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More than thirty years ago, Callan Pinckney created an exercise program that was quite unique for the time. She duly named it Callanetics.
Unlike Pilates and other low-impact exercises, Callanetics incorporates precision-like movements that focus on specific groups of muscles. These movements are small yet powerful, and they serve to shape and tone as well as strengthen and promote flexibility.
In essence, the working of the muscles in a precise fashion increases the metabolism and helps to burn calories more effectively than most other exercise programs. In fact, because Callanetics exercises reshape the body, the ability to lose inches is realized. No matter what age you are, you can benefit from these non-impact exercises.
Due to the fact that the exercises are performed in a slow and methodical manner, the range through which you attain results is higher than the more traditional exercise routines available today.
Moreover, there is no equipment used except for the body which acts as the resistant force. Callanetics also claims to offer better co-ordination, awareness of your body, and balance.
While Callanetics is not directly associated with weight loss, their new CardioCallanetics program is. It has been designed to burn fat using a much slower range of exercises that require more muscles to become engaged in the motion process.
In order to lose weight, it is required that your caloric intake decreases in direct proportion to the calories you burn during this exercise program.
Utilizing this exercise program at least three days a week could yield significant results. Moreover, these exercises can not only be done at home, but anywhere you like.
What is so unique about this program is that it incorporates a meditative component that allows the body to relax, thus preparing the body to become more receptive to the exercises at hand.
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DVD: Callanetics: 10 Years Younger in 10 Hours
Callanetics was introduced in the 80s by Callan Pinckney. It is a no-impact exercise regime that helps to reshape and tone all major muscle groups by using tiny but very powerful movements. These movements require more muscle fibers to be used which results in quicker toning. By warming, working and stretching each muscle group, you can increase flexibility, strength and endurance.
The DVD: Callanetics 10 Years Younger in 10 Hours is the original exercise program that was released in the 80s. It involves lots of stretching while protecting the spine and the back. Callanestics can be used by anyone no matter what age. Part of a healthy lifestyle, it improves your general feeling of well-being while giving you a firmer and younger looking body.
This Callanetics workout is 60 minutes long and includes gentle and precise exercises that can tighten and tone your buttocks, inner and outer thighs, hips, tummy and underarms. You will be guided through butt/hip exercises, open-close abs/thigh exercises, stretches, warm-ups and advanced exercises.
By using this DVD workout on a regular basis, you will lose weight and see your body transformed in tone, flexibility and shape.
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FabJob Guide to Become a Motivational Speaker
Where to buy: www.fabjob.com
Review by: ACMom
If you like public speaking and are good at it, you might have thought about becoming a motivational speaker for a living. Being a motivational speaker can be quite exciting, especially when you see your audience hanging on your very words. You might talk in front of a group of students talking about drug and alcohol abuse or a group of adults talking about overcoming life’s obstacles. It is your motivational speech that might make the difference for people.
FabJob Guide to Become a Motivational Speaker is an instantly downloadable book from fabjob.co and it’s for anybody wanting to break into the motivational speaking market. It starts off by introducing the job and the benefits of a speaking career. You learn about how to find the right topics, how to find an area of expertise and how to develop it further and how to identify target audiences. You can either write your own speech or hire a speechwriter to do it for you. If you hire a speechwriter, what are the costs involved etc. A good speaker – to stay competitive – still needs to improve their skills. The book gives you plenty of good advice on how to do this.
A large part of the book is dedicated to how to start your own business and how to get hired. Learn about legal matters, finances, producing demo materials to prospect employers and other related topics, including pay rates.
In addition to the ebook format, which you can have within minutes, Fabjob.com also has a limited number of copies of a 2-in-1 print book and CD-ROM set (includes sample checklists, forms, contract, and more). The previous edition sold out, so order today to avoid disappointment.
The book includes many document samples, which I think is very helpful for somebody starting out. Some of the sample documents are a Rate Sheet, Evaluation form and a Contract. In addition, all the samples from the book are also on the included CD-Rom, which makes them quick and easy to print off and use.
If you are looking to become a motivational speaker and start up your own business, this book certainly has lots of great and invaluable advice. I would certainly recommend it to anybody wanting to explore this job in more detail.
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Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
Review by: ACHMom
Some would say we live to eat rather than eat to live. In Brian Wansink’s book, Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think, he delves into the subliminal messages we receive on a daily basis that prods our conscious mind to consume food solely influenced by media hype, packaging, and gentle persuasion.
Here is a little excerpt about the author Brian Wansink:
“Brian Wansink is a Stanford Ph.D. and the director of the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab. He has spent a lifetime studying what we don’t notice: the hidden cues that determine how much and why people eat.
How does packaging influence how much we eat? Which movies make us eat faster? How does music or the color of the room influence how much we eat? How can we recognize the “hidden persuaders” used by restaurants and supermarkets to get us to mindlessly eat? What are the real reasons most diets are doomed to fail? And how can we use the “mindless margin” to lose–instead of gain–ten to twenty pounds in the coming year?”
Thus, no matter what your culture, food is visually enticing. In essence, we eat with our eyes.
In making the reader aware of why we eat and how much we eat, Wansink has offered clear insights into the reasons behind such behavior. The book focuses on multiple studies showing people who overeat because of their perceptions such as: the food is endless, or the food is expensive, or the food is healthier than other food choices.
This book also illustrates how various aspects of the environment influence eating behaviors while, at the same time, not allowing us to dismiss the fact that we are ultimately responsible for what and how much we eat.
Brian Wansink gives the reader ideas for making the environment work for, rather than against, weight loss goals. Moreover, he does it all with a sense of humor, which makes the book very entertaining.
This unique look into the mind is an important step in helping people not only understand the reasons why they eat, but may actually help them control their eating habits and lose weight.
Consider this analogy: Smokers, when talking on the telephone or drinking a cup of coffee, almost always light up. For some, they do not actually realize they are doing it; it is a habit they play out day after day. The same can be said about our eating habits as well. We grab a bag of chips when watching a football game, not because we are hungry but because it satisfies a need.
This fascinating book delves into the whys and wherefores of eating. Check it out and you too may discover that eating has nothing to do with hunger.
Here’s a description from Borders.com:
“A noted food psychologist shows why we may not realize how much we are eating. Using ingenious, fun, and sometimes downright fiendishly clever experiment, Wansink takes readers on a fascinating tour of the secret dynamics behind dietary habits.”
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Product Review: Easy Does It! Staying Active, Staying Fit – Senior Fitness Video (DVD)
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Review by: ACHMom
Exercise keeps seniors physically active and mentally fit. The Easy Does It DVD by Craig Marcacci is a no-impact fitness regime specially designed for already active seniors. It can easily be done from the comfort of your home or even a senior residents’ home.
I like the fact that the instructions by Craig Marcacci, who has been a fitness instructor for seniors for almost 20 years, are very clear and easy to understand. The exercises are low-impact, which means that they improve overall fitness, strength, balance and general health without risking injuries or falls. In fact, this kind of exercise even slows the physical decline of aging.
If you are a senior yourself, or know somebody who would benefit from low-impact exercises, this DVD is certainly worth purchasing.
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In our image-saturated culture, it’s more important than ever to help your children develop a healthy body image. It’s impossible to shield your kids entirely from images that may sow self-doubt, but you can teach your child how to view these images and what they really mean for him or her.
Here are 7 ideas for helping your children adopt a health body image.
1. Watch what you say.
Parents so often don’t think before they speak. If you make frequent comments about your weight, the calories you consume, or disparaging remarks about your own looks, your kids will pick up on it. Without realizing it, they will begin to apply those kinds of comments to themselves.
2. Compliment what you don’t see.
Give your kids compliments on their character traits and behavior rather than their appearance. Then they will learn not to evaluate themselves and others according to looks, but according to personal integrity.
3. Compliment what you do see as well.
It’s okay to let your kids know they look good. Inside, they may desperately need to hear a complimentary word from you about their new dress or hat. Just make sure it isn’t the only kind of compliment you give your kids.
4. Keep it in perspective.
Talk to your children about how looks are not what determines the value of a person. How they look is so important to adolescent kids, but try to keep a healthy perspective about looks while respecting where your child is in that regard. Looks aren’t everything, even though it seems that way to the average teen.
5. Inform your kids.
Do your kids know that weight gain is normal when they hit puberty? Does your son know that he is not going to have body-builder muscles at age 15? Is your daughter aware that her hips are going to get wider as she comes of age, and that this is totally normal? Let your kids know what’s normal so they don’t obsess over what’s perfectly natural and unavoidable.
6. Restrict and discuss media images.
While you can’t shield your kids from all media images, you can restrict their television and internet viewing. Talk openly about the images they do see. Watch TV with your kids and look at the magazines they’re reading. Discuss the body images in the ads, movies, and so forth. Let them know early on that such images are enhanced and altered, and that no one can look like the people in the pictures.
7. Teach health, not looks.
Teach your kids that exercise and diet are good for their health rather than all about obtaining a certain ideal shape or look. Good health is attractive in any body type.
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Achieving and maintaining your idea weight is not only good for your ego; it’s good for your health and longevity. Many people join a gym to stay fit – or start a diet plan with expensive meals plans. But not everyone can afford to do so – especially in the current economy.
Here are a few tips for losing weight – and staying fit – on a budget.
* Buy healthy foods. Staying away from the junk food will help to save you money in the long run. The best way to stick to a healthy diet when shopping is to shop the perimeter of the supermarket. Around the perimeter is where you will find the produce, dairy and meats; all of the stuff on the food pyramid. You will have to delve into the aisles for dairy and cereals, but keep them on the healthy side by buying whole grain. Purchase fresh produce that’s in season.
* Workout without the expensive health club memberships. You don’t need to join a gym to stay fit or lose weight. There are lots of fun exercises you can engage in – equipment-free. Walking, for example, is an excellent exercise. If you’re able to, running is a great way to boost your cardio activity. Walking or jogging a few times a weeks is a great way to shape up your body and keep fit. Add some pushups and situps for an all-over, old-fashioned workout.
* Buy used gym equipment. If you prefer to work out inside, see if you can find some gently used equipment. Check your local newspaper or Craigslist where you will find people trying to get rid of stuff that they no longer use or want. Often, you can find gym equipment at a deeply discounted price.
* Buy fitness tapes or DVDs if you have trouble establishing a workout. There are several different types of workout programs available wherever you can buy movies. For best results, buy a variety of workout programs so you can change it up and keep your workouts fresh. See our product recommendations here >
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The best weight loss program is one that allows you to lose weight in a sustainable healthy way. And that kind of a program can take some time.
Taking the “long view” is essential for starting a diet, but it’s tremendously motivating to lose a few pounds right away. When you immediately start to see results, it can be a signal to your mind and body that you are serious about getting to a healthy weight. And you might be more likely to stick to your diet over the long term.
Here are 6 easy ways to jump start your diet.
Quick Start Your Diet
* Drink plenty of water – Water gives the body an internal shower. It also nourishes the cells and can help you to feel full before meals so you don’t eat as much. Nutritionists recommend at least eight glasses a day.
* Clean out the pantry – There is no specific day of the week to start your weight-loss program, but you don’t want to sabotage yourself. Before you do anything, remove all of the unhealthy foods from your kitchen. You can’t be tempted to overeat or mindlessly eat something that is not good for you if it is not around.
* Read up on weight loss and food – Weight loss is a hot topic and hundreds of books and articles have been written about it. There is so much information that it can be hard to know where to start. Start with MyPyramid.gov. It will tell you about the different types of foods that make up a healthy diet and give examples of each.
* Eat meals and snacks – Most people have a hard time sticking to a weight-loss program because they feel starved. But when you eat a healthy bit of food every three hours, your body doesn’t have time to get hungry. And, your metabolism speeds up. Consume small meals throughout the day that are similar in calorie make-up.
* Chew slowly – In this fast-paced world, we are always in a hurry to get somewhere. That often means wolfing down our food as if someone were after us. Take your time and chew each bite completely. You may soon discover that you weren’t as hungry as you first thought.
* Cook more – When you take the time to prepare meals, you’ll have a better idea of what is in your food. There are no preservatives and colorings because you made it yourself. Choose whole natural foods like fruits and fresh vegetables. Package your leftovers in small portions to be eaten for lunch or even dinner the next day.
When you start your diet with a quick jump-start, you’ll be more motivated to continue. Those fast results will get you through the weeks and months ahead until you reach your goal.
And then, the key to healthy weight loss, is to stay patient and take it one day at a time.
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