https://www.happyherald.com/articles.sec-8516-1-healthy-fitness-tips.html 1 – Focus on Well-Being Rather than Weight Loss When the desire for optimal health and conscious living becomes the goal, your body has no choice but to follow along with that intention. Whenever we force ourselves to do things to lose weight (like restricted diets and exercise routines we don’t connect with) we create a war within our minds.]]> Anyhoo, several family members flew down to celebrate with me and, needless to say, there was a ton of “bad” food. I’m talking white pasta galore accompanied by cakes, ice cream and, of course, we can’t forget the chocolate chip pancakes. (I only had half of a small one.]]> Who would’ve thought, back in the day, that with the click of a mouse or the touch of a button that we would be able to share photos, daily routines and our careers instantaneously with everyone we’ve ever known? Or read more than a dozen books all on one fabulous electronic book reading device?.]]> Probably not. They certainly didn’t cross my mind until I went to school to learn to be a personal trainer. If it hadn’t been for Dr. Anthony Abbott and Fitness Institute International, Inc., I wouldn’t be in a position to inform you as to why exercise safety is so important.]]> Besides noticing the obvious… which is that we as a nation are dealing with a pretty big problem in regard to obesity...something else has caught my attention. It’s the fact that about 9 out of 10 times when a particular person is highlighted on one of these shows…it seems that their families/peers/children/parents, etc.]]> Do you see yourself as being trapped in your life? Do you believe that you are only able to afford cheap and processed foods? Do you picture yourself attached to foods and activities (or lack of) that don’t serve your best interests because they are a part of your upbringing and, therefore, your memories and traditions?.]]> Have you wanted to improve your eating habits or start working out, yet simply haven’t? Is it possible that in spite of how much you want to improve your lifestyle, there are messages that continue to play in your subconscious that prevent you from...]]> Dana Gore and her husband, Scott are Certified Personal Training Specialists in Pompano Beach and surrounding areas. They instruct on how to build strength, flexibility and functionality through group and one-on-one training while providing real-life sensible tips and techniques for a healthy and fit lifestyle.]]> Dana Gore and her husband, Scott are Certified Personal Training Specialists in Boca and surrounding areas. They instruct on how to build strength, flexibility and functionality through group and one-on-one training while providing real-life sensible tips and techniques for a healthy and fit lifestyle.]]> Since gaining some much needed insight into how the body really works, I am here to enlighten you about why it is so important to eat several times a day. Being properly fueled not only benefits our waistline, but our physical, mental and emotional well-being.]]> Are you still with it or have you thrown in the towel already? You know what I´m talking about... that determination you began in 2012 to lose all of your holiday weight and then some? So have you dropped a few pounds? Are you feeling connected to the...]]> I’m certain you have noticed how common it is to begin each New Year with a solid set of weight-loss goals in mind. Join the gym, start a diet and spend the upcoming weeks in an environment that feels emotionally foreign to you.]]> Are you where you want to be with your overall physical well-being? Do you feel a sense of pride in how you take care of yourself? If you don't, it may be because you haven't yet established a set of thought patterns that are in your best interests.]]> If our happiness were to be determined by depending on outside circumstances, we%uFFFDd all be in deep trouble! The only way to genuinely create our own good luck is to develop a healthy relationship with ourselves and feel our best. The most efficient way to do this is to take good care of our bodies!.]]> Food is fuel and to be at our bests and keep from overeating at any one meal, it%uFFFDs important to eat 5-6 small (and healthy) meals a day.]]>