Hi everyone,
Shabooboo222 asked about food suggestions for early AM workouts, and I’m sure others may wonder the same thing. First of all…I want to say kudos to all who have the determination to get up that early in the morning to do the fit plan! I am very impressed.
Hi Ultimate Fit Plan-ers,
A few of you (splumberg and marbutterfly) have asked how you are supposed to add weights to the moves in the Ultimate Fit Plan. My answer is: Don’t add weights to any of the moves except for the runner’s lunge. Just continue to increase the amount of weight you are lifting for that exercise and you will be good to go.
Hi everyone,
I’m so glad to hear that so many of you and your friends are working hard doing the Ultimate Fit Plan. That is great! To answer the question about recovery: Your ultimate goal is to get back into your fat-frying running pace as quickly as you can after you fully recover. The key to recovery is that as you become fitter you will recover quicker.
Happy New Year! Do you have what it takes to stick to your resolution this year? Chances are you want to dedicate yourself to getting fit, but you aren’t quite sure what that means or how to start.
It is that time of year…nasty cold and flu season. I hope for your sake that you are able to get through this season untouched. Unfortunately my dear sweet children touched me with their winter colds, and I just happened to get the WORST deal in the house. Well maybe not…my poor husband had to sleep on the couch for about a week because of my terrible cough. Let’s face it…sounding like a wounded seal is not good times for anyone. Don’t worry he is back in bed with me now.
We can increase our life expectancy, and we can improve the quality of our lives, with a few simple diet changes. This idea seems too good to be true. It is absolutely true, though. Every year it seems we learn more about diet content and its corrolation with longer life and better health. The problem is not one of lack of knowledge. The problem is lack of will to use the knowledge we have gained for the desired results.
Let’s start with a summary of the most important facts we know about diet and its effect on fitness and health. In the most simplistic terms, the items that we should bring into or increase in our diet are vegetables, fruits, nuts, fish, fiber and green tea. The items that we should eliminate or firmly restrict from our diet are red meat, cooking oil, fried foods, non-whole wheat bread and sweets. We will expand on these thoughts in different posts.
To get the the right foods coming and get the wrong foods going, you will follow an easy 30 day plan. For 30 days you will eat the right foods, avoid the wrong foods and report your progress. You must do this 30 day plan with discipline. In other words, do not give in to temptation. You must be strong in following this plan for the full 30 days in order to see its results. Do not shirk from it or cheat “a little” on it.
If you rigorously hold to the plan you will see some vivid results within the 30 days. Your efforts and your resistance to temptation will then be validated. You will then use the plan as a source of pride, a motivational tool, a foundation of faith to move toward better fitness and health.
The plan is simple, and you can do it. This plan is only the first step, but you can stick strictly to it. You can carry the 30 day plan through to the next phase of changing your life for the better by starting with a few simple diet changes. We will teach you how to get remarkable results by learning behavior that will turn into habits. See The Long Life Diet Plan for details.
We know how many types and brands of nutritional supplements are available. We are continuously bombarded with product offerings, many of which make amazing or questionable claims. How do we sort through these pitches? What are the standards we will use to determine whether even to give a product a second look, much less buy it for a trial?
These are some criteria we will use in evaluating product offerings. First, is the product pharmaceutical grade? Anyone or any company can make and offer nutritional supplements. The FDA does not review or evaluate product claims. A few nutritional supplement companies offer pharmaceutical grade products. Most do not. In our evaluation, a company that offers pharaceutical grade products gets the bid. It suggests reliability and going beyond what is required.
Second, what kind of testimonials does the company offer? Are the endorsers obviously paid by the company? Do the endorsers have any credentials? Or are they simply anonomous buyers of the products? If the company has endorsers with credentials, and those credentials cause us to see the endorser as credible and impartial, then we will rely on an endorsement. Otherwise we will disregard the endorsement.
What is the manufacturer’s history as a company? Is this a company with a clean history? Or has the company been through some legal or customer relations scrapes? We will find out what we can about the company and its history.
For a listing and ranking of nutritional supplement products and companies, see Top 10 Nutritional Supplements.
We all notice those people who seem to actually glow with fitness. They are lean, lithe and alert. In their middle age or senior years, they look younger than their ages, frequently many years younger. People who meet them often comment on their obvious fitness and good health. They seem to radiate energy, vitality and sex appeal.
Where does it come from? How are these people seemingly so blessed? What produces these desirable, dreamed of, sought after phenomena? How is it these people have such good fortune? What do they do to deserve such admiration from those who meet them?
There are a number of factors that may contribute to “the glow.” These special people are likely to be active, engaged in projects, busy with jobs. They may follow regular exercise programs. They may care about and select with firmness the foods they eat and the ones they reject. They almost certainly avoid the death wish habits of smoking and of drinking to excess. They are usually pleasant, good-natured, a joy to spend time with.
There is one thing these remarkable people have in common. It is a mental attitude that lifts them up and does the same for all around them. They see the world in positive terms. They believe in the basic goodness of people and, as if by magic, they are seldom disappointed. They have an inner peace that comes from knowing they are on the right path, that things will go well and will turn out successfully and satisfactorily. They have a confidence arising from their mental attitude that produces the glow of fitness.
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