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

Core Secrets

I can't believe it's almost the middle of January already!!

Hi... I'm glad you're visiting.

You've not heard from me for a few days because I am happily working away on our Work Life Balance eBook... and making headway, too. I've just designed a special addition to the eBook, being a "Self-Work Tool Kit" that is filled with useful worksheets that you will be able to write on, almost like a personal journal. This tool kit will be one of your bonuses as you purchase the eBook!

I'll keep you posted... pretty soon we'll even announce a launch date... that's how well it's moving along. Working in our counselling business full-time has made writing the eBook a much longer experience than I ever imagined. We are intent on making this material available to you as soon as possible... thanks for your patience.

So, how have your first two weeks of the New Year been?

I'm pretty tickled...

I set some self-care goals for myself and am feeling really pleased with my progress so far... and am even keeping track of my progress in my "Success Journal"... which I find helps me stay inspired because I can actually SEE my commitment on a time-line. By spring I plan to have stayed steadily to my fitness goals and be feeling stronger and tighter in body.

If you have not ever worked out using a big exercise ball, I HIGHLY recommend it! I bought a few fitness DVDs (from Gunnar Peterson's Core Secrets) last year (which included the big ball and pump) and have been using these core training programs over these last few weeks, combining free weights with utilizing core abdominal muscles to stabilize on the ball. Already I notice how I am getting more toned! And, what fun it is, too! Gunnar does an awesome job with his teaching style and his DVD presentations.

Here's what Core Secrets is about...
The 1-2-3 Core program is designed to stimulate your body's metabolism, facilitating healthy weight loss. How? Each sequence of exercises consists of four sets, which alternate between muscle groups in the upper body, lower body and your core–so you can work longer with less muscle fatigue. This enables you to reduce your rest time between exercises–so you burn more calories than you would with weight lifting alone. And, since your body stays in constant motion, your heart rate stays elevated throughout the workout. It's beneficial and fun, too.

Here's the link, if you want to explore it for yourself...
www.CoreSecrets.com

Well, back to working on the eBook!

Warmly,
Carolyn

Inner Fitness(R) Programs

www.innerfitness.ca