Fitness Cure

Here are some awesome posts for those of you who need tips on how to get in shape without a gym and avoid weight gain with the family. ENJOY!

Five Alternatives to an Expensive Gym Membership
Christmas is upon us and New Years is right around the corner. Every year millions of people make the New Years resolution to lose weight, get in better shape, improve their health, etc… But with a slumping economy, falling US Dollar, poor performing stock market, high oil, gas and natural gas prices, rising healthcare costs, and the mortgage crisis – it is a wonder anyone has a dime to spare on getting fit.

That is why we have come up with these Five Alternatives to an Expensive Gym Membership:

1. Eat Better – We know it sounds simple, but changing your diet can have a huge effect on your health, even without exercise. It is a little known fact that eating healthy doesn’t have to be expensive. It can actually lower your weekly food bill! Packing a simple lunch of chicken breast, brown rice and broccoli costs about half of what you would pay for a typically lunchtime meal at a restaurant. Whole-wheat pasta is good for you and can feed an entire family for under five dollars. Even those food-to-your-door diet systems like MedFast often cost less per meal than eating out. There are plenty of low-cost, healthy food recipes online if you do a bit of searching.
2. Don’t Be a Picky Parker – We are all guilty of doing this: Driving straight to the first row in the parking lot, hoping to get lucky, and weaving your way through the rows, maybe waiting for ten minutes while some oblivious driver puts on her lipstick before pulling out of her spot…READ the rest here.

   
   Who needs a gym?
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   How Holidays with the Family can make you Fat
   by J. Foster

    

    

   Holidays are often a time of catching up with extended family. For some families – everything seems great – but underneath there are issues that – believe or not – may be connected to your overeating.
   If you eat in response to emotional issues – here are some points to ponder these holidays.

    

   • Do you compare yourself to others in the family. Do you end up feeling less important than others?
   • Is there one person in the family that always steals the limelight?
   • Are there some family members than make you feel insecure (perhaps due to past grievances)? READ the rest here.
     

     
     Are you a FIT CONSCIOUS Family????

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