3.Tips on how to Look Better (and be healthier)

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Self-Talk and Weight Loss

Your attempts to lose weight should be goal oriented and written as SMARRT goals. (You can find more on smarrt goals here on my blog) Any goal not written is just a wish. Once written, the goal needs a plan to accomplish it. This process of setting goals, writing plans, solving problems and monitoring yourself [...]

26Apr2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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4 Steps to Improved Wellness

Step one in the wellness process is to consult with a Doctor. Have a physical done, you need one. You need to have your blood pressure checked, your weight recorded, your BMI (Body Mass Index) calculated, your blood sugar checked and your lipids evaluated at a minimum. You could fill out a PAR-Q to find [...]

25Apr2009 | Bruce Bair | 1 comment | Continued
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One Exercise to Rule Them All

I write about exercise and the need for high intensity exercise several days a week. Got very limied time? Not motivated to join a gym?  I hear you. If you are able to touch your toes without strain and can see your toes when you look down, you are in good enough shape to start [...]

23Apr2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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What can a Wellness Coach do for You?

Define Wellness. Stumped? I define it as the effect of your habits on your ability to live and enjoy life. If  your habits facilitate lots of energy, resistance to illness, prevention of illness, inner peace, quick healing and rapid recovery from physical stress, and long term high level functioning of your mind then you have [...]

17Apr2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Wellness Tip of the Day #5

Exercise is something most of us struggle with. We are inconsistent or we only do one low intensity exercise like jog day after day. It is important to do something but try mixing it up some. Exercise has very little to do with weight loss and a lot to do with maintaining a healthy body [...]

12Apr2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Video: How to lose one pound per week

23Mar2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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How do I lose one pound per week?

This is a question I have been asked before and again by email recently. To answer it I need to talk about three different areas, technique, exercise and diet.

18Mar2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Weight Loss - the Third Decision

The first decision was what diet will you follow?  The second decision was what exercise program will you follow?  Now, the third decision to make is Who will you get to help you?
Your Coach, Friend or Mentor must be someone who will encourage you, give you a clear picture of how you are doing and [...]

1Dec2008 | Bruce Bair | 1 comment | Continued
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Weight Loss - the second decision

Once you have decided you need to lose weight you need to decide what you are going to do to tone and strengthen muscles and burn extra fat.  It is all about burning calories and you have a big  calorie burner on your side already. At the end of the article is an embedded video [...]

26Nov2008 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Weight Loss - The First Decision

Decision number one is do I need to lose weight?  Most people make that decision when they get a wake up call.  They can not squeeze into their favorite clothes or they want to make a better impression in an interview, at a reunion or on a vacation. Health issues are not the top priority.  [...]

24Nov2008 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued