Focus On The Benefits Of Exercise

I've recently discovered that paying particular attention to the benefits and positive impact that exercise will have on my life actually makes me more motivated to exercise. I literally meditate on this daily by sitting still for a minute or two and thinking of all the great things daily exercise will do for me personally. Try this yourself, make your mental list a personal list and not just what you think you should say. Think of how great you will look and feel, think of how confident you will be, etc. Writing down the benefits works even better.

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

The Benefits Of Weight Training

The benefits of weight training. Weight training is like a medicine: It controls weight; tones entire body; strengthens bones; improves mobility; increases strength.

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

Don’t think, just do. Don’t give yourself time to think; over-thinking about exercise saps motivation. -Mark Tyrrell,  therapist and co-founder of Uncommon Knowledge.

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

Exercise Is The Catalyst

Yes, exercise is the catalyst. That's what makes everything happen: your digestion, your elimination, your skin, hair, everything about you depends on circulation. And how do you increase circulation?...EXERCISE -Jack LaLanne 

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

Exercise Keeps You Young

We do not stop exercising because we grow old - we grow old because we stop exercising.
-Dr. Kenneth Cooper, Cooper Institute

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

Doing your best means you never stop trying.

Click HERE to see the YouTube video I used to make this gif.

Reverse Plank - Strengthens arms, wrists, legs, ankles, shoulders, chest, abs and quads

Click HERE to see the YouTube video that I used to make this gif.

Things I tell myself: If another person can lose weight, get fit and really toned I can too. There is absolutely no reason why I can’t do exactly the same thing.

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

Things I tell myself: You can do this. You can achieve your goal weight and you can do it in the next 4 - 6 months.

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

Imagine Reaching Your Goal Weight

It helps to visualise yourself achieving your goal; doing this helps you believe that it's possible to achieve and motivates you to do what's necessary to make it a reality.

The Portion Size Illusion

This demonstrates why eating from a smaller plate tricks your brain into thinking you're eating more food.

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

A Few Bad Days Can't Ruin A Weight Loss Plan

A few “bad” days can’t ruin a weight loss plan...only giving up can do that. JUST KEEP GOING AND YOU'LL GET THERE

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

Challenge Yourself

If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you.

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

Photo by Stuart Miles

Make It Happen

If you want to accomplish anything in life, you can't just sit back and hope it will happen. You've got to make it happen. -Chuck Norris

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

Goals Are Important

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger

When your load is heavy, many will look down on you and think you're weak, but one day they too will have a heavy load and will look up at you and wonder why you're so strong. -Linda James

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

America's Fat Future

The following infographic focuses on the obesity problem in America and the future results for Americans if the trend continues. As most of us know obesity is not uniquely an American problem and many countries are now experiencing their own high rates of obesity, so this graphic is relevant for all of us irrespective of nationality.

Created by: MedicalCodingCareerGuide.com

Hula Hooping Is Fun And Provides A Great Workout

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

I recently became quite interested in hula hooping as an exercise when I came across someone on Tumblr who told me she used hooping to lose quite a lot of weight (Check out her blog HERE). She inspired me so much that I ordered one on Amazon for myself and it will arrive tomorrow. I'm so excited about getting started because I know for sure that I'll enjoy this form of exercise.

While researching hula hooping I  found the video below on YouTube and I encourage you to watch it because it clearly demonstrates that not only is hula hooping fun, it will also help you get a good cardiovascular workout and help tone up your body as well.

Any time Is Salad Time

Any time is salad time - I recently developed a love for and fascination with salads. Whenever I made salads in the past I never really put much thought into them; salads always felt a bit like a medicine I had to take rather than a tasty, filling dish to enjoy. I have recently discovered so many salad ideas online that have inspired me to create and experiment with my own. I now eat salads every day sometimes twice a day. So if you're not eating a salad a day, check out online recipes, you'll be pleasantly surprised at the variety of salad ideas that are bound to make you fall in love with salads too.

Your Body Is A Finely Tuned Vehicle

Your body is a finely tuned vehicle, give it good fuel and it will take you places.

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

Eat A Salad Every Day

Make it your habit to eat a salad every day. Salads are low in calories, nutritious and quick and easy to prepare.

Swimming Is Good For You

Swimming is good for you.

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

What's Your Excuse For Not Working Out Today?

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

The Health Benefits of Coffee

I never thought I'd ever create a blog post on the health benefits of coffee since all I'd ever heard about coffee in relation to health was how bad it can be for you. So you can imagine my surprise when I found the following Wikipedia entry on coffee:

Researchers involved in an on-going 22-year study by the Harvard School of Public Health state that "the overall balance of risks and benefits [of coffee consumption] are on the side of benefits." For example, men who drank six or more cups of coffee per day were found to have a 20% reduction in developing prostate cancer. 

Other studies suggest coffee consumption reduces the risk of being affected by Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, heart disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, cirrhosis of the liver, and gout. A longitudinal study in 2009 showed that those who consumed a moderate amount of coffee or tea (3–5 cups per day) at midlife were less likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer's disease in late-life compared with those who drank little coffee or avoided it altogether. 

The presence of antioxidants in coffee has been shown to prevent free radicals from causing cell damage. A recent study showed that roast coffee, high in lipophilic antioxidants and chlorogenic acid lactones, protected primary neuronal cell cultures against hydrogen peroxide-induced cell death. 

Source: Wikipedia

Abs and Obliques Workout

This exercise is great for achieving a flat, toned tummy. Click HERE to go to the Youtube  video that I used to make this gif.

The Scale Is Just One Way To Measure Success

Most of us only use the scales to measure progress, but the scales don't always tell the whole story. Use some of these tips to get a more complete picture of your progress.

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

Kony 2012 - This Video Has Nothing To Do With Weight Loss And Fitness But I Felt Compelled To Post It Here To Help Spread The Message

I received this video in my inbox today and felt it was my moral duty to post it here in the hope that I can play a small part in spreading the message. Please watch it and then pass it on in whatever way you can. Thank you.

PS. If you are considering whether or not to pass on this video consider the quote below that a friend sent to me today....

First they came for the Communists,
but I was not a communist so I did not speak out.
Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists,
but I was neither, so I did not speak out.
Then they came for the Jews,
but I was not a Jew so I did not speak out.
And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out
for me.
-Pastor Martin Niemöller

Starvation Diets Do Not Work

It can seem that a drastic reduction of calories is a viable method to shed pounds quickly but this is not a long term solution. The only long term solution to weight gain is to find ways to develop new habits. Take it slowly, change one thing about your eating and exercise at a time. Don't try to change all your habits at once. Habit change is the key.

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

Eat Clean, Train Mean, Get Lean

If you adopt an 'eat clean/train mean lifestyle' you'll not only get lean, you'll also create many positive changes and improvements in in just about every area of your life.

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

Exercise Motivation Tip - Set Future Fitness Goals

If you do what you've always done, you will get what you've always got..so to upgrade your fitness and weight loss program set future fitness goals...fun runs, dancing competitions, body building competitions, swimming races, etc, are just some fun ideas you could integrate into your future fitness plans this spring and summer. You can do it if you start training for it from now.

Understand The Importance Of Exercise

Exercise is very, very important to your health, weight loss and general well being. Think long and hard about the benefits of exercise in your own life....The stronger your "Why?" the greater your "How?".

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

How To Increase The Effectiveness Of Your Workouts

You will achieve your weight loss and fitness goals quicker if you make every workout session count. The best way to do that is to set yourself new goals each time you work out.

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER

Your Body Is Your Home

Most of us would choose to live in a beautiful home. We would decorate it, buy nice furniture for it and proudly show it off to friends. Your body is your primary home and if you want to feel good in it and happy about it you'll have to make the choice to eat healthy and exercise daily.

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER