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My new sneakers! Mind and Body Fitness

Synchronicity! It happens all the time. An article appeared in Third Age, on the very day that it’s the first time I'm wearing my new Sketchers which is supposed to help me with posture and be an additional workout for my thighs and legs while I walk.

It did feel good today, but I am still amazed that the very day I start wearing them there’s an article about doing it.

It’s congruent with my new brain neuroactive program (we sell) that helps me multitask. Ah, the things we do for extra time. Now I can walk, exercise, and do brain exercises all at the same time. Unbelievable, will you recognize me in a month? Maybe there’s a marathon coming up for beginners. I’ll check it out. I’m in the mood for new and different. I’m in the mood for going beyond comfort. Yeah, well with all that said, I think I need a break right now for something tasty.

Here’s the link if you have a further desire to read how some shoes can actually burn cellulite? Third Age Article.

Boost your energy and fitness - It's Simple and Free

Written by Harriet Diamond

I liked this easy and simple approach to fitness. It's free and we all can do it! I found this on CNN. So get up and get out!

Walking is a wonder exercise. Not only can it can help control weight, it also reduces the risk of developing diabetes, certain cancers, and heart disease. Walking bestows benefits to the brain too, by relieving stress and improving mood. Best of all, walking is free: You don't need fancy equipment or a gym membership to reap the benefits. Here's how to make every step count, no matter how often you hit the pavement.

Beginners should aim to walk at least five days a week. Every second or third week, add 5 minutes.

If you walk occasionally

Routine: Begin by walking 10 to 15 minutes on flat ground or on a treadmill at a purposeful pace, or complete 2,000 steps (use a pedometer to monitor your walking progress). "You want to cover a mile in about 20 minutes. That's not a window-shopping pace," says Mark Fenton, a former competitive racewalker and the host of the PBS series "America's Walking.

Walking tips:

• Maintain an upright but comfortable posture, with your neck, upper back, and shoulders relaxed, suggests fitness-walking expert Sara Donovan, author of "Mall Walking Madness: Everything You Need to Know to Lose Weight and Have Fun at the Same Time."

• Minimize the sway in your lower back; don't jut your rear out. Instead, maintain a slight, natural arch in your back.

• Gently pull in your abdominal muscles. This helps strengthen your abs while reducing lower-back pain.
Goal: Aim to walk at least five days a week. Every second or third week, add 5 minutes. After about two or three months of regular walking, you should be up to 30 minutes. Once you've hit half an hour, add variety to your terrain rather than increasing time or speed. This will boost your enjoyment, encouraging you to keep up the habit.

If you're an everyday walker

Routine: If you're already walking for at least 30 minutes a day, you may be ready to make your routine less routine. Concentrate on increasing distance and speed, gradually working up to 45 minutes. Pick up the pace until you're walking a mile in 15 to 18 minutes. (Wear a pedometer, or use your car to measure your route.) To speed up, take faster steps, not longer strides. "There's a physical limit to stride length, but as your fitness improves you can always take quicker steps," says Fenton, who is also the author of "The Complete Guide to Walking for Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness."
Walking tip: Bend your arms to about 90 degrees. That turns them into shorter, more compact pendulums. You'll be able to swing them faster and thus help your legs and feet move faster. (Just try running with straight arms.)

Goal: Set your sights on taking 10,000 steps every day, which adds up to about five miles. You'll take half of those steps just by going about your daily life -- grocery shopping, climbing stairs. The rest, about 2½ miles, you'll need to add by fitness walking.

If you're an athletic walker

Routine: Speed-walking means setting about a 12-minute-mile pace. Racewalking, an Olympic sport, is even more challenging. Both take concentration. Unless you continually remind your feet to move unnaturally fast, you'll slow down.

Walking tips:

• To visualize racewalking, think of children running around a pool and being told by the lifeguard to walk, not run, says Fenton: "Imagine their upright posture, quick steps, fairly straight legs, and bent arms."

• Take fast steps: World-class female racewalkers maintain a blistering 200-steps-per-minute pace (or a 7- to 7.5-minute mile) for 12 miles.

Goal: You could walk two miles in 25 minutes at this pace. Or you could keep your workout interesting by following these two strategies:

Learning a lesson from Outdoor Experts - buy the best sleeping bag

Written by Harriet Diamond

Isn’t it interesting that we can encounter so many obstacles in our business day and can still function all right?

For example, what foods started your day to give you energy and nutrients? Nothing? Ok. I don’t like having a breakfast either. I still function pretty well

For example, did you put on shoes this morning that somehow are just not right for the day, heels when you really needed to take a walk with a friend at lunch? And you forgot to bring sneaker. Still somewhat ok. I walk pretty well in heels.

But let’s look at one thing that is crucial and without it you are not going to do well, be alert, or function at the level you like.

Sleeping! Ok if you missed some sleep one night. Actually for some even that’s not ok. But let’s look at someone who continually goes to sleep too late and does not get a good sleep night after night. It will definitely take its toll on our health.

There’s proof this morning in my household. Rick had about 8 hours. Unheard of for Rick. But let me tell you he did not stop talking about how great he felt. Sure he’s talking all our good stuff, but sleep really made the difference. Go Rick today!

We have great natural sleep nutrients that will definitely make a difference for you. They are gentle and not medicinal or habit forming. And will not break your pocketbook too! An added bonus. We have customers using it and reordering because it works. Call me. Let’s talk so you can have a great night sleep too and see the difference tomorrow at work.

Good Health is a Business Strategy

Written by Harriet Diamond

I’m sure that all of us have been ill for a day or two or maybe more, and was unable to work or work the way we do when we feel great.

Can you remember the difference of sitting at your computer and having pain somewhere that kept you from concentrating or focusing the way you like to do? Pain is definitely an issue for those of us who are entrepreneurs with an A personality.

Let's Talk Basics

Written by Harriet Diamond

Let’s Talk Basics Today

 
Some people ask why take vitamins? My answer to that is our food consumption often doesn’t give us the amount of nutrients to cover our basic needs. That’s why I call them supplements. They are essential for our bodies to grow, are utilized by our digestive system. Very simply I want to tell you what the basic vitamin does and what foods you will find it in.

Men Need to Live Longer

Written by Harriet Diamond

Did you ever wonder why women live longer than men? On average, American women outlive males by six years. I think it doesn’t have to be that way if men pay closer attention to their health. Youthing Essential’s Start up Program is the perfect way to achieve balance for the workaholic.