The Oaks at Ojai
Pick and choose items from the list below. Each secret equals 10 points. Make every day a 100 point day. And you’ll be healthier and trimmer in just one month. It’s true.
Yes, it’s time to make changes for a better you. These tips will increase your energy, help you lose unwanted fat and make you feel great. The secrets will not help you lose ten dress sizes by Tuesday or turn your average body type into a trim ballerina, but they will make a real difference IF you continue to practice them over a month or so.
Remember: Make your goal to score 100 points every day and you’ll be well on your way to a fitter, healthier life.
*Stretch in bed.
*Do five minutes of marching or running in place.
*Double check you posture, correct it if you’re slouching over the computer.
*Walk at least two blocks.
*Spend time in meditation or prayer. Count your blessings.
*Smile. Studies show that when you smile, even if you must force yourself to do so, you will begin to feel better.
*Get help. Hire a nutritionist, working with a trainer, consult with a therapist or joining a self-help group, such as those devoted to long-term and healthy weight loss.
*Do five minutes of weight lifting (hint: you don’t need to buy fancy equipment. You can use like sized objects such as unopened cans of soup, drinking water or bags of pasta.)
*Play with your animal companion.
*Work out at the gym or on home gym equipment.
*Have a massage, facial or manicure.
*Read a fitness or healthy cooking book or magazine.
*Enjoy a yoga workout.
*Check your athletic shoes to make sure that they’re in good condition.
*Play one-on-one basketball or catch with a child.
*Mow the lawn or work in the garden.
*Go for a brisk walk or a run.
*Play golf or tennis.
*Swim for 30 minutes or do water exercises.
*Turn on music and dance.
*Stretch.
*Join a fitness class or a team, attend a meeting.
*Walk through a park, along the seashore, or in the mountains.
*Cycle.
*Slip on helmet, knee and elbow protection and try in-line skating.
*Go to the video store and borrow three different fitness videos. Find one that is appropriate for your fitness level and desires and yet challenges you, then order a copy to use at home.
*Hire a fitness trainer.
*Take a fitness holiday at a resort or on a fitness cruise.
*Hike.
*Keep a journal about how you’re feeling in your body and the foods, activities and secret desires for a more active life. Keep it secret.
*Teach a child how to play a sport or do a fitness routine.
*Enroll in a dance class or a senior exercise program.
*Only eat fresh, unprocessed fruits, vegetables and low-fat proteins.
*Eat three or five mini meals rather than three big ones.
*Turn down second helpings.
*Skip dessert.
*Switch to sparkling water instead of soda.
*Drink red tea or green tea rather than coffee.
*Drink 6 glasses of water.
*Take a low-calories or “lite” cooking course.
*Snack on vegetables.
*Eat a bran muffin.
*Choose fruit over a cookie or donut.
*When ordering in a restaurant, ask that you’re served only half the food, and have the other have boxed up to take home for later.
*Have salad dressing served on the side so that you use less high calorie dressing.
*In restaurants, ask for two vegetables with your meat selection rather than rice, pasta or potatoes.
*Split that dessert with another or a group of friends. All you really want is a few bites anyhow, right?
*Talk with your kids, spouse and loved ones about fitness and health issues. Make small, significant changes that can improve and energize your future.
*Choose to stay fit for life.
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