Thursday, April 30, 2009

Your Best Day Ever!


Are you ready for your best Summer ever? Do you want to cut your stress levels? And just have more fun this year? Would you like to look years younger or maybe drop a few pounds?

Now that Spring is in full swing many of us can enjoy the great outdoors a little more. Get some exercise playing your favorite sports or simply enjoying a nice walk with your family or friends. Get those running shoes out of the closet and take a half hour to run off some stress - and burn more calories while you're at it!

Exercise has been proven to reduce your stress. Regular exercise also relieves tensions that might otherwise lead to overeating. Exercise builds physical fitness which in turn builds self-confidence, enhanced self-image, and a positive outlook. When you start to feel good about yourself, you are more likely to want to make other positive changes in your lifestyle. that will help keep your weight under control.

Exercise can be fun and provide opportunities for having fun with your family and friends. The exhilaration and emotional release of participating in sports or other activities boost your mental and physical well-being. Pent-up anxieties and frustrations seem to disappear when you’re concentrating on running up that hill or making it to first base before the shortstop's throw gets there!

Summer gives us all a chance to enjoy the fun outdoors. Have fun on your favorite golf course - sinking that incredible putt! Or just walking another mile. Start today. Join a tennis league or go out and buy those running shoes you know you’ll use! There are many natural and healthy ways to lose weight fast!

Start your fitness journal. Make this Day 1 in your journey.
Start getting in shape fast and add some more fun to your life!

Tips to Keep You Going

* Adopt a specific plan and write it down. For example - walk everyday at lunch for 20 minutes. Do 2 sets of 12 crunches every other day. Same for push-ups. Schedule times this weekend for outdoor sports. Or gardening.

* Keep setting realistic goals as you go along, and remind yourself of them often.

* Keep a log to record your progress and make sure to keep it up-to-date. Evaluate your progress once every week or so.

* Include weight and/or percent body fat measures in your log. Extra pounds can easily creep back.

* Upgrade your fitness program as you progress.

* Invite your family and friends. Enjoy your fitness efforts with others.

* Update others on your successes. You deserve to be proud of your success!

* Avoid injuries by pacing yourself and including a warmup and cool down period as part of every workout. Stretch slowly! Remember - slow stretching helps build healthy muscles!

* Reward yourself periodically for a job well done!

Make today the beginning of a new, healthier you. You can have a more muscular, sexier body in just a few months. What have you got to lose? Start making healthy choices today. Start eating healthy foods and exercising a little each day. Add years to your life! Enjoy life more in your leaner, sexier body this Summer!

A variety of sports and exercise routines will help you maintain a better balanced level of fitness. Work your legs harder one day and your arms the next. Be sure to give your muscles the rest they need. And drink plenty of water!

Focus on making the best of today! Enjoying right now! Or, at least, making the best of whatever life brings your way! Promise yourself to spend more time having fun this Summer - and then keep that promise. The world will wait. Enjoy your family and friends more this Spring - in the great outdoors!

If you want a healthier, slimmer body - the quickest way to lose weight is start getting in shape fast!

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