Why do new year’s resolutions usually fail? By Tom Venuto Why do you start with guns blazing on January 1st, but by February, you’re losing motivation, cheating on your diet, skipping workouts, and slipping back into old patterns? John LaValle, a master trainer of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) suggests that we should take a closer [...]
A process. Indeed. The discipline, mental toughness, strong will…blah, blah. It can all go down the tube pretty quickly at the prospect of a much more comfortable evening, cuddling on the sofa enjoying a hot cup chocolate. The workouts can wait, or the healthy eating routine for that matter… Oh, yeah…very familiar scenario We all have been through [...]
We crave carbs. Period. We want them in the morning as soon as we wake up. We crave them in mid day and in between meals, and sometimes even in the middle of the night!
I wonder if this has ever happened to you I know that everyone is different and my fitness goals are not the same as yours. It’s not my objective to impose mine on anyone else. However, a recent experience I had with a dear friend of mine who has iss
Mindful Fitness Means Engaging Your Mind First I have been asked about the connection between Body-Mind and nutrition as it relates to physical health and fitness. My focus being on nutrition first, followed by weight training and cardio routines, subsequent assessments, progress monitoring, accountability, etc… …the implication is that aerobic conditioning and weight training are [...]
Our tendencies to avoid pain prevent us from reaching our goals. We are capable of justifying (fabricating) the most outrageous behaviors in order to avoid stepping into the uncertain, the unfamiliar. Until is too late…. or a lot more difficult.