Fitness Is More Than Physical!

I am hanging out with women of all ages, health conditions and sizes at my local Curves fitness club these days and am SO inspired with their stamina and stories of success!!

Most of these ladies are in the 50 - 70 year old bracket, since many of my community members are retired seniors. Their faithful commitment to their three workouts each week are giving them a long list of health improvements, including;

• increased joint flexibility
  
• expanded cardiovascular ability


• muscle tone and strength


• improved stretch and flexibility
  

In addition to these payoffs, these ladies feel that they belong to a fun and friendly community of fitness friends where they can be themselves, no matter their size or condition... receiving incredible support from each other.

I love to watch them as they work through and complete their workouts. Their faces and comments tell me that they leave with a sense of pride in themselves for keeping a commitment to their individual self-care.

Fitness is MUCH MORE than just the physical component! These ladies are gifting themselves with "feel good" attitudes towards themselves, a place to belong, be inspired by others... WHILE they get the physical benefits, too.

I am fortunate to be a part of this Curves companionship... working hard myself and gradually feeling the payoffs, too. You know what... this is making going through the temptations of Christmas much easier.

If you are a woman and haven't checked Curves out, it has a LOT to offer.

Warmly, Carolyn

www.life-balance-success.com

Carolyn's Commitment to Curves

So, as the year soon winds down, I am already laying "Vision Goals" for my coming New Year! Here's what I am aligning with in excitement...

... a happy and serious commitment with the #1 fitness organization in the world...

... CURVES for women!!!

Curves is a facility, designed for women, specializing in their highly successful 30-minute workouts. Circuit training is an exercise routine that combines cardio and strength training using hydraulic resistance equipment. This type of resistance is similar to aquatics and becomes a function of speed. The faster your movement, the more resistance you will create.

Research shows that if you are strength training while losing weight, your body will first use its stored fat for fuel. The Curves Workout raises metabolism during a weight-loss program by increasing muscle mass. Strength training's ability to raise the metabolism is the secret to permanent results.

So, here's my my plan!

After sitting for an entire year at the computer writing my "Becoming the BEST YOU Possible" eBook (and suffering a "soft body" as a result), I've begun taking my "curvy" self to our local Curves club to get more fit and trim through committed workouts. I am about to get started in their 6-week Weight Loss Program shortly, too, applying their great dietary suggestions for a trimmer me.

If you want to learn more about Curves, check out their great website... www.curves.com

I'm stoked!! As I converse with the other ladies and hear of their amazing successes, I am truly inspired... and many of them are quite a bit older than me. I estimate that by the end of February, I will have much more tone to my figure, strength in my muscles, more wind in my lungs AND be ten pounds lighter! Teeny bikini by summer, that's my goal! : )

If you know me, I'm not into setting New Years resolutions, but I AM into setting Vision Goals for myself, which are much more inspiring to stay aligned with, than the "resolution shoulds" that inevitably get broken!

Have you considered how you might launch your New Year? This is the PERFECT time to start considering!

Curvy Carolyn

Refocusing for the New Year

Hi and welcome!

Enough of the shortbread cookies, the mashed potatoes and chocolates filled with brandy!

The occasional little treat is wonderful, but the richness of the holidays has grown tiring and I have already begun to refocus for the New Year. Committed to power walking and stretch/yoga sessions each day, I've stepped up my vigor and am glad to be resuming my thirst for lots of vegetables, salads and healthier choices again. (Richard actually calls me "a grazing animal!")

Those Christmas "tasties" are a nice exception in serious moderation... thank goodness for just a few days each year.
Balance needs to be applied in our food choices, too. How are you doing in this food regard?

When we are aligned with eating mostly healthfully, the small exceptions can be allowed... but there comes a time to say, "Thanks, but no thanks" if the temptations become too great.

I've now invested in a three month gym membership and will get started tomorrow, choosing to not wait until the New Year like most people who set resolutions then break them soon afterwards. Why set goals for the future?... start now to get healthy and slim and sexy!

We'll be off for a sunny week in Arizona in May then celebrating my 30th high school graduation next summer... so I'm inspired to tighten up and be my most gorgeous physical self possible!

How are you going to get more fit this New Year? Maybe I can help inspire you!!

Warmly, Carolyn

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