If your mindset is far from optimal when it comes to the thoughts and beliefs it entertains about your health and fitness goals, if your mindset could use some strengthening, there are tools you can use that will help to strengthen your current position, foster a more positive and growth-oriented mindset and help you to [...]
Life is full of challenges. There is not a person alive who does not face them on a daily basis. It is the challenges in life that force growth...not the comfort in life. However, it's not the challenges themselves that matter…it’s how we react and handle these challenges. What kind of mindset are we [...]
A really important aspect to achieving success in any endeavor is the creation of proper goals. Without goals…there is no direction to focus on and without direction and no real firm game plan your ideas will just be floating around in your head with nowhere to go. Proper goals allow us to view exactly where [...]
It seems that regular consistent physical exercise increases the volume of regions of the brain that are important for thinking and memory. A study published in Neurology showed that adults in their seventies that exercised the most experienced the least brain shrinkage with less white matter brain lesions that are signs of dementia. Additionally, another [...]
“Habits begin like flimsy cobwebs at first and are strengthened day by day to become like unbreakable cables to shackle or strengthen our lives”. For many, the word discipline is a dirty word. But, in reality, the opposite is true. Self-discipline is the act of doing what you believe in your heart is best for [...]
Just like females, as men age, they have to deal with their own set of physical changes that are unique to them alone. Many of these are a direct result of a decrease in the male hormone testosterone. Testosterone is the essence of maleness both physically and sexually. Its role [...]
Endorphin’s are certain chemicals that can cross through the gaps between neurons and pass along messages from one to the next. There is a huge variety of endorphins and science is just beginning to tap into and understand information about their different functions and purposes. There is however one thing [...]
Many people start an exercise program looking to achieve changes to physical appearance – weight loss, less body fat, firmer and more toned muscles, improved heart health and so on. But there are many more health benefits from exercise that you cannot see. These “invisible” often hidden benefits are just as important, if not more [...]
Want to develop a fitness habit, be fit and look great? What separates those who can stick to a fitness program from those who call it quits before they get the results they expect? Despite what you may think, it has nothing to do with lack of motivation, laziness, or lack of desire. It’s your [...]
It is human nature to be in the pursuit of happiness. We often seek happiness from external sources such as relationships, the acquisition of monetary wealth and power, careers, developing intelligence, externally looking good and successful to others. Material things can make us comfortable, relationships are a vehicle for us to express emotions and connect [...]
