Motivation

1. How Will You Look When You Are 84 Years Old?

I am very sure that the picture on the right is not what you had in mind. At the ripe age of 84, Bob Delmonteque will leave any other person 30 to 40 years younger, trailing in his smoke. He participates in marathons, swims long distances and is able to bench press up to 250 pounds. Not bad for someone  who is 84 years young. Bob Delmonteque is the godfather of fitness and he has trained the Apollo II astronauts as well as film stars such as Mariyln Monroe and John Wayne.

2. Three Steps to Win the Duel Against the Ruthless Chocolate Cake

In a moment of utter madness, Mary succumbs to the temptation and gobbles up the chocolate cake like it’s the last piece of food on earth. When its all over, Mary does not know what hit her. She is overcome with feelings of guilt and regret. She plunges into depression. The feelings of regret are so overwhelming that it totally overcomes her. Have you ever felt like this before. If you have, read on to find out why it happens and what you can do about it.

3. What’s Love Got to Do With Keeping in Shape

Why do some people go the extra mile to look after their health. Why do some people have that determination and discipline to do so? It could very much depend on which level of love one is operating at. A wise old man, Bernard of Clairvaux came up with a very fascinating essay on the 4 levels of love. Apparently everyone is operating at either one of these levels. This essay provides a fascinating analogy as to why people do and do not bother about their health and well-being. Read more about the 4-levels and you will be enlightened.

4. What Motivates Some People to Exercise and Not Others

A lot of people have tremendous inertia to begin on an exercise initiative. The Stephen R.Covey classic book “First Things First” introduced the four quadrants concept of how our life’s activities can be categorized and prioritized. These quadrants could shed a lot of light as to why some people are able to find motivation to exercise where others cannot.

5. Cant Seem to Get Started with Exercise? Here are 9 Steps Which May Help

There is often tremendous inertia when someone wants to start exercising. Procrastination is often the main culprit. Hundreds of reasons suddenly appear that will seem more important than exercising. All one has to do is to exercise until one crosses the  threshold. This is the point where the pain of not exercising is more than the pain of exercising. Once you have crossed this threshold, exercise would have been firmly ingrained as a habit.

6. You Need to Stretch Into Your Dream Body

Weight loss is extremely simple. All you need to do is to consume less calories than you burn. With a caloric deficit, as surely as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, you will lose weight. Its not rocket science. But whoever has said that weight loss is easy, probably never really undertook a serious weight loss effort. Weight loss is simple but its not easy. Weight loss is going to be difficult.

7. Trying to Lose Weight Will Never Ever Yield Results

You are going to have to fight for the body that you have always wanted. But the problem with most people is that they attempt weight loss half heartedly. It’s never an all out fight! Fighting for a cause without committing to it is a surefire way to fail. It’s like going into battle without burning your bridges. If the going gets tough, just retreat. This is an in-disputable recipe for failure.