The Fitness Motivation Monitor
The Fitness Motivation Monitor
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Message from the President:Happy National Heart Month! No, not Valentine’s
Day (though I wish you a happy one of those too). The good news is that you can do many things to help prevent heart disease. I challenge you to set a goal for the month of February to do just one thing to better support your heart: add a vegetable to your daily menu; add 5-10 minutes to each exercise session; quit smoking (I had to put that one in); try cooking with olive oil in place of butter. Just find one and do it…and you may still be doing it come March. To your health, |
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The Un-Dieting Series“More die in the United States of too much food than of too little" – John Kenneth Galbraith in "The Affluent Society." Scary thought, but how true. And that was written back in 1958! Today 60% of us in this country are overweight or obese, something the World Health Organization refers to as the world’s biggest health problem. Last month’s issue of Personal Fitness Professional makes an excellent point when it stated “People who desire to lose weight are most susceptible to fad diets because they promise a quick fix to a complicated problem. It is important to remember that if someone has really found the answer to (this problem) he would not be selling books… or appearing on (TV). He would be in Stockholm receiving the Nobel Prize in Medicine.” As you probably know, this has not happened, so on to non-diet thinking. Last month we talked about two reasons diets don’t
work: lack of truthful education and emotional eating. Another is because
of something called diet deprivation backlash. You see, Pay attention to what foods you truly take pleasure in and ignore the diet deprivation voice telling you the cookie is bad. Think about it. It’s easier to eat only one cookie when you know you can have some again tomorrow. Discover that balance where you enjoy what you eat and it nourishes you, mind, body and soul. Join us next month for the next Un-Dieting segment in the Fitness Motivation Monitor. |
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Do You Know Your Heart?Do you know how physical activity affects your heart?
Answer true or false. 1. Regular physical activity can reduce your risk of getting heart disease. Answers: 1. True - Heart disease is almost twice as likely to
develop in inactive people. Regular physical activity (even mild to moderate
exercise) can reduce this risk. Adapted from: NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service National Institutes of Health NIH Publication No. 96-3795 |
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Fitness by Phone® Works!Client Testimonial:Client: Suzette Kent – Albuquerque, NM Her Story: “In the past, I wasn't getting the results I wanted from my fitness regime. No surprise though, as I wasn’t consistent with my exercise program. I enjoyed the resistance training but I lagged behind with my cardiovascular workouts, not really sure how to get the results I was looking for. Then I heard about Fitness by Phone® and saw the results my coach got from her improved workouts (I didn’t think she could look any better!). I said “sign me up.” Fitness by Phone® kept me accountable, which made a huge difference when it came to sticking with my exercise. And, having a live coach to talk to and encourage me gave me more strength, both physically and mentally, to hang in there and not quit my exercise program. I love using the Caltrac! It’s so motivating to be able to see how many calories I’m burning – that was the missing component before. I had no idea the results my efforts were yielding. I am so much more aware of my activity now and can look at my numbers and know when I need to pick up the pace. And, I know how to work smarter to get more out of my exercise. The great part is that this program gave me the education I needed about what exercises to do and why I need to do them to accomplish my fitness goals. Before I was just guessing and when I didn’t see results I gave up. In twelve weeks I lost five inches and 3% body fat, and I am continuing to be consistent with my exercise. Being a busy professional woman I found this coaching program to provide me with flexibility to really fit my lifestyle. Thanks to my coach I have developed a lifelong habit that I honestly enjoy.” Suzette Kent, (505)-897-8646 |
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Heart Disease Risk Factors
And, the older you are, the higher your risk. Age and family history are uncontrollable, but for most of the population these other factors are within our power to control! That’s exciting. We can live vibrant and energetic lives well into our later years. Start exerting control over your health now, and live the life you are meant to live. For more details go to www.americanheart.org. |
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February
is National Heart Month – a celebration of what is considered by
most to be the most important organ in the body. Even with all of the
information available and the awareness raised over the last couple of
decades, heart disease is still the number one killer in this country
of both men and women.
most
diets give you a list of “good” foods you can eat and then
a big list of “bad” foods you should avoid. Most people can
only last for so long before becoming so fed up with depriving themselves
that they rebel. And no one eats just one brownie; they eat the whole
pan because tomorrow the diet starts again. They gain weight from all
of the calories consumed, not because of a brownie.
(Adapted from the American College of Sports Medicine Guidelines on Exercise
Testing and Prescription – see publication for specific details.)