How To Peak for your show and WOW the Judges!!
Let me first say CONGRATULATIONS on your decision to get into the best shape of your life! The competition preparation process is a marathon and is 24/7 for months on end. Here are seven items to consider when preparing to compete!!
Remember ladies and gentlemen…you can be at your VERY best show day and NOT WOW the judges without proper practice of your stage presence, posing, and routines. You need to do BOTH…come in at your very best AND bring your “A” game on stage!!
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5 Ways to Create your own Personal “Bunker”
Do you have the weight of the world on your back?. . We all go through periods of our life where it feels like someone or something or lots of “someones” or “somethings”, are weighing us down!! What do we do? Wait for the shit storm to pass or set up a personal "bunker" by establishing positivity and resilience to help us deal with life's challenging times?.
What 5 things can you do to create your personal bunker?
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How to stand out in a crowd:
LEAVE NO ROCK UNTURNED!!
1. Your suit
2. Hair and Make up-ladies
3. Skin Color
4. Stage Presence
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8 Ways to Maximize Your Post-Workout Recovery
1. Push the Barrier, Don't Annihilate It
I used to not allow myself to leave the gym unless I basically could not walk and for a while got results but over time my body could not recover before I hit it again and therefore, injuries erupted. If you workout to utter exhaustion every workout, damage accumulates over time and your body will revert its energy to repairing the damage rather than building new muscle. Challenge yourself during your workouts but you don’t have to annihilate your body each and every time or you will actually do the opposite of what you are trying to accomplish.
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5 Steps to Increasing your Metabolism
Middle age woes
Is your weight increasing, yet caloric intake is not? Are you seeing body fat accumulate in new and interesting places?
You have a couple of things working against you. You're probably not burning calories as efficiently as you did when you were younger. That's because your metabolic rate (the number of calories you burn in a day) dips about 1% per year beginning around age 30, says Carolyn Brown, RD, nutritionist at Foodtrainers in New York.
You can outsmart that. Shift a few habits so you can rev your body back up and burn calories more efficiently again!!
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10 Reasons to Hire a Kick Ass Virtual Health and Fitness Coach
A healthy, balanced lifestyle is challenging in today’s fast-paced world with children, work, parents, significant others, and keeping a home running smoothly, it is too easy to let yourself slip to the bottom of your priority list. Taking care of ourselves is the best way we can take care of those we care about. Deciding to live a healthier lifestyle now is the best choice you can make for your family; the next choice is figuring out the plan that will meet individual needs. One popular option available is working with an online health or wellness coach.
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11 Ways to Stop Cravings for Unhealthy Foods and Sugar
Food cravings are the dieter’s worst enemy.
These are intense or uncontrollable desires for specific foods, stronger than normal hunger.
The types of foods that people crave are highly variable, but these are often processed junk foods that are high in sugar.
Cravings are one of the biggest reasons why people have problems losing weight and keeping it off.
Here are 11 simple ways to prevent or stop unhealthy food and sugar cravings.
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The Anti-inflammation Solution
Anti-inflammation General Diet Tips
Aim for variety.
Include as much fresh food as possible.
Minimize your consumption of processed foods and fast food.
Eat an abundance of vegetables and a moderate amount of fruit.
Water
1 gallon per day
Drink pure water, or drinks that are mostly water (tea, sparkling water with lemon) throughout the day.
Use bottled water or get a home water purifier if your tap water tastes of chlorine or other contaminants, or if you live in an area where the water is known or suspected to be contaminate
Novice 8-week training schedule for a 10K
HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED TO TRAIN TO RUN 10-K?
If you possess a good level of fitness (because of participation in other sports) you probably could run a half dozen miles on very little training. That might include running shorter races, such as a 5-K or an 8-K.
IF you’ve made the decision to run a 10-K race, Let’s do it right!! Following is an eight-week training schedule to help get you to the finish line of a 10-K (6.2 miles)
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Your Shoes Can Make or Break Your Workout
Your shoes can make or break your work is an interesting statement. But you’ll find that it’s very true, no matter what type of workout you’re doing.
Shoes and Running
Nowhere else can the importance of proper shoes be seen than when running. Running and jogging are two of the most common types of exercise, which is why nearly every gym around the world has at least a handful of treadmills.