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July 9, 2013

Fit Over Fat, Fitness

A few kids have actually died from the flu this year here in Colorado one of them 15 years old! Being healthy is one thing I know I often take for granted until I get sick, that is. I’ve found that it’s easier to stay healthy than it is to get healthy again once you’re sick, too. With that in mind (and the season just getting underway), here are some quick tips for staying healthy this wrestling season:

Eat well. This means eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, the best way to get all the nutrients your body needs to stay healthy.
Avoid sugar! Sugar depresses your immune system. Soda pop is probably the #1 culprit for most people, so do yourself a favor and have a water or fresh juice instead. (Dads and coaches, alcohol also depresses your immune system.)
Supplement with vitamins/minerals. Vitamin C and zinc, in particular, have been shown to strengthen the immune system.
Get enough sleep. Our immune system is very dependent on this, and we’re especially vulnerable to sickness when we neglect our proper rest (around 8 hours per night for most people).
Stay well hydrated. Our bodies need plenty of water to function properly, especially when it’s doing extra things like working out and fighting off all the “bugs” that typically go around. Hot drinks and soups are also good here, and help us
Stay warm. When we get cold, we force our bodies to work to stay warm. This takes energy away from the immune system and makes us more vulnerable to sickness.
Exercise (this one’s easy during the season!). Regular exercise keeps your metabolism high and your body (including your immune system) functioning at a high level like a well-oiled machine.
Stay clean.

Shower right after practice, and wash your hands with soap and hot water frequently. Most cold and flu viruses are spread by direct contact.
Avoid close contact with people who have a cold or flu.
Keep your hands out of your eyes, nose, and mouth. Your hands are probably the one part of your body where you’re most likely to pick up virus-spreading germs. No need to help out the “bad guys” by putting them directly inside you!
Keep a positive attitude and a joyful outlook. More on that below!

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Fitness: FitOverFat

The thing to remember also, is that getting fit takes discipline, self-control, and mental strength. Meditation or lucid dreaming are tools I have used to achieve these abilities. Being able to control dreams, dictating where you go and choosing to fly, is powerful. With control like that in dreams, one can almost do anything in waking life. I’ve also come to learn that getting in shape takes a good and positive attitude.

One must remember to take things one step at a time. Set small and attainable goals at first, then work your way up to a more intense routine. If you do too much the first time, you’ll burn out and never want to go back. It all goes back to balance.

Try simple things like, doing crunches during commercials while watching TV. Do squats and calf raises while cooking. Geez, be creative already! Most of all, to really get in shape, have fun while doing something you really like to do. I found that dancing was my motivator to get in shape. I love to do it, plus, I can make it into a type of circuit training workout, where I alternate dancing with strength moves. It is the best workout I’ve ever done. I haven’t really noticed anything much, but all of my friends say I look really good. Oh, another secret trick I learned is about creating an ideal self.

What does your ideal self look like? talk like? dress like? act like? How does your ideal self handle stress? It’s as though you invent an idea of what you want to be. You want to be beautiful? What does that mean to you? Do you want to be in shape? What do you do? Do you buy a mountain bike and start riding a bike everywhere because it’s fun and something you’ve always wanted to try? Or, do you keep sitting on your inflating rear end and doing nothing? Getting in shape is all up to you.

Anybody has the power of changing themselves, it is making that choice to do so that seems to be the hard part. Don’t blame commercials, fast food, or even genetics. Take responsibility for what you contributed to the situation, whether it is the fact that you eat too much or you don’t exercise at all and do something about it.

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Fit Over Fat: Fitness

I can vouch for that as I spend at least 40 minutes prior to going for a run, telling myself I MUST do it, I CAN do it, it WON’T hurt honest. Once I have sufficiently convinced myself to open the door and lever myself out in to the great outdoors and the weather, I have to further remind myself within the first five minutes of running that the hurting will stop soon. I have been running nearly all my life and still, the first five minutes of running always, always hurts.

But then eventually it stops hurting and I see the world around me, the open vistas across fields, the wildlife (other runners, cyclists, dog walkers and the most dangerous wildlife of all, people in their cars!)the feel of the ‘weather’ on my skin, usually it is raining, but once in a blue sky we have sunshine, the sheer joy of being able to run and keep running mile after mile.

When I started running, I could barely do a 50 yards without collapsing, calling for emergency first aid and resuscitation (always of the mouth to mouth variety darling). Running, if you stick with it, quickly rewards you with the amount of progress you can make in a short period of time. When you run your first mile you feel like taking out a full page ad in the local paper, announcing to the world, the birth of a super athlete! (Whatever you do, don’t do that, people will point and laugh the next time they see you in town). After your first 3k, 5k and half marathon, you will marvel at yourself, your abilities and feel you can actually run. However if you start fretting over times, heart rates, speed, minute miles etc etc, you may never be content with your achievements. I find all that time keeping malarkey incredibly boring, but some people need to constantly challenge themselves and prove stuff.

I on the other hand just want to run, stay fit, live long.

And you will get fit, you’ll find you have a bounce in your step, loose pounds of your body fat, develop long lean legs and discover you have a lovely pert bottom. Life always compensates pain (somehow).

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Fitness Protocols – Fitness Book

The Fitness Protocols is a new fitness book written by “longest loser” Epi Torres after losing 70 pounds and keeping the off over nine years. What makes this book unique is that it is based on a balanced approach to lasting weight loss and fitness improvement. The book is not a typical diet or exercise book you find out there. Torres developed a unique system based on his highly unusual and successful accomplishment.

The world’s toughest book critics at Kirkus Indie wrote, “Torres is a convincing authority on exercise and diet—he reduced his waist size by 10 inches and has maintained a 70-pound weight loss for nearly 10 years. In an easy-to-read, conversational tone, the author provides a multitude of statistics and studies that support his approaches to weight loss and fitness.”

This unique fitness book approach is based on four key protocols Torres developed to help you accomplish lasting weight loss and fitness:

Commitment
Preparation
Change
Maintenance

The Commitment Protocol is the first and most critical step in the process. It will help you ensure your decision to improve your fitness is solid and highly sustainable. Your commitment and determination are critical to your success. The adage “Where there is a will there is an A” is highly applicable here. The stronger your conviction, the higher the probability you will reach your goal and the easier it will seem to get it accomplished.

Once you feel you have reached a strong sense of commitment, you will move on to the Preparation Protocol.

Here we help you get ready to accomplish the necessary changes in your approach to fitness.

When you feel you have mustered enough commitment and are ready to move forward, you will move on to the Change Protocol. Here we will help you implement a new approach to help you succeed.

Finally, you will move on to the fourth and final Maintenance Protocol. Here we help you ensure the new approach sticks and forms into habits. Once it takes hold, the chances of relapse become less and less over time, making it much easier to remain fit for good!

As you can see, this fitness books is not a typical diet and/or exercise book. Torres takes a comprehensive approach based on the key success factors of lasting fitness. Instead of focusing on food or dieting per se, Torres emphasis is on the key factor which if not addressed can lead to failure and frustration so many experience. This is a must read fitness book by anyone who has decided to embark on a weight loss fitness improvement effort.

“The Fitness Protocols: Look Better, Feel Better, and Live a Better Life” is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels (ISBN 0615487165).

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