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Clear Food Choices

Posted in August 6th, 2008
by Mark Salinas in Mental Fitness, Nutrition, Weight Mgmt

So you are traveling along during your journey, making steady progress towards a healthier you. Increased activity a steady fitness routine, and you are making wiser food choices. Fantastic! Well, it doesn’t help that on every channel, TV & Radio there are advertisements for fast food or unhealthy food. Maybe you are driving to [...]

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Top Lists

Posted in June 23rd, 2008
by Mark Salinas in Mental Fitness, Nutrition

I like lists…they keep me thinking!
Some interesting lists:

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The Top Ten Reasons That Kids Should Exercise
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Top Ten Sports Injuries and some treatments - The injury that I have most often (hip flexor) is not on the list. If you have questions about any of the listed injuries, an excellent online resource is MyFamilyDoctor.*
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Top 10: Ways To [...]

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Motivation and Fitness

Posted in June 16th, 2008
by Mark Salinas in Mental Fitness, Training, Weight Mgmt

“Maybe I will skip my work out today?” Do you ever have those days that you just don’t feel like doing anything?
I am challenged multiple days each week to stay on task…..I do a Boot Camp class at LifeTimeFitness M, W, Fr. and it is an early one, my alarm reminds at 3:30am how early [...]

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Ongoing Learning Increases Longevity

Posted in May 27th, 2008
by Mark Salinas in Mental Fitness

Many of us have thought about staying young or living longer. How do we do this? Well….what about learning?
A recent article written, by Gabby Hyman states in a Yahoo article: “Education may be the long-sought-after fountain of youth. After decades of studies, researchers continue to find that those who keep their [...]

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Control Your Eating

Posted in May 14th, 2008
by admin in Mental Fitness

By Mark Salinas
I think most of us face challenges at common times when it comes to eating. My biggest challenge is when I am slowing down for the day or bored, maybe looking for something to keep me busy…. “STOP!”
Grab a book or a little bean bag to toss up and down…something. Keep [...]

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Mental Fitness

Posted in May 11th, 2008
by admin in Mental Fitness

by: Mark Salinas
Developing mental fitness is a key component for a successful training routine. At the top level it is not your physical or technical expertise which separates you from the competition but your mental toughness. To have constant growth you have to learn the ability to hold your nerve, perform under [...]

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