FICTION CAN BE FUN!! Jim Carey

I talk a lot about health this and health that, mostly it sounds like a lot of work,RIGHT? Well that's fiction at it's finest- there are so many FUN healthy activities to choose from!

Being healthy isn't ALL about lifting weights, running marathons, or yoga poses. It's about having a healthy lifestyle, which doesn't necessarily mean celery sticks and hunger pains.
Thursday nights are one of the highlights of my week as far as personal time goes... for the last year I've been going to LA fitness and playing recreational volleyball. It started out being slightly intimidating since it's mostly a bunch of guys who can hit a ball at mach 3 at your face. Then I got to know them and realized they are all there to have a good time (Chris featured on the upper right- keeps us guessing with his apparel-he actually had regular basketball shorts on but hey if you have legs like his you might as well show them off, right? love that kid!) The point isn't to torture yourself into good health it's about learning how to enjoy this lifestyle. try rock climbing ( Lucas is a fan!) , racquetball, diving, (Alfred on the left show off his vertical and perfect form- we secretly hate him, j/k Alfred we're just jealous and a little scared... ;)horseback riding, wrestling, kick boxing, cycling, there are LOTS of things to do that don't involve training for the Boston Marathon, or racing in the Tour De France..Kayaking, tennis, rowing, Zumba (the spicy way to do a aerobics), yoga, chasing your kids, soccer, baseball, football, ballet, ballroom dancing, walking, gymnastics, jumping on the trampoline, swimming... you get the point... (Picture below- is Justin's highschool- his little brother isn't in this picture but we were there to watch him play)Go learn something new that gets you off the couch, off the computer and into some spandex!! ok, maybe not spandex but get the blood flowing. Physical activity is good for more than the heart, it's good for the soul, the mind and your emotions... So when you feel like life's got you down, GET UP!! and GET MOVING...

TIPS on setting a new years resolution

HOWDY faithful followers and random "checker in-ers"

The end of the year approaches and that means holidays and new years resolutions are right around the corner. If you are like me I do try to set some reasonable goals for the new year and make a simple plan on how to achieve those goals.

In a lot of cases new years resolutions include some form of "get healthy" type goal. If that's you and you are again planning on making a goal to resolve to "get healthy" I would offer this as a tip: TIP #1 BE SPECIFIC Make your goal small and sustainable for the long haul. Something specific and as simple as cut down on 4 pops a day to 2. Or start using whole grain bread instead of processed white bread. Assess your goal monthly, or quarterly and if you have been able to make those small changes make another small one. If you simply say I want to "get healthy" you won't have anything to gauge your goal against. Another example is "I want to stop smoking this year." That is a worthy goal but not a plan that makes you take specific action. Be specific and say, "I want to stop smoking in the car." Give that a month then re-assess how you are doing. Or pick a number of cigarettes you'd like to reduce your intake to. Only take that reduced number of cigarettes with you that day. That way you'll have a way to gauge how you are doing.

TIP #2 Write down your plan of ATTACK!! If you don't make a plan with the reason WHY you want to attain this goal the goal is easily forgotten or dismissed. I think making changes even if they seem reasonable, obvious, or practical are still really hard to make stick. Write down WHY you want to lose weight, WHY you want to cut back on how much you smoke (maybe eventually quitting altogether), cut back on coffee, save money, take in less sugar, work out more often, play with your kids more, get your car paid off... whatever the goal may be. WHY is this time going to be different. THEN make your WHY really count. I want to pay off my car so I have more finacial freedom to take a vacation with my family. I want to play with my kids more so they have fond memories of a mother who took time to enjoy them, making them feel important, cherished, listened too. Give your GOAL A REASON!!

My goal isn't to tell you what goals you should be making but to help you be successful in whatever goals you DO decide to set.

I'm sure there are many more in depth ways of making setting and achieving goals in fact I know there are several books written on this subject alone. I vote for making new years resolutions. Make a plan to better yourself. Invest in your character, your family, your business, your health.

Enjoy the holidays and I hope our paths cross and this finds you happy and healthy.

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Jennis