Stress Soloution #1 - Fulfillment & Purpose

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I don’t know if you are like me, but sometimes I find it so difficult to hear my own thoughts above the constant background noise of other people’s chatter … (“Mum, can I please have something to eat?” “Mum, I’m bored!” “Honey, have you seen the car keys?” “Mum can you wipe my bottom?” ) It’s easy to lose yourself or at least, the person you used to be.

It’s a fact of life… these things don’t go away (and in some cases you wouldn’t ever want to change it), but Andrew Sheridan who is a life coach has some suggestions on how to make your situation better…

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Fitness Trends - What’s Hot in 08?

Is 08 going to be the year “drinking beer in front of the TV” becomes a hot new fitness trend? Sorry sports fans…Maybe next year.

The American College of sports medicine (ACSM) have released this year’s biggest trends and the Diet Blog have sorted through the data and listed the top 10 fitness trends in 08.

Check it out and if you’re not already into one of these trends it might be time to try it out?

What have you got tot lose? weight right?

Exercise Ball Article & Updates

Ever wondered how to get beautiful long lean muscles?

Beautiful Long lean muscles do look a lot nicer than long flabby arms right?

One way you can achieve this look is with the help of an exercise ball or Swiss ball….and of course “A Healthy Diet”

An Exercise Ball (or Swiss Ball) will not only help you create long lean muscle’s but it can add variety to a boring exercise routine & can dramatically improve core stability, strength and balance.

I’ve written an article on the subject of exercise balls for the blog “This Mama Cooks” . The article is titled “Get Rid of Flab Quickly By Using An Exercise Ball”

This is my first attempt as a “Guest Poster” - I’d love for you to go over to This Mama Cooks and leave a comment for me to tell me what you think. Read more

5 Ways To Measure Your Fitness Progress

I came across this great post tonight from “The Fit List” called Beyond the Scales - Measuring Fitness Progress and I wanted to take a minute to talk about it.

Many Of my clients have asked the same question that you’ve probably asked yourself…”Apart from weighing myself every week, how can I really tell if I’m losing weight?”….Or In other words, If you didn’t like what number just came up on the scales, where can I get a second opinion?

“The Fit List” have outlined 5 excellent alternatives that you can use to measure your fitness progress.

• Body Fat Analysis
• Fitness Log
• Pedometer
• Sleep Assessment
• Air Test

These guys really know their stuff and have a really good Blog…. so check it out and read more about these 5 methods…it’s the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th opinion you’ve been looking for.

The Fit List

Strength Training Helps Prevent the Saggy Senior Citizen look

Have you ever stood in front of the mirror and wondered what you’ll look like when you’re older? If you’re a lady I’m sure you’d prefer to look like Jane Fonda over say…Mike Moore, right?

You need to seriously think about adding Strength Training to your fitness regime if you want to look fabulous in your Golden years. Because It’s a Fact – The more muscle mass you have, the more fat you will burn.

Many people are put off by strength training. They believe that if they start working out with weights once or twice a week they’ll somehow turn into Arnold schwarzenegger …It’s not going to happen..

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