15 Secrets of Better Health

ATTITUDE & FOCUS:

1) Concentrate on your health as opposed to losing weight. If you
have kids, concentrate on your kids and how you losing weight will
help improve the energy you bring to your relationship with them.

2) Hold yourself accountable and don't make excuses. We are all
extremely busy, but you can fit movement into your schedule. You owe
it to yourself to have some personal time at least 3 times per week.

3) When you exercise, be proud of yourself. Know how much that it
positively affects your energy, health and life.

4) Stay positive. Life is too short to beat yourself up over weight
that you have gained or workouts you have missed. Stay positive and
it will help all areas of your life.

5) Have fun. If your workouts are not fun, then you are not going to
keep doing them. So, if you dread going to a gym, don't go. Instead,
go for a walk, play with your kids in the yard, etc. If you can turn
the dreaded exercise word into a fun activity, then your chances of
being successful go up dramatically.

6) Throw the rear view mirror out the window. Concentrate on today
and tomorrow. You can't change the past and beating yourself up is
only going to drag you down and move you in the wrong direction.
Today is a new day so take advantage of it.

EXERCISE & MOVEMENT:

7) Do interval workouts 2 or 3 days per week. Intervals help you
BURN 30% MORE CALORIES PER WORKOUT and can help leave your
metabolism elevated for up to 12 hours after each workout. You can
access a FREE sample workout by going to:
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8) Do the 6-minute No Excuses Workout 2 or 3 days per week. You can
do this quick and highly effective strength training workout right
in your living room; no equipment is required. You can access the
FREE sample workout by going to: http://www.NoExcuse sWorkouts. com/

9) Turn random acts into fitness. Take the stairs at work, park in
the furthest spot at the store or work, play with your kids instead
of sitting on the sideline, walk in place while brushing your teeth,
etc. Be creative and you can turn activities you already do into
opportunities to improve your health.

NUTRITION:

10) Always eat breakfast. Try to have it within 1 hour of waking
up. This will help keep your metabolism buzzing.

11) NEVER skip meals. This causes your metabolism to slow down and
sends the signal to your body to store your next meal as fat in
order to avoid starving.

12) Drink 64 ounces of water per day, plus one additional ounce per
minute of workout time. You should be going to the bathroom at
least once per hour.

13) Eat something every 2 hours. Make sure to have healthy snacks
midmorning and mid-afternoon. This also helps keep your metabolism
buzzing.

14) Only eat dessert once per week. This could save you 300
calories per day on the six non-dessert days (1,800 calories per
week). Since you have to have burned 3,500 more calories than you
consume to lose 1 pound, this new habit could lead to losing an
additional pound every two weeks or 26 pounds in one year!

15) Limit yourself to one soda per day. This is tough, but the
excess sugar is not good for your health and can cause major ups and
downs as far as your energy level. Instead, view your one soda as a
treat and substitute in water for a healthier habit.