Harriet Diamond, Author at NaturallySavvy.com

Too Busy To Exercise?

Harriet Diamond — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 09:06:01 +0000

One of the biggest reasons people don't exercise is because they believe they're too busy. Finding the time to exercise can be a real scheduling challenge for many people, especially regarding career demands and balancing that with your life at home. Fortunately, there is evidence that even a minimal amount of exercise can do wonders for your cardiovascular fitness. You simply have to sign up for the race.

Getting Out of the Starting Block

One study found that as little as 10 to 15 minutes of exercise each day can produce beneficial results. Participants in the study were middle-aged women who saw reduced risks in their cardiovascular health after the study. Now, if you're a business professional, it's undoubtedly going to be tough to find the time to exercise. It may be even tougher if you find yourself juggling family life with your demanding career as well. You need a simple and fast way to get out of the starting blocks to begin your fitness journey.

Take a walk with a friend during your lunch break or after dinner
Use the stairs whenever they are an option
Do sit-ups and other floor exercises first thing in the morning
Walk on a treadmill while reading or talking on the phone
If you have a family, get active together

Staying on Track

Like any race worth running, fitness starts with a single step. Once you commit yourself to exercise, you may look forward to it. Many people view exercise as a stress release from the vigor of their daily commitments. However, like anything else, sticking to an exercise routine and being successful also requires commitment. Give it the time it needs and practice, practice, practice. Find a routine that fits into your busy schedule and if your schedule includes travel, look for fitness help that is mobile, compact, and lightweight.

Here are some examples of fitness products that are ideal for travel:

Exercise tubing or resistance bands
Apps for cardio, yoga, pilates, or other exercise programs
An inflatable exercise ball

Bottom Line

Whether you're on the road, at work, or at home, a simple and effective exercise program encourages good health and a better overall sense of well-being. It can also help you in all aspects of your life, including work, so you ultimately feel better, work better and live better. When combined with good nutrition, regular exercise can make you a winner in every sense of the word. You'll stay balanced and healthy at the top of your game! You're not too busy for that, are you?

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Fitness for Busy Professionals

Harriet Diamond — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 07:37:35 +0000

Good health and a great business are excellent running partners. Clocking the time for fitness, however, is a real scheduling challenge. Fortunately, there is evidence that even a minimal amount of exercise improves cardiovascular fitness. You simply have to sign up for the race.

Getting Out of the Starting Blocks

A study reported in the Journal of American Medicine found that as little as 10 or 15 minutes of exercise each day produced beneficial results. Participants in the study were overweight or obese women or women with a sedentary lifestyle. Even when exercising only 72 minutes a week, the participants experienced a significant improvement in fitness.

As a busy business professional, sedentary is probably the last word you would use to describe your lifestyle. While balancing a demanding career with family needs, you may find you are dropping the baton when it comes to your own fitness. What you need is a simple and fast way to get out of the starting blocks.

Staying on Track

Like any race worth running, fitness starts with a single step. Once you commit the time to your schedule for fitness, regular appointments produce a winning result. Just like you work on your business, you need to work on fitness. Give it the time it needs and practice, practice, practice.

Find a routine that fits into your busy schedule and if your schedule includes travel, look for fitness help that is mobile, compact and lightweight.

Here are some examples of fitness products that are ideal for travel:

exercise tubing or resistance bands
DVDs for cardio, yoga, pilates or other exercise programs
an inflatable exercise ball

Whether it is fitness on the road, at work or at home, a simple and effective program encourages longevity and health. It helps keep you on track for good health and business so you feel better, work better and live better.

Fitness teamed with good nutrition, brain health and skin care delivers a winner in every sense. You stay balanced, healthy and at the top of your game – and winning feels great.

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Lack Of Sleep Pulls The Plug On Energy

Harriet Diamond — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 07:31:05 +0000

High performance is one sign of a successful business professional. Peak performance requires a high level of energy, and few things drain energy quicker than a lack of sleep. As much as you wish for more hours in the day, there is no getting around your need for sleep. Sleep is as essential to your well being and business success as a healthy diet and regular exercise.

Restless Energy

A study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found almost 70 per cent of Americans reported insufficient sleep at least once during a 30-day period. More than 50 per cent of each ethnic group surveyed in the National Sleep Foundation’s 2009 Sleep in America™ poll agreed the lack of sleep impacted their job performance as well as their home and personal life.

Sleep deprivation creates a Catch-22 of sleep-related disorders that can affect your health or lead to health conditions that affect sleep and it leaves you drained both physically and mentally. This is dangerous – to you and even those around you; we’ve have all heard stories of accidents caused by someone who was sleep-deprived.

Sleep Well

The occasional lack of sleep happens to everyone. It’s what you do about it that keeps the problem from becoming a chronic one.

Prevention is the best medicine. Make sure you are taking care of your total health with good nutrition, fitness, skin care and brain exercise. When you do experience a lack of sleep, don’t ignore it until it becomes a serious problem.

If you encounter a problem in your business, you look for the source; that’s how you learn from your mistakes and fix the problem. The same is true with lost sleep. If you detoured from a healthy diet or exercise program, get back on track. If your business is unavoidably stressful, don’t skip your scheduled time for yourself. Yoga, meditation and other healthy activities plug you back into your energy source.

You look for balance in your business and personal life. Lack of sleep disrupts that balance, disconnecting you from your peak performance. Work on nutrition, total body and brain fitness for a more restful and peaceful night’s sleep. You’ll wake up feeling energized and ready to be the best you can be. Restore your balance for good health and business success. Your satisfaction in achievement is something to celebrate so plug into success today.

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