Side hustle sounds like some sort of shady exchange we’d encounter in a dark alley somewhere or even a dance move from a certain “swing” era. It’s neither. In simple terms: a side hustle refers to a secondary job, one that is supplemental to a primary job. It’s not a new idea, but a [...]
Your body responds to the way you think. Or, be careful what you think, “your body is listening to everything you say.” If you want to maximize your body’s ability to stay healthy, your ideal regimen – along with your physical exercise and healthy eating plans must include healthy, positive thoughts and emotions. Those [...]
Seeking out the proper diet and workout program is usually the first thing people do after finally making the decision to lose weight. Without much thought, they jump right in believing that sooner or later they will see the results they are after. However, if the mind is riddled with negative self-talk, limiting beliefs [...]
The nutritional value of the foods you eat determine the composition of your cells, blood, bone marrow and hormones. Everything consumed becomes a building block of your body, meaning all the foods you eat are reflected directly in both your internal health and external appearance. Unfortunately, most people are walking around overweight, bloated, inflamed [...]
It’s no secret that maintaining an active lifestyle is mandatory if we want to stay fit and healthy, physically, mentally and emotionally. However, in a world full of time consuming demands, finding time to get our workouts in can be challenging. Sadly, with work, family and school activities quickly filling the schedule, if we [...]
Wanting to get personally fit or lose some excess weight is an admirable desire. However, having little to no motivation to do it can be a frustrating experience. Unfortunately, problems with motivation levels are often caused by the part of us that instinctively resists change – opting for the assumed “safe option.” This is [...]
“Half the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.” Josh Billings Are you a people pleaser? Have you bought into the prevalent guilt trip that you must be doing for others or you've entered the realm of selfishness? Do your own feelings suffer [...]
Attitude is everything. Mental attitude, no matter what the end goal is, either helps you get there or impedes your progress and one of the most damaging attitudes anyone can adopt is victim-mentality. What is victim-mentality? Victim mentality is a negative mindset. It places blame on other people and circumstances for any unhappiness felt [...]
Our happiness or lack thereof, success or lack of and even health and fitness levels are all tied into and the result of daily habits. Our habits are essentially what define us. Good habits result in positive routines, efficiency and order while bad habits take us in the opposite direction and lock us into [...]
Maintaining a fit body through active physical fitness along with healthy eating is the key to enjoying a long healthy, vital life. Unfortunately healthy eating means different things to different people. For some healthy eating means gluten free. For others it’s low-calorie or low-fat. For others, its all three or something entirely different. Although [...]
