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ARTArticleWhy To Follow A Paleo DietLast Monday during a session with my personal training clients I was talking to the girls who have just joined one of my new group programmes.
The group is there to teach exercise primarily but I would never train anyone without at least informing them of the basics of diet in relation to exercise.
So there we were at the end of the session having a chat about food/diet/weight loss etc.ARTArticleYou Are Not Really In ControlOur brains are wonderful things, when they work properly.
They say we have two voices/people inside each of us.
Your brain and thoughts can make or break your success in anything you choose to do.
Not sure if you are aware but your brain has two levels of function.
Things are either done at a conscious level or the subconscious level.
They are two very different mental places.
Subconscious (or unconscious) stuff is usually done without you realising it.
Like driving a car.
Ever make a journey and arrive at your destination and the journey was a blur?rARTArticleYour Most Trusted AdvisorI consider my body my most trusted advisor. I think it assimilates information from the Universe that I can’t understand fully at first. You see, I know the Universe wants my best life, but sometimes I don’t heed its advice – sometimes I’m convinced I don’t even hear it.
It’s like Oprah says: Life sends you messages – first it will put a pebble in your path, then a rock, and then a brick wall. If I don’t hear the plink of the pebble, the rock shows up – usually as a bodily symptom. I pay attention because I really want to avoid hitting that brick wall.ARTArticleYour Period Doesn't Have to Hurt: Natural Remedies for CrampsIf you’re a woman, chances are you have experienced some degree of cramping during your period, at some point in your life. Cramps can range from the mildly annoying to the completely debilitating. Most women have come to accept this pain as a part of their regular monthly physiology. I believe this is a sad acceptance and that we should strive to lead a life which is free of the everyday aches, pains and annoyances we have come to consider to be normal.ARTArticle'Facts Up Front' 411Have you ever noticed the similarities between food and fashion? In both industries visual are highly important, along with the use of good raw materials-good ingredients for food and good fabrics in the case of fashion. Every now and then fashion flips the script-the flourishes and fasteners typically found on the back of garments will appear on the front. Buttons and zippers become part of the garment front, providing the details that make a fashion statement.ARTArticle"7 Deadly Mistakes When Starting a Weight Loss Program""7 Deadly Mistakes Whenr
Starting a Weight Loss Program!"
This is the starting point!
Okay, so you won't actually die from these mistakes, but your fitness and
nutrition goals will most certainly die. The body that you imagine and the
healthier lifestyle won't live from these mistakes.
So, in essence these mistakes are deadly!
Let's get started.
The first of the 7 deadly mistakes that will prevent you from achieving the results
you want is,
Too Much, Too Quick!
Many people starting a weight loss program add too much too quick.ARTArticle“Choose a job you love and then you will never have to work a day in your life”My name is Geraldine Winter, owner of LifeChangers in Hampshire, UK. I am qualified in many therapies through
The School of Natural Health Sciences, http://www.naturalhealthcourses.com
The above ‘quotation by Confucius’, has certainly proved to be right for me. When deciding on the name of my business, I opted to concentrate on the one main thing that having therapy ensures – it really does ‘change lives’, and therefore, nearly 15 years ago, LifeChangers was born.ARTArticle*** What Your Kids Can Teach You About ExerciseWhen it comes to teaching our kids new things, we as parents are pretty confident that we have a handle on teaching them good habits.
As the saying goes "with age comes wisdom" so as we get more years under our parenting belt we all become our own parenting experts, right?
But when it comes to exercise maybe it's time we look to our little leaguers for some expert workout advice...and the younger they are the more we can learn.
That's because as we grow and develop from young infants to hard headed adults we begin to lose our mobility for natural movements due to inactivity and bad haARTArticle***9 Steps for Handling Your Parents' Real Estate In A Tough EconomyYou may hope it will never happen, but one day you may find that your parents or older relatives need your help to manage their home. How will you carry out the sacred trust of getting the best price or helping them keep the property, and age in place?
Good communication is the key to success. David Solie, author of “How to Say It to Seniors,” counsels you to let the older person talk. Listen to their stories of life in the home. Then explain the financial aspects. If you have any doubts about their level of understanding, have them repeat what you said in their own words.ARTArticle***The Top 10 Tips For a Healthy Holiday1. Get Real
Once Christmas Eve hits forget about LOSING weight for the next few weeks and focus on GAINING some quality time with your family and friends. Wether its the numbers on the bar or the numbers on the scale you need a mental break as well as a physical break from all those ball busting efforts with the weights. Get in as many short workouts as you can during the 12 days of Christmas and get back on track come January 5th.
2. Fit Finances
Most of our pockets took a hard hit from the economy this year so make sure to create a holiday shopping budget that you can stick to.ARTArticle***Transformation – Claiming Online LearningIn one form or another, distance education has been around for well over a century. It was an effort to bring formal training to students who could not otherwise attend school. Starting with postal service, educators soon added the telephone, radio, and television to their tool belts.
For somewhat less time, sixteen years, Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA) has offered high quality and affordable classes focused on touching lives, healing bodies, and freeing souls – providing and supporting students with the opportunity to transform their lives.ARTArticle3 "Traveler's Tips" for Crossing the Midlife LatitudeChances are, you share a special quality with Gwyneth, Jennifer, Demi, and Julianne--or for you men, make that Hugh, George, Johnny, and Brad. You, these stars, and I all belong to The Over-40 Alliance. We're bound together in the age category. (Not the body category, darn.) Unfortunately, many people over 40 don't feel comfortable here. Moving uncertainly through this uncharted territory, you might find yourself downright lost.ARTArticle3 Cool Things Dr. Oz Taught MeDr. Oz--you know that name! The famous doctor was one of the medical experts who spoke at the recent Integrative Healthcare Symposium. I'd like to share some of his important presentation points with you--and some tips from my files for turning Dr. Oz's advice into a plan that works for you, for a lifetime.
1) Waist Management begins today.rARTArticle3 Powerful Ways Working Out Makes You Better at LifeFew people argue the many health benefits of regular exercise.
We all know it wards of all kinds of disease, and scientists have shown it’s a great way to fight depression, improve intelligence, and protect against the cognitive decline associated with aging.
Many people don’t realize that the benefits of exercise go far beyond physiological and psychological improvements, however.
That achieving your fitness goals can fundamentally change you as a person. That it can help you overcome your fears and weaknesses, and teach you a lot about how to succeed in all areas of your life.ARTArticle3 Simple Steps To Building Maximum MuscleEven with today's technology, everything is still not completely understood on what causes muscle growth. There are actually a whole series of biological processes that are triggered after hard, heavy weight training. Despite all the advances in medical science and human kinetics, the most effective and the most practical advice to building rock solid muscle can be found in the lifters of the past.
Here are the 3 simple steps to building maximum muscle that have survived for generations to build better bodies.
1.ARTArticle3 Souvenirs from My Trip to OzI am crazy about Dr. Mehmet Oz! A handsome heart surgeon, author, speaker, and the star of his own TV show, he has become the gold standard for accurate, trustworthy advice from the medical world.
Dr. Oz was one of the medical experts who spoke at the Integrative Health Symposium earlier this month. Here are a few nuggets of wisdom he shared, along with some ways I would recommend integrating his advice into your own wellness goals.
1) Remember your endurance level at 17 years old?rARTArticle3 Tips to Get Rid of CelluliteToday I will explain how and why cellulite takes hold and what you can do about it.
The bane of some women’s lives it can make skin look less attractive, and from what I have been told, forcing some women into changing which clothes they choose to buy and wear.
Cellulite causes bumps or an “orange peel” look to the surface of the skin. You will mostly find cellulite on the hips, thighs and legs, however, it can also be found on the stomach, upper arms and breast area.ARTArticle5 Easy Diet Tips That You Can Use Today1. Smart Sandwichr
Hold the mayo in your next tuna or egg sandwich and use plain yogurt instead. With protein and probiotics, the yogurt is a lot better for you and you can hardly taste the difference.
2. Go Nutsr
Show your heart some love when snacking and reach for a handful of healthy mixed nuts instead of artery clogging potato chips. The protein, fiber and goods fats will keep you full longer and your hand out of the bag.
3. Check Your Oilr
Don't turn a good oil bad.ARTArticle5 Easy Steps to “Rinse and Repeat” for Fabulous HairConfession time: It may be silly, but the way my hair is behaving (or misbehaving) can set my day on a path of unnecessary self-consciousness or undue wasted energy.
Vanity? Obsession? Call it what you will. I'm not alone, though. For many of us, hair is part of self-identity. It can affect the outward message of confidence, sexuality, age generation, professionalism, and personal grooming we project. That's a big burden for those follicles to bear.ARTArticle5 Exercise Myths – BustedWe have everything at our fingertips.
The information available to us from books, magazines and TV, is just astounding. There is so much information out there, especially on the internet.
The thing is a lot of the things on the internet come from people’s educated or not so educated opinion. For every article which says something is positive, I will bet you there are plenty which will say the opposite, much of this is down to the fact its just a matter of opinion.ARTArticle5 Handy Tips For Starting a Home BusinessMore often than not, most people go into a new venture plunging head first without knowing what they are about to encounter in this new area. So before you build up too much steam ahead of yourself, take a few seconds and read these 5 handy tips that we have to offer on setting up your own home business.
Save up!ARTArticle5 Natural Weight Loss Tips For Quick Success - Best Quick And Natural Weight Loss ProgramsWhen we discuss about weight loss programs that can bring results quickly, we will definitely think of weight loss pills and surgeries, which will not do anything good but offering you the short term joy and at the same time leaving your body at risk with side effect.
Natural weight loss programs was regarded as a slow way to cut weight. However, I can tell you that people are seeing slow results with the natural weight loss method because they do not know the appropriate way and the secrets to implement it to their weight loss plans.ARTArticle5 Quick Fixes to Get Healthier in 1 DayGet healthier in one day.
Sound impossible? While you can't totally make over your health in 24 hours, taking one step today will make a huge difference in attaining so many goals: energy, focus, less pain, feeling youthful, and reaching a healthy weight, to name a few.
What's the catch? There's none. The key is to take a single, positive step today.
Easy steps are good, too, because they are sustainable. Your one small choice opens the door to many results you might not have even expected, so be prepared to witness ripple effects.ARTArticle5 Ways to Break Through Weight Loss Plateaus: Part OneHave you hit a weight loss plateau? It’s time to learn why, and what you can do about it.
Fat was practically falling off your body just a few weeks ago, and now you’re wondering if your scale is broken because no matter what you do, your weight won’t budge.
What gives?
Why did your routine suddenly stop working, and what can you do to push through this weight loss plateau?
Understanding Weight Loss Vs. Fat Loss...
“Weight loss” is a tricky little devil because it doesn’t differentiate between changes in fat, muscle, and water.ARTArticle5 Ways to Break Through Weight Loss Plateaus: Part TwoPicking up where we left off, here are the remaining 3 ways to blast through your plateus and supercharge your weight loss:
3. Increase Your Cardio
If you know that your daily caloric target is good and you have absolutely no calorie creep, then you should increase your cardio.
You can add another day if possible (I don’t recommend more than 4 days per week if you’re also weight training), or add time to each day (I like to add 10 minutes to each session and see how my body responds).ARTArticle5 Ways To Lose Fat FastIf you are getting too comfortable with your workout routine, the key is to try to get better every day with your workouts and your healthy eating. So here are 5 Ways For Faster Fat Loss.
1. Break Records
Push for progress and not perfection and challenge yourself by pushing for one extra rep or a couple more pounds every week in your workouts. Use the smallest plates you have available, (usually 2.5lbs) to keep stimulating fat burning muscle.
2. Fun Food
Experiment with a different fruit or vegetable each week by eating the colors of the rainbow.ARTArticle6 Rules for a Perfect WorkoutRules... As parents we are famous for them. As kids we hated them.ARTArticle6 Ways to Naturally Boost Your Testosterone ProductionBoosting your testosterone levels is one of the easiest ways to get bigger, leaner, and stronger.
That’s why millions of guy take dangerous steroids, and millions more buy products that claim to be able to boost testosterone naturally (but do very little, in reality).
So, are there healthy, scientifically proven ways to increase your testosterone production without taking drugs or wasting ungodly amounts of money on fancy supplements? Absolutely.
There are six easy, healthy ways, actually. If you incorporate all into your daily routine, you can notice quite a difference.
#1ARTArticle7 Steps to Relaxing NaturallyRelaxation…without drugs or alcohol.
When I was growing up in my teenage and student year’s people would relax by taking drugs of some sort, prescribed, legal and illegal.
I want to differentiate between natural relaxation and chemical relaxatio
Most evenings people have a routine which they go through to relax, sometimes it’s a simple thing like a nice hot bath, sometimes it takes something a little stronger.ARTArticle7 Tips to Keep Your New Year's Resolutions Going StrongThe idea of New Year's resolutions is not really new. In Roman mythology, Janus was the god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings and endings. Janus was usually shown with two heads facing in opposite directions. According to legend, one of his heads was looking backwards into the old year and the other was looking forwards into the new one. Two thousand years ago the Romans ended the year by reviewing it.