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Behavior Change #7: ONLINE COMMUNITIES can help you reach more people with your message.
View this post on Instagram ONLINE COMMUNITIES can help you reach more people with your message. Using Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook you can meet new people and build a following. If you meet someone through Instagram, you can… Read More ›
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Behavior Change #6: SOCIAL SUPPORT helps you stick with your program of time management, diet, exercise and relaxation.
View this post on Instagram SOCIAL SUPPORT helps you stick with your program of time management, diet, exercise and relaxation. All of us want to be close to another person or a group for social support. Social support provides connectedness… Read More ›
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Behavior Change #5: STRESS can be good or bad.
View this post on Instagram STRESS can be good or bad. Humans developed stress through evolution to run away from predators. The "fight or flight" response works through your nervous system to increase pulse, blood pressure, and sweating. You need… Read More ›
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CABLE SQUAT AND REVERSE SHOULDER CHEST PULL: These two exercises can be done with free weights or cable machine.
View this post on Instagram CABLE SQUAT AND REVERSE SHOULDER CHEST PULL: These two exercises can be done with free weights or cable machine. If you are a beginner start with the cable machine and light weights. The squat is… Read More ›
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Behavior Change #4: STIMULUS CONTROL is how you control your response to triggers in your environment.
View this post on Instagram STIMULUS CONTROL is how you control your response to triggers in your environment. Remember: Thoughts and emotions can drive or stop a behavior. If you are having dinner with friends and the desert choices on… Read More ›
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Behavior Change #3: SELF-MONITORING creates awareness which is the first step in Behavior Change.
View this post on Instagram SELF-MONITORING creates awareness which is the first step in Behavior Change. The simple act of writing foods and activities into a log makes you responsible for your eating and exercise habits. It provides you with… Read More ›
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Behavior Change #2: THE 4S’s OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE is an easy way to remember the key elements of changing your diet and exercise behaviors or those of someone you are coaching.
View this post on Instagram THE 4S's OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE is an easy way to remember the key elements of changing your diet and exercise behaviors or those of someone you are coaching. Awareness is the first step in Behavior… Read More ›
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Behavior Change #1: THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, AND BEHAVIORS are connected as thoughts lead to feelings and feelings to behaviors, but these three can interact in either direction.
View this post on Instagram THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, AND BEHAVIORS are connected as thoughts lead to feelings and feelings to behaviors, but these three can interact in either direction. So only grow good thoughts that lead to good feelings and good… Read More ›
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Sports Nutrition #6: GET MORE ENERGY into your workout by following these simple steps
View this post on Instagram GET MORE ENERGY into your workout by following these simple steps: 1) Get a POSITIVE ATTITUDE – look forward to working out by making it fun; 2) Give your workout your UNDIVIDED ATTENTION; 3 CONCENTRATE… Read More ›
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Sports Nutrition #7: MAGNESIUM HELPS PREVENT MUSCLE CRAMPS: If you have had a muscle cramp in your calf or thigh you know they are painful.
View this post on Instagram MAGNESIUM HELPS PREVENT MUSCLE CRAMPS: If you have had a muscle cramp in your calf or thigh you know they are painful. A muscle cramp occurs when a muscle contracts but cannot relax. Calcium triggers… Read More ›