Unfortunately, the second half of my title rings true for many people across the world.
We are truly in the “Age of Fatness.”
How many people do you see day after day after day, overweight, out of shape, looking like they can hardly walk (much less run)?
What are we to do?
Why don’t people seem to care anymore?
Why don’t more people take pride in their general fitness level or their cardiovascular fitness level?
I mean, we sure as heck take pride in the clothes we wear, if they are perfectly ironed and dry cleanedif we have the perfect shoes to match the perfect outfit..
Some of these people (men and women) will spend all day at the mall looking for the perfect outfit or the perfect suit for a particular occasion. All the while knowing dang well that they have a better chance winning a 1 on 1 basketball game with LeBron James than fitting into those clothes.
So, of course, it’s time to go on a fad diet to lose those extra pounds to fit in those clothes!!!
Right!
Right!
Sorry, wrong answer.
I don’t think I will ever understand why many of these same people don’t take a lick of pride in what they eat or how they exercise everyday.
Any ideas?
Me neither.
Ok, Ok, I am just kiddingI have all kinds of ideas.
First, let me give you some “ideas” on why I think so many people are out of shape:
- Videogames (the child obesity problem is seriously reaching epidemic proportionsmaybe, just maybe we should get our kids active in their free timeI know this sounds crazy, but let’s give it a shot)
- TV (Need I say morethere are many other avenues to occupy your free time.)
- Overeating (Ahhh, yes..these are the people with little or no self-control, there’s always an excuse (by the way, I have some great nicknames for men and women who LOVE excuses, maybe I’ll tell you later.), “Oh, the food was right there”, “It was too good to put down”, “I’m always so hungry, I have to eat (junk food, of course)”.
- Lack of exercise and fat - There is definitely a big-time correlation between these two. When all you do is go to work, come home, lie on the couch and watch TV/movies, I’m going to guess that you’re probably not going to be losing too much weightjust an educated guess though, lol.
This is just an abbreviated list on the many reasons why people are fat, out of shape, and couldn’t even defend themselves if they had to.
So, the $64,000 question iswhat are some ways to get you in shape (and I don’t mean in the shape of a pear, melon, or apple). I mean in good shape, great shape, lean shape.
Well, the first thing to do is take a HONEST look at your everyday life, and see how many things you can change for the better.
I’m willing to bet (a lot, actually) that there are a multitude of ways that you can change your everyday life to become more fit.
You don’t have to change everythingyet.
Or ever.
But you need to get going in the right direction.
Now.
Not tomorrow, not next week, not after your vacation
Now.
Why put off something as important as your health???
Is it not as much fun as eating bon-bons and potato chips?
Maybe.
But, let me tell you, you will be having soooo much more fun in life when you are fit, lean, and healthy.
Just ask someone.
I’m serious.
I dare you to go ask someone who is in shape and takes care of their body.
Ask them, “Chris C. told me to ask you why you take care of your body.”
Or ask them, “Would you rather be fit like you are now, or fat and unhealthy?”
After you ask them.LISTEN.
They will tell you all you need to know, not only in their words, but in their body language.
Pay attention how much happier they are and how much control they are over their health and their life.
You can be there too..if you just get started.
Don’t wait.
The sooner you start, the sooner you get to realize your goals.
And reap the rewards.
I’ll talk to you soon.
Chris Callegari, founder of
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Stopping smoking is easy. Loads of people have done it. I’ve helped loads of people to do it. But the interesting thing is, that not one of them has arrived at my office thinking it’s going to be easy.
The biggest barrier to stopping smoking is fear.
The fear has several components:
- Fear of failing.
- Fear of the ‘pain’ i.e. withdrawal.
- Fear of removal of the only pleasure in life.
- Fear of the removal of a crutch i.e. I smoke when I’m worried.
- Fear of over-eating
- Fear of succeeding temporarily and then ‘relapsing’.
None of these fears has any substance when you look at it closely, but as a mythical beast - a scary shadow on the wall, they all have tremendous power.
Failure
In most areas of life failure is seen as an opportunity to learn to do it better next time. Smokers tend to see it as the end of life as we know it. Better not to try than to fail. And what will people think. It will be obvious that I’ve failed.
Pain
There is no clinical evidence for addiction to nicotine. This is a myth. But because the Mind is a powerful beast, it can make an illusion real. If you don’t believe me, think of a lemon, think of cutting it in half, think of that lemony smell wafting gently and cleanly into your nostrils, then pick up one of those pieces, open your mouth and squeeze the juice out until it fills your mouth. Now notice the saliva content of your mouth and see if you can maintain your belief that illusion can’t have a real physiological effect on your body.
Pleasure
Cigarettes poison your body; increase your blood pressure; increase your likelihood of severe and disabling diseases; reduce your stamina; impair sexual function and pleasure in both males and females; age your skin; and damage your voice box. If this is pleasure
Stress
When I’m worried I have a cigarette, it reduces stress. Nicotine increases blood pressure by vaso-constriction and releases adrenaline. So smoking a cigarette increases physiological stress. What it actually does is create distraction. All the fumbling with the packet and the lighter and the sucking (security of a nipple from childhood) takes the mind away from the problem for the length of time it takes to smoke a cigarette. Sucking a pencil, or chewing gum would have the same effect.
Food
People think they will over-eat when they stop smoking. Hypnotic suggestion takes care of this with direct suggestion to ensure that nothing is substituted for cigarettes.
Success then Failure
A lot of people give up for a while and then start again - usually at a moment of crisis in their lives. The fear of failing at being successful prevents them even attempting to give up. Success is easy. If you fail you just give up smoking again knowing that you’ve done it already it will be even easier next time. If you have this attitude you will succeed forever first time.
Because all of these fears are very real to smokers wanting to give up, there is a way that makes it even easier. Use a hypnosis CD. The benefit of a CD over a one-to-one treatment is that you can listen to it over and over again. And if you obtain a Stop Smoking CD that is designed for frequent use then giving up smoking successfully is almost guaranteed.
You see with this gradual approach, there is no real moment when you become a non-smoker, in the way that there is with a one-to-one treatment. Because choosing when and where to listen to the CD is under your control, and you can do it as often as you like, you will find that all those fears mentioned above become irrelevant.
They become irrelevant because, although you’ve chosen to give up, although you’ve chosen to become a non-smoker, you’ve chosen to do it at a gradual rate - a rate that you can modify and adjust on a daily basis.
The CD will help reduce the desire to smoke, and it will help you to see yourself as a non-smoker and because you listen to it regularly the message of the CD is reinforced and becomes stronger each time you listen until finally you realise you’ve smoked your last cigarette.
Michael J. Hadfield MBSCH is a registered clinical hypnotherapist, with many years’ experience in the treatment of smoking, weight problems, stress, anxiety, phobias, and other psychological problems. If this article interested you then visit http://www.hypnosisiseasy.com for more details about stopping smoking and treatment for a variety of other problems.
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Smooth Fitness was established in 1984 as a bricks and mortar fitness specialty store and made the move to on-line sales in 1996. Today Smooth Fitness is the only manufacturer of fitness equipment that sells primarily on-line (90% of total sales are on-line). By eliminating the overhead of retail operations, they can offer their products at a lower price - they claim 45% lower.
Their product lines include home gyms, treadmills, and elliptical trainers. Since the Internet is their primary sales channel, they are focused on servicing customers who purchase on-line. Smooth Fitness offers a 30-day money-back guarantee and all treadmills and elliptical trainers are backed by a 1-year in-home repair warranty.
They provide an extensive nationwide network of certified technicians and also encourage customers to email questions to their support group. I can attest to their responsiveness to email questions. The Smooth Fitness Director of Internet Sales promptly answered all emails I submitted inquiring about the Smooth CE.
Smooth Fitness Elliptical(s):
The selection in Smooth ellipticals is currently limited to one model - the CE. The PE, an entry level, low-end trainer and the ME are no longer available. Actually, with an elliptical trainer as nice as the Smooth CE, Smooth Fitness only really needs to offer the one model.
The Smooth CE is a joy to workout on and that’s owed to its solid feel and smooth motion. Kettler, a company that is well known for building quality elliptical trainers, manufactures the Smooth CE elliptical trainer in Germany.
The Smooth CE inherits the sleek styling and German engineered quality of its Kettler counterparts. It’s also easy on the eyes. Many cheap elliptical trainers are clunky looking, plastic-clad eyesores. Not so with the Smooth CE elliptical trainer. There seems to be a more aesthetic approach to elliptical trainer design in Europe. This is also evident in the Tunturi C6, which is manufactured in Finland by Tunturi Fitness.
Since the Smooth CE is sold factory-direct, it is not possible to test one out prior to purchase unless you happen to know someone who already has one. Smooth Fitness is aware that this may concern some customers, so they offer a 30-Day money back guarantee. So be sure to save the shipping box and all packing material until you’re certain you want to keep it. However, you may agree that this is a fair price to pay in order to save up to 45% by buying factory-direct on-line.
Rich Rojas writes elliptical trainer reviews and articles on health and fitness. Read the complete Smooth CE Elliptical Trainer Review at http://www.ellipticalhome.com
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