by Greg Landry 1. Weight training tones your muscles which looks great and raises your basal metabolism… which causes you to burn more calories 24 hours-a-day. You’ll even burn more calories while you’re sleeping. 2. Weight training can *reverse* the natural decline in your metabolism which begins around age 30. 3. Weight training energizes you. 4. Weight training has a …
Top 10 Weight Loss and Fitness Myths
by Greg Landry WARNING: Don’t weight train until after you’ve lost weight! No, no, no, no, pleeeeease don’t believe that headline! That’s one of the many myths associated with weight loss and fitness. If you’re interested in losing weight and getting fit as quickly as possible, don’t let these myths throw you off track; Myth #1 – Some fancy exercise …
Top 10 Traits of Successful Losers!
by Greg Landry I’ve worked with hundreds of people who were interested in losing weight. Over the years I started to notice that the people who were successful at losing weight and maintaining that loss, had several traits in common. If your goal is to be successful at losing weight and keeping it off, my suggestion would be to make …
Top 10 Reasons To Exercise In The Morning!
by Greg Landry If I had to pick a single factor that I thought was most important in a successful exercise or weight loss program, it would be to exercise first thing in the morning – every morning! Some mornings, you may just be able to fit in a 10 minute walk, but it’s important to try to do something …
Bad Luck, Bad Choices, and Bad Habits
by Chris Widener We were at some friend’s house the other day and the wife mentioned some other acquaintances of ours. “It sure is too bad, all the bad luck they have,” She said. My first thought was, “Bad habits, not bad luck.” My second thought was, “Or is it bad choices?” You see, there is a difference. What we …
Choice: Privilege, Opportunity and Responsibility
by Chris Widener One of my absolute favorite quotes is from Dwight D. Eisenhower. If you have been a subscriber for long you may have heard me use it before. Eisenhower said that, “The history of free men is never written by chance, but by choice – their choice.” What a powerful truth. We can, and do, write our own …
4 Ways to Master Change
by Sheila Murray Bethel, Ph.D. We are living in exciting age of unprecedented change. Today’s accelerated rate of change presents us with unique challenges and opportunities. When change brings success, keep your ego from getting out of hand. When the change is negative, use your sense of humor to get through it. Once you learn to handle change, you can …
Control and Urgency
by Albert Mensah I was involved in my first major automobile accident one unforgettable January day. My SUV spun out of control on a Washington highway in snowy conditions on Jan.22. As I watched my truck going in the wrong direction, and I honestly thought I was going to die, all I could think about was my children, not …
Are You an Optimist or a Pessimist?
by Chris Widener I have been giving some thought lately to optimism and pessimism. Basically, these are attitudes. Attitudes that shape and formulate our entire existence. I mean, have you ever met a happy pessimist? Of course not. In short, our optimism or pessimism is this: The way we interpret the past The way we experience and view the present …
Create Your Past
by Chris Widener Today is the day to create your past! “Umm, Chris, don’t you mean today is the day to create your future?” No, I mean exactly what I said. Today is the day to create your past. Let me explain. I did not say today is the day to relive your past. That would mean sitting around thinking …