New BeWise Class Calendar for Fall

We will be doing a nutrition workshop and resiliency workshop at Rose Park Elementary School in the Fall.  Check out the calendar below and sign up!

Motivate yourself with música

Create a workout playlist.

Gathering the motivation to start a workout isn't always easy, but the right música can make all the difference. Use music to get motivated before a workout, maintain your energy while you move and bring your heart rate back to a resting level after you've finished. Here's a guide to help create the perfect workout playlist:

1. Evaluate your música.
2. Pick a warm-up song.
3. Find a motivation song.
4. Maintain your workout songs.
5. Mix in a few valley songs.
6. Count on a cool-down song (Finalmente).

You can find more information and details about how to create a workout playlist by clicking here.

Source: powertoendstroke.org 

A bit of Motivation!

"I'm Done With You!" - Leave Your Old Self Behind.
Remember you are in control and you have the power and the ability to keep going with your healthy lifestyle and weight loss goals. Now is a good time to recommit yourself to work a little harder, and try a little more. You can do this - just take one step at a time!

Intuitive Eating Principle #10

10. Honor Your Health--Gentle Nutrition. Make food choices that honor your health and taste buds while making you feel well. Remember that you don't have to eat a perfect diet to be healthy. You will not suddenly get a nutrient deficiency or gain weight from one snack, one meal, or one day of eating. It's what you eat consistently over time that matters, progress not perfection is what counts.

Intuitive Eating Principle #9

9. Exercise--Feel the Difference. Forget militant exercise. Just get active and feel the difference. Shift your focus to how it feels to move your body, rather than the calorie burning effect of exercise. If you focus on how you feel from working out, such as energized, it can make the difference between rolling out of bed for a brisk morning walk or hitting the snooze alarm. If your only goal is to lose weight, it's usually not a motivating factor in that moment of time.

Intuitive Eating Principle #8

8. Respect Your Body. Accept your genetic blueprint. Just as a person with a shoe size of eight would not expect to realistically squeeze into a size six, it is equally as futile (and uncomfortable) to have the same expectation with body size. But mostly, respect your body, so you can feel better about who you are. It's hard to reject the diet mentality if you are unrealistic and overly critical about your body shape.

Intuitive Eating Principle #7

7. Honor Your Feelings Without Using Food. Find ways to comfort, nurture, distract, and resolve your issues without using food. Anxiety, loneliness, boredom, anger are emotions we all experience throughout life. Each has its own trigger, and each has its own appeasement. Food won't fix any of these feelings. It may comfort for the short term, distract from the pain, or even numb you into a food hangover, but food won't solve the problem. If anything, eating for an emotional hunger will only make you feel worse in the long run. You'll ultimately have to deal with the source of the emotion, as well as the discomfort of overeating.