Developing Your Own Workout Program

January 29, 2008

When developing an exercise program for yourself, it may help to calculate your caloric expenditure so you choose the exercises that best suit you and your goals.  The following chart will help you.

My program consists of walking, aerobics, pilates, and yoga.  I also encourage you to create a well-rounded program as well to keep you interested and seeing the results you desire.

Go Team!

Exercise Expenditure Chart


Body Weight                  
(In Pounds) 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300
Caloric Activity     Expenditure Chart

 
           
Walking 4 MPH 199 249 299 349 399 449 499 549 599
Jogging 5 MPH 376 426 476 526 576 626 676 727 776
Swimming 199 249 299 349 399 449 499 549 599
Cycling 13 MPH 560 610 660 710 760 810 860 910 960
Heavy Aerobics 444 494 544 594 644 694 744 794 844
Light Weights 172 222 272 322 372 422 472 522 572
Intense Weights 392 442 492 542 592 642 692 742 792

Principles Of Yoga

January 16, 2008

It is amazing how you can apply the principles of yoga to even Money Matters!  For instance one person wrote in to Yoga Journal that they were in credit card debt again and can’t seem to get a handle on their finances and wondered what to do???  The advice given was really based on the principles taught in class.

     1.  Seek the truth:  do you know the truth about your financial situation such as how        much you earn, spend and owe?   Oftentimes, people will put those things in the drawer and close it because it is EASIER to avoid than to look at it squarely.  Practice Satya, which is the practice of honesty.  To tell the truth to ourselves as well as to others.  IT can be challenging, but yoga asks us, God asks us too, to face the truth in all areas of life, including your relationships and your spending habits.  Daveramsey.com has a wonderful program to get this in to shape. 

  1. Contemplate:  Look underneath the surface of your thoughts.  Are you negative about your financial state or that you live with prosperity? Try to understand your motivations, are you playing a negative tape in your head. Or are you afraid you will lose something valuable, like security by changing the way you deal with money?  Write down what you discover. Then thin k of new ways to get a handle on debt.
  2. Ask for Help:  Money is hard for everyone especially if you haven’t been taught the basics or haven’t allowed yourself to be taught.  As for assistance from those whom you know have it together.  Or speak with a professional who has nothing to sell. 

It is simply amazing to me how we can apply the principles of truth in our lives to better whatever area needs attention.  Really, principles never change it is the practice that can have mobility and fluidity!   Many Blessings!

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