Entries by The Mikey Network

How Mental Health Affects Physical Health

The World Health Organisation (WHO) states that “there is no health without mental health.” It doesn’t matter if you are a celebrity or athlete that has millions upon millions of dollars you can still have a poor mental health status. It doesn’t matter if you are living on welfare then win the lottery your mental […]

How To Motivate Yourself To Workout For Beginners

Your heart is a muscle; it can get stronger and weaker based on how you condition it. The universal recommendation is to get at least 30 mins of exercise per day, but that still leaves 23.5 sedentary hours in your day. As explained in a previous article, North Americans are more motionless than ever. Even […]

How to Decrease Your Stress Levels

Stress is a major cause of heart disease; the problem is life gets more stressful as we age and gain more responsibility. In fact, 70% of North Americans say they feel consistent stress and anxiety on a daily basis. Luckily there are steps you can take to make your everyday life less stressful. Here are […]

Thank you for making the 2019 Walk of Life a huge success!

We want to thank everyone that braved the rain to join us at the Walk of Life on May 25th, 2019. Team Mikey was more than 300 strong and despite the weather everyone had a great time! The Walk of Life is our most important fundraiser of the year and helps us continue our mission […]

How Being Outside Protects Your Heart

  Being inside all day under fluorescent lights is not a human’s natural environment, yet the North American lifestyle is as inactive as ever. According to the American Heart Association: sedentary jobs have increased 83 percent since 1950. Physically active jobs now make up less than 20 percent of the U.S. workforce, down from roughly […]