Active Image - For the Spirit

Over the course of many years I have tried to change many things about myself. Every Monday I used to decide that this would be the perfect week where I would drink 8 cups of water per day. I have made countless New Yearˇs Resolutions and have about 20 templates on my computer each designed to budget my money more effectively. As you can probably guess, none of these was particularly successful because I was never able to commit to them for any period of time. It was only after a shift in my thinking that I was able to change my attitude about these challenges and I began to achieve success. This week I encourage you to make the mental shift in your thinking, without it success becomes an uphill battle.

Enjoy the newsletter and have a blessed week!

Cathy Morenzie

"The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken."

Question Of The Week

Why do we need to detoxify our bodies?

We would never drive our car with changing the oil and performing regular tune ups so why would we do that to our bodies? Overeating, the wrong kinds of foods, stress, lack of exercise and genetics contribute to excess fat and obesity.

Studies have documented that another primary contributor is preservatives and toxins associated with processed foods, filtered water and air pollution. Household chemicals and cosmetics are also a factor. The Isagenix Cleansing System is a cleansing technology where fat loss is the wonderful side effect of cleansing.

Visit www.activeimage.isagenix.com for more valuable tips on cleansing your body from the inside.

Nutrition Tip of the Week

Java Facts

Fact 1
Caffeine has a half-life of an average of four hours, so it will take your body four hours to rid itself of half the amount of caffeine that you've consumed. After eight hours, your body will contain one-quarter of the original amount and, after 12 hours, your body will still contain one-eighth of what you first drank.

Fact 2
Caffeine is a strong diuretic - it makes you urinate more than usual. Apparently this is due to increasing the blood flow through the kidneys.

Fact 3
In the brain it constricts the cerebral blood vessels. If you're used to drinking several cups of coffee a day but then you quit, those blood vessels will dilate, maybe enough to give you a powerful headache. It's one of the best known withdrawal symptoms.

Exercise of the Week

Exercise Description:
Push up with Knee Tuck
Muscles Worked
Full Body
Instructions:
1. Start by getting in a push up position with your feet on top of a ball. 2. Proceed to perform a push up balancing on top of the ball. Return to the starting position and then bring your knees in towards your chest. 3. Return to the parallel position and repeat for the prescribed repetitions.

"Success from the Inside Out"

Have you ever noticed that the more you resist something the more challenging it seems to get? What you resist persists I once learned in a course. The more you commit to exercising the more life seems to get in the way. So how do you ever achieve success ? First I suggest looking at how you feel about what you are trying to commit to. What are your perceptions about exercise? It is something that you dread. An unbearable means to a necessary end? Would you consider exercise to be pampering yourself, an inconvenience, or torture? If it is not something that you look forward to then find ways to make it pleasurable. Here are a few suggestions:

1. invite a friend- make it social
2. join a running group- perhaps through The Running Room, Marathon Dynamics or start one with a few friends
3. install a TV/VCR in front of your treadmill and exercise while watching your favorite program
4. reward yourself after every workout (I don't mean with ice-cream!)
5. try a group fitness class or house league team
6. do an activity that you love
7. exercise toward a goal- 5k race, dance competition
8. exercise for a purpose(other than health)- walk to work, use the stairs
9. Ski, toboggan, go skating- take advantage of our winters- outdoor exercise is not just for summer!
10. Don't beat up on yourself if you miss a workout

As long as there are negative feelings associated with exercise your success will be limited.

Here are two different attitudes about exercise:

"Exercise is my treat to myself. A time away from life's stress where I can feel the power of my body and be aware of it's strength and intricacy. It is a way to pamper myself. It is my reward to myself for working so hard. It is a way to celebrate life and movement!! This is a special time that I have carved out for myself and look forward to it everyday."

"I have to work late today so I'll have to miss my workout again today. It's probably for the best anyway since I'm too tired to exercise and could use the sleep. The thought of getting out of bed right now to exercise is not very appealing. Why beat myself up on that boring treadmill that goes nowhere. What's the point anyway?"

The choice is yours. If exercise is a priority then work will not get in the way; you will not see it as a chore and you'll understand that every time you exercise you are affecting the quality (and maybe quantity) of your life. Only you can choose.

Try to make changes in your life from the inside out. Change your attitude and change your life!!!!!

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