Monthly Archives: July 2009

Champions have Goal Sabbaticals.

Champions have dedicated Goal Sabbaticals. Goal Sabbatical (GS) is when you're away from 'striving' and 'to-do' lists. It is the time for de-cluttering your brain's inbox. GS is your action of refueling to achieve your goals. GS actions include prayer, meditation, reading, listening to music, and exercise, to name a few. I don't include the movies or ...

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Best Playground Exercise for Your Back

Wow!  Preschoolers know how to work playground equipment.   There was monkey bar madness today with my four year-old and her friends.  All of them were racing across, one hand over the other.  It reminded me, you can get a great workout anywhere.  For upper back work try a couple of rounds on the monkey bars.  You'll ...

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How Sexy is Your Back?

A virtual show of hands, please....How many people want a great looking back?  <hands down now.> Then, why are you training your chest at least twice as much? From traditional chest building exercises like the bench press, chest flys to the prone pushup and planks - we're all spending way to much time face down.  Posture ...

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What Winners Know About Exercise V.I.B.E.

What is your strategy to stay focused and motivated with your fitness plan?  Here are 4 points in the acronym V.I.B.E. that my paying clients use to raised their fitness levels out of the basement.  Exercise V.I.B.E. Variety - To avoid boredom and unwanted plateaus it's best to keep muscles confused with different and challenging exercises.  A walk every day or only ...

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