What to do When You Have Sore Leg muscles!

September 25th, 2009

Sore leg muscles and the best cure!

Sore leg muscles during an exercise program are  natural changes your body goes through. If you did a sport or an activity before you started a running program that involved using a lot of the muscles you use for running, you may not feel as stiff and sore the next day.

But…

If you are starting a new program you will feel soreness because you haven’t used those muscles.  Your muscles are now building and tiny tears develop while you are strengthening the muscle. These tears can produce sore leg muscles where the pain can last up to a week or more!

I have been receiving lots e-mails about sore leg muscles!

How to treat and heal quickly heal:

  • Rest… but also do an activity like a consistent like slow walk. Something like tennis would be very jarring on already sore muscles. It is also good to try to do the same exercise gently (run/walk or running) after a 3 day rest. If you spread your days too far apart you run into the same muscle soreness again.
  • Try not to sit for too long…and if it hurts to get up off a chair - do some gentle stretches! This is good to get the blood moving in the area. If you have to sit for a long time stretch your legs every half hour and get up and move around.
  • Do a gentle message on the area with some deep rub sports cream. This also gets the blood moving in the area, make sure that it is gentle message.
  • Ice or take a cool bath this helps stop the build up of lactic acid that is causing some of the pain. Doing this also prevents swelling.
  • Some people say do the same activity a couple days later. Sure if you are not feeling too sore and you feel as though your legs are healing. If you are feeling any sign of excruciating pain, you should take more days off.
  • Over the counter pain killer like Ibuprofen.
  • Lastly, if the pain is really bad and you think you may of injured yourself, take a trip to the doctor.

As soon as your body becomes accustom to the activity the pain will go away. It is a good sign that you are building muscle. Building muscle is what you want, so that you become a more efficient runner!

I’ll give you more tips on how to relieve muscle pain next post…

A year ago I purchased this e-book, it was really good at explaining the proper way to eat and what foods burn calories more efficiently. It is long, but I thought informative. Sometimes it is hard to figure out why one day you had an easy run and other days you are dragging. I believe it has to do with how we eat and when. This book deals with whole foods and not synthetically made foods boxed in the grocery stores.

Take a look you might like…

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How to Stop Temper Tantrums In Their Tracks

March 2nd, 2009

Hi my name is Gill and I’m going to tell you a story that is all too common in many households and what I found brought harmony back to my family.

I’m not going to make this too long…  But I’d like to tell you how I got rid of Temper Tantrums and Bad Behaviours in my house.   If  you had a family that suffered like ours,  you would of definitely been  searching for information just like what I discovered.

This is my Story…

Things were going great in our family and we had three wonderful children.  We had a newborn, a 4 year old and 7 year old. We were quite comfortable living a life of fun and joy.  I could actually say that this was the best time in my whole life.  Everything I ever wanted came true.   I wanted to meet the man of my dreams and have a family and it happened.  I wanted three children and I had them.  I wanted to live in  a house out in the country and I was living there.  What a life…

But something started to change about a year after having my last child and I wasn’t prepared for it…My house began to have it’s first dysfunction.  It was… The  Temper Tantrum!  I never knew that the tantrum could be so scary!  Temper tantrums yucky… for all the family at home to experience was not fun.

It first started when my4 year old daughter started getting irritated at almost everything.  I tried to comfort her, but nothing seemed to be work.  Everything from the clothes that she wore to transitions in the day would set her off.  Being an Early Childhood Education Teacher made me feel confident I would be able to handle this.  Some of  what I learned  worked on settling her,  but I couldn’t seem to get rid of what was causing them.  I looked for all sorts of solutions, but to no avail.  This wasn’t as easy as they said it would be!

So I looked through  many books for advise.  They did help a little, but I found some books very confusing and difficult to implement.  I just wanted to find that ONE phrase or that ONE action that would make the Temper Tantrums go away forever!  It was so hard, because I felt so powerless! It was affecting the other children in the house and I started to see really negative behaviours in my other children as well!  When I hadn’t seen a temper tantrum for awhile I’d think she had finally  grown out of them!  But… They would always come back and I’d forget what I did the last time to make them go away.
After searching and researching I came upon this web sight!

Mom Has Fun! A unique parenting using discipline
without punishment; coaching not control.

I found this program to be very successful!  If you want  dissolve whining and tantrums using discipline without punishment.  You will find the Tantrums will  STOP and HARMONY will come back to your FAMILY! Find out more about where I got my information!  

Read about the free bonuses, the guarantee, and get your e book.   The sooner you get started, the closer you will be to    HAPPY PARENTING!

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Clean and Clear Skin Fantastically Beautiful all Day Rain or Shine

March 4th, 2009

As the weather starts to warm up in the north and heat up in the south, it is time to change your skincare regiment. The Family that lives in the north will be getting away from dry freezing air and closer to a warmer sunnier climate. You folks down south can change things up too!

Sun skin care tips              Posted By Emma(Zenmed Blog)

One of the surest ways to make your skin safe from the sun is by incorporating some healthy dietary habits in your life. This helps a lot in warding off many off the health hazards that extreme sun tan can cause. In extreme cases, apart from severe itching and burning, frequent tans can even cause one skin cancer.

Though the sun is important for all of us and it is a fact that exposure to the sun alone can generate a proper amount of  Vitamin D necessary for the health of our bones, too much of the sun is a bad thing. The heat of a tropical sun is way higher than the necessary amount we need to stay healthy!

Naturopaths and nutritionists have already stressed enough with proven results how the inclusion of certain foods can help us remain naturally guarded from the sun. Most people would pile on loads of sunscreen and then do nothing for the rest of their diet and daily habits, and then wonder why skin allergens continue to persist!

The sun, being one of the major causes of skin allergy, can often cause your skin irreparable harm! Some of the handy things in your home can really benefit us and work wonders to heal and help us!

If you take a closer look into your kitchen shelves and grocery counters of your refrigerator, you can definitely forage out some natural sun shield for yourself. One of the key factors that nutritionists cannot help stressing enough is eating your raw cruciferous vegetables in the form of broccoli, carrots, kale, cabbage and cauliflower. All these vegetables have skin cancer fighting enzymes that form UV guard protection for your skin. So drinking your carrot juice and eating your raw green salad may help you in more ways than you can even dream of! Just keep that uncooked and keep them daily too for greatest benefits.

Try the Zenmed Oil Free Moisturizer which has SPF 30, and works amazingly well with most skin types. You can find out more about the product here.


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Stress Relaxation Techniques

April 1st, 2009

Do you have problems with stress?

Is this the type of scenario that happens  in your home? Going to work, school, the kids and then coming home and doing the housework…The kids need help with homework and dinner needs to get made.

You need to take some time out…

Physicians claim that  STRESS  is said to be the #1 cause of some serious diseases…

Removing yourself from the constant stimuli of life will recharge you. Removing yourself from stimuli and imagining something relaxing will not only recharge you, but also take away some of the dysfunction in your mind.

I am so glad I found this program!

The program is ideal for people who are seeking stress relief - it helps to aid relaxation.

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Energy Efficient Hot Water Heaters

March 26th, 2009

Have you ever thought how much your water heater is costing you? About 15% of your energy use is going into heating your water and it’s costing you!  We use hot water for a multitude of household tasks, why not try an energy efficient system?

When you use  energy efficient hot water heaters  you can use up to 10 to  50% less  energy in the long run!

If you want to find out more and save money in the long run…Check this out, it’s a pretty smart way to  save having  an energy efficient hot water heaters!

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Health Check Up Before Beginning Running

March 27th, 2009

Come on… Join us in the 400 km Plus  Challenge! This is especially for the Beginner Runner. Although…The challenge is open to anyone, we will be setting up a longer challenge later.  Stay tuned.

The Challenge is 400km April 2009 to April 2010!

I find this challenge really good for the  casual runners too! Why?  Casual runners tend to run a couple times a week, just weekends  or even just  run during the nicer seasons. So this program  would give the casual runner a goal to reach. The interesting thing is…The casual runner could run more than they usually run in a year.  Hence achieving a better fitness level.

The Health Check Up Before  Beginning Running

A Big Factor:

A doctor’s check up is for everybody starting this program, especially those of you who  have been living a sedimentary life.  We  may all hate the check up, but it is an addition  to increasing  your health and fitness level.

Exericise may be one of the  many factors that can contribute to good health, but if you are not aware of what condition your body is in…Then you will not know what will help or hurt you in a fitness program.

So…I Strongly recommend the check up!

These are some of the issues your doctor should be checking:

Weight

Blood Pressure

Urine

Cholesterol

Blood

Heart

Lungs

Internal exam

Physical exam

This just gives you an idea on some of the things that your doctor may check. Usually it only takes a half hour or hour of your time. Remember if you have any concerns - tell your doctor.

Don’t forget to tell him you are starting an exercise program and ask for his thoughts.

Ok you guys we are almost ready to start…sign up for now here!

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Running and Losing Weight

March 28th, 2009

So you start a program of walking and maybe a bit of running. Or you start a program of running and maybe a bit of walking. Or you might just be doing a bit jogging and turning your jog  to  a bit of running! All are great ways to staying in shape.

But…Do you have a little bit of a problem?

Like your weight?  It just isn’t budging!

You want to do this forever, right?

Of course you do, because it is important for you well- being.

Have you really paid attention to what you really are eating? There are so many different diets out there. So many! It is really hard to focus. You know that eating right is having your fruits, your vegetables, your proteins, carbs, etc,etc, etc…

How do you put it all together?

Well I’ve got two life changing diets for you.  I think they both bring huge benefits to your health and your exercise program.

I have personally tried both of these  and have reaped  positive health and fitness changes!

This first one check it out and tell me what you think.  I promise you, it will interest you immensely! If you are interested in changing your eating towards a healthier direction  check out this site and you will be amazed at this program!

Eat Right The Raw Food Way!

I’ll let you know the other Diet soon, so stayed posted!

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Make Your Own Energy at Home

March 30th, 2009

Make Your Own Energy at Home

Living in the country surrounded by woods makes it more sustainable for us to be able to live this way.

What way?

We  heat our home by burning wood and have a good efficient  system. Where people are using modern ways to heat their homes,  we use wood (biomass) in a large wood furnace  to heat our home and hot water. Propane, oil, natural gas and electricity are all OK choices, but from an expense and environmental perspective we are happy with what we chose.  With natural gas and oil prices going through the roof people are looking for cheaper or more sustainable  choices. And…Hoping  that they are Eco friendly choices. Having a huge interest in all these factors I researched some other choices of energy production for my home.

Renewable Energy More Efficient For Homes

Renewable Energy…What is that anyway?

Naturally Replenished Energy…Energy that is derived from a natural source such as:

Sunlight - Solar Power

Wind - Wind Power

Water- Hydroelectricity and Ocean Powered

Geothermal heating -  Energy generated from heat stored underground in the earth.

Biomass -  Recently dead matter (wood burning, corn, hay etc. )

I really believe to save  carbon emissions and cut personal costs more people should be looking into renewable energy for their homes! A large consumption of our carbon emissions come from our own homes. You would think this would be an excellent place to start.

Finally I found  information that does just that…I’ m really excited because I  discovered better ways to save both the money and the earth!

Check it out HERE


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10 Reason’s to do Runner’s Yoga?

April 2nd, 2009

What is Runner’s Yoga?
A complete exercise program to enhance your life!

10 Reasons to do Runner’s Yoga:

1. Everyone from seniors with back problems, busy moms, people with injuries to Olympic champions and world-class athletes are using the program.

2. Runner’s love it, because it keeps them injury free.

3. It is convenient, you can do it anywhere or anytime without worry about equipment.

4.It is a total mind and body workout to warm up, stretch and strengthen every body part.

5.The excellent breathing exercises help to get rid of stress.

6. It only takes 30minutes of your valuable time.

7. It’s easy and fun to learn.

8. It is an excellent program to heal your body and mind.

9. This program can be done for the rest of your life, without the expense of fitness club prices.

10. It works and it will work for you!

Click Here to Visit Runner’s Yoga

When you get this program you will be excited and eager to do it every day. This program is for anybody of all fitness levels!!!! Best of all it is really peaceful and fun!

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Hear Your Inner Voice

April 3rd, 2009

You think everything is fine… Mildly fine.  You get caught in the web of life.

Did you hear your inner voice?

Sometimes it feels as though life is sucking you down.
To some dark spot and that doesn’t have an end.
You feel around for something and look in the distance for something.
There is a twinge of light and only the silent sound of your breath.
So you think…
Your head is waiting for your inner voice to give you some sense of advice.  Just listen quietly and you just might be on that journey of discovering and believing!

Here are some great tips that you can get from the SECRET!

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The Biggest Reasons Why People Fail On… The Raw Food Diets

April 8th, 2009

The Biggest Reasons Why People Fail On… The Raw Food Diets

There are lots of reasons why people fail at living on a Raw Food Diet. These are the most common…

  1. You have absorbed so much conflicting information from the internet and  other people,  that it gets very confusing and overwhelming.
  2. People forget to look at themselves as an individual and not everybody is the same or has the same needs.
  3. Some Raw Food gurus make it sound expensive when they go on and on about all the different types of equipment you need.
  4. The introductory presentation to the Raw Food  Diet sounds boring for the long time meat and potato person.
  5. Preparation time peeling, cutting, paring, etc is too time consuming.
  6. It is difficult to eat Raw Foods in restaurants, especially when you are with other people.
  7. It is hard to maintain the diet at work or school.
  8. Some people see the reverse in health benefits, tooth decay, fatigue, illness and hunger.
  9. It is expensive to eat Raw Food all the time.
  10. People are always commenting how crazy you are not to be able to eat normal again.
  11. These are just some of the reasons people don’t stick with the Raw Food Diets, even though the Raw Food Diet is extremely healthy and that benefits have been shown to outweigh the cons.

Solutions:
1. Research and understand one Raw Food Diet that is honest and reliable.
2. Some people are more sensitive to foods than others.  Make sure you follow and listen to what your body is telling you.  Don’t over do it.  Consume foods  slowly and in  moderation.
3. Some people don’t have your best interest a heart, they are only looking to make a profit.  Once you find good sound information you will see clearly what you  need.  The investment is really quite small.
4. The biggest challenge is to try to get other family members to join in eating raw, especially if they are meat and potato happy. With good information about Raw Food,  you will find that eating raw with your family isn’t difficult at all. The family will reap the benefits of the extra nutrients with there meat and potatoes. Hence the family is healthier! You may have them jump off the meat boat and join you!
5. Not so…It actually requires one counter for washing and cutting  etc, and another for preparing. No pots or  pans to clean!
6. Find restaurants that specialize in  the  Raw Food Diet.  Most restaurants have nice Raw Food Dishes.
7. Find good information from a real person who knows. Good information is gold.
8. Good  Raw Food  knowledge is your best preventative!
9. Shopping on the outside aisles of your grocery store and in markets  are  much cheaper alternatives in the long run, than boxed food aisles and food that has long list of  packaged ingredients you can’t put a face to.

10. You have now the gift of  food,  exactly the way nature intended, straight  from your own back yard!  Now you are reaping the rewards of   excellent  health.

If you want to get excellent advice and information on the Raw Food Diet save yourself the searching. Frederic Patenaude puts it all down for you. You will love his site, so check it out!

Frederic Patenaude

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How Do You Lose Weight For Summer?

April 17th, 2009

You can lose weight!

Simple right?… That’s  if we never ate ‘boxed grocery foods‘  again!

Why do we  spend so much time eating foods we don’t even know what is in them? There are so many better foods for us to eat?

So thinking about this concept…

How do you lose weight for  summer? Well first of all don’t go to the grocery store and even think of  looking through the center aisles.  Your quest for good weight loss and losing weight for summer  involves knowing where in  your grocery store to shop. Go to those outside aisles where the good food is!

So what types of foods are on the outside aisles anyway?

  • Fruits
  • Vegetables
  • ready made fruit trays or lunch desserts
  • vegetable dishes
  • sometimes frozen foods or entres
  • eggs
  • milk/dairy
  • cheese
  • meat

The first 5 items should be the most important items in your cart.

Even in the outside aisle you will still find dangerous foods ( true junk foods) that will affect your weight loss for summer.

They are:

  • Frozen ready made deep fried foods/ entrees/pizza
  • sauces, dips
  • the latest sale item for chips or cake desserts
  • already cooked meats/ fresh sliced meats
  • Pop,  juice sport drinks etc.

I would not put any of these items in your cart.  Foods that are natural, (food that you can recognize) should be the foods you consume on a daily basis.

Go to the grocery store and look around. Fill up your cart with 15 foods that are natural and you can recognize. Go to your market instead and do the same thing. Now… see how fast you take the weight off…

I”ve  said this before, I think the Raw Food Diet is an excellent healthy way to live, even if you are not a person to go 100%. There are many people who have had some great successes  living raw.  Weight just falls off forever!

Take a look!

For more information on losing weight for summer and keeping it off forever, take a  look at this site. I  was amazed to learn how easy it  really was to take weight off!  I dropped 17 pounds in 6 weeks.  I’m so excited to be  all ready for summer.

Give it a try!

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Tired of Not Going Sleeveless

April 21st, 2009

Check This Out

Running is  great at toning your body…. Especially your legs . What about your arms?  Some of us could use a little bit of a boost in getting leaner in this area. Wouldn’t it be nice to have nicely toned arms?

One of the biggest downfalls as we age is getting droopy upper arms. Gravity does a terrific job at making this a lovely sag. I don’t like it on me and try many exercises to prevent this. Some exercises make your arms actually look bigger and other exercises don’t even work!

I know a lot of my friends  won’t go sleeveless anymore, because of the droopy arm look…

Take a look at this, because if you have this problem… This guy has found a solution!

Won’t summer be nice with those cool sleeveless shirts.

Have fun with this and enjoy finally a way to look great for summer!

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10 Ways To Understand Temper Tantrums

April 28th, 2009

Are you having problems with a temper tantrum child? Is your child exhibiting behaviours that are extreme?  Loud screaming and sudden outbursts of  verbal and physical aggression, or constant whining and talking back.  Are you finding your family life, school and social life challenging? Here is some information that may help…

I have gone down the same road and I have left you with a link,  so that you may find out more information on temper tantrums and how to get rid of them.

10  Ways To Understand Temper Tantrums

1.  Understand the triggers of why your child has a temper tantrum and write them down.  You will know what to watch for. (Ex:  Fatigue or for an older child a problem with someone at school.)

2.  Focus on an approach for understanding the frustration. (Put yourself in your child’s shoes.)

3.  Focus on understanding how you are feeling at the moment while your child has the temper tantrum. (Are you making faces or out of control?)

4.  Acknowledge how you are feeling and stay in control by using  ‘calming down’ tools that you can teach your child. (Ex: Counting back from 10— Set a good example.)

5.  Build a better parent/child interaction talking about strategies on the ‘how’  after the fact.

6.  Understanding your child’s difficulties and work on  problem solving techniques for your individual child, to build new skills.

7.  Understanding your personal difficulties in your life and work on changing them.

8.  Look back at the way you were parented, and research or attend better parenting methods.

9.  Reevaluate punishment extremes.

10. Realize that we don’t live in a perfect world, so when your child has a temper tantrum they are trying to make sense of their world just like you. Your child is  not enjoying him/herself either.

If you want  dissolve whining and tantrums using discipline without punishment.  You will find the Tantrums will  STOP and HARMONY will come back to your FAMILY! Find out more about where I got my information!

Read about the free bonuses, the guarantee, and get your e- book.

The sooner you get started, the closer you will be to HAPPY PARENTING !

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Health and The Causes of Childhood Obesity

May 14th, 2009

Studies show there is a sharp correlation between the increase in disease and the measurements of waist to hip ratio.  Dividing these numbers would give you an idea of the risks you may face with your health. Knowing this should provide you with an excellent indicator of where to aim at in keeping your health.

Our world has had steep increases in obesity with a large percentage in North America. We are one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world, with luxuries that go beyond anything we could have ever imagined.  So much of our focus is computer oriented…Could this be one of the factors that are doing us in? Or is it greed? Advertising so much in the face of our young children, exposing them to things they feel they have to have? We are on the brink of realizing that something needs to be done, but we are not even close to making it to what it should be. Our unconscious ability to just let things go for the moment as our children grow up, are ruining what we tried so hard to prevent when they were babies. We are becoming a lazy nation when it comes to our children. We want technology to do it for us!

It is important to look at obesity and strive for better health for our families. It is important to make a difference and foster, through modeling, better eating and better life practices for relieving stress and just learning to play again naturally.

Our minds are starving for stimulation that wants to feed. We are confused though, so we seek out computer games, feed at over- zealous restaurants, or play and listen to gadgets everywhere we go. Luxury…Look what it has done! All our minds are really starving for is the purity of life!

A good suggestion to prevent obesity and depression for our children is the chance, more often than not, to experience life alone without technologies. We will always see advances in technology and that is important, but we also need to stay with what is natural. This will keep us in check and lets us breathe and lets us be…Let’s start by understanding ourselves with not so much distraction in our wings. It seems we feel we need something, but we can’t seem to put a finger on what it is.

We feel it is material things, but what we need to do is listen to the nudges of nature and go outside and be free. Health starts at just realizing this very point and as a result our epidemics of obesity, disease, stress and depression would just fade away.

Things to consider:

1. What we are eating? –Meaning the choice of groceries we buy and their true nutritional value.

2. How we are eating? — Are we eating scheduled home cooked meals, packaged ready made foods or are we eating fast foods or at restaurants anytime?

3.   When we are eating?  — If we are eating regular meals, when? Are we grazing through the day or we bingeing and only eating occasionally?

3. How we are exercising? — Activity level — A Living couch potato, living regular life with light exercise, some moderate activity, or a higher impact activity like running or walking.

*There are many factors to consider and just focusing on a few could make big changes in your health.

The Top Diseases:

* Heart disease

* Diabetes

* Stroke

* Cancer

Try this:

Measure with a tape measure the smallest section of your waist.

Measure the widest part of your hips.

Example: Waist 32 – Hips 39

Divide the two numbers.

For women you should focus your numbers towards .07 or men .09.
This is your meter, your indicator pointing you towards good health.

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Signs and Symptoms of Burnout

May 20th, 2009

Burnout is the state of mental exhaustion that can lead  to confusion and then eventually bring your life to a halt if not recognized early enough! Many professionals working in high stress environments succumb to the ailments of burnout. It is provoked by stress and overworking and eventually develops into a mental exhaustion. When mental exhaustion hits a person has no bearing on how to continue life and ultimately ends up having to take a break or quitting their present position. The highest rates of burnout in a work related situation seem to be in jobs that require shift work or long unentinded hours.  Others reasons for burnout may be because of lack of personal accomplished on the job, health reasons that may stop you from living life to it’s fullest, and depression that is related to mental health problems. Emotion exhaustion ranks the highest on causes of burnout. Are you suffering from constant stress and low energy? Does your life feel bleak and undefeatable? Do you feel like just being on your own, unable to participate with friends and family? Are you moody, negative and feeling depressed? Are you looking at life, as problems piling up, but have no energy to do anything about fixing it?  If you feel like this all the time…You…Yes you, may be suffering burnout.  All of us at one time feel these feelings, but the question is…Are you feeling these feeling all the time? Dragging yourself out of bed every morning and wanting to turn around and go back because you just can’t face your day.  Is a really good red flag sign! So if your everyday is feeling like a bad day and your feeling like a walking zombie that just can’t see the good in anything. Recognize this and move towards healing and making a better life for yourself. Without recognizing these symptoms the results may be:

  • Losing your job and feeling resentful
  • Family separation leading to isolation
  • Hopelessness  and helplessness
  • Illness mental or physical

Depending on what stage you are at, the healing length will vary. So let’s deal with this stage right now! Now that you understand that you have a problem, you can fix the problems by finding support at work or home and setting up your own plan to managing your stress. Make promises to yourself to change, so that positive changes can happen. Note in a journal every night your mood based on scale 1(low) and 10(high). Note in the back of your journal the changes you want to see happen. After each score in your journal, note the changes you did for that day. In another journal after about 2 weeks, write down the changes you made and write down the goals that you want to see in those changes. Eventually you will find that their will be a synchronicity between your high level score days and the changes you made. Change can be scary, but the scariest and deadened part of your life you are leaving behind. The burnout empty feelings are not always easy to recognize. People can live for years in this state and end up not accomplishing what they could have.  So it is important to be aware! Stress is different it lives an active life and things  get done. But…Stress can lead to burnout. The over demands can lead to not wanting to carry on daily life and shutting down from your responsibilities. Burn out is a gradual process and may be difficult to recognize until you have hit bottom. So take a look at your life and assess. Life is about support and feeling like you are accomplishing something. We may reach a point in our life when nothing seems possible, and there is no direction. With job loses and the high demands of life, it can be daunting to find goodness. Having some sort of direction when you feel as though you are sinking and life is not worth living can help. Most times it is the present job that you have. There are career professionals that can help at local colleges and employment agencies. Your best future is  moving forward gracelfully.  Take a rest and figure out your best direction. So that your path to finding yourself is a little bit easier, try relaxation and meditation. The results can be extraordinary. Clearing your head and putting yourself in a place of peacefulness can change your life. Stress just simply slides away. When you have a life that is so full of stress, relaxation is the ideal way of finding your place. It’s hard to come home to a life if work has got you down. Then trying to get along with your spouse and your mood. What about your children and then dealing with them? They got homework that needs help and love that they need to receive from you. Don’t go another day without checking out this program. It has worked for so many people!

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Can You Run Too Much?

July 9th, 2009

I sometimes run too much and find I’m fine and having no difficulties moving forward in my running program.  The problem is when you keep on running too much and fall off the path of a program… Suddenly all that you’ve worked for is gone.  You then move backwards! So much for fun!

Here’s how it happens… You run and run and run. Almost everyday!  Your muscles don’t get that chance to heal between runs, you tend to expect more in a shorter period of work-outs and it’s not always happening, and running becomes something that you didn’t originally do it for.

FUN!

It becomes what life is, STRESS!

If you want to follow a running program, follow a proper running program. A program that starts from the beginning and leads you to your first accomplished mile… and some…

There are many people who get disappointed, because they get so wrapped up and disruption happens,  injury…

Me included…

The story goes on…

Keep your head up and know what your plan is for the week.  Know what it is that you have to do.

If you don’t think you’re ready…

Slow down and take a step back.

Once you get to a point where you want to run races, 5k-10k, half-marathons, full marathons or ultras, you have to be smart.

Follow a really good program today!

You running buddy,

Gill

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Jogging For Beginners

July 8th, 2009

It’s never too late to start jogging!

As a matter of  fact, you could start a program today and get to the root cause of why you are feeling the way you feel today. You could join a 6 week program and bring your body back to balance that is comfortable and healthy. The rewards you gain from learning to jog and staying with it are many.

Some of the Benefits are:

  • lower heart rate
  • reduced stress
  • preventing coronary heart disease
  • preventing diabetes
  • preventing some cancers
  • reducing body fat
  • increasing muscle tone
  • increasing your happiness and fun

Jogging and Weight Loss

Have you ever tried working out and dieting at the same time and not achieved the results you wanted to achieve?

By following a good jogging (running) program can put you in the direction of  reaching specific goals  and will motivate  you to sustaining your  goals.  It could be goals of  weight loss,  increased cardio health, improvements in cholesterol levels,  even improvement in hot flashes and PMS symptoms!

But…

The number one reason most people start running is to lose weight. Losing weight when you run should be  accompanied with a proper diet.  The amount of overweight people in North America alone is astounding when we have such great access to many great healthy foods! The food that we eat is exasperating our weight and health problems. People are obsessed in a low-fat world, yet our world is fat!

The Greatest Benefit of Running

I believe the greatest benefit of jogging for beginners is instantly the reduction in stress. If you start a program that walks you gently to a jog and then eventually to a run, you will notice  changes in your emotions and mental capacity. You will have found that stress has fallen off. Or you will find that when you have had a stressful day that jogging is just the piece of greatness in your life to take the stress off! After jogging you are able to think clearer which will enhance your well-being!

Please join me in a program for jogging for beginners! Here is a…

little sneak preview of
things to do…

  • Walk a whole week before you start any jogging, I call this the pre-week session! Your body gradually gets used to a schedual and activity.
  • Find some time to put in the best hour of your day and plan when to work-out next week!
  • Health Check up!
  • Join How to Start Running

A little sneak preview of things to do the second week…

Planning to Get Across That River

“If you think of it like a fast moving river and that you just got to get across because your life depends on it.”

Your first week of 6 weeks is going to feel like that. You are just starting out and trying to get in there.

  • The first week your going to plan a time and place for your days or your run/walk so that by the second week…You will know what you are doing, because you have planned.
  • If your still not ready to start yet use this week to plan and keep walking by making your plan and practice it with a daily 45 minute walk.
  • Pay special attention to what you are doing for tomorrow.
  • Do stretches before about 5 to 10 minutes
  • walk for a nice 10 minutes/pick up your pace to a jog for only a minute then go back down to a walk.—-Continue doing this for a half hour and then walk casually for 15 more minutes.
  • Total workout is 45 minutes.
  • Go home and do stretches 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Remember when you are hurting - walk.

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