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 Different dietary trends can often cause anxiety at the grocery store. Products like bread, pasta, cereal and sweets may contain culprits like carbohydrates and sugar, but these staple foods also harbor another ingredient that has the potential to cause symptoms ranging from inflammation and indigestion to serious illness. Gluten, an ingredient found in many grains, has severe implications for nearly 1% of the population, with an even greater number affected by mild allergic reactions.
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As fears of childhood obesity loom large throughout parents, the press, and the rest of the country, new strategies are constantly introduced about how to keep our kids moving. The offenders are everywhere—from technological temptations like television, video games, and the computers, to the unforgiving effects of fast food, it can be tough to inspire a healthy lifestyle at an early age. Though products like the Wii Fit or the Xbox Kinect aim to disguise fitness in fun, sometimes the answers to a healthier lifestyle for children can be as simple as the ABCs.
“I needed something that would stick with them, and an idea came…A-B-C,” said Becky Yount, recounting a challenge posed by an elementary school teacher to help motivate kids in the classroom to learn the importance of exercising and eating right. “They’re in school, learning just that! I gave each letter a hand motion, like the YMCA song.”
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Sure, getting results is the reason that people stay in group fitness, so your programming better deliver in that department. But, how can we get more people in the door, get them to work harder and keep them coming back even if the class isn’t about pound shedding faster than the speed of light? Make it a party.
Have you thought about creating invitations?
Social media and word of mouth are a great way to get your message beyond the flyers on bathroom stalls or schedules stuffed in gym bags. Create a catchy invite and let it go viral. Make a video with a personal invitation and send it evite style.
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Did you know stress produces a hormone that can cause weight gain? You can lower stress hormones and even generate “feel good” hormones in just minutes aday. Here are some tips to get you feeling and looking your best.
Be mindful when you eat. Take 3-5 slow, normal breaths before you begin to eat.Take a moment to smell your food and appreciate it. Do not multi-task while you eat. If you are eating with others, listen to the conversation but concentrate ontasting your food. Remember to breathe while you eat. Put your sandwich or fork down a few times, sip some water and take a breath before continuing. Realize when you are no longer hungry and stop eating.
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