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Black Belts And Good Wine
A few days ago I was sitting at my terrace with some friends talking about the warrior ways whilst having a glass of wine. I like to have a good glass of wine now and then and especially when it is a Spanish red wine. I was looking at the colour of...
Kung Fu: History And Basic Principles
The Term:
Historically, the term "Kung Fu" is not really featured in any
ancient texts. It was first coined by a Frenchman named Jean
Joseph Marie Amiot, a missionary who lived in the 18th Century,
in reference to Chinese martial arts. Kung...
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Health is Your Greatest Asset
Health is Your Greatest Asset?
By Kamau Austin
If you are like many people who take the entrepreneurial
plunge, you do so most successfully when you are approaching
or entering into middle age. Your middle-aged years are also
ironically around the time many people start to suffer
problems with eroding health and weight problems. Wouldn't it
be nice if we could have the best of both worlds: financial
freedom and optimal health?
I once heard Dr. Dennis Kimbro http://www.denniskimbro.com say
on a television interview that most millionaires fail a few
times in business, and suffer some bankruptcies before they
become successful. Another salient point he made is that most
of people become millionaires around fifty years of age. Why
this is the case I don't exactly know, unlike Dr. Kimbro I can
only speculate on these matters.
My observation of many people makes me think perhaps the
middle-age launch into business ventures has to do with people
finding the confidence later in life. You have to have
self-assurance to risk business ventures. Usually people
don't have this type of business confidence until after they
have run other peoples businesses.
Or at least they feel more confident once they have worked for
other people.
Andrew Morrison, the owner of Small Business Camp,
http://www.smallbusinesscamp.com once alluding to the book
"Think and Grow Rich" said that many men become more
successful in their middle years because they are less focused
on sexual pursuits. I can relate to this because when I was
in my twenties I would be too focused on dating, to have the
focus to run a viable business.
However, what would be the point of having a successful
business if we don't have the health to enjoy it?
Most people would agree business is a very competitive and
challenging. It also stands to reason you should try to be at
peak performance when undertaking a business venture. This is
why you should seriously consider investing in your health to
afford you the extra push -- to drive you to business success.
Some of the major reasons you may want to bolster your health
and overall fitness are because:
- Studies show exercise helps relieve stress
- Exercise helps elevate your mood
- Exercise will help you think more clearly
- Resistance training will help increase your muscle and bone
density which tend to decrease with age
- Stretching after exercise will to help keep you flexible
which also tends to decrease with age
- Regular strenuous exercise can help you increase natural
hormones in you body like testosterone which will increase
muscle mass, sexual desire, and overall health
These are just some of the many well-known benefits you will
achieve with a regular
exercise program. It is no wonder that
I find many people who are successful in business come from
athletic or sports backgrounds. Many successful entrepreneurs
have a regular fitness programs.
If you are a woman who has had children and find yourself with
some undesired pounds good balanced workout programs could be
considered from people like Denise Austin
http://www.deniseaustin.com or Donna Richardson
http://www.donnarichardson.com . For men you may like the
workouts of people like Billy Blanks and his TaeBo system.
According to fitness trainers like Denise Austin, the focus of
your workout should be on the balance of strength training,
aerobics, and flexibility.
Most fitness experts like Jason Martin of the BODeStore.com
http://www.BODeStore.com make the point that strength training
as alluded to earlier "will increase bone density and muscle
mass, aerobics will burn fat and give you more cardio fitness,
and yoga or martial arts will help counter the inflexibility
associated with age".
One thing you may experience as you age is you don't obviously
have the natural energy you had when you were sixteen years
old. Another problem you may experience is pain in your
joints like your knees.
If you notice pain in your knees and elbows especially on damp
or humid days you may be experiencing the on-set of arthritis.
Arthritis can be demoralizing when you are trying to obtain
optimal health. It is definitely something you didn't have
to worry about or contend with when you were in your twenties.
Don't let arthritis totally derail your pursuit of health in
your most productive midlife years!
Seek the help of your doctor and perhaps explore some
alternative remedies of relief. Personally I have found that
some alternative treatments to be superior to pharmaceutical
drugs. I hear good things about the supplement Phosoplex™
in helping with arthritis and other joint problems.
The most important thing is to remember when embarking upon a
health and fitness program is to do so with moderation. Don't
overdue it and risk injury. Make sure you invest in good
fitness shoes with good heel and ankle support. In Denise
Austin's words "avoid boredom by doing various physical
activities that you enjoy with your family". If you are
quite a bit over weight maybe start out with walking more.
In the end what does if profit you to become a millionaire,
but you are totally unfit to enjoy your investment? Like the
saying goes "your health is your greatest asset".
Kamau Austin is a stay-at-home dad and health advocate. You
can see more of his health insights at
www.HealthandFitnessVitality.com .
About the Author
Kamau Austin is a stay-at-home dad, health advocate, and publisher of http://www.healthandfitnessvitality.com
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