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10 Ways to Lower Stress



Not all stress is created equal. You can feel stress from work, home, family, friends, and yourself, but you can also experience stress from winning the lottery and moving into your new mansion. Long term stress, however, can even contribute to health problems if not dealt with.

While it is normal to have some stress, most of us tend to have too much of it. Here are some suggestions for relieving your stress. What is relaxing to one person may not be so relaxing to another, so use the techniques that appeal to you.

10 Ways to Lower Stress

Ways to Lower Stress

1. Laugh – What makes you laugh? Your puppy, a funny movie, a comedy routine? Make some time to laugh; it can be an instant stress reliever.

2. Exercise – Perhaps a brisk walk in the park or a game of tennis with a good friend. Fire up those endorphins while enjoying nature or companionship.

3. Massage – See a professional. Better yet, have one come to your home. If you can’t afford it, get a 15 minute shoulder massage at the mall or coax your spouse into doing it.

4. Music – A fast beat can make you dance, and it’s hard to feel stressed while you’re dancing. At the other end of the spectrum, calm music will help you feel calm.

5. Discussion – Talk out your problems with the people who can help you solve your problems, whether it be your spouse who IS the problem or a professional who can give you coping methods.

6. Yoga – This combines several stress relieving modalities including breathing, meditation, and stretching.

7. No – Learning to say no to people and situations will help you to stop heaping so much on your plate. Step back and look at your 24 hours and decide where you want your priorities to lie. Weed out everything else.

8. Deep-breathing – Breathing deep can bring quick relief from an immediate stressful situation and allows you to focus. Plus it oxygenates the blood.

9. Entertainment – Let others take the stress on their shoulders as they entertain you. Get out of the house or office, and away from the stress and take in a movie, a nice restaurant dinner, a tour of the city, or a concert.

10 – Journal – If you don’t want to talk about it then write about it. Keeping a journal of your concerns and stresses will help you get a clearer picture of your issues and might help you come up with a plan to get to a place of less stress.

Even if you can’t remove all the stress in your world, you can certainly lower your stress levels when you try some of these tips. These 10 ways to lower stress should get you on your way to a healthier and happier life

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Getting Healthy Does Not Have To Be Hard



I liked this upbeat article from Cortney. Often we think that there is a tough battle, even a drudgery to getting lean and healthy but look  what she has to say and take it to heart.

You probably scoffed to yourself as you read the title, but really, it doesn’t have to be that hard.

CourtneyI blame the fitness industry for the confusion as everyone has the trick to lose 10 lbs in 10 days, get abs now, and all you have to do is eat this way, buy this gadget, take this supplement and so on and so on. Exasperated, people are always looking for the next trick to try and get results and that leads to over-complicating of what should be a very simple process. And while we may not all want the same thing, or have the same goals, a lot of the questions I get repeat over and over. I think it is because when it comes to health and fitness there is… Too much of Too little.

Health consumers encounter information overload at every turn. More info is available than ever before, yet there is so little understanding. The sheer enormity of books, TV infomercials, diets and fitness toys bring greater confusion instead of clarity. And thanks to the Google (a Google search of the ‘best diet’ yields 709 million results) knowing what information works, what is garbage and what comes from credible sources is harder than ever before.

So I wanted to take the moment to tell you one simple truth that will hopefully ease some distress and confusion: there is no RIGHT WAY to be healthy and get in the best shape of your life.

I repeat: There is no right way to be healthy and get in the best shape of your life.

You can ask me and any other professional out there: How do I get abs? How do I eat clean while working a full-time career? How do I get a toned booty? Is the paleo diet good? I can only promise one thing, that you will get 100 different answers. But have you ever thought about how so many ‘in shape’ people or so called ‘experts’ can all swear by a different way to get there? It’s because they all did one simple thing the same: They had focus, health conscious eating habits, consistency, and they moved more than they sat. Bottom line.

So don’t worry about the latest diet or workout craze. Instead:

Just Move. And Do it Often. Find workouts that you enjoy, make you sweat and are challenging. And most important, that will keep you coming back for more for long enough to see results.

Focus on eating REAL food and fueling your body (hint: it doesn’t come from a bag, box, or can). Different diets work for different people so experiment and find what works with your lifestyle and makes you look good- that simple.

Give it time. Be patient with yourself and your journey. You don’t gain 20 lbs overnight and a few days of good habits won’t take it off either. Stick with it.

When you over-focus on your food and body image, your world becomes very limited. Time and consistency win every time on the path to your goals. So, stop hunting for the latest and greatest (there is no magic pill, sorry) and start living. The real secret is to relax, believe it doesn’t have to be this hard, eat real, whole foods, workout regularly, and get good rest. Repeat.

Keep it simple. Keep it flexible. Keep it real.

Courtney Prather wants to show you how to balance fitness and fun so it doesn’t take over your life! Skip the calorie counting, hours of cardio and learn her methods of getting that beach body you want without the stress at http://www.fitnesslifeadventure.com.

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What I told a Buddy Looking to Lose Some Weight


One of my buddies at work is trying to get ready for baseball season and he is really not in very good shape right now. Last week he told me that he wanted to lose 20 pounds for baseball season and asked for some advice.

Obviously I have a page on that….

http://www.fitnesstipsforlife.com/how-to-lose-20-pounds-in-a-month.html

That goal is a bit tough for anyone. Doctors say you should only try to lose a pound or two a week but sometimes you get excited and quest for more.

But more importantly than having that grand goal we talked about a few other things. I believe that when you are making changes you want to be all in but you don’t want to hurt yourself or feel like you failed if you get hurt. Biggest Loser is a TV show not a lifestyle choice.

So this is what I told him, as well as that article.

1. Stretch lots – Stretching helps your flexibility and stops you from getting sore
2. Drink enough water to drown you – This will give you a lot of energy and when you sweat a lot you won’t feel sick from dehydration
3. Don’t sacrifice too much – If all you are eating is brocolli and chicken breasts and exercising 3 hours a day then after a few days you will give up. Instead make the right moves. East better, cut back on the junk and alcohol, and exercise a little bit every day

Remember the best road to real success is to make consistent and daily moves towards your goals.

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