Research Project You by Joshua J Grenell How do you look at your health and fitness? Is it something you have to do? Is it essential to do it? How about something you enjoy? Maybe it is the environment that surrounds the exercise that you enjoy. I know I love my daily walk, but I don’t think I would do it if I did not enjoy the outdoors. Could it be the feeling after? The endorphins that give you that great feeling and make your day better. Maybe it is the best you feel all day. I have an experiment for you to try — an analysis of yourself. Perhaps you already do this, but I want you to pay attention to how your body feels every morning. You don’t have to write it down. But It may help your research project. I will use myself as an example and...Read more

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If you don’t belong to a group fitness gym, you may think that those people are nuts.   Always talking about the gym, always going to the gym, all their friends are at the gym, bla bla bla!   Are these people all on drugs?   Well, in a way, yes.   I received an article yesterday about this very subject.  The article is a summary of a recent book release. The Joy Of Movement How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection, And Courage by KELLY MCGONIGAL  “I want them to understand [exercise] in a different way than the usual conversation we always have about weight loss, preventing disease and making our bodies look a certain way,” McGonigal tells NPR. Among its many life-altering rewards: the generation of hope, happiness, a sense of purpose, greater life satisfaction and rewarding connections with others. “These benefits are seen throughout the life span,” she writes. “They apply...Read more

  Everyone knows they should set goals. We are told this by our bosses, mentors, coaches, the gurus on youtube, and our families.   SMART goals are the standard. Maybe you have heard of them.   According to the SMART goal principles, your goals should be: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-based.   I ran a goal-setting group when I worked as an RN. I probably ran it about 350 times. I worked with 10-15 people at a time. It was my favorite group to run, mainly because I took the material and adjusted them over time and made the group my own.  The group I ran was successful because I had the group members set several goals that lead to their primary goal. These stepping stone goals started that same day.  The process I used was simple.   Set your primary SMART goal. List all the things(Steps) you need to do with your...Read more

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