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Healthy Reflections
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 Celebrate You!We made it! Another New Year for great dreams, hopes and possibilities. Are you contemplating resolutions you've made for 2006? Have you rushed back into your daily routine? Well as you flow into this new year of expectation and opportunity think about this: how can you celebrate your accomplishments of 2005 and how you can use these to build on a better more fulfilling life in 2006? Here's an idea. Over the holiday season break I had the chance to catch up on some reading of my favorite ezines. One of them by marketing guru, Alexandra Brown, gave me a terrific journal assignment: write down 25 of the accomplishments you are most proud of in 2005. I took some honest time to seriously meditate on what I had accomplished in 2005 and it was such an eye-opening experience. As I read through my list, I recognized that I've made significant strides in my professional life. My personal relationships and endeavors have allowed me to grow and stretch in truly meaningful ways. And most importantly, reflecting on these accomplishments made me acknowledge how much I have to be grateful for in my life and what I can do to continue to show appreciation and celebrate what it means to be alive! (You know my email used to be FRANZALIVE) Perhaps you might try this for yourself. Whether 2005 brought big, momentous changes and events, or simple small pleasures, revel in anything and everything that went well last year. I believe if we make it a habit to shift our attention from what we haven't done or have not accomplished to who we are and what we have accomplished it can make future pursuits that much easier to achieve. Here are a few of the things I wrote down for myself...can you pick up where I left off:
Fran Dean Bishop, award winning coach and creator of “Reboot your Body – The Ultimate Bootcamp” franb@aerobodiesfitness.com Featured Article Avoiding Back Pain It's an astounding statistic: 80% of us suffer from back pain at some time in our lives. One way to avoid pain and to keep your back healthy is to practice good posture. How often do your shoulders slouch forward? Do you ever pick something up by bending over at the waist? These small, everyday postures affect the big picture of a strong, healthy, and pain-free back. Take a quick posture check:  When seated, do you keep your shoulders relaxed and back, chest lifted, and neck lengthened? Do your feet touch the floor? If you sit a lot, take periodic posture checks to keep your back in tact.  With the picture on the left (bending over at the waist), think about the incredible amount of pressure placed on your back by just the weight of your upper body, not even considering the item you might be picking up. When picking up something heavy or large, squat down as in the picture on the right. Notice the shoulders are over the knee joint, and the knee joint is over the ball of the foot.  If you sleep on your side, take care to keep your spine aligned. The proper pillow height will keep your neck in a neutral position and a pillow between your knees will keep your hips even. The statistics say 80%, but the good news is that we can do something about it! Stay tuned next month for exercises to strengthen your back muscles. Test Driving Fitness by Phone
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