Body Mind Health

No More New Year’s Resolutions- Set SMARTER Goals Instead

Posted by on January 2, 2012 at 6:28 pm

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 [...]

Getting Fit-The Process-

Posted by on February 24, 2011 at 8:59 pm

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 [...]

Carbohydrates-Reasons Why We Crave Them

Posted by on February 11, 2011 at 5:16 pm

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!

Has This Happened To You?

Posted by on May 15, 2010 at 6:45 pm

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 and Exercising

Posted by on December 4, 2009 at 7:09 pm

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 [...]

Fitness Attitude: It’s All In Our Head

Posted by on November 18, 2009 at 8:40 pm

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.