Healthy Reflections
IN THIS ISSUE
- Featured Article: Five Easy Ways to Ease the Season
- On Sale Now – Fitness Tools & Gadgets
- Client Spotlight – Fitness By Phone Works!
A Note From Fran
 It’s the Little Things that Count
Well its almost over. It's true what I used to hear people say, “the older you get the faster time passes.” What’s even more interesting to me now is that what I find estimable was only a few years ago low on my list of priorities.
For instance, now I appreciate taking a mid-week break to spend time
with mom and dad, who just recently retired. Our meaningful conversations along with their words of wisdom are such a strength to me. Hearing that after 40 years of marriage, 25 years of running a business together and raising three successful children, life continues to refine them.
I enjoy taking the time to share a laugh with a girlfriend or group of friends. I discovered this pleasure just last week during a businesswomen’s spa day in Dallas. I’ll have to tell you about this one some time (the guys may have the golf course, but ladies let me tell you, we gals can forge a few deals of our own in between a manicure and facial!)
What’s more, I’ve come to recognize that asking for support, mentoring a young colleague or even slowing down to appreciate life’s simple pleasures can bring real value to one’s life.
So moving into the New Year my personal challenge and one that I will also give to each of you
is...to bring it down a thousand. Every once in a while give yourself the space to step away from the routine. Think about how you might give of yourself or receive from someone else in a non-traditional way. And consider this: what else could you be receiving IF you slowed down long enough to notice it.
In Love & Good Health,
Fran Dean Bishop, award winning coach and creator of
“Reboot your Body – The Ultimate Bootcamp”
franb@aerobodiesfitness.com
Featured Article
Five Easy Ways to Ease the Season
In October and November, we talked about planning your exercise and eating and overcoming obstacles that may arise during this busy season. Use this checklist to see how you are doing:
- Are you weeding out unnecessary activities or obligations?
- Did you make a list of exercise or activity options (including indoor exercise)? Have you found ways to be active with your kids or burn extra calories while “multitasking”?
- How are those quick and easy healthy meals going?
- Have you resolved to keep up some exercise during this time, even if it is less, instead of putting it off?
- Are you eating foods you enjoy, including holiday goodies, but eating only when hungry and stopping when you are full?
If you can check off all these items, congratulations, you are on your way to a happy and healthy winter season. If you are missing some checkmarks, don’t panic! Here are some more ideas to help you reduce stress and enjoy yourself through the winter madness:
- Try ten-minute workouts – they do have benefits! (It’s about the cumulative time spent throughout the day, not just one particular workout.) Some ideas:
- Perform one set of exercises, to fatigue, for each of the major muscle groups (legs, chest, back, arms, and
abdominals).
- Try a quick cardio blast: start at an easy intensity to warm up for one minute then perform a variety of moves to increase your intensity for the next eight minutes (you should feel like you’re “working”). End with a one-minute cool down.
- How about a calming break performing ten minutes of stretching or reflective breathing?
- Avoid crowded malls and shop online. During this time of year you can often find great deals, like free shipping!
- Carry individual serving size snacks for those times you get hungry while away from home. Items such as nuts, bars, peanut butter and crackers, and string cheese work well.
- Get plenty of sleep! This will help with stress, keep your appetite in check and maintain your energy.
- Play hookie for the day! Call up a buddy you haven’t seen in a while and go ice skating, visit a museum or go to the spa!
You can do this! Promise yourself this year will be a less-stressed, fun, and a relaxing winter season. You deserve it!
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Fitness By Phone Works – Client Spotlight
I struggled for a long time with not being motivated to workout. I’d rather sleep in than get up and exercise. I always had good intentions, but try after try, for the past two years, I just couldn’t get into it.
I think what stopped me was that I had no one to motivate or guide me. At the wonderful age of 47 I wanted to firm up my body, and I didn’t know what kind of exercise to do that would get my body in the shape I wanted it to be. When I met my Fitness by Phone® Coach and saw the way she was able to transform peoples’ bodies, I figured with her help I could achieve my goal.
Fitness by Phone® is different than any other program I’ve attempted. Having someone there to hold me accountable and motivate and encourage me is a tremendous support. My Coach gives me new routines I can do on my own, at my own home. She has so much knowledge, which keeps variety in my exercise program (it’s fun) and I now know what I need to do in order to get the firm, toned body I want.
The best part about Fitness by Phone® is the weekly phone call with my Coach who gives me new exercises and new goals every week. I also like being able to call my Coach any time I need additional guidance during the week. To get one-on-one support from a Coach whose goal is to help me achieve my goal – what could be better?!
In just 12 weeks of working with my Coach, I now enjoy getting up and working out and I even look forward to doing it the next day – who would have thought? The motivational tools my Coach has me use encourage me to try every week to beat my prior week’s progress. I see a difference in the way my pants are fitting and I have more energy. People around me have noticed the difference in me also.
A Fitness by Phone® Coach works hard to help you achieve your goals. This person supports and motivates you. I’ve learned that I can get as much or as little as I want from this program, and I want a lot! It’s all up to me.
Melissa Gibbs
Retail Sales
Edgewood, NM
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