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Have you ever wondered why you can’t seem to get results and keep results when it comes to working out? Why is that you run 50 miles a day or you Bench press elephants or eat lettuce sprinkled with sparkled water but still can’t get your body looking like that picture in the magazine. It might because you are focusing only on one type of workout and over doing it while forgetting that you must balance four workout must haves.

Those must haves are:

I read once that there are three types of people in this world. 1. People who are in shape, 2. People who want to be in shape and work at it, and 3. People who want to want to be in shape. The difference between that person that is in shape and the other two people is that that person that is in shape knows the importance of balancing the four fitness must haves and is consistent in making sure they practice each one.

Now we all know of (or maybe we are) that person who runs 6-10 miles a day because it has been pounded in our head that running and aerobics are the only thing that burns fat. Women especially are afraid to pick up a weight because for some reason they fear that they might look like the incredible hulk not knowing that that weight is what she needs to burn fat and ironically the strength that she might gain from it will improver her 5K time. What about the “meat head” who spends hours on hours in the free weight room grunting as he live a 80lb bar bell above his head but runs our of breath after climbing two flights of stairs? Little does he know, that constant strain on muscles is slowly killing his ligaments and tendons. It won’t be long before they give out causing him injury that might be irreversible. And we are all too familiar with the person who sits on their behind and avoids any and every kind of exercise because they count carbs so much that they can no longer enjoy the social or any aspect of life and lastly the person who thinks they can get by with 2.5 hours of sleep or who doesn’t allow the body a day off after working out 9 days a week. ALL OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE FAILED ON THEIR JOURNEY TO STAY FIT and they will continue to fail.

A well known personal trainer once said that you can’t drive a car without all four wheels. Imagine each of these four fitness must haves as being a wheel on your car. You need all four in order to get where you are going. You need cardio and aerobic training to improve your heart rate, lower bad cholesterol (LDL) and blood pressure, decrease your chances of diabetes, heart disease and much more. You need strength training to increase your metabolism which burns fat, to keep your heart healthy so it doesn’t have to pump as much when active, and to fight free radicals. You need healthy nutrition to purify your body of all the bad preservatives, to intake supplements needed to maintain energy, and to get the most of your workouts and you absolutely need rest so that your body won’t break down and so that it can recovery and improve the areas you have worked hard on.

Without all four wheels you will not make it to your final destination . If you are stuck on one wheel then do us and yourself a favor and put the car in park. So Remember….

Get Balance, Stay Focus, KEEP MOVING..

KimF
www.keepitmovingfitness.com

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The owner of a Beverly Hills beauty salon was arrested on Wednesday on charges of stealing credit card information from Jennifer Aniston, Anne Hathaway and Liv Tyler and running up tens of thousands of fraudulent payments on their accounts.

Perez is charged with two counts of fraud and faces a maximum 25 years in prison if convicted. She was arrested without incident at her Beverly Hills salon and was due to appear in federal court in Los Angeles later on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

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According to the United States Center for Disease Control, more than one out of every three children are overweight or obese. We’ve tried to come up with at least a thousand and one reasons that may attribute to this epidemic but if you really sit down and ponder, the problem derives from the activities that take place in the home. It is only natural to think that we must work hard and long hours to land that promotion or close the next deal at work so that we can better provide for our families. How can we dream American and white picketed fences if we don’t have the money or the credentials that it requires? I mean really, what harm is there in an extra 30 minutes answering emails on the blackberry? It’s so my family can live a better life… Or is it?

The lack of physical activity and bad eating habits is a direct result of two parents tipping the scale of work and family time, with work being the heavier load. Children don’t develop these bad habits as they exit the womb. They learn them from people who can’t rid themselves of them. Yes, friends and playmate contribute to curiosity of bad habits but that curiosity can be short-lived if healthy habits were better enforced at home. Think about it from the view point of a working parent. The day usually starts with morning breakfast that is most likely PopTarts, cereal filled with sugar, or a piece of jelly toast as you push them out the door in time to catch the school bus. Instead of packing that “old school” brown bag with healthy homemade lunch, you stuff it with pre-packaged foods like Lunchables that are filled with sodium, fat and only God knows how many preservatives. Or Even worse you throw them a few dollars for lunch so that they can spend it the vending machines filled with loads of slow killer foods. After school, Kids don’t even get the choices of playing outside or participating in community sports because both parents are still at work. BUMMER! They are forced to go to day care programs which, besides from doing homework or taking a nap, provides no activity either. Finally, the sun lowers, you and the kids are home and because you are exhausted from work or you have more work to do for the next day, you barely even prepare dinner. You throw together a microwavable “quick meal” and that’s only if you didn’t stop at a fast food joint while emailing and driving on the way home. The kids eat, you force them to finish homework, and send them either to bed or downstairs to video-games so that you can do what…..WORK …and for what? So that you can go to sleep, wake up, and do it all over again not realizing the amount a years you are taking off of your children’s life as you climb each step in the corporate latter. Is it really worth it?

I am in no way knocking hard work or success and my examples above may be a tad bit extreme. I am only trying to emphasis the importance of balance and planning our kids into our lives just as we do that 2:00 conference call. It may take a few months longer to land that promotion if you actually cut your day off at 5:30 and get home to take the kids of for 60 minutes of play time but its so much more worth it in the end. Not everyone wants to be the stay at home mom or dad and that isn’t the only alternative but a willingness to switch a few things up can safe your child from weight causing diseases like type two diabetes, which is on a progressive rise.

I know these things are easier said than done because truth remains we absolute must work so that our children can have any kind life at all, not to mention having a “better” life. Here are a few tips that may help you incorporate health and fitness into your child’s life and it may help you stay fit as well:

• Take one day out the week to pre-cook fresh foods: Sunday, is usually a great day to pre plan your meals for the week. You can freeze some items so that when you get home from work a simple worming up and loading it with greens is all that’s needed
• Wake up an hour earlier for breakfast: This is great because you may not get to see the kids all day. Cherish the moments. It also allows you to put more thought into a healthier breakfast that excludes all the sugar that most pre packaged foods contains. A healthier breakfast gives the kids more energy to perform better throughout the day as well.
• Incorporate the “Sometimes” foods concept with your family: You don’t want to deprive your children of the things that makes being a kid so much more fun. You don’t want them to feel as though they are being punished because sodas, pizza, chips, cookies are considered bad. Yes, they are bad but they are fun and as long as they aren’t eaten everyday they can make a child smile. Explain the meaning of “sometimes” food with your children and even reward a fun activity like theme park when they do things like turn down pizza because they already had their “sometimes” food that week.
• 60 minutes of play a day: If you watch NFL at all then you have heard of this. The idea is to incorporate 60 minutes where the kids cut all electronics off and head outside to play the old school way. Make it a family thing if you can by incorporating team sports like kickball, football, swimming, that is fun for everyone.
• Eliminate the bad choices: If there aren’t any sodas in the house then it’s really not that hard to choose something else. The American Journal of Preventive Medicine reported that soda consumption by children has risen by 30 percent in the past decade and now accounts of more than 10 percent of their total calories. Stock the fridge with healthy juices and fruits and when its time for that “sometimes food” you can take a family trip to the pizza or ice cream shop and get it together.

You are your child’s role model, they look up to you, they brag about you, they dream to be like you so be a
good example for them and make some healthy changes..

It’s not about the brand; it’s about how the brand fits you.

Skin complexions are not all equal. Like the rainbow, skin complexions and ethnicities come in a plethora of colors. In the world of beauty, it’s not about the brand, it’s about how the brand works for your ethnicity.

Cosmetics

Ethnicity is big when it comes to cosmetics. When I say BIG, I mean BIG! Women, don’t play around when it comes to matching colors!
As a woman of color, I’ve found a few roadblocks when it comes to my ethnicity and cosmetic products. There are quite a few brands out there that go from light to tan, that don’t work for women on the darker side of the spectrum. Then, there are other brands that specifically target women of color as their primary consumer audience. And then, there are companies that try to cater to all colors of the ethnicity rainbow. It’s all about what works for you, and not what is popular. It’s important to find a product that fits your skin color well. Some popular brands that cover women of every color include MAC, Make-up Forever, Clinique and Bobbi Brown. Now if you’re a “frugalista” there are also great drug store brands that cover, if not all, most ethnicities. Some great examples are L’oreal, Revlon and Cover Girl.

Hair Products

Choosing the right hair product has more to do with hair texture than ethnicity. Hair texture is how straight or coarse your hair may be. If your hair is thin and soft, you don’t want to use something that will weigh your hair down and make it appear oily. Where as, if your hair is super coarse, you don’t want to use a product that won’t give you the moisture you need. So you don’t have to be black to use products like Carol’s Daughter, just like you don’t have to be white to use Paul Mitchell.

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