1. Rather than muscle through your day, take a moment to breathe. Enjoy the present!
2. Personal growth is a winding path. Expect to revisit the same issues – and the same mistakes. It’s okay!
3. Empower your decisions and your self-esteem by learning to say no.
4. Tune in to your sense of smell. It connects you to your emotions and your health.
5. Surrender isn’t about giving up. It’s about letting go.
6. Listen to your body; it knows what it needs most.
7. Balance self-improvement with self-acceptance. You are unique, so embrace it!
8. Invest in your work space. Inspiration and fresh ideas bloom in a positive atmosphere.
9. Use your vacation as an opportunity to engage in your creative side.
10. Anger is a voice of the soul. Express it, explore it, let it be heard.
From the March 2008 edition of Body + Soul Magazine (with edits by Trinity Fitness).
~ Live Well ~
Trinity Fitness
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Are you heart smart or a couch potato?
Take this quiz, provided by Fine Living, and find out just how much you already know about healthy living. You may even learn a thing or two! Good luck!
And when you're finished with that quiz, visit Fine Living's Quizzes and Games page to test your knowledge on everything from Sleep to Pets to Spas.
~ Live Well ~
Trinity Fitness
And when you're finished with that quiz, visit Fine Living's Quizzes and Games page to test your knowledge on everything from Sleep to Pets to Spas.
~ Live Well ~
Trinity Fitness
Friday, February 8, 2008
Do you know what you're eating?
Eating healthy is not only about making sure you consume all of the items on the Food Pyramid every day. Eating healthy is also about being careful about the quality of the food you and your family are consuming.
1. Avoid sugar - found in cakes, biscuits, confectionary, chocolate, candy, desserts, soft drinks, even flavored waters, and many other foods.
2. Use whole grains rather than refined carbohydrates - white bread, white flour, white pastry, white pasta and white rice should be replaced with brown rice, quinoa, millet, oats, barley, rye, buckwheat and red rice.
3. Avoid artificial additives - these may be sweeteners, preservatives, colorings or flavorings.
4. Avoid stimulants - caffeine, alcohol, nicotine and other recreational drugs.
5. Eat vegetables or salads with lunch and dinner - variety is important, so experiment with those that you don't normally eat.
6. Include some sources of essential fats every day - these include oily fish (such as salmon, mackerel), pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, flaxseeds, walnuts and avocadoes.
7. Avoid processed fats such as low fat spreads and margarines.
8. Skip or limit the breading on meat, poultry, or fish. Breading adds fat and calories. It will also cause the food to soak up more fat during frying.
9. Have at least 2 vegetarian days each week - good vegetarian proteins include chickpeas, kidneybeans, lentils, butter beans, aduki beans, tofu, tempeh, quinoa, nuts and seeds.
10. Avoid processed meats - ham, salami, chorizo, hot dogs, bacon and any smoked or cured meats. These all contain nitrates. Nitrates have been linked to stomach cancer and are high in saturated fats, and salt which are linked to cardiovascular disease.
11. Cook from scratch whenever possible - this means buying whole, natural ingredients and preparing them yourself. Avoid processed and packaged foods, as much as possible.
11. Buy organically produced, locally grown, seasonal, fresh produce whenever possible - check out your local farmer's markets and pick-your-own farms for the freshest produce. Better yet, learn to grow your own produce! Who knows? You may absolutely love it!!
~ Live Well ~
Trinity Fitness
1. Avoid sugar - found in cakes, biscuits, confectionary, chocolate, candy, desserts, soft drinks, even flavored waters, and many other foods.
2. Use whole grains rather than refined carbohydrates - white bread, white flour, white pastry, white pasta and white rice should be replaced with brown rice, quinoa, millet, oats, barley, rye, buckwheat and red rice.
3. Avoid artificial additives - these may be sweeteners, preservatives, colorings or flavorings.
4. Avoid stimulants - caffeine, alcohol, nicotine and other recreational drugs.
5. Eat vegetables or salads with lunch and dinner - variety is important, so experiment with those that you don't normally eat.
6. Include some sources of essential fats every day - these include oily fish (such as salmon, mackerel), pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, flaxseeds, walnuts and avocadoes.
7. Avoid processed fats such as low fat spreads and margarines.
8. Skip or limit the breading on meat, poultry, or fish. Breading adds fat and calories. It will also cause the food to soak up more fat during frying.
9. Have at least 2 vegetarian days each week - good vegetarian proteins include chickpeas, kidneybeans, lentils, butter beans, aduki beans, tofu, tempeh, quinoa, nuts and seeds.
10. Avoid processed meats - ham, salami, chorizo, hot dogs, bacon and any smoked or cured meats. These all contain nitrates. Nitrates have been linked to stomach cancer and are high in saturated fats, and salt which are linked to cardiovascular disease.
11. Cook from scratch whenever possible - this means buying whole, natural ingredients and preparing them yourself. Avoid processed and packaged foods, as much as possible.
11. Buy organically produced, locally grown, seasonal, fresh produce whenever possible - check out your local farmer's markets and pick-your-own farms for the freshest produce. Better yet, learn to grow your own produce! Who knows? You may absolutely love it!!
~ Live Well ~
Trinity Fitness
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