Quicktips & Quotes from Sept 2011

It's that part of the month again. The part where i compile the nuggets of health and fitness from my facebook page from the past month, and put them together here for easier viewing. Enjoy!

The difference between try and triumph is a little umph. - Unknown

Your body will argue that there is no justifiable reason to continue. Your only recourse is to call on your spirit, which fortunately functions independently of logic." 
~Tim Noakes, author of Lore of Running~

Procrastination is something best put off until tomorrow. ~Gerald Vaughan

"Procrastination is like a credit card: it’s a lot fun until you get the bill." ~ Christopher Parker

Regret for the things we did can be tempered with time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable. --Sydney J. Harris

Several studies have shown that people tend to eat more as the size of their plates, dishes and bowls increase. The natural tendency is to make serving sizes accommodate their containers. To eat healthier portions, try serving dinners on smaller dishes and bowls. When eating out, ask for a half-portion or split a main with your dinner guest.

Use your body for resistance and get a full-body workout. Try pushups, sit-ups, lunges, and jumping jacks for a mixture of strength training and cardio.

The plant carotene Lutein helps maintain eye health. Its highest concentration is in the eye tissues responsible for central vision. Researchers have also found Lutein to act as an antioxidant, which protect cells from damage. Since the body does not make Lutein, you may obtain it only from foods such as green leafy vegetables, oranges & tangerines and pistachio nuts.

The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.- Ayn Rand.

Your focus is like fertilizer, it grows whatever you place it on. So focus on what you want, not what you don't want.

Vitamin A. Vitamin A is a generic term representing several nutrients that benefit our bodies. Vitamin A helps form and maintain healthy teeth, skeletal and soft tissue, and skin. It also promotes good vision, especially in low light. Dietary sources of Vitamin A include butter, sweet potatoes, carrots, and spinach.

‎"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult."
--Seneca

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.- Pablo Picasso

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. --Winston Churchill

It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier. Desiring is good, but work and desire are invincible. --Thomas Robert Gaines

For good health, balance is crucial. A mix of cardiovascular activities, resistance exercises and flexibility training will give best results when combined with a varied diet which contains a rainbow of veg. The exact mix will depend on your current level of fitness and health.

This is my 'depressed stance.' When you’re depressed, it makes a lot of difference how you stand. The worst thing you can do is straighten up and hold your head high because then you’ll start to feel better. If you’re going to get any joy out of being depressed, you’ve got to stand like this. --Charlie Brown

If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. -Thomas Edison

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." - Henry Ford

Losers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the rewards of success. --Dr. Rob Gilbert