Posts Tagged ‘weight loss’

Are You Adding Healthy Habits to Your Day?

So it’s a new year, and everyone’s back on the band-wagon to get healthier (myself included).  There are so many choices and things to do it can be overwhelming.  And then there’s the caveat that not every exercise, supplement, or wellness activity is safe and appropriate for everyone.

If you feel like you’re wandering and confused about your choices and what to do to really get results from your exercise program and weight-loss efforts, I’d encourage you to seek the wise counsel of an experienced health and fitness expert, or perhaps a nutritionist to help you sort out the details and fine-tune a fitness and eating plan that is realistic for your schedule and will help you confidently move forward in the right direction.

Another thing to keep in mind which has helped me a lot this week is a bit of advice from David Wolfe’s Longevity Now Program:  We feel deprived and like we’re missing out when we start taking things away.  Kind of like taking candy from a baby!  Instead focus on adding good healthy things to your day, whether it’s exercise, more rest, meditation, better food choices, or supplements.

By focusing on what your ADDING to your lifestyle to become healthier, you might discover that the not-so-healthy habits will disappear without you feeling deprived.

This shift in perspective has made a huge difference in my mindset and the choices I’ve made this week.  Hope that perhaps it will help you on your journey too!

Have a Fit and Fabulous Day!

Are You Getting Fit the Wii Way?

It’s not difficult to believe that the American Council on Exercise (ACE) has named technology-based fitness as one of it’s top trends for 2009. And that ACE has commissioned several studies over the past three years to evaluate the benefits of using video games for an exercise program. I posted an article about my Wii Fit experience awhile back, and it appears that this trend towards TV Wii fitness just might be here to stay! Is it really effective? Read more about how to Get fit, the Wii way, and see the controversy over the effectiveness of using things like the Wii as an option for fun and fitness. If you are doing ANYTHING, it’s better than nothing! Definitely your results are going to vary based on your conditioning level. I’m sure that there are lots of folks out there like Sherry Bridson in this Wii Fit article who have seen amazing results getting fit with her home video exercise program. But I have to wonder…is it the actual Wii Fit program, or her dedication and consistency to spend 90 minutes a day playing interactive health related video games? What would her results have been if she’s walked, jogged, lifted weights, done Pilates, rode a bike, or any other combination of fitness programs for a consistent 90 minutes a day??? Find things you enjoy doing for health and exercise and DO THEM REGULARLY! Whether it’s Wii or enjoying the wonders of the great outdoors!

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