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Entries from January 2008

January is Motivation Month!

January 27th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s not surprising that clients join gyms and sign up for training sessions after the first of the year.  Many adults resolve to eat better,  lose weight, and get into shape after the the holiday season.  When that motivation wanes down the road, it’s frequently caused by overdoing it to begin with, instead of taking it [...]

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Tags: Motivation

Websites Worth Visiting!

January 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

I was looking up information on elevated blood pressure, etc. today for a client.  I went to a site that helped me tremendously!  I highly recommend you check it out!
 www.acsm-msse.org/pt/re/msse/positionstandards.htm  Scroll down the list to read lots of informative pages regarding the benefits of exercise.
The one I went to specifically was called, “Exercise & Physical Activity [...]

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Tags: Education · Motivation

Ready for Action!

January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

I wrote back in December about a gift and a good friend.  My friend recently advanced to the action stage, according to the model developed by Prochaska & Goldstein in 1991.  She is no longer thinking about working out, but has joined a gym, & the two of us have chosen to schedule our weeks to be there [...]

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Tags: Fitness Training · Motivation

Good Intentions lead to Frustration

January 19th, 2008 · No Comments

I just had a phone conversation with a client who spent the last week really working out & trying to eat well. But…she hadn’t lost any weight–not 1 pound.  She was so frustrated, and I couldn’t help but feel badly for her.  I saw 2 problems that caused the lack of results–1–the night before she had [...]

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Tags: Education · Motivation · Uncategorized

Feels like Starting Over!

January 16th, 2008 · No Comments

I was away for a few weeks, then became ill, so my trips to the gym became nonexistent for a month.  Talk about losing any gains made–wow–was I in for a surprise!  I know I needed time to recover from being sick, but I was surprised how far back I had slipped.  I was very [...]

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Tags: Fitness Training · Motivation