Exercise: 5 Ways To Jumpstart Your Energy

re you having difficulty getting started with exercise? Your best excuse immediately pops into your mind to interfere with your good intentions. You definitely need some ideas and strategies that will overcome your resistance and make it easier for you to get started.

First, call it what it is - an excuse. An excuse to pass on exercise is a justification to avoid doing what you know is good for you. You make it appear more acceptable or less unpleasant in your mind. You tell yourself you don't have enough time and you believe yourself! Because you believe it is a fact, you decide that it is OK not to exercise. Then you don't feel too guilty about skipping exercise.

You know you don't have time to exercise, but put on your exercise clothes and shoes anyway to counteract your excuse. That will help you to stop believing that you don't have enough time. Decide that you must find the time to exercise. Decide to make time. Then get practical, look at your day timer or PDA and schedule exercise as you would any other important task in your life.

While you are doing these first two steps, it is imperative for you to remember that if you keep on doing the same thing, you will keep on getting the same results. In this case if you keep on pushing exercise to the bottom of the priority list, you will continue to live with a body that is sluggish, overweight and/or has health problems.

Jumpstart your energy level with some energetic breathing, now that you are prepared. Yes, you breathe all the time, but it is ineffective, shallow breathing that doesn't get you much oxygen. You need more oxygen, because more oxygen equals more energy.

Do this little exercise as you read this article. Rate your energy level right now on a scale of zero to 10. Make a note of the number. Is it 4 or 5? Maybe 3? If you are feeling rather energetic, you might rate yourself higher.

Now breathe deep into your belly with abdominal breathing. Pull the air way down by expanding your abdomen. Don't lift your shoulders. Make each inhalation equal in time to the exhalation, so you don't get dizzy. When you start, count one thousand, two thousand, and etc. to make the inhalation equal to the exhalation.

Breathe this way for three minutes. Time yourself so you learn how this really works. If your diaphragm muscle is weak, this may be hard, but stick with it. Just go slowly and do another minute.

Now, rate your energy level again. It is probably 1 to 3 points higher on the scale than it was before you did abdominal breathing. Do this exercise any time you want more energy and especially before you want to exercise. It sends instant energy to your muscles where you need it. More energy translates into more motivation to exercise, so it is easier to overcome your excuses.

Last of all just start doing something for 5 minutes. Move. Get the exercise juices going. Walk around your house. Walk up and down some stairs. Stretch your body over an exercise ball. Grab the dog and start walking. Put some fast music on the stereo. Dance. Jump in the car and go to the nearest park.

It feels really good. Your muscles have been crying out for some action and you have been ignoring them. Move. It only takes a little bit to start to feel good.

Jumpstart your exercise today by naming your excuse, so you immediately have more command over it. Counteract it with a specific plan. Remember that you must do something different to get different results. Start by breathing deeply into your belly for more energy, put on your exercise clothes and get moving.


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Penis Enlargement - The Best Ways to Optimal Penis Enlargement

Penis Enlargement is a very controversial topic. Especially for those who are wanting to actually enlarge their penis. Many men believe that their penis is very small even when it might be of average to large size. This is a problem because it causes insecurities and lower confidence in grown men.

Generally the lower self confidence will stem from something someone says, for example a sexual partner saying that he has a small penis, maybe as a joke, but subconsciously is very degrading, or a friend who says that any penis below 7 inches is small. The smallest things can cause trouble.

The problem with feeling bad about penis size is only on the male's side, the woman generally never cares what size her partners penis is. In a survey 87% of women said that they were happy with their partners penis size, and only 6% said they would prefer it to be larger. Female's do not look at a penis and if it's small think that the man is a loser, yet if it's big think that he is a Greek God, it just doesn't happen. On the other hand, men look at their average size penis and think that they will never be able to please a woman and are barely capable of doing any manly tasks.

Penis enlargement is the answer to any of these men's dreams. Penis enlargement can be aided with pills which stimulate growth in that area, generally also spiking testosterone (the male hormone) which is supposed to give some sort of growth.

However the most successful penis enlargement method is penis stretching and penis exercises. These generally performed by pulling on the penis when it is flacid until it begins to become painful, do this for a minute or so, then let it rest, do it in several different directions like, up, down, left, right, straight, and then repeat all directions maybe 5 times. This is the most common method and this is what penis enlargement devices help you to do.

There are other techniques for penis enlargement like jelqing which is like milking a cow, but with your penis. This should be done with a semi erect penis and you just squeeze the blood to the tip. It will be a little painful but you will get used to it.

These two methods are just the tip of the iceberg, there are many more conventional ones and some underground techniques that have shown amazing results. These underground penis enlargement techniques have been said to come from African tribes who actually see a large penis as a symbol of power.

To find out more about Penis Enlargement just go to http://www.certified-penis-enlargement.com and view the range of free information.

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Travel Health - 6 Ways to Maintain Your Travel Health

Want a vacation from travel-related health troubles? Try these tips:

Travel Health Tip #1: Take regular breaks Stroll the airplane aisle or highway rest stop periodically to prevent the blood in your legs from pooling. Another good reason to get moving: “Sitting in a car or plane all day can make you constipated,” says Rick Kellerman, M.D., president of the American Academy of Family Physicians and chairman of family medicine at the University of Kansas at Wichita, “but you can prevent that with exercise. Even moving around for just a few minutes helps.”

Travel Health Tip #2: Pack produce... and other high-fiber foods, says Dr. Kellerman. “You’re more likely to prevent stomachaches and other gastrointestinal problems by having family members eat the way they do at home. When you get hungry and pull off the road, head to the local grocery instead of a fast food joint.”

Travel Health Tip #3: Get your ZZZs. To head off jet lag, schedule your flight as follows: When heading east, fly early; when heading west, fly late. This long-practiced flying strategy ensures the least disruption to the body’s normal sleep-wake cycle, preserving your travel health.

Travel Health Tip #4: Wet your whistle. On a flight, you family is in a very arid environment that dehydrates the body and dries out the tender skin and mucous membranes in the nose and throat. “A good rule of thumb is to drink at least 16 ounces of water before leaving and 8 ounces of water every hour while flying,” suggests G. Richard Olds, M.D., a travel disease specialist and chairman of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Fruit juice is also a good choice; cola, tea and coffee aren’t (the caffeine they contain may have a diuretic effect). Are you visiting a hot climate? A sports beverage can replenish sodium and potassium that are lost in sweat.

Travel Health Tip #5: Go the distance with germ warfare. You don’t need to vacation in Mexico to experience Montezuma’s revenge. “The farther you travel from home, even within the U.S., the more likely you are to be introduced to unfamiliar germs,” says Dr. Olds. “That increases your chances of respiratory illness, loose stools and other germ-caused infections.” So take precautions: “If you’re traveling across several states, pack some over-the-counter cough syrup, sore throat lozenges and an antidiarrhea medication,” Dr. Olds says.

Travel Health Tip #6: Shun the Sun Spending time outdoors at the beach, mountains or woods? Protect your family’s skin with a sunscreen that has a high SPF (30 and up). Apply it to exposed skin areas about half an hour before heading outside to allow the sunscreen to swing into action. And use at least two tablespoons per application. Reapply sunscreen every two hours throughout the day and immediately after you’ve gotten wet or have been sweating.

Follow these tips to protect your travel health, and your vacation will be made in the shade.

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Sid Kirchheimer ©MediZine's Healthy Living™, Second Quarter 2007. Robert A. Barnett is the Editor of HealthyUpdates.com, a health education website produced by MediZine, LLC.

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