Back to the Basics

I hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving this year.  I could go on forever about how wonderful my life has been over the last year and everything I have to be thankful for.  I am most thankful for my family and friends.  There is nothing in life better than love and there is a lot of love between my friends and family.

Back to the basics….

• We were barefoot, we made shoes with wood soles, we make shoes with rubber soles, we add air to those soles, we add gel to those soles, we add “shocks” to  those soles… what’s next?
• we used the outdoors, bicycles, our bodies, odd objects and kettle bells and we were healthy; some geniuses invented stationary machines for exercises and we are now 66% overweight… what’s next?
• we used to eat our own food that we gardened and we were healthy; now we eat everything that is pre-made or from a drive thru window… what’s next?

There is a wonderful cycle happening to us as a human race.  Everything we were doing 100’s of years ago when we were vibrant, healthy, hard working people was right!  We don’t need fast food, we don’t need machines to perform our exercises for us, we don’t need fancy 100 dollar t-shirts and 150 dollar shoes.  All science has been showing us over the last few years is that we are going back to the basics.  Join the movement people! 

What’s Next?

1. In five years or so we will be training in bare feet! (Some of my clients and I have already started)
2. We will never use machines to improve our functionality or improve our movement or improve our performance.  Balls, bells, bands and bodyweight only!  That is already happening as we speak!
3. We will begin to take time out of our “self made hectic days” to be less hectic and actually prepare healthy foods that are fun and easy to eat.  We will actually begin taking care of ourselves!

Don’t waste anymore time!  Improve your life at Performance Playground.

Zach Williams: Owner of Performance Playground (www.theperformanceplayground.com coming soon)

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Run Behind Like a Dog

 

A Frosty Trail

I am back on track. Today I went for a 4.08 mile run. It was just below freezing, not cold really but cold enough to make me worry about sucking in cold air when I am trying to get over a cold. As usual the run started off a little chilly, and ended up warmer. As I was warming up I remembered a story my grandpa Chub used to tell me.

 

Grandpa Chub was a real old cowboy. He had the hat, and the horse,  and he always had a lit cigarette hanging off his lip. Our cattle spent their summers in the mountain pastures, and we would ride our horses in to the cattle to check up on them. These rides could last 16 hours, and we covered a lot of ground. When it got colder, I would sit up there on my horse and freeze. I would have rather froze to death than missed a trip to the mountains, so I never complained. Grandpa would finally noticed I was cold, and  give me some advice.

He said ” When I was a kid, Old Mr Matthews used to tell me that I could sit up there on my horse like a man and freeze, or I could get off my horse and run behind like a dog to keep warm.”

So I would get off my horse and hand him the reins, and trot along behind the horses with my slippery riding boots on the frosty trails. Soon enough I would be warm enough to get back on the horse. I think I was 18 before I had the courage to complain about the cold, but I never missed a trip because of it!

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Get in shape now

Holidays are a time to relax, enjoy your leisure time and…gain weight.

That doesn’t have to be. I refuse to let you gain weight. Why? Because I care and you are on my mailing list.

Losing weight and staying in shape does not take an entire day. It doesn’t take 3 to 4 hours or even 1 hour. It can take as little as 30 to 40 minutes a day when you check your nutrition at the same time. You will always need to track both fitness and nutrition to archive the best results overall.

And this is what the “Easy And Simple Weight Loss” program (only in NYC) and the “The Austrian Advantage” program (worldwide downloadable program) are all about. Because I care, I am giving you 27 days free access to get you started. Yes, you can and will start moving to look younger, more toned and slimmer at any age.

CW11 got it right. This morning I visited Linda Church to show her moves that you can do at home, using creative items to add resistance to bring your rear into gear. Check it out.

And to learn my strategies to “Look Better Slim,” click the link above for your FREE 10 part e-course.

Stay tuned for your updates and solution-based weight loss tips.

Stay focused over Thanksgiving.

Happy Holidays.

Stefan

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What is healthy and fit body? Really?

You'd LIKE being fit like this . Fitness makes American Governors!

Health:

• the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor.

• soundness of body or mind; freedom from disease or ailment..

Fitness:

• The ability of a body to meet the demands of a physical task.

As you see, two very different things. Interconnected and interdependent, yes, but still different.

So what should one target?

In health there can be two sorts of variables. One sort is out of your physical realm of control (e.g. Genetic disorders, cancers, and other such ailments), while the other is mostly under control (e.g. Obesity, diabetes, some heart ailments).

Fitness regimens combined with good diet habits help you keep the latter in major control.

Like a battle and a war (fitness and health respectively :I)

So lets go ahead and try to figure the Fitness bit.

Since, this article is targeted at people starting out on their journey to a healthier lifestyle I will keep to the basics.

Fitness has four components:

• Strength
• Speed
• Stamina
• Flexibility

Further explained:

Strength (men): Can you still help your cute neighbor move in with her boxes full of M&Bs?

Strength (women): Can your punch leave a juicy bruise if you catch him doing the above?

Speed (men): You think your girlfriend saw you ‘helping out’. Can you dart out of view quickly enough?

Speed (woman): Just how long do you think it will take you to sprint down the stairs and intervene?

Stamina (men): How many boxes boy? (U/A rating for this blog please!)

Stamina (women): Can pack all your clothes in one go?

Flexibility (men): Ashtray comes flying from balcony window. DUCK! Can you?

Flexibility (women): Heard of a Split-kick? Recommended.

Hence, as described above, fitness comes in handy and is tested in common everyday situations. Also, there is no YES or NO answer to the question “are you fit?”

There are only levels in fitness and while you could be ‘fit’ in one situation, another might make you feel like Shrek in a coordinated swimming class.

The only way to go is keep increasing your levels of fitness by mixing and matching your exercise schedule to achieve a balance in the four components above. That done, keep raising the bar there-on.

Increased fitness levels > Better functioning of physical systems > A healthier you.

Q.E.D

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Cheers!

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Another Successful Saturday

Congrats to those who rolled to F.O.S.S (Feats-of-Strength Saturday) this week.  Everyone who came participated in a modified version of an infamous Crossfit workout called “fight gone bad” where every rep of work is a point with the goal being to score the most points. Nico Schlanger continues his run as the F.O.S.S champ, who will be the next to top him?  Come on saturday to give it a shot! If you are new to F.O.S.S and want to come see what to we are all about, we will be having introductory workouts an hour after the main ones.  They will give a nice easy taste of this style of fitness and are a great way to learn about Crossfit.

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7 Ways to Boost Your Health and Stay Fit!

Assuming you are healthy, you save yourself a lot of time, energy and effort because you’re able to do what you need to do with the least expenditure of energy and more quickly.

Here are the ways

Think – Think about yourself. Positive thinking has a lot to with your looks and fitness. Every day, give yourself the gift of learning a little more about yourself by watching what you are thinking. Thoughts affect how you feel, what you do and how you act or react. It’s important to know yourself – The more discoveries you make every day about yourself gives you a pleasant edge. So think!

Food and Mood always go together – Eating lots of sugar, affects your ups and downs and will be reflected in your behavior and approach to life’s challenges. Eventually, too much sugar will cause health problems. Snacks are usually the culprit – you head for the donut, or the soft drink or some chips – instead, carry small bags of nuts with you everywhere you go – when you’re feeling a little hungry, have a few nuts. Seeds too are great

Watch your mood after you’ve eaten certain foods – you’ll soon identify the foods that make your body and mind feel good and those that don’t – that’s the easiest way to know what works for you – experiment and watch yourself!

Give yourself a break – Preferably, give yourself quite a few break throughout the day – all it takes is a minute or two sometimes. This is especially true in today’s world where, for most of us in offices, we’re sitting at computer screens all day or in meetings. It’s critical to move your eyes away from the screen regularly – put it in your calendar on your computer to remind you to take a break at least every hour for a few minutes. At the end of the day, schedule a time on your calendar to do something you really want to do – play a sport, write part of your new book, or just read the newspaper – whatever you love doing. If you do, your life will be far more relaxed and rewarding!

Exercise, exercise, exercise – You’ve heard it a million times – but…. I’ll say again – exercise – 20 minutes per day, every day, seven days a week like brushing your hair, taking a shower, getting dressed – make it a part of you. All it takes is walking 20 minutes every day. It works for your BODY…YOUR MIND… AND YOUR SOUL. There are no side effects to walking. If you can’t walk for health reasons or you’re in a wheelchair, do chair exercises every day – and it will help keep you as healthy as possible.

Stress – Know what your stressors are. Know them well. When they appear, have an action plan to deal with them and follow through. What does plan mean? It means if this happens, you’ll do this-

You don’t know you’re stressed often until, one day, you bite someone’s head off for something simple or you feel like screaming or yelling or your chest hurts. Stop. Just stop. What are your stressors? Identify and look them squarely in the face – find a solution and get them out of your life.

Walking is the best de-stressor of all – even a 15-minute walk will clear your mind and calm you down. If you’re not in a position to leave, then, figure out what will work for you – taking 3 deep breaths, stretching, thinking about the Caribbean or Las Vegas – whatever works, use it even when you think you’re not stressed out.

Take care of your grooming – Nothing makes a person feel better than looking good! Your nails – clean, manicured and shining with health. Your hair – styled professionally to suit your face. Your clothes – clean, pressed and complimentary to your body. Your shoes – looking good, polished and fits properly. Your face – clean, moisturized and with a smile on it! Taking care of yourself and the way you look is the most loving thing you can do for yourself!

Love yourself – Sincerely get an affair going with yourself! There’s nothing that will change your world more than a sincere liking and loving of yourself.

Every day, show love to yourself – eat right, exercise, develop good relationships with people, take time for yourself, groom, and put that smile on your face – feel the love! It’s serious and you can’t imagine how liking and loving yourself will change everything else in your life for the better – you’re unique – there is no one else on the earth like you – imagine over 6 billion people on earth – and there’s no one exactly like you!

I offer help to people with the knowledge I’ve acquired. I hope that someone will find this information useful and would be used in the best interest of the reader.

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Maximum Cardio

Depending on your goals and body type, different amounts of cardio may be required. A lean “hard-gainer” trying to add mass may benefit from only one or two cardiovascular sessions per week. On the other hand, someone like myself who is extremely prone to storing fat and sensitive to carbohydrates may require 3 or more sessions in order to maintain peak physique. Since you can only get better at a particular exercise by performing it, those interested in running marathons or participating in endurance events such as a triathlon must increase their frequency of cardio in order to prepare for the event.

MAXIM 1: Your body type and goal for training will dictate the type, frequency, and length of your cardio

When your goal for cardio is general health, you have a few decisions to make about what type of cardio you will perform. Many people enjoy taking long, slow runs. Enjoying cardio is important, so if you find an enjoyable method of cardio, there is no reason why you should discard it. The same decision should influence your choice for timing. Many people claim that you must perform cardio first thing in the morning and/or on an empty stomach to see maximal benefit. I disagree. If you have trouble waking up or putting a full effort into morning cardio, and will get a much more vigorous workout in the evening, then why not do it then? Perform cardio when you feel the best, when you are ready and know you will stick with it and give it 100%.

MAXIM 2: Find cardio that you enjoy, and do it when you feel you have the most energy

There are many styles of cardio. There is some debate about what cardio is best for you. People preach about training in the “zone” of a particular heart rate for maximum fat burning benefit. While it is true that your body will utilize more fat for energy during this period, this is not the entire picture. Moderate cardio means your body will recover quickly – your heart rate will return to normal within a short period. Intense cardio, which elevates your heart rate beyond the “zone”, may not burn as much fat during the exercise, but your body will take longer to recover. Your body must process waste and your heart rate will remain elevated for hours after the bout of exercise. You will burn more calories throughout the day, and therefore you will receive a superior benefit.

To better understand this, let’s consider a situation where you burn 200 calories during exercise. You have a choice: you might burn those calories walking at a brisk pace and reading a book, and it will take you 1 hour. Or, you might burn those calories performing short sprints followed by periods of moderate jogging, and you will burn those calories in 20 minutes. While the “hour” cardio kept you in the “zone” for fat burning, guess what? The 20-minute cardio elevated your heart rate and took you into an anaerobic zone where your body accumulated an “oxygen debt” – a need for oxygen and fat burning to help flush waste from your system and recover from the intense exercise. So during a 24-hour window, you will burn MORE than the 200 calories, and therefore be closer to your fat loss goal.

While there is no hard, scientific evidence to support this next maxim, I truly believe in it. I have witnessed this not only in my own transformation, but also with countless others as well.

MAXIM 3: The less time it takes to burn the same amount of calories, the more calories you will expend later that day

This maxim may seem confusing, but it’s very simple. It means that if you are going to burn 200 calories, when you burn that 200 calories in 20 minutes instead of 1 hour, your metabolism will increase throughout the day and you’ll end up burning MORE than 200 hours when that day is done. This is why high intensity interval cardio, like that recommended in David Greenwalt’s book, The Leanness Lifestyle or the “20-Minute Aerobic Solution

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Tuesday Arvo Duathlon Session

After an easy day yesterday, just teaching my RPM class. I ramped it up a little and did a steady 10km in about 44min and then backed it up by cranking out an hour RPM enduro class straight after.

Felt a little tired by the end and definitely needed some carbs straight after.

It’s Saras Birthday Tomorrow and contemplated skipping my run but have to keep the eyes on the prize. That being said it will only be a comfortable 13km’s at an easy pace, so shouldn’t be too bad as long as I get a good nights sleep tonight!

Cheyeser

Maqui berry is the new super-food.

The Patagonia is where the Maqui berry is typically found to grow. This is one of the most fertile areas in the entire world, and it makes this berry one of the great tasting foods you will ever encounter. However, I am not saying you about the Maqui berry simply because it tastes great. This could very well turn out to be the best weight loss supplement that is available in the world!

Maqui berry has started to increase in popularity since Rachel Ray mentioned it on one of her shows. She did not elaborate on the berry, but search volume increased by almost 400% that day. Recently there has been a lot of buzz surrounding the Maqui berry and it’s astounding weight loss uses, though it is still not widely famous.

You are probably pretty interested about what the heck this berry is, right? At the top of the ORAC scale, you will find maqui berry. The ORAC scale is introduced to scale every food in there is to show which ones have the higher concentration of antioxidants. Maqui berry has double the amount of antioxidants of acai berry making this food much healthier than acai berry.

Antioxidants are molecules that can slow down the oxidisation process and, hence, output of free radicals that can lead to fundamental weight gains. Rich with these antioxidants, the body can quickly eliminate toxins. The great number of antioxidants in Maqui berry, can help shed the pounds rapidly. In fact after using it for a few weeks you can see up to twenty pounds go off.

Find out more maqui weight loss. You can also read more about maqui berry health benefits.

I Ran Because I Said I Would

As I’ve mentioned in other posts, I have a dream to be an effortless, consistent runner. At this point, I don’t want to run a marathon. I don’t want to be a capital R runner, just a lower-case one. To be able to run 3 miles without stopping.  Not too much to ask, right? Not too big a challenge, right? Yet, of all the exercise and fitness things I do, running is the most difficult.  It’s just really hard for me to run very far at a stretch. I get winded fast. My legs hurt. I give up.  

Often, I chalk this block up to a horrible track coach I had in high school.  Prior to getting on the track team freshman year,  I had enjoyed running. I always competed in the end-of-the-school-year races in elementary school and usually came home with a first or second place ribbon.  I LOVED the 100 yard dash!  Boy, was I fast. I was the tiniest runner and the fastest. But, then I started track with Coach Jackass (I blocked out his real name so that’s what I call him.)  Coach Jackass determined that I was best suited for running the longer distances, in particular the one-mile. What??!!  I had never run more than half a mile, was he insane?  He insisted distance was my thing since I was under 5-feet tall and didn’t have the long strides for sprinting. So, I trained for the mile and some relay crap. I hated it! And I sucked at it. 

Coach Jackass was not one for positive reinforcement. He was a nasty man. No support or encouragement came from him. Just disappointment. I cannot remember how long I trudged through the horror of track before I quit. But,  I remember the day I decided to do so. We were at a track meet. I was assigned the mile. The race began. I was so slow. As the agonizing minutes ticked by, I fell farther and farther behind. My legs hurt. I was so tired and gasping for air. I kept running. Then, I realized that I was the last runner to cross the finish line and it was still a good distance ahead of me. All the other runners had finished. It was just me on the track with the finish far ahead. I wanted to die. Then, someone from the stands yelled out “You can do it!”  (How pathetically sweet.) So, I kept up my hobbling pace and eventually crossed the finish line. One would think I would have been elated to have reached the goal line. Nope. I was devastated. Humiliated. Mortified. I was bereft of my confidence.  I never went back.  I never did anything sports or athletics related until college.  I had failed and I carried it with me. Yet, many years later I found myself having thoughts of overcoming this failure. I eyed with admiration and envy the runners that passed me at the track as I power-walked. I began to think it was time to slay this dragon.

Though I really, really want to be able to run for longer than a minute without feeling my legs giving out, I sometimes ignore this dream.  Do you do this? Do you have a dream (fitness or otherwise) that you ignore? I ignore because I know it is not easy for me to run. I know it takes effort and more effort than I am willing to give sometimes. Isn’t that frustrating! How will I ever achieve my dream if I do not make regular efforts to do so? I won’t. So, on this sunny, cold Saturday, I told myself that I was going to the near-by running track and I was going to do jogging intervals. But, when I woke up, I just wanted to curl up on the couch with hot tea and a good book. And I did.  But, after an hour, I told myself “Get the hell up and go to the track!”  I did not want to go. I did not want to run. Even when I got there, I was ready to give up and just walk. But, no, I did what I had planned to do – run for 1 minute, walk for 3, and repeat 13 times, with 4 minutes warm-up and 4 minutes cool-down. It’s part of multi-week plan to gear up to run for 30 minutes straight. So, even though I did not want to do it, I did run because I said I would. Because I will never reach my goal of being a runner by sitting on the couch or choosing the easier exercise. While it was a challenge for me to do all of my 13 reps, I felt so good when I was done. I still feel great even now.

Today I ran because I said I would. What have you said you will do? Have you done it?

How To Choose An Exercise DVD, dvd

Author: James Woolley
Source: articlerich.com

Exercise, dvd, DVDs are very popular, dvd, at this time of the year because many people make it their new year’s resolution to, dvd, lose some weight. These DVDs are excellent value for money because they offer you a strenuous workout that can be just as effective as working out at the gym, which is a lot more expensive.

So how do you go about choosing a fitness DVD?

Well the first thing you should consider is what your goals are first of all. For instance do you want, dvd, to just generally lose weight or do you wish to target certain areas of the body in order to tone up certain areas? This is important because all DVDs have slightly different workouts and involve different types of exercises.

You should also, dvd, try and find out how strenuous a particular workout would be if you followed it directly yourself at home. It can be, dvd, hard to guage this but, dvd,, dvd, if you visit one of the, dvd, larger internet retailers who stock these DVDs, you should be able to watch preview clips of each of the workouts from most of the, dvd, exercise DVDs being, dvd, sold.

These clips are important, dvd, because you will also see what they actually involve and whether or not they will be right for you. You will also get a feel for how enjoyable they are to perform. For example, dvd, some uplifting high rhythm music can be the difference between a fun workout and a pretty tedious, dvd, one, so this is another factor to consider.

A common mistake many people make is to just go with a fitness DVD which features the best-known celebrity or has been advertised the most on TV, but you should avoid, dvd, doing this yourself. You have to choose one that will be right for you both in terms of enjoyment and being easy to follow so that you are able to stick with it and hopefully start losing, dvd, some weight.

There is no reason whatsoever why you can’t start losing weight and achieving your weight loss goals by following one or more of these DVDs. All of them are generally devised by top, dvd, personal fitness trainers so you, dvd, know that they are likely to be very, dvd, effective providing you actually perform them on a regular basis.

It certainly beats going to the gym all the time which is not only quite boring but it is also very expensive, dvd, in the long run. Thankfully with these, dvd, exercise DVDs you only need to purchase them once and then you can use them, dvd, forever, and you should hopefully see some great results if you combine these workouts with a healthy diet.

To check out some of the latest fitness DVDs, please click here to read a review of the Davina Super Body Workout DVD and the Dance Off The Inches With Camilla Dallerup DVD.

Quick script: garmin_cals

As gpsbabel doesn’t do ‘calories’ from garmin data (and why should it?), I’ve been making a mental note of the calories for use in pytrainer (or, when I forget, checking the device history!).  I wasn’t aware of garmin_tools until just recently, discovered ploughing through the Ubuntu repository after a lovely upgrade to Karmic Koala.  The package is a set of tools to dump data from the device and then convert the data to other known formats, like GPX or Google map data.  It is not as detailed as the kml produced by gpsbabel but it does contain the missing information — like the calories — needed to ‘complete’ a run in kml; if only there were a script to pull the useful bits out

#!/bin/sh me=${0##*/} tools=`which garmin_get_info` if [ -z $tools ]; then echo "$me: Are garmin_tools installed (can't find garmin_get_info)?" exit 1 fi # see garmin_save_runs man page about GAMIN_SAVE_RUNS GARMIN_SAVE_RUNS=/tmp export GARMIN_SAVE_RUNS result=`garmin_save_runs | grep -c "garmin unit could not be opened!"` if [ ${result} -eq 0 ]; then y=`date +%Y` m=`date +%m` d=`date +%d` garmin_dump $GARMIN_SAVE_RUNS/$y/$m/$y$m$d*.gmn | grep calories else echo "$me: couldn't connect to garmin unit; is it plugged in?" exit 1 fi exit 0

There.  This writes a stanza to stdout containing the calories for any of today’s tracks.  Works OK, xml can go straight in to the kml used by kmlextract or something.  It’s a prototype used to figure out what I can do next, like ’start’ and ‘finish’ graphics in the kml.  That’s also one less manual process I need to think about therefore easing pressure on my brain

(which I’m sure is a tip I’ve covered before, pulled straight from the Pragmatic Programmer)

Get a Great Pout in 3 Easy Steps!

Your lips are one of the first things people notice on you. It only makes sense to make sure that they look their best considering that every time you open your mouth to speak, someone has their eyes on them. Having a great pout is more than just applying Chap Stick. A great pout needs to start with lip liner, end with lip gloss and have lipstick as the filler.

Lip liner First thing is first. Unless you have problems with a lipstick that bleeds, you probably never use liner. Lip liner is a makeup item that is often overlooked. So, what is the big deal over liner? It creates a perfect outline around the mouth, giving them a crisp and vibrant look. You will have kissable lips that will look like they were painted on by an artist. Liner also helps prevent you from coloring outside the lines so to speak.

Lipstick The next step is to apply lipstick. The lipstick you choose will be the base color and will determine the shade of your lips for that day. There are many options available including neutral colors, pinks and reds. You will have to makes the decision beforehand about what look will be heavier-the lipstick or the lip gloss.

Lip gloss In the final step, you select a gloss that compliments the shade of lipstick you chose. If you chose a subtle lipstick color, you can enhance the color with clear lip gloss or pick a more vibrant, colored gloss. If you chose a bright lipstick, you should pick a subtle lip gloss. It adds shine and finishes off the look for a great pout!

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Gentle Fitness Exercise!

Are you tired and stressed out from work and when you come home to ask her three children, you will play basketball with them to see? She refused and promised them that after taking the rest.

Instead of disappointing your children, why not say “yes”? You will be amazed by the amount of energy within 30 minutes of activity are.

Did you know that by exercising at a moderate pace for 30 minutes, he felt much better, mentally? It is shown that it increases the appetite and sharpens your style in solving problems. Not only. You will also be easier to sleep at night feeling like you do moderate exercises even for only 30 minutes per day.

What are the benefits of regular exercise? It promotes self-discipline and has a positive impact on how you perceive life. Exercise helps to lift the mood and you get a depression. For beginners can be made per week for 15 minutes for 2 to 3 days. You can increase the time you spend once your body is aligned.

Never force your body! When you hurt, then stop. You can from exercising for a few days break, and you can start all over again, but you have to start from day 1.

Here are some moderate exercises you can do and enjoy:

1. Do The Walking. Use your environment. You can walk your dog, your partner or child. Encourage your family to get daily exercise to burn calories and can be found while enjoying the surroundings and the light is good for the body.

2. Discover the wonders of yoga. Yoga is an effective exercise, stimulates not only the body but also the soul. You can also learn basic yoga postures that are not too complicated but proven effective. At five minutes of exercise and yoga, you can encourage your body to recharge the energy lost by day. At the same time, relaxation and stretching!

3. To engage in sports. Basketball, football, baseball, tennis or badminton. Many doctors have sports as an effective means to recommend staying fit and healthy. Sport can also be done in moderation. Do not take it seriously. Basketball shooting is with a friend, a moderate movement, also known as a sport.

4. Join exercise programs at work. If you do not make use of programs in the workplace, why not you? You can talk to your superiors and colleagues to start. To lose not just the calories, but also to build a good opportunity to relations with them. This can be done at least 30 minutes, 3 times per week.

5. The exercise, while the housework. Mowing gardening rake leaves, lawn, laundry, vacuuming and car washing moderately effective exercises at home. Use these tasks to sweat and burn calories. Instead of working with these machines, why not do with your hands and lose some fat?

Doing exercises in your daily routine will be surprised how many calories you lose. Doing these moderate exercises of the same amount every day can burn 150 calories to 1000 calories per day!

Swine flu death toll crosses 500 in India: govt

More than 500 people have died from swine flu in India since the first fatality was reported in August, the health ministry said Monday.

The western state of Maharashtra has seen the largest number, with 207 deaths from the influenza A(H1N1) virus, the ministry said in a statement.

Besides the 502 deaths, more than 14,000 people have tested positive for swine flu across India since it was first detected here in May, it added.

More than 5,700 people have died worldwide since the virus was first discovered in April, with most of the deaths in the Americas region, according to the World Health Organization.

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My 30 Day Fitness Challenge

Welcome to my first post on my first ever blog!  My husband recommended that I keep a journal about my 30 day challenge, so this is it!  First, what is my challenge and why am I doing it?

My husband thought I was complaining just a bit too much about some health issues, so he is the one that challenged me to a 30 day hiking program.  The rules are:

1.  Starting Nov 1, 2009 I must hike every day for 30 days.

2.  I am not allowed to have my nightly glass of red wine. (deep sigh)

3.  I must use poles when I hike.

Some of my symptoms are:  hot flashes, mood swings, the usual menopause stuff. I must note that I am almost 46 years old and think that I am much too young to be going through this!  Also, I have issues with my knees. One is worse than the other, but I am using some Amazon gel on it and wearing a knee brace when hiking.  I also think I have a mid-life ‘pooch’ that I would like to see gone. After four kids, I’m not sure that will ever happen, but I’m willing to give it a go!

My stats are:

Height: 5′8″

Weight: 143 lbs

I wear a size 6, but would like to not have my ‘pooch’ hanging over my pants!

So, today is day 8 and I am feeling somewhat wore out. Did I mention that I have four kids ranging in age from 11yrs. to 20 yrs.? Also my husband and I run a small restaurant…..so this is no small feat for me to keep on track.

I will keep you all posted on how it’s going and if my symptoms decrease.

bangun pagi jua akhirnya

bangun langsung ngeblog(mlai dari awal lagi)

wew,
sekarang tepatnya laptopku menunjukan jam 05:06 AM, tumben2 nya sih bangun pagi, biasanya selalu kesiangan dan jarang masuk kuliah pagi.(hahhahahha=LOL). aku juga ga tw kenapa nih bs bangun pagi, padahal anak-anak masih pada tidur, mungkin karena tadi malem tidur cepat banget. mulai akan tidurnya sih sekitar jam 10:00 PM gitu, tapi ga taw juga ya tidurnya jam berapa (_kallo tiduur kan ga bisa liat jam.wkakakakka)

bada pegel2 mua ni, alna abis lari di saraga trus ditambah fitness lagi, secara ya uda lama bgt g olah raga ya gini lah jadinya.

daah lagi bingun maw nulis apa lagi,hahhahahah

Asian dinner with a facelift

It’s hard for me to believe it, but those two 1/4 serving of muffins I had for breakfast, along with the apple juice/water mixture held me over until almost 2 p.m. today. Even after a 3 mile run—with, ahem, a sub-7:00 mile involved.

I’m amazed. I really thought I’d be starving around noon.

Instead, I worked on redesigning the blog (more on that later) until my hunger struck.

Lunch

I made a promise to Susan, earlier this week, that when my 9-pound box of oatmeal arrived at my apartment I’d give savory oats the chance they deserved.

I used my rice cooker to make a batch of oatmeal (the lazy way to make oats) and added the following in:

• 1/2 cup Quaker rolled oatmeal
• 1.5 cups water
• 1 egg
• salt & pepper
• spinach
• green onion
• a slice of cheese
• some salsa

Susan’s an advocate for savory oats. Maria is not.

Oats are meant to be sweet, I’ve decided.

I ate about half the bowl before giving up and tossing the rest. The flavor just wasn’t what I expected or wanted. With every bite I kept hoping for some sweetness that never appeared (obviously).

Instead I had the other half of yesterday’s Einstein Bros. Raisin and Cinnamon Swirl bagel with some peanut butter and a banana.

Followed by some chocolate. Add in four squares of Hershey’s Bliss dark chocolate while you’re at it.

Hey. I’m a woman. And I’m cramping. And I just personified every female stereotype.

Great.

Dinner

No afternoon snack necessary today, with such a late lunch and all.

J and I wrapped up No Staples Week with some Asian flare. Inspired by this stir-fry pork and vegetables recipe from Cooking Light, I put my own spin on Pork and Soba noodles.

I thought they were pretty good. J thought the pork was good. I’ll take it.

A pack of 100-Calorie Chips Ahoy! and some apple juice for dessert.

I think I’ve had too much sugar today. My stomach is feeling a bit heavy and gross.

A new look

Chasing the Now got a facelift today. I’ve been procrastinating making a new banner and finding a theme I really like for a few weeks now.

But, with nothing pressing on the agenda today, there really was no reason to continue putting it off.

New banner. New theme. And pages will be getting an editing soon.

What do you think? Leave me a comment and let me know.

It’s been a funky kind of day. Got to love being a woman, right? The husband and I are settling down for a few episodes of The Office tonight for a weekend pick me up.

drop and give me 20

uphill lunges

Boot Camp has officially started!  48 hours after the first session we could hardly move, and while still traumatic, we’re feeling not quite so painful after the second session… here’s hoping for the third {this afternoon}.  Ben has lined up 14 sessions for us, leading up to Christmas, and then we’re going to make decisions for the new year.

Push ups, sit ups, lunges, squats, boxing, bicep curls…need I go on?

So here’s to getting on the pain train!

Monday 11/2/09 Boot Camp at Herron School

Today we started a New Boot Camp for the staff of Herron High School.

We had a small turn out but I’m assured that more will be joining us.

Skill.

 How to squat, spent about 10-15 mins on the form.

WOD

Add 1 every min on the min untill time runs out max 15 mins

1st min:

1 Squat

1 Push up

1 Sit up

2nd min

2 Squats

2 Push ups

2 sit ups

and so on……..

Thanks to all who took the first steps to fitness, keep coming back.

Great job

The 33 Internship, Week 4...

…Hours this week: 9 hours, Total: 36 hours.

Day 7 – Tuesday, October 26, 2009 – 8:30am to 12:30pm = 4 hrs, Total: 31 hrs:

It was a very simple day today. Nothing real big happened much and it was a bit slow. It seemed that there were a good amount of the staff that were out of the office today also because it was pretty quite. I mean, I actually had time to get up and walk around. Figured that since I had the opportunity, that I could actually talk with people. However, since not very many people were around I really did not get to talk with anyone other than Anna and Rose.

I picked up where I left off on designing the “Ask the Fitness Expert” page. Created the banner, which has since been replaced by Chris’ (“The Fitness Expert” and Anna’s husband whom owns the CrossFit Underworld Gym in Dallas) personal logo/banner. I even created the ‘blur’ that contained the first three questions. It was kind of funny, I was asking questions that I already knew about (I use to be a fitness trainer and nutritionist) and then I was signing them with different fictitious-ish names from the surrounding DFW Metroplex.

Also, did my usual update of the Community Calendar. Oh and I created a new link and page to a pre-built template from the “Tribune” that just needed to be uploaded into Assembler and then called into the P2P system to show up on the page.

Honestly, today is kind of a blur. It went by so fast even though there was not that much to do.

Day 8 – Thursday, October 29, 2009 – 1pm to 5:30pm = 5 hrs, Total: 36 hrs:

Well if Tuesday was the day of not much happening, today was the day of being busy. I started a new project and created a page for The 33’s new contest of their “Two-a-day Wii Giveaway” that will be running for 15 days from November 2nd. People who tune into “Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader” at 5pm and again to “The Simpsons” at 6pm will have a chance to enter and win. All they have to do is listen for the Key words that will be given during commercial breaks and then go to the websites page that I created for it and then enter their information with the correct key word. Sounds pretty cool. I wish I could play. Though I have told friends about it. For the Wii page, I had the opportunity to learn something new and create forms, more specifically, official entry forms for a contest in Assembler and P2P.

Oh man! When I went to update the “Fitness Expert” page today, I somehow totally messed up the “Hair Expert” page, by practically deleting the whole thing. I am not really sure how it happened, but more likely because I just picked the wrong expert page. I would have asked Anna to help fix it, but by that point she had stepped out for lunch really quick since she was running little late on taking it. So I spend a good majority of time trying to fix the page only to find out that she was getting ready to can the “Ask the Hair Expert” page since it had been inactive for a while now. Go figure eh?

However, by all that happening, I learned a great deal about how the system works and that there are just some buttons that you should not push. I think they should be labeled as such. Only one of those destructive buttons, located in the P2P, system actually ask you to make sure that what you are about to do is what you want because the process cannot be resolved for it. Also, although I had been creating quite a few “photo galleries” so far (in P2P), I had never actually had the opportunity to get to create a “Collection” that holds a collection of similar items (stories, photo galleries, blurbs, etc. until now. Kind of an important thing to know when actually building a page that will display photo galleries. So, had I not flubbed on nearly destroying the hair expert page, I probably would have not had the chance to learn more about what you do.

Other than that, I made sure to send out my emails to Anna and Jennifer about my evaluation forms, to remind them that I would be needing those soon. Anna actually left early today for her nephews birthday party and I wound up staying almost an hour later than my usual time to head out, to work on more of the Wii-a-Day Giveaway contest.

Evaluation:

Overall it was a fairly simple week. With presentations coming up, I am still not quite sure what to do it over. I guess I just talk about what I have been doing so far? I mention this, because it is generally on my mind when I am there at The 33. I feel that this week was a good one. It just seemed to go by so fast. I need to start getting out into the office and really start meeting people. Though, I find it hard for me to do so…not because I am not social, but because there is work to be done and I like doing it. I tend to just work straight through. Not uncommon, but I will try this next week to make more of an effort to not let all the ‘work’ to be done take over time I could be using to utilize the internship.

Taylor Made Fitness A.M. Group Workouts: Meet me at Dusty Rhodes Park in Ocean Beach

Join me at my Newest 55 minute Group Fitness Workouts in the Ocean Beach! Tuesday and Thursdays at 5:30am at Dusty Rhodes Park in Ocean Beach (off of Sunset Cliffs and Nemitz Blvd).

Who’s invited? Anyone who wants to tone, define, lose weight/bodyfat, increase energy and make new friends!

What is it? 12-week program designed to get you results!

Where? Dusty Rhodes Park (Ocean Beach). Corner of Sunset Cliffs and Nemitz Blvd (off the 8 freeway)

Cost? $15 per class (Paid in Advance every month), or $18 per class (Pay as you go)

Start date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Taylor Made Fitness Group Workouts include:
*Cardio (Walking, Jogging, Jump rope, Step)
*Toning (Using Resistance Bands, Free weights, Body Weight)
*Resistance Training (Squats, Lunges, Abs)

*What you’ll need:
*A Towel or Mat
*Free Weights Optional (additional if wanted)
*Comfortable Workout Clothes
*Water
*Sun Screen / Sun Block
*A Big Smile!

What YOU’LL get:
*In and out in less than 1 hour
*Measurements taken weeks 1, 6 and 12
*Goal Setting
*Basic Nutrition Program for weight/fat loss
*Total Body workout
*Increased energy
*Improved body confidence
*Meet new people
*Decrease bodyfat (Personal Results will vary)
*Purchase Supplements to Increase Results
*Have fun
*Online and one-on-one Support

Lisa L. Taylor, Owner of Taylor Made Fitness (www.mytaylormadefitness.com) has been helping men, women and teens get their personal health and fitness results for over 14 years. Lisa is a Certified Nutritionist, (ACE) Personal Trainer/Lifestyle Weight Management Consultant, FiTour Pro Trainer, (AFAA) Fitness Practitioner/Personal Trainer/Primary Instructor/Exercise for the Large Exerciser/Senior, Youth and Pre-Natal Fitness, Cardio Kickboxing, Aqua, Pilates and Indoor Cycling Instructor.

If you haven’t set your Health and Fitness goals yet, now is time to get started. Workouts are designed for all fitness levels. Don’t let another day pass you by. If you’re ready to make the commitment to improve your life, fitness level, overall health and have fun, meet me at Dusty Rhodes Park. Pre-registration is required as there will be limited space. Call/text me for more information!

Fitfully yours,

Lisa L. Taylor
Taylor Made Fitness
619 987-9691 cell/text
www.mytaylormadefitness.com
tmfitnes@pacbell.net

*Make Today the day Health and Fitness is YOUR TOP PRIORITY!