Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2012
Do you need a Fitness Wintervention?
No matter if you are sitting by the pool or a roaring fire, winter can be a time of increased caloric intake and decreased physical activity. That’s a simple recipe for weight gain and deconditioned bodies. Add all the Valentine candy you may be consuming this month …. And yikes those jeans shrunk in the drawer!
A few short weeks ago, you may have made yet another health and fitness New Year’s resolution, “I will finally lose weight this year!” “I will get back to the gym!” or “I will walk every day, no matter what!” are battle cries that may turn to whispers in these long, dark and sometimes dreary winter days and weeks.
So, why not have a Wintervention, right now?
As you read this brief message, peek into your calendar and find the time today to carve out 10 minutes of time. This time will be for you, whether it is at lunch hour at the office or the first 10 minutes of a Saturday when the rest of the household is still asleep. * Plug in your iPod and tune into your favorite play list, dial into fitness TV or dig up an old exercise workout video (we all have one, and if you don’t or would love a new one I can help with that!
Listening to music? March in place, swing your arms, or pick up a set of those dumbbells hidden under the bed (see? I DO know you well) and do a few bicep curls, overhead drops or triceps kick backs! It’s all good!
Exercise releases endorphins, those happy chemicals that elevate your mood and decrease pain levels. Ever heard of “runners high?” Well, you don’t have to run a marathon to benefit from boosted spirits and improved calm. Researchers at Glasgow University concluded that people who exercised (especially in the morning), experienced dramatic increases of well-being. Why not get those happy chemicals switched “on” earlier?
No matter what you choose to do to move your body for as little as 10 minutes a day, the benefits are significant. Making exercise a routine part of your day is a great way to support your healing and good health.
In this month of Valentine Love, please enjoy the attached video about The Simple Truths of Appreciation.
*Looking for a 10 minute solution to your sluggish commitment to exercise?
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Click Here for the Video- Simple Truths of Appreciation:
Where's Linda This Month?
Feb. 20th - FITChicks Sisterhood-New Location and Day:
Monday;6:00-7:00pm
Feb. 25th - Fitness Wintervention Chat
Feb. 29th - Loose Weight Like A Guy
Unused -> Unfit Free.
Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce
10 Progress Drive, Shelton.
Sunday; 9:30-10:30am
Plumb Library, 65 Wooster St., Shelton.
Wed.; Noon and 7:00pm
Fairfield Public Library, 1080 Old Post Rd, Fairfield