targeting offerings.

With historical industry efforts focused on optimising cookie-dependent machine-learning models, there is now a major opportunity for ad tech providers to leverage machine-based approaches to build cookie-less models that predict audience interests and behaviours, exposure frequency and conversion potential by context category. Google recently announced movements in this direction, using machine-learning models to create a privacy-safe approach to managing ad frequency.

Astute readers may notice that ID consortiums (open identity frameworks that can be used to target audiences) are not included in this analysis. While these are good initiatives, most are built around consolidating third-party cookies, which feeds our collective sweet tooth and doesnt solve the longer-term industry challenge.

The digital advertising industrys enforced reduction of cookie consumption wont be comfortable. However, I would anticipate that the companies currently focused on innovating for a future that doesnt rely on the third-party cookie will be healthier businesses for it, while also delivering on the promise of performance for advertisers, yield for publishers, and privacy for consumers.

Tim Conley is client services director, Europe at Iponweb

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For many slimmers weight loss can be a tricky journey. The biggest hurdle most slimmers find themselves failing at is that of when it comes to smart snacking.But eating unhealthy snacks to quench the hunger will do more bad than good. So, substitute some of the favourite treats with these alternative healthy snacks to fill and satisfy the hunger to help slimmers along their weight loss journey.

When snacking on things like crisps and cookies, slimmers get an instant gratification, however,end up with nothing in the long run.

Most slimmers would have noticed that after succumbing to the hunger and snacking on unhealthy foods that bodies crave, shortly after they will begin to feel hungryoncemore,resultingin people heading back to the snack cupboard for another portion of unsatisfying snacks, making it a hard and vicious cycle to get out of.

However, with these top satisfying snack ideas,slimmerswill be able to feel fuller for longer and it will reduce the snacking habit, which will no doubt help along the weight loss journey.

1. Easy no-bake energy bites

With healthy ingredients such as peanut butter, old fashioned oats, and chia seeds, these no-bake energy bites will satisfy a slimmers hunger in the most delicious way.

2. Lightly salted roasted almonds

Almonds are an amazing source of protein and if craving a savoury snack theyre a brilliant alternative to crisps.

Roast thealmondslightly with some coconut oil and salt, and pop them into the oven for about 15 minutes.

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3. Hard boiled egg and avocado bowl

Eggs are a great source for protein, whilst consuming avocados are thought to cause the body to burn more calories after eating. Mix these weight loss superfoods with some red onion and peppers for a healthy and delicious snack.

4. Peanut butter banana overnight oats

When on-the-go, for a slimmer, there are more food temptations than when at home, so prepare a batch of peanut butter banana overnight oats to satisfy the hunger.

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5. Roasted chickpeas

An alternative, for when craving crisps, is roasted chickpeas. Theyre crunchy, savoury, and just one cup contains 39 grams of protein.

6. Smoked salmon and avocado toast

An extremely tasty and filling snack, smoked salmon and avocado toast, is one of the best snacks to eat for weight loss.

7. Sea salt and garlic kale chips

Kale, in the dieting world, is known as one of the worlds healthiest superfoods. When baked with seal salt and garlic it makes for a delicious and healthy snack that is a great alternative to crisps that helps along with weight loss and satisfies a slimmers needs for crunch factor in their diet at the same time.

8. Gluten-free black bean brownies

When craving something sweet gluten-free bean brownies can satisfy the sweet tooth in a slimmer. The brownies are scrumptious, crispy and insanely simple to make. They contain a healthy dose of high protein, black beans, so these will fill a slimmer up in no time.

9. Greek yoghurt and fruit

Greek yoghurt and fruit is a go-to snack for slimmers that want to eat something that can quench the hunger quick. The snack is high in protein and full of nutrients so, its a brilliant choice for a weight loss journey.

10. Courgettebread protein muffins

The courgettebread protein muffins, as the name suggests, are full of protein. Fromcoconut flourtoground cinnamontonatural syrupand of course fresh courgette - this tasty snack is packed full of nutrientsto satisfy hunger and boost weight loss. Whip these up to munch on throughout the day.

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In the new trailer for Wonder Woman 1984, you can watch Gal Gadot swing massive distances from Wonder Womans lasso of truth, repel bullets with her forearms, and send a fully-loaded Humvee somersaulting into the air. It might be easy to assume the action-packed clip was pulled off by stunt masters and special effects, but Gadot trained like a real-life superhero to make it all happen.

After the release of the first movie, the actress discussed her training in multiple interviews, and will likely do the same when 1984 premieres in June 2020. We can safely assume that if her second round of training differed at all from the first, it wouldve grown even more intenseif thats humanly possible.

According to her interview on Live with Kelly and Ryan, training for the first film was a lot more intensive than her time in the Israeli army, which is kind of a big deal. She told the co-hosts that she trained six hours a day for six months prior to shooting. I did two hours [of] gym work, two hours [of] fight choreography and one and a half hourstwo hours horseback riding, which is super hard! she said. When people used to tell me, Yeah, I do sport, I ride horses, I was like, Thats not sport, the horse does everything. But no! Youll be surprised, its so painful.

When shes not training specifically for her superhero side, she works out regularly to stay in shape. I cant say too much about my training regime but we do work out a lotwe do a lot of different martial arts, she told Harpers Bazaar. In my ordinary life when I dont work, I like to paddle board and do TRX. On her Instagram, she can also be spotted boxing and rock climbing.

And its not always easy, because Gadot is a self-proclaimed foodie. So during crunch time, one of her trainers, Hayley Bradley, has a basic rule that applies to every meal. Balance each meal with equal amounts of protein and greens, and to be wary of seemingly healthy choices like green juice, which can be highly caloric thanks to the large amounts of natural sugars in some fruits and veggies, she told InStyle.

Gadot told Bazaar that her regular diet is all about moderation. I love to experience food, but at the same time I look at food as fuel and I want to give the best to my body, she said. So of course I have my bad things that I eat like burgers or ice cream with chocolate. I dont restrict myself, I can eat everything Its all a matter of measurements and quantity of the food.

To face the Soviet Union and her arch nemesis Cheetah in WW 1984, she may have made a few tweaks, but sometimes, thats what it takes to save the world from evil.

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Gloucester recently launched a new program to help the citys seniors access healthy food and exercise opportunities. Run by the Health Department, Cape Ann Seniors on the GO is open to residents of the Housing Authoritys Clark, Lincoln, McPherson, Poplar, and Sheedy facilities.

The program includes providing seniors from those sites with free bus service to locations such as the Open Door Food Pantry, the Cape Ann Farmers Market, grocery stores, and the Rose Baker Senior Center, helping ensure their access to healthy foods. They also can ride the bus to various locations for fitness opportunities, such as the Gloucester Boulevard for walking, or a bowling alley.

Activities and the bus schedule will vary during the year based on seasonal weather conditions. The service will use a 16-seat, fully accessible bus operated by the Cape Ann Transit Authority. To reserve a seat, call 978-283-7916.

The program is an outgrowth of the Health Departments partnership with Cape Ann Mass in Motion, a regional initiative that seeks to lower risk of chronic diseases by promoting equitable food access and active living opportunities.

The Seniors on the Go Program will meet a tremendous need for our seniors, and has the potential to dramatically improve their quality of life as they seek healthy food and fitness opportunities, Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken said in e-mailed comments.

The initiative was made possible by a $20,000 Addison Gilbert and Beverly Hospitals Community Collaborative grant, and an approximately $84,500 grant from the Massachusetts Community Compact Initiative. The two grants also are funding similar programs in Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Rockport.

John Laidler can be reached at laidler@globe.com.

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When you lean hard into one type of workout, don't be surprised if you start to feel out of balance. That's especially true if you're doing a routine that favors one type of movement pattern over another.

Trainer Charlee Atkins, C.S.C.S. knows this struggleand the solution. "Because I've been doing so much yoga recently, I've noticed that my shoulders have felt achy," Atkins says. "What I really wanted to do was to try some pulling exercises because of all the pushing that we do in yoga."

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Atkins also uses the bodyweight and dumbbell shoulder and back series she designed to combat her achy shoulders as an activation series on her upper body days. "I cannot express enough how important warmups are to your exercise programs," she says. "After some foam rolling and stretching, I always take my clients through a mobility/activation session that can last anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes before the 'bulk' of our workout."

If you think warmups are a total waste of your time, think again. "Activation sessions prime the muscles for bigger movements," Atkins says. "The goal should be to 'turn-on' muscles that stabilize those big movements (i.e. the rotator cuff muscles).

Take on Atkins 15-minute shoulder and back activation workout to do just that before your next upper body workout. All you need is a light set of dumbbells and some room to spread out.

Perform each movement for 30 seconds, then rest for 30 seconds.

Take on each movement for 30 seconds of nonstop reps, then rest for 30 seconds before moving on to the next exercise. Repeat for a total of 2 rounds.

Want to learn more moves from Atkins? Check out our series full of her workout tips, Try Her Move.

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The Right Horse Initiative has received The Lavin Cup from the American Association of Equine (AAEP) in recognition of the nonprofit organizations innovative approach to solving the growing problem of horses in transition in the United States.

Known as the AAEPs equine welfare award, The Lavin Cup recognizes a nonveterinary organization or individual that has distinguished itself through service to improve the welfare of horses. Representatives of The Right Horse Initiative accepted the award during the Dec. 10 Presidents Luncheon at the AAEPs 65th Annual Convention, currently underway in Denver, Colorado.

Founded in January 2016 by the Arnall Family Foundations WaterShed Animal Fund, The Right Horse Initiative is a collective of equine industry and welfare professionals and advocates working together to improve the lives of horses in transition. Their mission is to massively increase horse adoption in the United States by working together to reframe the adoption conversation and shatter the stigma surrounding horses in transition.

The Right Horse Initiative is most deserving of the recognition that comes with receiving The Lavin Cup, said Harry Werner, VMD, founding owner of Werner Equine in North Granby, Connecticut, who recommended the organization for this award. Its impossible to state a precise number of horses helped by The Right Horse Initiative since its inception; however, its adoption partners successfully transitioned a total of 1,742 horses in 2018 alone.

The Right Horse Initiative operates three pilot programs designed to assist partner organizations, with the goal of increasing horse adoptions in the United States: regional training centers for transition horses; community resources; and collaborations between equine welfare advocates and equine industry stakeholders to promote good outcomes for horses. To learn more about the Right Horse Initiative, visit https://therighthorse.org.

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