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- The Pumpkin Trick - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Avtar ZouaregThat’s easier said than done! But how? Do you know how they capture monkeys in Indonesia? Actually they let the monkeys catch themselves. What they do is cut a small hole in a pumpkin, just large enough for a monkey to put its hand in. Next, they would fix the pumpkin to a tree, and fill ...
Views: 1669 - Finding a Real Wellness Coach or Personal Trainer - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Avtar ZouaregOne of the most common for abandoning a fitness plan is using gym equipment improperly and, therefore, either hurting oneself or failing to see results. For that reason, I strongly recommend that--particularly if you have never used free weights or professional gym equipment before—you hire a ...
Views: 1188 - Resistance to Change - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Avtar ZouaregWe humans are intrinsically resistant to change and fearful of the unknown. The anxiety we feel when we begin to change or venture into the unknown is actually our protective mechanism, and it can cause us—at least initially—to misinterpret or fail to recognize what is, in fact, a true core ...
Views: 1052 - Reaching For The Fit Kid Within - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2011 from Avtar ZouaregRemember when you were little and you "exercised" because it was fun? You never thought about how many calories you were burning in ballet class or how high you were getting your heart rate in the heat of a soccer game. That was never the point. Now that you're out of grade school, exercise ...
Views: 811 - Your Willpower Muscle - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2011 from Avtar ZouaregIf you find yourself struggling with your commitment to exercising or to keeping a clean nutrition, don’t be too hard on yourself, according to neuroscientists having willpower is not a character flaw and it could all be down to the physical make up of the brain. Because the part of the brain ...
Views: 842 - Keep Moving and Don't Look Back! - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Avtar Zouareg“No valid plan is worth pursuing if there is a lack of confidence and love for oneself.” - Avtar In my three decades in the health and fitness field and my ten years as a Wellness Director at the world renown Resort/Spa, Miraval, I have noticed that almost everyone I worked with, from top ...
Views: 1343 - A Time for Fitness - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Avtar ZouaregA long term exercise program needs scheduling for success; here are a few important points to consider. Does your exercise plan fit you? Think about what kind of person you are, what you like and do not like, how you feel during different times of the day. If you are a night person, maybe ...
Views: 908 - Making The Grades - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2011 from Avtar ZouaregTeaching your child to skip the sweets and eat right. You have to eat good foods if you expect your child to do the same. As your children grow they’ll develop individual ideas. But remember they are still children. Don’t expect adult table manners from a preschooler. There’s nothing that ...
Views: 826 - How Do You React to Failure? - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2011 from Avtar ZouaregWhen failure arises, how do you react to it? Do you blame yourself or others for your failure? Do you swallow the deal and learn from it, adapt to it and keep moving forward or do you give up and look for an easier way? Most people love to blame others when things don’t go their way and deny ...
Views: 1641 - Take It From Avtar: An Exact Blueprint - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Avtar ZouaregMaking a choice about health and fitness is life transforming only when using the Exact Blueprint. I made a personal commitment to myself that fitness both of the body and mind, nutrition and a good supplementation would be a focal point of my personal life the minute I could no longer take the ...
Views: 963 - Take It From Avtar: What’s Up With That? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Avtar ZouaregI was walking out of the health club today after a great workout, feeling rejuvenated and relaxed. While walking towards my car, I noticed two ladies headed for the health club entrance, they each lit up a cigarette; they were wearing gym clothes and were going exercise. You are probably ...
Views: 813(1 vote) - Take It From Avtar: Diets Don’t Work and Never Will! - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Avtar ZouaregYou may have already had some success, but more than likely gained some or all of it back. If your goal is weight loss, the fist strep to achieving your target weight or desirable body composition is to change your understanding of the word “diet”. Think in terms of modifying your nutritional ...
Views: 883 - Take It From Avtar: Losing Weight Should Not Equal Starvation - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Avtar ZouaregHave you started yet another diet so that you will be a slimmer and trimmer you by the end of this calendar year? Are you just a few weeks into the new diet and you are already starving and dreaming of that fast food burger and fries? If so, chances are you are not going about things in the best ...
Views: 935(1 vote) - Do You Really Want To Change? - by Submitted on May 24, 2008 from Avtar ZouaregNo one can “make” another person change his or her behavior. Only the person himself can control his choices and create that change. All I can do for you in this book is what I do when I’m sitting in a room with a client—that is help you to determine what your goals are and what you truly want ...
Views: 772 - Fitness Obsession - by Submitted on May 24, 2008 from Avtar ZouaregWe are obsessed with fitness. We pay attention to our waistlines. We get liposuction. We get breast implants. We buy special cosmetic products. We tighten our skin, harden our bodies, increase our cardiovascular endurance and increase our lung capacities. We try to keep ourselves fit. What about ...
Views: 1859 - Matter Of The Spirit - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2004 from Avtar ZouaregMatter Of The Spirit - How Meditation and Prayer Can Work For You Your mind and body are connected, you can connect with your spirit and begin contemplating how it can help you achieve the transformations you desire. I've already defined spirit as the authentic ...
Views: 1197 - Sharpening-up Your Mind, Shaping-Up Your Body - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2004 from Avtar ZouaregNordine Zouareg, MR.World-Mr.Universe- Fitness Manager at the # 1 in the World Destination Spa/Resort I believe that everyone of us at any stage of our lives are dealing with personal problems of some sort and within each of us already lies our dream body and authentic self. The Total Body ...
Views: 1997(1 vote) - YOUR MIND IS YOUR BODY'S BEST FRIEND - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2004 from Avtar ZouaregAs recently as 1974, scientists believed that the immune system was a self-regulating body system outside the realm of conscious control. This belief was strongly questioned after Robert Ader found that the rats in one of his experiments had learned to suppress their own immune systems and were ...
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