Enjoy Life More

Wouldn't it be nice if you could enjoy life a little more? Perhaps getting past the daily stress so many of us are faced with? Or, at least develop better ways to manage and deal with life's inevitable challenges.

Try the following tips: Hope they help make life a little easier for you…


1. Decide to be Happy. Ignore and forget the inevitable stuff that gets in your way. Put negative thoughts and feelings aside as soon as you start feeling them. Instead, choose to turn them into a positive. Find the blessing or opportunity which more often than not is hidden behind most of life’s challenges! Keep your mind free of hate and negative thoughts. Find something pleasant to focus on! Life is short enough. Why waste even a moment on hate? You’re in control. Decide to choose a happier life!

2. Exercise every day. Live a healthy lifestyle. Choose to enjoy life more! Get at least 30 minutes of exercise – of your choosing – every day. Even if it’s just a nice walk with your favorite loved one(s). Want to lose some weight, enjoy life more or achieve a better level of fitness? Kick it up to 45 minutes a day! Experience for yourself the natural high you get from vigorous, heart-pumping exercise!

3. Turn off the TV for 30 minutes every day and read something positive. Or go to bed a little earlier and get a great night’s sleep! The point is – enjoy that TV a little less and all that life has to offer a little more. You can always hear about the news tomorrow – or who won the latest round of your favorite talent show!

4. Get outside more – connect with nature. Breathe in some of that fresh air and contemplate the all the beauty nature has to offer!

5. Embrace the habit of eating healthy. Choose to avoid the drive thru lane of your local fat-food favorites. Eat more vegetables and fruit. More protein and less simple carbs ( like white bread and sugar). You and I both know the stuff we love can often be just a waste of calories. ( My weakness is donuts! )

6. Set a few simple and achievable goals. Write them down on paper. Or in your journal. Experts say you have far better odds of reaching your written goals. Note the action plan or steps you’ll need to take in order to reach those written goals.

7. Evaluate your progress and decide to adapt your goals or the steps you need to take to reach them. Take a few minutes each evening to decide what your priorities are for the following day. Every weekend or so – take an honest look at where you are. What’s working and what maybe isn’t worling so well?

8. Enjoy the Journey. Share some time with those you love. Or find someone new to enjoy this great life with. Try something new. Learn to play a new sport. Get out there and enjoy life. Life is short – Don't You owe it to yourself to make the most of this wonderful gift!

9. Fail forward. Everyone misses their mark from time to time. We all fall down on occasion. Forgive yourself if you falter. Anyone who ever accomplished anything had to overcome obstacles. If you fall down or fail. No Worries! Get back up! Persist! Never Give Up!

10. Seek to Have More Fun. Laugh more! It’s good for your mind and your heart! Find something funny to read or watch on the tube. What have you got to lose? Except that frown on your face or those worrisome thoughts which get in everyone’s way from time to time! Remember that classic old song from the 80′s – Don’t Worry, Be Happy!

Burn Calories and De-Stress After a Long Day

After a long day at work or school or chasing toddlers around the house, how do you let go? How do you relax after a stressful day? Exercise is one trick used by many stable, healthy people just like yourself. We all get stressed. Its totally natural. An inevitable side-effect of living. How you choose to deal with stress is entirely up to you. Many of us have tried other - less effective and often quite expensive - remedies. Learn from our mistakes - you most often will not find any relief in the bottom of a whiskey bottle - or that bottle of pills so many Doctors make so much money selling.

Are you looking for a different way to handle stress? Try this:

Want to burn some calories and re-energize? Try this calorie burning, metabolism booster:

Your might even find that you start looking a little trimmer. Maybe your waist size will drop a bit. Daily exercise combined with healthy, natural food choices will help tone your abs, core, arms, butt, and legs. You may even raise your heart rate to boost your metabolism and burn even more calories throughout the rest of your day. A good, long 20 minute run will trigger certain chemical reactions in your brain that produce a natural high.

Can't make it outside to run? Don't feel like running through a foot of snow? Grab a jump rope. Walk - or run - in place right in the warmth and comfort of your living room. You can enjoy life more and handle stress with some daily exercise.

Kick Start Your Heart and Lungs!

  Do you ever find yourself wishing you could look a little better in your favorite beach attire? ( Or, in my case - A Lot better! ) Maybe you'd like to feel more comfortable taking your shirt off at the beach? ( You mean I don't have to hide my belly? )

  How do look at the beach or the lake this Summer?

  Want tighter abs? Want to shed those last few pounds before the 4th rolls around? Well, the good news is - you can tighten up your tummy. You really can look better at the beach and have greater self confidence when you start shedding clothes!

Add this to your arsenal of daily exercise routines:



Won't cost you a dime to start walking more everyday. And then running. Sit-ups and crunches are free. The classic push up will help define your upper arms and chest while helping you tighten your abs muscles.

Want  quicker results?   Buy an  Indoor Rowing Machine  and  watch your waistline start shrinking in a matter of weeks!

Or start simple if you prefer. Get some easy to use Home fitness equipment and turn your extra bedroom into a convenient mini-gym! No need to shell out those expensive health club dues every month. Save your money and get healthy without fighting traffic or the crowds at the gym.

Do yourself a favor this Summer. Start your own personal health-care plan. Start exercising every day. Start enjoying life a little more. Forget your worries for a few minutes every day and kick-start your heart and lungs. The natural high you'll soon feel is better than any drug known to man! ( And a whole lot less expensive! )