Motivational Quote of the Day for: Success 1

"Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become, everything else is secondary." -Steve Jobs, Founder & CEO of Apple, Inc.

This quote of the day comes from one of my favorite companies, business man, and inventor Steve Jobs. If you don't know who he is by now, then you might want to lift that rock you've been living under for the past decade! I'm sure your using something he has invented on a daily basis or probably reading this post from it like an iPhone, iPod, Mac Book, iPad...ya thats all him. Anyway lets get on with it, his lasting words come from this video below where he gave a Commencement Address at Stanford in 2005. The video is a bit lengthy as he talks about his amazing rags to riches story, and life lessons along the way; so if you want to skip through to the epic ending jump to 12:03 minutes or right to the quote at 12:46 minutes.

It's Monday, make it a great week!

-NR

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Want to know how many calories your burning wether it may be intense weight training, walking, or just sitting at work?



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I've found this online calculator to be very helpful and it's from one of my most trusted and favorite websites. Just figured out that I burned 1255 calories yesterday...whew and feeling it so good today! Whats your daily burning session look like? Click the link and see how lazy you have been today!

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Motivational Quote of the Day for: Excuses 1

This great quote comes to us from one of our founding fathers and true leader, George Washington. He tells it straight, just as one would expect nothing less. Your welcome and enjoy!
-NR

“Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.”
-George Washington

Amazing Inspirational Video! "Dare to be Great"

This has to be my favorite motivational video with one of the greatest quotes right around 2:50min. I like to watch it almost every sunrise. ENough said, I hope you like it.

MET-Rx Warrior Workout Video Contest!

This was the video that I made for the MET-Rx Warrior Workout video contest. The video will pause at the end to show you the workout schematics so you can copy it if you like...see if you can hang! haha I hope this will spark you to pick up the intensity in your daily workout and get it done today, do work! Good luck!

What is Wellness?

What is....WELLNESS?

Today we hear this term more than ever before, “Wellness” yet what does it truly mean?


Oddly enough there is no universally accepted definition of wellness. However, there is a set of common characteristics that are seen throughout each attempt of a definition. Well leave it to Charles B. Corbin, author and professor of Arizona State University's Department of Exercise and Wellness who states it best: “Wellness is a multidimensional state of being describing the existence of positive health in an individual as exemplified by quality of life and a sense of well-being.” (Corbin, 2009)

The dimensions of wellness that Corbin is referring to consist of the physical, emotional-mental, intellectual, social, and spiritual dimensions:

·      Physical wellness is a personal ability to function effectively in meeting the demands of the days work; which includes good physical fitness and useful motor skills. In this realm of wellness, adopting a routine including physical activity would contribute to positively influencing this area of wellness. Increasing ones physical health will aid in their overall fitness, which then benefits their overall health in decreasing ones risk factors for such diseases, like high blood pressure and diabetes.

·      Emotional-Mental wellness is a person’s ability to cope with daily circumstances and personal feelings in a positive manner. Being able to manage stress would immensely aid someone in this realm. Managing their stress would help to keep their mindset optimistic and decrease many cardiovascular complications due to stress.

·      Intellectual wellness is a person’s ability to learn and apply information to enhance the quality of living and functioning. One lifestyle behavior to adopt in this realm would be to stay on top of current events, especially in ones field of study. This would keep them well informed rather than being ignorant in what they study.

·      Social wellness is a person’s ability to interact with others successfully and to create significant relationships that improve the quality of life for all people involved. Developing a habit of getting involved with events that happen at work/family. Also keeping close ties with friends and family. These behaviors would contribute to the health of establishing those friendships and building ones social network.

·      Spiritual wellness is a person’s ability to establish a system of values and beliefs, as well as founding meaningful goals to be carried out. One behavior that someone could benefit from is seeking his or her purpose in life. This brings about many questions that may cause one to experience life at a different and more meaningful life once understood.  (Corbin, 2009)

Written by: Nick Reyes, CPT

Resource:

Corbin, C., Welk, G., & Corbin, W., Welk, K.  (2009).  Concepts of Fitness and Wellness:  A Comprehensive Lifestyle Approach. New York: McGraw Hill (8th Edition).