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  • Fitness Motivation for the Bold

    One thing that you will have to do is exposing yourself to healthy and fit people, if you are an athlete then it will be necessary for you to train with athletes of your caliber or even better. If you’ve never been fit all your life, then you’d better visit a park or a health club where people are working out.

    Bookmarkersport For the sake of your fitness motivation, I want to emphasize that there is no absolute solution to your success. You will have to sit down with at least two books every month, and living out what’s inside the book. Test that knowledge against what you know about the subject matter, and then practice it! While doing this remember to document everything for your future review, and it also acts as a record, for you to clearly see that you were productive. Namesports

    If you think that you know everything about training your abdominal muscles, legs, arms or any other aspect of your health and fitness, then you are in for a rude shock. Why you wonder!, the reason is you are no longer coachable once you take up such a spirit. There are some people out there who cannot be successful with their personal fitness trainers because they constantly challenge their trainers or always suggesting what should be done. At the end of the workout session, the trainer is drained and they lack the necessary fitness inspiration for the next workout session. Then there those who think that working out or watching their nutrition is a bad thing. Netherlandsfc

    Here is the hard truth: Those of us who refuse to exercise or eat right, are basically saying that they don’t see the point, and unless something really awful happens, such as developing high blood pressure, only then will they start paying attention to exercise and nutrition. It doesn’t take a tragedy for you to change your mind. To those who are skeptical I urge them to visit their local hospital on a regular basis, for about three months. The amount of exposure you will get will be overbearing-and I can confidently say that , you will be a different person. This is your journey, nobody is forcing you to do anything, but don’t let awful conditions force you to change your ways. Nationgoal

    You fitness inspiration will shoot up to the skies the moment you come to God, your father. Talk to him and ask him to teach you something. You will be amazed! No longer will you be expressing words such as

    “Well, in our family we’re just fat”. Instead you will be uttering words such as “the lord is my constant, instant and abundant supplier”. So that even if you don’t enjoy working out in a traditional fitness center. Royalfootball

  • Anatomy of Belief, In Fitness

    In part 1, I broke down the 3 moving parts of a belief and I promised to share more about how this impacts your experience with fitness, exercise or physical performance. Samarobie

    So, here I am, delivering on that promise. I want to dive into the first moving part I talked about. Where are you right now in your health and fitness? Radykobiety

    Or… if your an athlete, where are you in your performance level?                     

    Are you as fit as you would like to be?

    Are you burning the fat that you’re striving to rid yourself of?

    Are you gaining strength and muscle mass your working out hard for? Domwpraktyce

    Are you upping your game and making leaps in your performance at your sport?

    If you answered no to any of these questions (or the ones relevant to you), then you have more than likely reached a plateau. Kosmetykipanidomu A plateau is often a point of diminishing return like is often experienced in many strength training regimes, which is often resolved with a change in workout, but this is not the type of plateau I’m referring to.

    This is a belief plateau. Whereby what needs to change is what you see to be true and how you feel about your experience, possibilities and yourself. Babazaklawiatura If your exercising, working out or training towards a certain goal but you’ve stopped getting progress for a long time, then you may have reached your thermostatic point. The point that you feel comfortable at (but not necessarily satisfied with).

     And if you’ve been struggling to make progress for a while, then the one thing holding you back is a belief or two about your ability, potential or worthiness. Kobietabezgranic

    If you know what those beliefs are, as I stated in part 1, its valuable to know what gives those beliefs their strength. What are the references that make you feel that the belief that’s holding you back is true? These references come in the form of past experiences, memories and lessons you may have been taught. The more of these there are, the stronger the belief. Wnetrzedozmiany Say you have a belief that says, “I just can’t build muscle because I’m really skinny and I always have been.”

  • Why Motivation Is Dead in Fitness

    There has been a long debate over the years as to whether it is motivation or inspiration that drives an individual best towards their goal. On the one hand, motivation is great for immediate action and more tangible outcomes in the short term. Warszawadzis  On the other hand, inspiration, because of its intrinsically desired based nature, is powerful at getting you to access your true desires and you’re most authentic drives towards a goal like a fitter, stronger body for the long term. Krakowcodziennie

    I’m on the side of inspiration especially when it comes to fitness. Fitness is a long term part of life and the last things you want to rely on in your fitness are fleeting and undependable motivations. So, it makes sense to have intrinsic and internal reasons to get fit rather than extrinsic and external motives that will have no effect the following day, let alone weeks and months. Mrdecor There is a caveat with inspiration though. And that is even some sources of inspiration can be fleeting. Have you ever heard a speaker, watched an incredible feat or heard an amazing story that left you feeling and saying to yourself, “I can do that!”, however, the following week it’s all too forgotten? We’ve all been there and being inspired by someone or something doesn’t immediately guarantee that you will take action towards what you want. Poukladana Here’s the thing. Often, when we get inspired by something, it rarely gets implemented because of one of two things. You either have no clue how you’re going to implement it, or urgencies or higher priorities win out. Kobiecylook

    The real difference between a moment of inspiration and your inherent inspiration lies in this one distinction. A fleeting inspiration shows you what’s possible; your inherent inspiration shows you a vision of what you actually want to create. Modnaulica

    Think about this for a moment in terms of your fitness. Have you ever been inspired by some weight loss results or muscle gains of people you know, or of exercise programs that sound good because they are shiny and new while promising you those results in your health and fitness? I’m not ragging on anything but I am using some examples of moments of inspiration when you’re shown what’s possible, which is fine. Seeing what’s possible has it’s place but it is not enough on its own if you want to access consistent action that leads to lasting results in your fitness. Lasting and inherent inspiration on the other hand not only shows you what’s possible but also provides you with a vision for your health and fitness. A vision for creating it rather than for attaining it. Urokliwyogrod

    You see, the thing I notice both in my own experience and in others when people have an internal drive that lasts towards something, I notice that they are more about creating than they are about attaining.

  • Anatomy of Belief, In Fitness

    In part 1, I broke down the 3 moving parts of a belief and I promised to share more about how this impacts your experience with fitness, exercise or physical performance.

     So, here I am, delivering on that promise. I want to dive into the first moving part I talked about. Barishalprotibedon

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    Where are you right now in your health and fitness?

    Or… if your an athlete, where are you in your performance level?

    Are you as fit as you would like to be?

    Are you burning the fat that your striving to rid yourself of?

    Are you gaining strength and muscle mass your working out hard for?

    Are you upping your game and making leaps in your performance at your sport?

    If you answered no to any of these questions (or the ones relevant to you), then you have more than likely reached a plateau.

    A plateau is often a point of diminishing return like is often experienced in many strength training regimes, which is often resolved with a change in workout, but this is not the type of plateau I’m referring to.

    This is a belief plateau. Whereby what needs to change is what you see to be true and how you feel about your experience, possibilities and yourself.

    If your exercising, working out or training towards a certain goal but you’ve stopped getting progress for a long time, then you may have reached your thermostatic point. The point that you feel comfortable at (but not necessarily satisfied with).

     And if you’ve been struggling to make progress for a while, then the one thing holding you back is a belief or two about your ability, potential or worthiness.

    If you know what those beliefs are, as I stated in part 1, its valuable to know what gives those beliefs their strength. Bronxtavern

    What are the references that make you feel that the belief that’s holding you back is true?

    These references come in the form of past experiences, memories and lessons you may have been taught. The more of these there are, the stronger the belief.

    Say you have a belief that says dpapaccasinos “I just can’t build muscle because I’m really skinny and I always have been.”

  • Catering Food with Care

    There is old English saying “Food cooked with passion and served with love tastes divine. “Trust me, it is true even today! Every food enthusiast (like you and me) is well aware that the soul of any good recipe resides in the right blend of spices and fresh natural ingredients. But we might sometimes miss upon an even more important ingredient while cooking food, and which more often than not tampers with the soul of our recipe. Comoactivar Yes, I am talking about food safety & hygiene. One has to be very careful while handling food and maintain the highest level of hygiene and food safety in our kitchen and home Food contamination can occur at any stage, be it harvesting, processing, preparation, storage or transportation. Food borne diseases are often common where low standards of hygiene are used. Aspecjoinery

    According to data released by World Health Organization, every year food borne disease causes almost one in ten people to fall ill.  These diseases can be deadly especially in children. There are a few basic rules to be followed while handling food: One must wash one’s hands thoroughly with soap before coming in contact with food.

    This eliminates transfer of germs from your hands to the food. One must wash all vegetables and fruits with cold water before using them. Kitchen counters and surfaces are the key places which if dirty can contaminate food. These places must be sanitized thoroughly along with equipment used for preparing food.  In case you are sick or down with cold and flu you must avoid cooking and handling food. When someone has the symptoms of diarrhea, vomiting or jaundice, they should stay away from the workplace. And if they have a sore throat and fever, they should be restricted from preparing and serving food.

    This is alarming because these people potentially could have spread disease to the people who consume the foods their establishments were serving. Martin Bucknavage, extension food-safety specialist says,”Foodborne pathogens such as Nor virus, Hepatitis A and Shigella often are spread by sick workers to restaurant patrons through the food.”

    These recommendations are not just for foodservice or retail food establishments but also for people who cook for their families and those who work in child care or elder-care facilities. The use of hand sanitizers and tissue paper should be encouraged in all age groups.

    To avoid cross contamination keep raw and cooked foods separate when storing and preparing. Food should be stored in covered containers in the fridge and put raw meats and poultry in the bottom of the fridge so the juices don’t contaminate food on lower shelves. Don’t put cooked meat back on the plate the raw meat was on.

    This is alarming because these people potentially could have spread disease to the people who consume the foods their establishments were serving. Martin Bucknavage, extension food-safety specialist says,”Foodborne pathogens such as Nor virus, Hepatitis A and Shigella often are spread by sick workers to restaurant patrons through the food.”

  • Dog Behavior Series 11 – What Is the Best Dog Food?

    Do you want to know the secret for selecting the best dog food for your dog? Keep reading to discover what it is and why you should be concerned about what your dog is eating and how it can affect your dog’s health and behavior. Cabinetsplus This segment is for dog owners who want to feed the very best to their furry friends. Dogs with kidney, thyroid, food allergy, or other abnormal conditions require special dietary needs not covered in this segment. Gradientmag Dog food that is meat based rather than grain based. That is the secret to your dog’s optimum health. Low quality dog foods will almost always be grain based and the healthier, higher quality dog foods will be meat, poultry or fish. You’ll pay more for meat based dog foods, but the higher the price, the higher the quality; the higher the quality of the ingredients, the greater the nutritional value. Businessmutualfund

    Dogs have to eat more low quality dog food in an attempt to meet their nutritional needs. Again, you may pay more for higher quality but you will buy less because your dog will eat less. So, keep that in mind when looking at the price of higher quality dog foods. Your dog will also pass noticeably less stool when fed a high quality meat based diet. Straightforwardsupplies

    This is my number one secret for selecting the best dog food. Keep reading, because now I’m going to tell you why, so by the end of this segment you will have acquired enough knowledge on the topic to better understand and come to your own conclusions. Disswebdesign

    For dogs, meat is the appropriate source of protein and fat is the appropriate source of energy. High quality meat contains all the proteins, vitamins, minerals, and essential nutrients needed for dogs to live a long and healthy life. Yet, carbohydrates have become the dominant nutrient found in most dog foods. Why is this? Because they are abundant, have a long shelf life, and are cheaper than protein and fat. What does this mean? Less expensive dog foods generally include less meat and more animal by-products and grain fillers. Is this good Keep reading to find out. Asselalrihqan

    Contrary to belief, carbohydrates are not essential for a healthy dog diet. Nor is fiber a required nutrient for dogs. Dogs do not need corn, wheat, barley, oats, brown rice, millet, potatoes, or sweet potatoes. Carbohydrates and fiber are poor substitutes for meat protein and fat. Dogs are carnivores; meat eaters. The best digestible protein sources for a dog are meat, eggs, poultry, and fish; and are far better choices for meat eaters. Voguemagnet

  • Shocking Ingredients Hidden In Your Foods

    As a qualified personal trainer and health coach I’ve evaluated a lot of diets and meal plans over the years. I always ask “So what is your diet like?” And the most common response is… “Oh my diet’s pretty good actually.” It’s not until we delve deeper into what people are consuming on a daily basis where we start to realize that their diet wasn’t that healthy after all. Myamid

    Just because a food product is sitting on a supermarket shelf doesn’t mean that it’s OK to eat. Think about it… Children can eat crayons but we don’t call crayons food. Therefore, why are we putting so many lifeless and nutrient devoid foods as well as many known toxins into our bodies these days. Wyjatkowyupominek

    The food companies certainly don’t make it easy. Most of the food labels don’t make much sense due to all the codes and unpronounceable names. But did you know that there are legal loopholes where manufacturers can add certain ingredients and chemicals to the product, but state on the label that the product doesn’t contain those ingredients at all? Ridiculous isn’t it!

    As you read on you’ll come to realize why more and more people are starting to eat fresh and healthy unprocessed foods to avoid these disgraceful ingredients. Below I’ve outlined 8 dangerous and shocking ingredients hidden in your foods that you should be aware of.

    Yes you read correct… Anti-freeze is what goes into the radiator of your car so it won’t over heat but also won’t freeze up in colder climates. It’s called propylene glycol, also known as propane-1,2-diol or E1520. It’s a chemical that has many industrial uses such as Coexist, which is an oil dispersant used for oil spills in the ocean. It’s also used in pharmaceutical drugs and cosmetics, right through to many ice creams.

    Luckily for the folks in the European Union, they have not cleared propylene glycol as a food additive or food grade product. My advice, make your own ice cream and stop consuming products that contain this chemical. Proteins are the building blocks of life and are made up of amino acids. Although they are good for your health, I’m sure you’d agree that there must be a better way to extend the shelf life of some products other than using human hair or duck feathers. The amino-acid L-Cytokine is used to prolong the shelf life of many products such as commercial breads. The L-Cytokine that is used to prolong these foods often comes from duck and chicken feathers as well as horns from cows that have been slaughtered. However the most commonly used version comes from human hair. Yes, you read that correctly.

  • Comfort Food Addiction and Stress Link

    Comfort food addiction is described with these characteristics. Food products that have a high level of sugar, fat and salt and other chemicals that have been process together to enhances and amplify flavors will above normal food levels. Leivas

     Once the bodies chemistry has changed which affects emotional and mental association to eating comfort food and relaxation through repeated eating comfort food for through reinforcement of behavior with comfort food the mind learns to relax before it even starts to eat your comfort food and that experience forms mental addicted attachment and behavior. Duffelbagspouse

    The way comfort food affects relaxation is by reducing energy within the body, that is created by the affect of changing ones chemistry and the mind identify chemical change as relaxation. Any addiction is mind or mental state, body stress in shoulders and tension in body and spirit energy force between the mind and body which is being supported by their breathing pattern that support addiction. It is the interaction of all three that has to be address to change persons compulsive behavior. Dragon88shar

     The power of personal spirit to affect their emotional, physical and enjoyment reality has to be developed and incorporated otherwise you fight your addiction but do not change your addiction. Samada

     The ability to enhances ones personal spirit force is directly connected to the power of core/breathing for in order to do it at the highest level the whole torso is engaged in each breath and the mind is conscious (conscious is not thinking but feeling action which lets you think with sense of feeling the body) of the experience during the breath. Clarity here for breath and spirit are connected for its force within and being express with each exhale. Dragon69pop Over time the mind and body will adjust its sense of taste to deal with comfort foods over active taste which has the affect of numbing the tong and mouth to point that a person will find it hard to taste anything else other then process foods. Because of altered taste a person will continually pick process foods over other foods because it’s the only time they can taste their food. Cartsdispo Other foods that have not been process will seem tasteless thereby not enjoyable to eat. It takes time to recover taste once person stop eating comfort food There is mindless eating to consuming comfort food for taste is not the issue but creating a chemical induce emotional relaxed state is. Bingkaicanvas

    The minds focus is not on the eating of food but in conjunction of doing other things emotionally person is mindlessly eating to create a relax mind state. Your creating an emotional reality around your comfort foods that drives the eating so the emotional cluing experience can be recreated. Arendaavtosochi

  • A Guide to Marketing in Today’s Digital World

    In the world of business development and branding, going digital is the entire buzz. So just what is digital marketing and how can we use it to grow our businesses? Artful cat-design

    Digital marketing is the advertising and promotion of businesses and their brands through digital media channels. Digital media, at the moment, includes websites, social media, radio, television, mobile and even forms of traditionally non-digital media such as billboards and transit signs. Essentially any marketing media that is delivered electronically is considered digital marketing. Jarvisexchange

     This leaves only various forms of person-to-person (P2P) marketing, print advertising and direct marketing outside of the digital marketing umbrella.

    Kagamingslotgam  Even then, print ads, direct mail, print directories, billboards and posters are all starting to connect to their digital counterparts. With items like URL landing pages, QR codes, web banner advertising, online directories and text codes, traditional marketing and advertising almost always has a digital marketing connection. Diversity spares

    The shift to digital media is being driven by marketing agencies, business owners and consumers alike. The ever-increasing demand to show quantifiable results makes going digital a dream for the digital marketing agency. Most digital media, including websites, social media and mobile advertising is much easier to track than traditional marketing media such as print advertising. Theipodteacher

    For business owners, many forms of digital advertising are very low cost. Having a web presence, engaging customers in conversations through social media and e-mail marketing are low cost alternatives to print advertising and direct mail. These digital channels are available to businesses of any size, and help to even the playing field for start-ups, small businesses and independent consultants seeking new business. Arsenal-zlat

    For consumers, the fast pace of life makes digital advertising a must. When consumers are in need of goods and services, gone are the days of thumbing through a phonebook to find them. Now, we whip out our mobile devices or head to our computers for answers – and we find them fast.

    No matter what size your business is – large or small to medium sized business / enterprise (SMB or SME) – you can effectively market your business through low-cost digital channels. The foundation of your marketing efforts will be your website. Invest wisely in your website, and be sure that it does the following. Hellosouthbend

  • Health Care Fraud – The Perfect Storm

    Today, health care fraud is all over the news. There undoubtedly is fraud in health care. The same is true for every business or endeavor touched by human hands, e.g. banking, credit, insurance, politics, etc. Justgrancanaria

     There is no question that health care providers who abuse their position and our trust to steal are a problem. So are those from other professions who do the same. Why does health care fraud appear to get the ‘lions-share’ of attention? Could it be that it is the perfect vehicle to drive agendas for divergent groups where taxpayers, health care consumers and health care providers are dupes in a health care fraud shell-game operated with ‘sleight-of-hand’ precision? Jewelofmedinabook Take a closer look and one finds this is no game-of-chance. Taxpayers, consumers and providers always lose because the problem with health care fraud is not just the fraud, but it is that our government and insurers use the fraud problem to further agendas while at the same time fail to be accountable and take responsibility for a fraud problem they facilitate and allow to flourish. Fraud perpetrated against both public and private health plans costs between $72 and $220 billion annually, increasing the cost of medical care and health insurance and undermining public trust in our health care system. Sonoranluxuryproperties

    It is no longer a secret that fraud represents one of the fastest growing and most costly forms of crime in America today… We pay these costs as taxpayers and through higher health insurance premiums… We must be proactive in combating health care fraud and abuse… We must also ensure that law enforcement has the tools that it needs to deter, detect, and punish health care fraud.” The General Accounting Office (GAO) estimates that fraud in healthcare ranges from $60 billion to $600 billion per year – or anywhere between 3% and 10% of the $2 trillion health care budget. [Health Care Finance News reports, 10/2/09] The GAO is the investigative arm of Congress. Lavenderjoyweddings

    The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) reports over $54 billion is stolen every year in scams designed to stick us and our insurance companies with fraudulent and illegal medical charges. Kamazvectra

    NHCAA was created and is funded by health insurance companies unfortunately; the reliability of the purported estimates is dubious at best. Insurers, state and federal agencies, and others may gather fraud data related to their own missions, where the kind, quality and volume of data compiled varies widely. David Hyman, professor of Law, University of Maryland, tells us that the widely-disseminated estimates of the incidence of health care fraud and abuse lacks any empirical foundation at all, the little we do know about health care fraud and abuse is dwarfed by what we don’t know and what we know that is not so. Sciencemathmastery