It's amazing how hearing the ocean waves crash on the shore clears your vision on life. I took a long walk on the beach yesterday and I was overcome with a sense of well being. I realized that I had at that moment everything I needed to be happy and healthy. I instantly knew that my life happens in "the now". The cares of yesterday are but a memory that cannot be changed and the thoughts of tomorrow cannot be lived yet. Life is to be enjoyed now.
This revelation made me realize how much I had to be thankful for today.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Belief, Imagination, and Determination Are The Keys To The Life Of Your Dreams
Belief, Imagination, and Determination are the keys to living the life of your dreams.
Belief in an all encompassing goodness.
Imaging what you want in life and knowing you are good enough to have it.
Determination to make your dreams a reality.
Belief in an all encompassing goodness.
Imaging what you want in life and knowing you are good enough to have it.
Determination to make your dreams a reality.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Exercise of The Week Video
I'm pleased to announce that each week I will be posting a video of one of my favorite exercises on my website. The exercise for this week is the Seated Low Row. This exercise helps you to build and shape your upper back. The back is the largest muscle group in the upper body and probably the most neglected. Strengthening your upper back causes you to have better posture and to look better in your clothes.
Visit my website at http://www.fit-to-be.com/Health---Fitness-Links.html to view the proper technique for this exercise.
Visit my website at http://www.fit-to-be.com/Health---Fitness-Links.html to view the proper technique for this exercise.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Make-up Your Mind To Be Healthy and Fit
I made-up my mind a long time ago to be healthy, strong, and fit. One of the biggest influences on this decision was Charles Atlas.
I grew-up a skinny kid always dreaming of being strong and having a muscular physique. One day I discovered a Charles Atlas ad in the back of my comic book. I thought WOW! "if I could only look like Charles Atlas someday". I ordered Atlas' materials and that was the start to where I am today.
I hope that I can one day influence someone to be healthy, strong, and fit. But, you have to make-up your mind to be.
I grew-up a skinny kid always dreaming of being strong and having a muscular physique. One day I discovered a Charles Atlas ad in the back of my comic book. I thought WOW! "if I could only look like Charles Atlas someday". I ordered Atlas' materials and that was the start to where I am today.
I hope that I can one day influence someone to be healthy, strong, and fit. But, you have to make-up your mind to be.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
What's Your Image of Aging?
Daily I hear people attributing some ache or pain to "getting older" or I hear people saying such things as; "I'm beginning to look just like me parents". The mental image of aging they have is one of declining mental and physical health. So, these people surely come to realize declining health and fitness in their lives as they get older.
Your body is designed to be healthy and fit all of your life. Do you know your body completely rebuilds itself every 11 months? That's right each year you have a completely new body. I believe your body gets it's plans for rebuilding from the mental image you hold of what "getting old is".
By constantly holding an image of health and vitality in your mind your body will be rebuilt and maintained in a healthy and energetic pattern. I know this to be true for me. I'm in my 50s and I am as healthy, strong, and fit as I was in my 20s. I recently beat a 15 year old running sprints. I hold an image of healthy aging in my mind and that's what I get. The phrase "you are as old as you think you" are is true.
Your body is designed to be healthy and fit all of your life. Do you know your body completely rebuilds itself every 11 months? That's right each year you have a completely new body. I believe your body gets it's plans for rebuilding from the mental image you hold of what "getting old is".
By constantly holding an image of health and vitality in your mind your body will be rebuilt and maintained in a healthy and energetic pattern. I know this to be true for me. I'm in my 50s and I am as healthy, strong, and fit as I was in my 20s. I recently beat a 15 year old running sprints. I hold an image of healthy aging in my mind and that's what I get. The phrase "you are as old as you think you" are is true.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
If Is To Be It's Up To ME
I went over half of my adult life thinking that my environment and circumstances controlled my life and what I could do. It wasn't until I was in my 40s that I realized I had the power to change my life by changing the way I thought about my life. My greatest limitation in life was thinking I was a victim to my circumstances.
Once I realized that I had the power within me to change the circumstances around me I started to attact the things in my life that I wanted. I now focus on attracting health, happiness, and prosperity into my life and those are the circumstances I get. I know that "if it is to be, it's up to ME".
Once I realized that I had the power within me to change the circumstances around me I started to attact the things in my life that I wanted. I now focus on attracting health, happiness, and prosperity into my life and those are the circumstances I get. I know that "if it is to be, it's up to ME".
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Too Much Cardio Ladies
As a personal trainer I am in and out of health clubs all day. I love to observe the things that people do in their efforts to "get in shape". The major thing I see women doing is cardio, cardio, cardio and not that much strength training.
While cardio is an important part of any fitness program it should not be the primary focus especially if you are female and getting older. Strength training should be the foundation of you fitness plan as you age.
Strength training is so important because it builds and maintains muscle. Maximizing your muscle mass is important because it is the component of your body that burns the majority of the calories you consume each day. As you age your body naturally loses muscle mass and therefore, your body burns less calories each day. Guess what you body does with all those extra calories you are now not burning? It stores them as fat.
Women naturally carry less muscle mass than men which make the process of aging, losing muscle, and gaining body fat magnified. Consequently, this situation makes strength training a must for aging women who want to lose weight and tone-up their bodies.
While cardio is an important part of any fitness program it should not be the primary focus especially if you are female and getting older. Strength training should be the foundation of you fitness plan as you age.
Strength training is so important because it builds and maintains muscle. Maximizing your muscle mass is important because it is the component of your body that burns the majority of the calories you consume each day. As you age your body naturally loses muscle mass and therefore, your body burns less calories each day. Guess what you body does with all those extra calories you are now not burning? It stores them as fat.
Women naturally carry less muscle mass than men which make the process of aging, losing muscle, and gaining body fat magnified. Consequently, this situation makes strength training a must for aging women who want to lose weight and tone-up their bodies.
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