Exercise and fitness is a great way to reduce stress, increase overall energy, and maintain good health. During these stressful times, it's more important now than ever to exercise and achieve optimal health. I personally know what it feels like to be on a tight budget and not have the means to pay for a gym or even have the energy to workout.
I embarked on my own personal health and fitness journey back in April of 2001. 8 years ago I was a successful financial advisor at Smith Barney during the tech boom. Up until this point it was a prosperous time but everything changed and the beginning of the end started in April of 2001. The tech bubble burst and six months later my business collapsed and imploded. As a result I was suffering from severe depression and chronic fatigue syndrome and left my financial advisor position at Smith Barney on disability. I spent 7 years studying, training, and working in the financial industry and now my identity and my life had changed. It was one of the darkest times in my life and I felt completely shattered.
During this time I began to do an enormous amount of research in the area of nutrition, exercise, spirituality, philosophy and meditation. This research into the mind body spirit was the beginning of my personal transformation and I began to overcome my health issues. I had a major philosophical shift and choose this profession to help people with their health issues and goals. I wanted to share my story with you because I know how tough it is out there mentally, emotionally, physically and financially. I can completely empathize with someone who is struggling. To all of you that are struggling or suffering, I hope my story will give you hope. I do believe everything happens for a reason and I am confident that things do work out for the best. My message to you is to hang in there. I know how tough it is and I hope that during these tough times you too will have your "inspirational moment" and shift into a new direction - one with happiness and fulfillment.
Now that we've talked a little about life and the big picture, let's go ahead and shift gears and talk about your new fitness program. The goal of this program is to burn fat and to build some muscle. I mentioned ?some muscle? because the best way to build muscle is to lift weights. I'll be honest with you, while this program can build some muscle; weight lifting is by far the best way to build muscle in the shortest amount of time. However, this program is an ideal way to burn body fat. If your goal is to lose body fat then this program is for you.
We'll start with 4 different exercises or stations which include boxing, jump rope, sprints, and sit ups. You'll need to pick up a few things from the sporting goods store and recruit a training partner. A partner or a friend will be important for the boxing aspect of this program. Also, you guys can switch turns after a completion of one circuit.
To get you started you'll need an inexpensive set of gloves, boxing mitts, a watch with a timer, 5 to 10 pound dumbbell (optional), a jump rope, and an open field or track.
So let's go ahead and go over the circuit training program. You'll want to find a field close to home to begin this program. Also, I've included a partner in this training program. One of the most important aspects of training that I've learned over the years is psychology and motivation. I can always explain how and why something works but without motivation, a person will never reach his or her goal - they always seem to fall short. A partner is simply a great way to stay motivated. It provides a level of accountability and awareness that will turn into better results.
Here's an overview of one circuit:
?Boxing with mitts and a partner (60 seconds) ?Jump rope for 60 seconds ?1 100 yard dash ?15 crunches (weighted if they are too easy)
Complete 5 circuits with 2 to 3 minutes in between each circuit and no rest in between stations or exercises. The first station is boxing, where one person will hold up the boxing mitts while the other person performs crossing punches - right hand punches left mitt and left hand punches right mitt. Perform this for 60 seconds and then move to the next station. The second station is jumping rope for 60 seconds.
The third station is sprinting at top speed running 100 yards and the fourth station is crunches. On this exercise keep your legs bent at a 90 degree angle and lift your shoulder blades off the ground. Your lower back should not leave the grass and take 6 full seconds to perform each repetition - 3 full seconds to go up and 3 full seconds to go down. Also if you're more experienced you can hold a 5 to 10 pounds weight at the base of your neck. This will make the exercise much more difficult.
This entire workout should take about 30 minutes. The design of this workout is perfect for losing body fat and increasing cardio capacity. You can perform this training protocol 3 to 4 times a week. A great way to compliment this training program is to stick to a healthy diet. I always tell my clients that you can always eat more than you can ever try to burn at the gym. To get you started so that you can begin to eat to lose fat, I have a freegrocerylistandmealplanonmywebsite.Togetstartedtoday,gotowww.perfectbodyinc.zl6foryourfreegrocerylist.
Good luck with your pursuit for a leaner and healthier body.
The glance is the first thing a person is going to do in connection with your poster. As they walk by this is all you're initially going to get from them.
This means that the first step is getting that glance to begin with. Strong visuals are usually the best way to get a person to glance over. If you make something interesting enough they'll see it out of the corner of their eye as they walk by, and that'll be enough to make them give your poster a full glance.
Now that you have your glance you need to use it effectively. A standard glance is likely to last all of one or two seconds. That isn't a lot of time to work with so you need to make the most of it.
The first thing to do is have a strong, to the point title. This can't be too long and it can't be too short. The longer a title is the longer it takes to take it all in, and you risk the person looking away before they bother to really read the whole title. If it's too short they won't know enough about the poster to care to look further.
You need a good middle ground that's just long enough to deliver your message. Remember too that this message is going to be the central theme of your poster printing. This is the reason you made those posters, and this is the core of what you're trying to tell them.
Now you've got them taking a little more time to look at your poster, which is where the sub header comes in, and what you're going to need to close the deal and make them stop to read the rest of your poster.
The headline lays out the basic premise, while the sub headline is going to be a slightly longer sentence expanding on that to provide them with a few more details, and usually how this applies to them. This is the goal of the sub headline, to get them to understand that they want to know what else this poster can say to them.
I'm not going to lie and tell you that this all is easy to do. Many posters are going to be ignored, and I've ignored plenty of them in my lifetime. A glance is a very short thing and it can be hard to truly capitalize on it. But one thing I can say: if you know what you're up against you'll be in a better position to succeed.
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