Here’s 7 Reasons Why Most People Never Get In Great Shape

Here’s 7 Reasons Why Most People Never Get In Great Shape Copyright (c) 2009 Stephen Smith

 

1. Lack strong desire

 

It is actually very easy for anyone to get in great shape as long as they are willing to do the things that are necessary. Of course this may mean changing or giving up certain lifestyle habits that they have become used to over a long period of time.

 

This is often the hardest thing for most people to do. It may mean reducing their alcohol intake substantially, cutting out their evening chocolate consumption or avoiding their regular visits to their favourite fast food outlet.

 

Unfortunately, for many people the desire to indulge in unhealthy habits is far stronger than their desire to lose weight and get in great shape. As a result they never get in great shape.

 

2. Not committed

 

Losing weight and getting in great shape requires a high degree of commitment. It requires people to perform the ‘Daily Disciplines’, the actions that need to be performed on a daily basis in order to get the results they want.

 

Unfortunately we are all so busy that we often aren’t able to perform all the necessary actions that help us achieve our physical goals. Also, other aspects of life often take priority over the ‘Daily Disciplines’. Daily exercise sessions, good, healthy meals at regular intervals throughout the day, preparation of all necessary meals and taking all the required supplements often take a lower priority in our lives compared to work and family commitments.

 

If we are serious about losing weight and getting in shape then we need to make the Daily Disciplines a higher priority in our lives and commit to performing them on a regular basis.

 

3. Too many excuses

 

The things that are easy to do are also easy not to do.

This statement applies to many aspects of our lives particularly our weight-loss efforts. It is too easy to make excuses and not do the things that can make a big difference in the results we can achieve.

 

For example, it is easy to get up a little earlier in the morning and take the dog for a walk but it also easy to make the excuse that it is too cold or that you’re not feeling well or that you still feel tired.

 

If losing weight and getting in shape isn’t a priority then it is too easy to avoid doing what needs to be done by simply making excuses.

 

4. Want a short cut

 

Losing weight and getting in shape is not something that happens overnight. It requires application of the correct principles and then allowance of enough time for the desired changes to occur. Plus, the principles that help people achieve results need to be maintained for the rest of their life if they want to keep the results they achieve; they must become sustainable lifestyle habits.

 

Unfortunately though, many people want the results without having to put in the required effort; they want a short cut to losing weight. As a result, they become easy prey for the promoters of dubious weight-loss programs.

 

The fact is, the human body can only lose body fat at a certain rate because to lose it faster would put the body at risk of starvation. Therefore, it is impossible to try and short cut the process.

 

The only way to speed up the fat-burning process in the body is to incorporate a greater number of fat-burning principles into someone’s lifestyle. Starvation, excessive exercise, and any sort of restriction are not the correct principles to follow.

 

5. Not willing to change lifestyle

 

If someone wants to lose weight, they have to be willing to change their lifestyle. Unfortunately, most people don’t want to change their lifestyle habits or at most are only willing to change them temporarily in order to achieve their weight-loss goal.

 

If people only change their lifestyle habits for a set period of time then their results will be temporary also.

It is absolutely essential that someone permanently changes their lifestyle if they want to achieve permanent weight loss. If they aren’t willing to do so then they have to accept that they will remain overweight or will not achieve their physical goal. There is no other option.

 

6. Don’t understand physiology

 

Losing weight and losing fat are two very different processes in the body. Losing weight is easy and can be achieved by dehydrating the body, decreasing the stores of carbohydrate (glycogen) and by losing lean tissue (including muscle mass). It can also be done by the slower process of burning fat.

 

Since burning fat may only be done as a slow, deliberate process, people have to be willing to make permanent lifestyle changes and then allow sufficient time for the results to follow. Human physiology doesn’t allow for any other way for this process to occur.

 

7. Don’t consider modifying various ‘Lifestyle Factors’

 

When people want to lose weight they tend to only consider individual ‘Lifestyle Factors’ like nutrition or exercise rather than using a range of ‘Lifestyle Factors’

simultaneously.

 

By only using individual ‘Lifestyle Factors’ the results they achieve are bound to be limited. However, by incorporating various weight-loss principles that branch from the four main ‘Lifestyle Factors’ the results they achieve can be extraordinary!

 

Since the ‘Lifestyle Factors’ of nutrition, supplementation, resistance exercise and aerobic exercise all target body fat and excess weight differently, the results achieved can be relatively fast, can maximise the fat that is lost compared to other body tissues and best of all, can ensure that the results they achieve are far better than any other method.

 

 

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Stephen Smith is the part-owner of Body Concepts, an Australian supplement company, and Focus On, a health and lifestyle magazine. Stephen has been involved in the health and fitness industry for over 18 years and has a science degree from UWA. Lots of free articles and interesting weight loss information can be found on his website:

http://www.quick-weight-loss-principles.com

 

 

Lose Weight Get Fit Quickly!

Lose Weight Get Fit Quickly!

You couldn’d have asked for a better wedding day.It is a perfect day and you have all your loved ones there to share it with you. Time has passed and things have changed a bit for both you and your spouse. Your both a bit heavy and so have decided to lose weight and get fit and do it now.

 

That’s a pretty tall order don’t you think? Who has the time or the patience for something like that?

 

So you mean to say we have to spend hours at the gym after a long hard day at the office? We are already tired and now you expect us to work out?

 

I am in no mood to look like a big fat overweight fool who knows nothing about working out and least of all how to work those fancy machines in the gym.

 

Besides to lose weight and get fit it will probably involve eating a bunch of new foods we don’t like. Not only that, the cost will brake us and keep us away from the grocery store.

 

I could probably do this by myself but now we are expected to do this as a couple? Give me a break.

 

I think we should be looking for solutions that will be helpful for us. It would be great to just be able to follow some easy instructions or exercises and a diet plan and be able to lose weight and get fit in no time at all.

 

Imagine coming home after work and being able to look at a meal plan all laid out for you to follow. A great meal that is healthy, nutritious, easy to prepare and yes it even tastes good.

 

Looking at the meal plan you can see you are getting everything you need to help build your immune system, gain tons of energy for those extra activities married couples do, plus you know you can’t help but lose weight with this plan. It is a winner.

 

Just think of doing this with your spouse. It will be great. You will be accomplishing this together. You can push and encourage each other through the tough times and celebrate all the little victories together as well.

 

But wait a minute. Eating the right foods is just part of this new get fit program you are on.

 

To lose weight you must also have a great exercise program for the both of you. Head out to the gym with your manual in hand and with confidence ask for a quick tour of the facility and a lesson on how to work the equipment properly. You are no longer embarrassed, but feel confident you can do this together.

 

Well now that we are here and the tour is over open the book and begin the workout just as it is laid out for you to follow.

 

It’s all there, even pictures as to how to do the exercise right. This book is great. It even gives tips on technique so as to keep from getting injured. Your spouse is psyched and you have found new purpose in life.

 

Doing this program together will strengthen you relationship and create a new closeness and a lifestyle that will do you good in the weeks, months and years to come.

 

This is the best way to lose weight and get fit the easy way. You are bound to get results because neither one of you will let the other go off course. You will keep each other accountable and the results will follow.

 

You have now both gotten a brand new lease on life. You’ve both lost weight, gotten stronger and have achieved a toned firm physique with energy to spare.

 

This takes us back to our wedding day when all was perfect and once again the future looks bright and full of happiness, joy and fulfillment.

 

 

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If you have questions or want the results writen about here on how to lose weight get fit and have that youthful energy again you need to start immediately.

Click this link for fast results

http://www.lose-weight-get-fit-for-couples.com

 

 

What Is The Most Effective Way To Lose Belly Fat

What Is The Most Effective Way To Lose Belly Fat Copyright (c) 2009 Lakeland eBooks

 

The Best Stomach Exercises To Lose Belly Fat

 

Recent research has identified that losing fat from around the abdomen reduces the risk of many diseases and is one of the best ways you can ensure you stay healthy. There are two main types of abdominal area fat:

 

- Fat that surrounds the internal organs deep inside the body is called Visceral fat;

 

- Many people carry fat just under the skin, this is called Subcutaneous fat and is what hangs over your trouser;

 

There are many abdominal exercises that you can you to use to lose belly fat. If over a prolonged period you consume more calories than you burn you will not lose your belly fat. So to ensure that you lose as much weight as possible, ensure you burn more calories than you consume over a prolonged period and exercise regularly.

 

So which us belly fat stomach exercises are the most efficient at burning the Subcutaneous fat from around the stomach?

 

So lets firstly address one incorrect myth. Fat around the belly will not be lost by doing hundreds of sit ups a day.

As already stated, in order to lose fat you need to live a calorie deficit life for a long period; you need to consume fewer calories than you burn. Not enough calories are burnt doing situps for it to be an effective way of losing stomach fat. The only way to effectively lose belly fat is to use a full-body training program that makes the most of both your metabolic rate and the body’s hormonal response to your exercise routine. Therefore, the most important thing you can start to do if you are not doing it is to exercise regularly. Although many exercise gurus tell you that 30 or 40 minutes of cardio exercise two or three times a week is sufficient, new research has highlighted that in fact the best way to lose abdominal fat is to undertake a full body training program that encompasses both cardio vascular and resistance exercise. My personal favorite piece of equipment for doing this is the cross trainer as 20 minutes of hard work can burn in excess of 400 calories.

But remember, in addition to your exercise program eating a balanced healthy diet is crucial to long term successful weight control. Plan what you keep in the cupboards and plan you meals as you would plan you exercise and overtime you will see your abdominal fat reduce.

 

 

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Lose Weight Get Fit Quickly!

Lose Weight Get Fit Quickly!

You couldn’d have asked for a better wedding day.It is a perfect day and you have all your loved ones there to share it with you. Time has passed and things have changed a bit for both you and your spouse. Your both a bit heavy and so have decided to lose weight and get fit and do it now.

 

That’s a pretty tall order don’t you think? Who has the time or the patience for something like that?

 

So you mean to say we have to spend hours at the gym after a long hard day at the office? We are already tired and now you expect us to work out?

 

I am in no mood to look like a big fat overweight fool who knows nothing about working out and least of all how to work those fancy machines in the gym.

 

Besides to lose weight and get fit it will probably involve eating a bunch of new foods we don’t like. Not only that, the cost will brake us and keep us away from the grocery store.

 

I could probably do this by myself but now we are expected to do this as a couple? Give me a break.

 

I think we should be looking for solutions that will be helpful for us. It would be great to just be able to follow some easy instructions or exercises and a diet plan and be able to lose weight and get fit in no time at all.

 

Imagine coming home after work and being able to look at a meal plan all laid out for you to follow. A great meal that is healthy, nutritious, easy to prepare and yes it even tastes good.

 

Looking at the meal plan you can see you are getting everything you need to help build your immune system, gain tons of energy for those extra activities married couples do, plus you know you can’t help but lose weight with this plan. It is a winner.

 

Just think of doing this with your spouse. It will be great. You will be accomplishing this together. You can push and encourage each other through the tough times and celebrate all the little victories together as well.

 

But wait a minute. Eating the right foods is just part of this new get fit program you are on.

 

To lose weight you must also have a great exercise program for the both of you. Head out to the gym with your manual in hand and with confidence ask for a quick tour of the facility and a lesson on how to work the equipment properly. You are no longer embarrassed, but feel confident you can do this together.

 

Well now that we are here and the tour is over open the book and begin the workout just as it is laid out for you to follow.

 

It’s all there, even pictures as to how to do the exercise right. This book is great. It even gives tips on technique so as to keep from getting injured. Your spouse is psyched and you have found new purpose in life.

 

Doing this program together will strengthen you relationship and create a new closeness and a lifestyle that will do you good in the weeks, months and years to come.

 

This is the best way to lose weight and get fit the easy way. You are bound to get results because neither one of you will let the other go off course. You will keep each other accountable and the results will follow.

 

You have now both gotten a brand new lease on life. You’ve both lost weight, gotten stronger and have achieved a toned firm physique with energy to spare.

 

This takes us back to our wedding day when all was perfect and once again the future looks bright and full of happiness, joy and fulfillment.

 

 

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If you have questions or want the results writen about here on how to lose weight get fit and have that youthful energy again you need to start immediately.

Click this link for fast results

http://www.lose-weight-get-fit-for-couples.com

 

 

Weight Training For Women

Weight Training For Women

Copyright (c) 2009 Stephen Smith

 

If you speak to women about their physical goals the most common response you get is that they want to lose weight and tone up.

 

Unfortunately, the vast majority of women who want to lose weight and tone up won’t even consider incorporating weight training into their lifestyle.

 

Weight training is a principle shrouded in mystery and myths and is the most under-estimated way to dramatically change body composition (to one with less fat and more

muscle) in a very short period of time. Furthermore, not using this principle when trying to lose weight almost guarantees that the weight you lose will be put straight back on!

 

Many women avoid incorporating weight training into their lifestyle under the mistaken belief that they will get big or look like a man!

 

Despite this, weight training for women is certainly growing in popularity even though the image of women lifting weights still summons fears of losing sex appeal and femininity in many.

 

Before we examine the benefits of weight training for women, we first need to understand a few basic physiological facts.

 

- Women produce less testosterone than men. It is especially difficult for women to increase their muscle mass because they do not naturally produce as much testosterone as men. The majority of overly muscular women take anabolic steroids to increase their muscle mass.

 

If you don’t take anabolic steroids, it is impossible to look like a man.

 

- Women have less muscle mass to begin with. Most women have significantly fewer muscle fibres in each muscle group than men, which means their ability to build muscle is reduced. Despite this fact, it doesn’t mean that weight training for women isn’t beneficial.

 

- Weight training ‘tones’ faster. Women who consistently train with weights achieve a ‘toned’ look to their body very quickly. ‘Toning up’ is a process whereby you lose body fat and gain muscle simultaneously to achieve a ‘harder-looking’ body.

 

- Muscles cannot harden up, get flabby or get soft. Muscles can only increase in size (hypertrophy) or decrease in size (atrophy). They cannot actually ‘harden up’ themselves. The part of the body that is exercised may feel harder simply because the muscles have experienced hypertrophy, and since muscle is a denser tissue than fat, the body part, not the muscle itself feels harder.

 

- Muscles can’t grow indefinitely. The body limits how much muscle it builds because muscle is a very metabolically-active tissue, which means it burns up a lot of energy. Therefore, if you ever experienced a famine, you would perish quickly because your energy stores (fat) would be burnt up. This is an ancient survival mechanism that the human body still carries.

 

Plus, more muscle means your body needs more food. People wanting to continually increase their muscle mass, must continually increase their food intake. This is why bodybuilders eat 3-4 times the average person’s food intake. Their bodies are like furnaces, constantly burning up energy.

 

If you choose to maintain a moderate food intake, then your muscle size can only increase slightly (if at all). If you don’t increase your food intake, then your body will only increase its muscle mass up to a certain point. Through continued weight training you will be able to maintain this amount of muscle and therefore keep your metabolic rate elevated, which will result in more fat being burnt and a more ‘toned’ body being achieved.

 

Weight training for women really is the best way to achieve a ‘toned’ body.

 

- An increase in muscle must be maintained. If you ever feel that your muscles are getting too big, however unlikely, simply stop training for two weeks and your muscles will shrink back to their original size.

 

- Muscle cannot turn into fat. You’ve probably heard the comment, ‘when you stop training the muscle turns into fat!’ This is a popular comment from many well-intentioned but ignorant people. These people usually have very little knowledge of human physiology or weight training and have likely never trained themselves. They are also probably envious of the fact that you are doing something positive for your body and they’re not!

 

It is a physiological impossibility to turn muscle tissue into fat tissue. Muscle and fat have totally different chemical compositions. Muscle is made up of protein and water whereas fat is made of triglycerides (fatty acids and glycerol). The two are completely different.

 

WHY CAN’T YOU JUST DIET AND/ OR PERFORM AEROBIC EXERCISE TO LOSE WEIGHT AND TONE UP?

 

If you only diet and/or perform aerobic exercise to lose fat, up to half of the weight lost will come from muscle tissue because you’re not forcing your body to maintain it, which is what weight training for women does.

 

Since muscle has an enormous effect on our metabolic rate, a loss of muscle results in a reduction of our metabolic rate, thereby making continual fat-loss very difficult.

Without resistance training, there will still be a layer of fat on your body that just won’t budge! The metabolism-enhancing effects of weight training for women cannot be under estimated in dramatically reducing your body fat to levels you never thought possible.

 

DO YOU HAVE TO LIFT WEIGHTS?

 

Weight training for women doesn’t mean you can only lift weights in order to receive the benefits it offers. Any form of resistance exercise can provide the same effects.

The goal is to simply challenge the muscles to work beyond their normal capacities.

 

A similar effect can also be achieved by using a swiss ball, rubber bands or by performing bodyweight exercises like, calisthenics, yoga and pilates. You can even perform a workout using canned food or household furniture!

However, the best results come from lifting weights.

 

BENEFITS OF WEIGHT (RESISTANCE) TRAINING:

 

Weight (resistance) training will provide you with an enormous number of benefits including:

 

- Enhanced feminine body shape. The natural female body shape is enhanced by increasing your muscle mass and reducing your fat mass. Furthermore, weight training for women is the only way to modify your body shape if you desire to do so. Just like an artist, you can use weights to turn a pear-shaped figure into an hour-glass figure.

 

- Younger-looking body. As we age, we tend to lose muscle and put on body fat. Weight training for women can help in maintaining our muscle mass as we age we can maintain a younger-looking body.

 

- Elevated metabolism. As mentioned earlier, muscle is one of the most metabolically-active tissues in the body, which means it burns up the most energy. Therefore, by increasing your muscle mass you can dramatically boost your metabolism.

 

- Lower level of body fat. Since your metabolism is elevated by increasing your muscle mass, it is much easier to achieve a lower level of body fat.

 

- Less ‘cellulite’. ‘Cellulite’ is actually just normal fat stored above connective tissue that is structured differently. By losing body fat you also lose ‘cellulite’.

 

- Reduced risk of osteoporosis. Weight training not only strengthens your muscles but also strengthens your bones.

It has been proven to be far more effective than simply increasing your intake of calcium from food or supplements.

 

- Improved body functioning. Stronger muscles mean everyday activities become much easier. For example, carrying bags of groceries from the car into the house, putting heavy boxes into an overhead cupboard or spending time in the garden are all tasks that stronger muscles make easier.

 

- Increased self-esteem. When you look good, you feel great and weight training can certainly provide that benefit.

Plus, exercise has been shown to be better at fighting clinical depression than drugs since the body produces natural opiates (endorphins) in response to exercise.

 

- Reduced risk of heart disease. It is believed that weight training has a ‘massaging-effect’ on the blood vessels as well as promoting a vasodilating effect (increasing the

diameter) on the blood vessels. This may strengthen them and reduce your risk of heart attack.

 

- Longer life. Since the risk associated with many diseases, including diabetes, is reduced your chances of living a longer is increased dramatically.

 

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO NEXT…

 

In order to get the benefits from weight training you only need to train twice a week for 30 minutes each session (minimum). For best results, seek the services of a qualified and experienced personal trainer. They can teach you how to perform the exercises correctly and safely and can help keep you motivated so you achieve the results you want. Plus, they make the workouts much more fun.

 

It should now be obvious that weight training for women is essential if they want to lose fat and achieve a ‘toned’

body. Without weights, women will continually struggle to achieve their ideal body.

 

Furthermore, the sooner the myths regarding weight training are dispelled, the sooner women will become aware of the benefits that can be gained by lifting weights and the sooner they will make themselves happier as well as many more men in the world!

 

 

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Stephen Smith is the part-owner of Body Concepts, an Australian supplement company, and Focus On, a health and lifestyle magazine. Stephen has been involved in the health and fitness industry for over 18 years and has a science degree from UWA. Lots of free articles and interesting weight loss information can be found on his website:

http://www.quick-weight-loss-principles.com

 

 

Athletic Body? Why Training Like A Bodybuilder Won’t Work

Athletic Body? Why Training Like A Bodybuilder Won’t Work Most exercisers confuse bodybuilding with athletic training.  They want the body of an athlete, but they train like a bodybuilder.  Unfortunately, they are wasting their time and will never reach their goal of building a lean, athletically muscular body.

 

You Are Still Training Like A Bodybuilder

 

Whether you know it or not, most workout programs are based on bodybuilding type training.  If you can rattle off muscles, talk about split workout routines and think your training should only be about building muscle… you have a bodybuilder mentality.  If you base your workout program on a bodybuilding program, you probably will fail to reach your athletic body goals.

 

First, most bodybuilding workouts only concerned with maximizing muscle growth are very long.  And unless you have 2-3 hours to spend in the gym every day, you are not going to get the muscle building results like the pro bodybuilders do.  And some of you might be think  that since you are going to do a “similar” workout, but shorter, then you’ll get the “athletic” muscle you want and not the puffed up bodybuilder look.  How has that thinking been working out for you so far?

 

Second, to build an athletic body you need to train more like an athlete, and less like a bodybuilder.  Athletes are fit, and that’s why they look the way they do.  So, you need to train to increase your overall fitness level.

Plus, you need a nice balance between strong, athletic muscle and low fat.  You need to build athletic muscle but also lose the pounds of fat covering them.

 

You Need Multiple Workouts To Get The Athletic Body

 

I wish I could tell you there was one workout that could satisfy every goal.  But honestly, some people need to work more on one area more than the others to start seeing results.  For example, some people have a low level of fitness and need to work on that before they can be concerned about building muscle or losing fat.  The just don’t have the physical capabilities to get through those type of workouts.

 

On the other hand, some people are fit and lean, but need to put on muscle.  Or, they put on muscle easily, but need to shed a few pounds of fat to look more like an athlete.

But no matter what angle you look at it from… you need to address fitness, fat loss and muscle building at some point to ultimately achieve the athletic look you desire.

 

You need to rotate between three different kinds of workout with different major goals… Fitness, Fat Loss and Strength & Size.  Each of these workouts should be slanted to the specific goal of the workout, but not work against the other goals.  For example, when you are doing the fitness workout you could put on muscle and burn fat.  Of when fat loss is your goal you should be burning fat in a way that also increases fitness and builds (or keeps), useful muscle.  Same for the strength and size workouts.

 

So, the key to getting the athletic body you want is to change the way you think about working out.  Stop training like a bodybuilder if you don’t want to be one, and start training like an athlete if you want to look like one.  Use a variety of workouts designed to build the athletic body you seek, without sabotaging the other performance and appearance goals.  I think you find that by approaching your workouts this way… you’ll build the strong, lean, athletically muscular body that not only performs great, but turns heads as well.

 

 

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Deep Breathing & Weight Loss

Deep Breathing & Weight Loss

Many of us tend to over indulge when we turn on the stress factory. But we can learn to down size the stress and in turn down size the eating. The answer can be as simple as getting relief from anxiety by deep breathing. Sounds a little to good to be true? Add the benefits of increased energy, improved blood circulation, reduced inflammation, improved skin clarity and increased fat metabolism? OK I’m sold. Studies prove that simply learning how to breathe correctly can have these remarkable effects throughout your body.

 

Breathing correctly can be powerful. The average person uses around twenty percent of their lung capacity, but with practice, they can learn how to tap into the lung?s full potential and sending a higher oxygen content to all the cells of the body have the body benefit from positive changes in general health and mood.

 

Famous health guru, Dr. Andrew Weil, says that if he could only give one tip for better health, it would be to breathe properly.

 

One particular clinical study of thousands of participants gives convincing evidence that the most significant factor in optimal health and longevity is the quality of how you breathe. Take a look at how controlled breathing works:

 

Get Going:

 

1. Sit or stand in a relaxed position.

 

2. Slowly inhale through your nose, counting to 6 hold for

4 in your head.

 

3. Let the air out from your mouth, counting to eight-12 in your head as it leaves your lungs. Repeat for a minimum of ten breathes. That’s it!

 

A little more advanced:

 

A slow inhale, followed by holding the breath, and concluding with an exhale twice as long as the inhale will help balance the CO2 level. This “4-7-8 Breathing”

technique is great. You inhale to the count of four, hold the breath to the count of seven, and slowly exhale to the count of eight. The slow exhale is key to most forms of breath-work, and critical to achieving stress reduction.

 

1. As you breathe, let your abdomen expand outward, rather than raising your shoulders. This helps your lungs fill more fully, elease more air and is a more natural way to breathe.

 

2. To release the stress practice this a few times a day for 5 minutes as a type of meditation.

 

3. If you like, you can make your throat a little tighter as you exhale so the air comes out like a whisper. This type of breathing is used in some forms of yoga and can add additional tension relief.

 

As Simple as it Comes:

 

If you have a lot going on and are having a hard time remembering the sequence of steps then make it a tad more simple. 4,4,4 breathing is about as simple and steady as it comes. Just inhale for a count of 4 hold for a count of 4 and release for a count of 4. Pretty simple even I can do it. Getting focused.

 

Because we are busy it is easy for us to forget to breathe properly. The tendency is to revert into shallow “chest breathing” when unfocused. Regularly practicing diaphragmatic breathing, with measured inhale and exhale, and it will become natural. But, like anything else, proper breathing is a learned skill and practice is critical.

 

See the benefits in a few minutes, just try it for 10 breathes, make sure you are expanding your diaphragm and you will get immediate results.

 

With practice this simple breathing exercise can help you control those unwanted stress breaks that seem to rule us and promote self sabotage and self destruction even with the best intention. Ditch the drive through and chips by using this tool to help refocus our actions and calm our body. Add a positive control mechanism to help keep us on track during stressful moments.

 

Don’t dismiss the simplicity of these breathing exercises, it doesn’t have to be time consuming or difficult in order for it to work. Most client are amazed at the calm that comes over them and how the urge to eat diminishes with the use of deep breathes. Give it a try and give yourself a stress break.

 

 

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