It’s the new year and you’ve made a resolution to live healthier. Great! But when and how do you start? The when is easy. The answer is, of course, now. The present moment is the only moment in which you’ll ever live – try as we might to live in the past or future. All decisions are made in the [...]
According to a study by Richard Wiseman, a psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire, only 22% of us have managed to keep our New Year’s resolutions. In other studies, I’ve seen that number as low was 8%. Whether it’s hitting the gym, changing our diet or kicking bad habits, when it comes to New Year’s resolutions, our success rate is [...]
It’s almost time to welcome in 2012 – and I think it’s important to ring in the new year on the healthiest foot possible. So, I put together a short video with five simple and easy tips for you to make 2012 the healthiest year ever! Check it out and let me know what you think! Happy Holidays!
2012 is just around the corner, and so it’s time to start thinking about your New Year’s resolutions. While we can resolve to live healthier each and every day, there’s no better time to renew that commitment than the start of a new calendar year. In planning for a New Year’s resolution, I follow 9 guidelines including writing my resolution [...]
In actuality, it’s not so much about finding time to workout as it is about creating time to workout. If you take a look at your typical schedule, there’s probably not a whole lot of time where you’re standing in your apartment doing nothing. We find uses for our time, whether it’s building our careers, spending time with friends, or [...]
We’re only a few hours days into the new year, but I’m already convinced that 2011 is going to be the healthiest year of my life. This year really will be different, because I’m making not just talking the talk – I’m walking the walk. Walking the walk requires making changes. And I’m doing just that: I’m cooking more. And [...]
Hundreds of thousands of Americans – and people all around the world – will be joining gyms this week to help uphold health and fitness-centered New Year’s resolutions. As someone who has joined 6 different gyms in 3 different countries in the last year alone, I’ve become something of an expert. Here are a few tips that I use when [...]
It’s no secret that weight release is the most common New Year’s resolution, but taking advantage of portion control is one of the best tactics to employ. There’s a difference between portions (what’s on our plate) and servings (what’s recommended), and most of us are getting way too much of some things… and not nearly enough of others. Here are [...]
No surprise: Losing weight is the #1 most popular New Year’s resolution. So, here are seven strategies (that work) to help you shed the extra pounds: Recognize that weight loss is a spiritual issue. You can’t release weight with the same spiritual mindset that gained it. Read books like Marianne Williamson’s A Course in Weight Loss. It shares 21 spiritual [...]
With January 1st just a few days away, we’ll continue our focus on New Year’s resolutions. And more specifically, how to keep ‘em. Today, we turn our attention to burnout. The treadmills will be packed on January 1st – but how many of those people will be there a month later? You know the story. Maybe you’ve even lived it. [...]
