Monthly Archives: May 2016

Why You Need to Include Cardio in Your Workout Regiment

Why You Need to Include Cardio in Your Workout Regiment

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Cardio is one of the most mentally demanding breakdowns in your health and workout regiments. Cardio can help with more than just cardiovascular functions. It assists with toning and burning calories to cut body fat. In addition, it helps with the most important aspect of your workout and that is your mentality. Here’s a secret, cardio is just a game between your mind and your body; fighting to prove which one has control. You have to make your mind strong enough in order for your body to follow.
But cardio does not have to be just running on a treadmill or on cross country trail. Go out there and switch it up every other day.

Example:
Mon: Treadmill
Tue: Spin/Bike – 20 min
Wed: Basketball
Thurs: Elliptical – 30 min
Fri: Flag Football
Sat: Cross Country Trail – 2 mile
Sun: Rest
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You can switch it up as you please. The amount of cardio depends on your training goals. If you are a marathon or distance increase the amount of cardio you do during the week to 4-6 days a wek and also increase the amount of mileage. If you just want to cut fat and stay lean do 2-3 days a week of 2-3 miles. At the end of the day you have to have STRONG MIND to get that STRONG BODY you desire.

By: SimbaX
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Edit by: Simpliss 

Challenge Yourself?!

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We see it happen all the time! These people on Television, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat making life changes and making it look so easy. They say if you “just eat this” , “drink this”, or “use this machine” your life long struggle with your health and weight will change.

In some cases, these products will do exactly what they promised. You’ll lose weight, Become more active and consequently more health conscious. But, the major keys missed by the naked eye are the hours of hard work that goes along with these products before and after pictures. The products are made to improve and increase the results of your hard work.
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When deciding to make a change my best advice is to challenge yourself. Don’t simply tell yourself “let’s lose 10 pounds!” , but challenge yourself to improve everything you do on a daily basis! This challenge can help broaden the goals of your change.

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You can challenge yourself to read more. Take a course to finish learning a language you have little knowledge of from school. Increase your networking skills by adding A social events once or twice a month to your schedule. Improve or increase your self value by making your “ideal self” a priority! Don’t just lose weight lose your negatives!

By: Earnest Porter
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Just Smile ! Laugh! Repeat!

Just Smile ! Laugh! Repeat!

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More often than not, we take for granted the simple things: laughing, smiling, walking with a strong posture, walking with our heads up!  The smallest of actions, the simplest of gestures, the bare necessities if u will.  Tiny advancements that send major ripples throughout our mental state.
Our mental state regulates much of what we do, especially: self perception, the drive to achieve our goals, and how we evaluate life experiences. If our state of mind is ill, then many other parts of our existence will suffer. One cannot expect to achieve new levels if their foundation is corrupt.

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A big favor we all can do for ourselves is strengthen our foundations by bolstering our defenses against those things that would attack our mental state: Stress, doubt , confusion, outside criticism, feelings of entitlement.

So in short, don’t down yourself, nor let others down you. Even when it seems the most impossible to do so just smile, laugh, repeat!

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#MentalHealth #1factor
#MentallyFit !!!!!

By: John Kennedy

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Mental Fitness at The Forefront

Mental Fitness at The Forefront

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When you think of mental fitness what is the first thing that comes to mind? Is it the capability to recall facts you’ve learned? To easily deal with stress? Well there are many “definitions” for mental fitness. The overall idea is using your mind to enhance all aspects of your life and using it to the fullest.

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Mind Prep

When it comes to being fit physically one has to first be fit mentally or the most likely outcome will be failure or not reaching a set goal. With a fit mind comes a fit body. Being mentally fit is something that is easily seen. The co-worker you love to hate or aspire to be, the one who talks of their hectic schedule but you see eating healthy most of the time and they manage to have healthy relationships and be successful at work, and having good success overall, well that is what mental fitness does for you. Now, I am not saying being mentally fit is the end all be all, however if an end all be all exist I know one has to be mentally fit first to get there.

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Achieving Strength

Hopefully you are that co-worker mentioned above, if not, don’t worry many of us aren’t. Try thinking about what being mentally fit means to you and what you can do to achieve it, or improve it! I mean you can never be too fit! And I promise if you are having trouble staying consistent in other aspects of your life like school, work, relationships, eating better, going to the gym, or something as simple as waking up on time, strengthening your mental fitness is one of the first and best steps you could make.

By: Shametria Hunter
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