14 Jan 10 Performing An Intelligent Workout

Working out is something everyone should do. Not just for your health and longevity, but also for your quality of life day to day. But working out can be a huge pain, as it requires a lot of effort on your part. Not to mention quite simply, working out is hard. But did you ever think that part of the problem is you’re not working out intelligently enough? By carefully planning your workouts, and adhering to a schedule, you can work out smarter, and cut the amount of effort you need to put in by almost half.

One of the keys is setting time tables for yourself. Plan out your workout, and set a time limit for how long you have to complete the session. 45 minutes to an hour is a good target for anybody looking to get fit, and stay that way. Adhere to this schedule, and even if you find yourself running short of time, end the workout once you hit the barrier, no matter what exercise you’re currently performing.

Remember that this workout has the intention of keeping you fit, not sculpting your body into that of a professional athlete. The only way to do that would be hours and hours of regular gym work. But to keep yourself slim and feeling great, you just need to target the main muscle groups. So go for more general weight workouts like bench presses, leg presses, and core exercises. That will be enough to help you look more toned, and feel better in your day to day life.

Keep your head straight and remember to focus. Keeping a time limit means that you don’t have time to screw around. Keep focused on what you are doing with each exercise so that you can get the maximum result, and push on through to do the most amount of exercises in the short time limit.

Finally, pay attention to your heart rate. If your heart isn’t working hard enough, you’re not going to get as much out of a workout as you could. So pick up the pace if your heart isn’t working hard. But if your heart feels as though it’s overworking, slow down a little bit. It’s dangerous to work your heart too hard, and you don’t benefit from the exercise you do while overworking your heart.

Tags: Bench Presses, Core Exercises, Health, Heart Rate, Intention, Leg Presses, Longevity, Maximum Result, Muscle Groups, Pace, Professional Athlete, Quality Of Life, Setting Time, Short Time, Target, Time Limit, Time Tables, Workout, Workouts

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10 Nov 09 How Your Business is Costing Your Kid’s Life Part – V

This is the fifth and concluding part of the series that talks about saving the world for our kids. In Part-I, Part-II, Part-III, and Part-IV of the series, I have shown you some ways which you can use at work. These tips can be used by home-based business owners as well. At the end of the post, I will provide links to all the posts so far.

Reward environment-friendly ideas

This can be one of the most important steps you can take in the direction of making this world safe and healthy for your kids. By announcing a reward program for green thinking, you will motivate your employees and subordinate in thinking the way to make their work greener.

Negative marks for the energy hogs

There are employees who do not care for the wastage of energy. They just are too careless to worry about the health of their kids. First try to talk them into going green, but if these efforts fail, do not hesitate from pushing them hard by giving negative ranking for their energy-inefficient behavior. This tactic in conjunction with the reward program will bring a significant change in the attitude of your employees.

Put it on the notice board

Just announcing the reward and punishment is not enough. Make sure you put the weekly result of the top 5 energy efficient employee and top 5 energy hogs on the notice board for a week. The fear of going in the list of “energy hogs” will motivate those who were on the borderline of saving energy. Update this list every week with the week’s data. Employ this tactic and see the difference.

This marks the end of this series, and I hope for you, this does not mean the end of Going Green motivation. It is a long road, and we need persistent determination to create a healthy world for our kids.

Posts so far in the series

How Your Business is Costing Your Kid’s Life Part – I
How Your Business is Costing Your Kid’s Life Part – II
How Your Business is Costing Your Kid’s Life Part – III
How Your Business is Costing Your Kid’s Life Part – IV
How Your Business is Costing Your Kid’s Life Part – V

Tags: Attitude, Based Business Owners, Conjunction, Energy Hogs, Fear, Health, Healthy Kids, Home Based Business, Motivation, Reward And Punishment, Reward Program, Saving Energy, Tactic, Wastage

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15 Oct 09 Break A Soda Addiction

Drinking soda can become an addiction. The caffeinated carbonated beverage is basically designed to become addictive. Any way you drink it you’re basically doing damage to your health, and that’s something nobody wants. But breaking that cola addiction can be hard, because an addiction to caffeine is really a chemical dependency. You’ll notice that going without caffeine after drinking it regularly will give you a headache, and have you feeling extra tired. Something that does that to your body is a chemical you don’t want in there.

So part of the key to breaking your soda drinking habits, is realizing that like any other chemical dependency, this is no different. So your first step to curbing the behavior shouldn’t be cutting soda out of your diet altogether, but rather limiting the amount you drink. Cutting caffeine cold turkey can leave you feeling extra tired, and suffering a few headaches. So to avoid those negative effects, keep drinking the caffeine, but try cutting your portions in half.

This way you’re teaching your body to learn to work again without caffeine. By going slowly you limit the negative effects it will have on your system, and your body will adjust to a caffeine free lifestyle. Keep halving your portions week to week until finally you’re essentially drinking almost no soda, or only one every few days.

While you cut the soda consumption, try substituting a more healthy beverage in place of the cola you’re not drinking. Try something like water or juice. Both of which are caffeine and are better for your health. These can also help you in the long run, as juice or water can become your long term substitute for the soda you used to drink. Before you even know it you’ll be soda free, and find yourself feeling great!

Tags: Addiction, Break, Caffeinated, Caffeine, Chemical Dependency, Cold Turkey, Cutting, Diet, Few Days, Free Lifestyle, Headache, Headaches, Health, Soda Consumption, Term Substitute

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14 Jan 10 Performing An Intelligent Workout

10 Nov 09 How Your Business is Costing Your Kid’s Life Part – V

Reward environment-friendly ideas

Negative marks for the energy hogs

Put it on the notice board

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15 Oct 09 Break A Soda Addiction

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