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Improve Your Physical Health by Being Optimistic

January 9, 2023 John Uncategorized No comments

Optimistic people seem to draw good things into their lives. But did you know that this includes better health, too?

This check-up from GenuLines will show you how that happens.

Improve Your Physical Health by Being Optimistic

It’s no surprise that being optimistic has mindset benefits. But did you know there are physical health benefits to being more optimistic?

Do you believe that some people are born with it and others aren’t that lucky? Yes, some come into the world with a cheery disposition.

But others including you can learn how to be optimistic. Even better news is that being optimistic can improve your general physical health.

The Benefits of Optimism on Your Physical Health

Keep a belief system of “I think I can, and I know I will.” Your goals can come to fruition with hard work and dedication.

Your workouts, exercise routines, and high intensity interval training will improve, too.

Once you develop an optimistic mindset and apply it to those routines, the benefits will include:

A more enjoyable workout

An increased capacity for a sustained commitment to your workout routine

The learned skill of creating momentum and reaching your fitness goals

An enhanced self-confidence helps you succeed in other areas of your life

Reaching goals with more ease with optimistic thinking

A willingness to take on other challenges in life

Experiencing satisfying results of optimistic thinking and affirming your success

A healthier mind and body Improved sleep

Building your self-esteem

Focusing on how hard your workout is or how much you dislike doing it keeps your mind focused on what does’t work. This will only your take you in the opposite direction of optimal physical health.

The Mind, Body Connection of Optimism

Think about the mind, body connection. Have you ever felt disappointment?

What does that feel like? It no doubt feels like a sinking in the pit of your stomach while your shoulders begin to sag.

Your emotions, thoughts, and feelings are all stored in your body somewhere. Nervousness can show up as butterflies or an upset stomach.

Anxiety can cause sweaty palms and trembling. And embarrassment leaves its own visible discomfort.

If you want a better body and a better workout don’t add more hours to your workout routine. Instead try taking on learned optimism.

If you think you can and know you will, your body and mind will begin to show the results. With more effort and less time, you may begin to see better results.

Your mind and body will thank you.

JohnK 1-9-2023

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Overheard: “I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter”

~ Walt Disney

5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Aging Process

August 23, 2021 John Uncategorized No comments

Aging should be a graceful experience. And it can.

There are some steps in that direction that can help you. And GenuLines offers a list of those for your consideration.

5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Aging Process

Everyone grows older. But that doesn’t mean you can’t age in a positive way.

Start by focusing on your physical, mental, and emotional health.

1. Grip Strength

The following comes from a study in Clinical Interventions in Aging. It found a connection between grip strength and health and happiness markers.

Improving your grip strength can also improve your:

· Upper Limb Function

· Overall Strength

· Fine Motor Skill

· Cognitive Ability

· Emotional State

Good grip strength allows you to age well and remain active and independent. To strengthen your grip strength, try this exercise:

· Squeeze a squish or tennis ball with your whole hand 5 to 10 times

· Repeat using only your thumb and index finger.

· Repeat using your thumb and each other finger.

2. Maintain a Healthy Weight

Being overweight or underweight has negative effects. There’s the risk of chronic diseases, health conditions, and potential falls and fractures.

Doctors determine weight based on your Body Mass Index (BMI). Your BMI is a calculation of your body fat based on your height and weight.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says BMI determines your weight. The levels of weight status are:

BMI Weight Status

Below 18.5 – Underweight

18.5—24.9 – Normal

25.0—29.9 – Overweight

30.0 and Above – Obese

Researchers have determined that a BMI of 25 or more is a risk for chronic disease and poor health. To maintain a healthy weight, the CDC recommends that your diet contains:

· Fruits

· Vegetables

· Whole Grains

· Lean Protein Sources

· Low Fat

· Low Sodium

· Little Added Sugars

Lean protein sources include fish, poultry, eggs, legumes, and soy products. Low-fat foods should be low in saturated and trans fat and cholesterol.

Talk with your doctor about how many calories you need every day. Then plan your diet within that allowance.

3. Stay Active

Your activity level helps you maintain good muscle mass, strength, and bone density. A Journal of Physical Therapy Science study looked at adults age 52 and older.

It found they tend to have a decreased activity level, leading to poorer health outcomes. The CDC recommends older adults engage in:

· 150 Minutes a Week of Moderate Intensity Aerobic Activity

· 2 Days of Strength Training a Week

· Activity as Tolerated

If you have health problems, talk with your doctor about what activities are safe for you. Be as active as possible and increase your activity level as you grow stronger.

Staying active helps you age well by improving your:

· Posture

· Stamina

· Strength

· Independence

4. Exercise Your Brain

According to a study in Scientific Reports, cognitive training improves brain function. The more you use your brain, the better your health and quality of life.

The journals Nature and PLoS Medical looked at good cognitive function. Their study found it may reduce the risk for dementia.

Try exercising your brain with these activities:

· Jigsaw Puzzles

· Sudoku

· Learn a New Language

· Art Classes or Crafts

· Nature Walks

5. Socialize

As you age, the opportunities for social contact may decrease. This is from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Their report found that one in four adults age 65 and older are socially isolated. It showed that social isolation increases the risk for:

· Heart Disease

· Stroke

· Depression

· Anxiety

· Suicide

· Dementia

· Premature Death

You can improve your aging process by staying socially connected and active. You may find social connections through:

· Joining a Book Club or Other Hobby Group

· Volunteering

· Writing Letters to Family and Friends

· Email or Social Media

Improving your aging process helps you be more independent. It increases your cognitive ability, and builds social connections, too.

There are many simple ways to improve your aging process and quality of life.

JohnK 8-23-2021

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Overheard: “Embrace aging”

~Mitch Albom- Tuesdays With Morrie

Stick To Your Fitness Resolution

May 24, 2021 John Uncategorized No comments

Every New Year fitness is high on the list of resolutions. You tell yourself that you’re going to hit the gym with a vengeance.

But by midyear that resolution is a mere memory. If this sounds familiar let this GenuLines reminder get you back on track.

Stick To Your Fitness Resolution

The majority of New Year’s resolutions fail. Getting fit is one of those frequent failures.

If you’ve ever spent much time in a gym, you know the routine. For the entire month of January, there’s often a line at every piece of equipment in the building.

The local fitness facility begins to resemble Times Square on New Year’s Eve. Yet the crowds thin out weeks later. .

Today we offer a few tips that can bring you closer to your fitness goals for the New Year.

Keep Things Simple

When you set out on a new fitness journey, it’s easy to become overwhelmed.

What workout routine is best? What foods should you eat?

Fitness, as well as life in general, is best kept simple.

The best workout routine is the one you’ll stick to. And your nutrition shouldn’t be rocket science.

You know what foods are good for you and what’s junk. The biggest factor in your fitness success is consistency.

Set Reasonable Goals

Advertising does a great job of making drastic body transformations seem like a snap. Even more comical are the timeframes reported by these ads.

How many times have you heard, “In just 15 minutes per day, 3 times per week, you’ll finally have those six-pack abs?”

This is all nonsense, as physical changes to your physique don’t work this way.

Fitness is about the long game.

While you WILL see progress, it doesn’t happen overnight.

So instead of going to the gym 7 days a week and eating nothing but celery, set goals that you can stick to. Start small.

Hold yourself accountable to 3 workouts per week. And avoiding your favorite late-night junk food.

Develop A Strong “Why”

As we’ve already discussed, fitness is about consistency. The incredible sense of motivation and enthusiasm you feel at the start WILL come and go.

If your only inspiration to work out is to “look better,” know there will be a lot of days in which that’s just not enough. Make your “why” unique to you.

Find it and use it to push through the hard days!

JohnK 5-24-2021

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Overheard: Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.

~John F. Kennedy

First Place For a First Rate First Responder

April 20, 2015 John Uncategorized No comments

CHI FOR YOURSELF is delighted to tell you that a past guest on the show has taken top honors in New York City. Captain Dan Willis was with us in the fall of 2014 to talk about his book First Responders. Now, Dan’s book has landed a Books for a Better Life award.

Read the announcement from publisher New World Library and see a short video by clicking here:

And, you can hear the complete CHI FOR YOURSELF interview with Dan Willis by clicking on this player:

Congratulations Dan!

Well despite a problem with the YouTube screen the interview with Susan Anderson made it to the CHI FOR YOURSELF Start page. Our topic was what Susan calls the “outer child”. Her book is Taming Your Outer Child: Overcoming Self-Sabotage and Healing from Abandonment. Check out some of the talking points from the show:

Personal challenges that moved Susan toward writing the book
Outer Child and Inner Child
Abandonment fear
The Outer Child’s entry and when we might first see it
Teaching parents to work with their kids and the Outer Child
The Outer Child’s effects and PTSD
It’s not about will
Society’s reluctance to “go inside”
Giving ourselves more self love
Consciousness and Outer Child Work

You can hear the CHI FOR YOURSELF interview with Susan Anderson by clicking on this player:

Be well!

JohnK 4-20-2015

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Overheard..

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”

∼Eleanor Roosevelt

The Susan Anderson/ CHI FOR YOURSELF Re-do

April 16, 2015 John Uncategorized No comments

My apologies to you if you were on the chiforyourself.com Start page today, expecting to hear the interview with Susan Anderson, and instead getting an unresponsive YouTube screen.

Susan joined us to talk about her book Taming Your Outer Child: Overcoming Self-Sabotage and Healing from Abandonment. The interview was recorded and you can hear it now by clicking on this player:

JohnK 4-16-2015
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Next CHI FOR YOURSELF: The Ins and Outs of the Outer Child

April 7, 2015 John Uncategorized No comments

A quick heads-up to alert you to our next episode of CHI FOR YOURSELF. We’ll hear from psychotherapist and author Susan Anderson, who says that self-sabotaging behaviors come from an aspect of our personalities that most people aren’t consciously aware of — their Outer Child. Susan’s the author of Taming Your Outer Child: Overcoming Self-Sabotage and Healing from Abandonment.

Join us on the call next Thursday April 16th at 4pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific time. Look for the screen on the Start page of chiforyourself.com.

On last week’s CHI FOR YOURSELF we took on the issue of weight loss with out guests, Joy and Roy Martina, co-authors of Sleep Your Fat Away. I like that they stay away from the traditional methods of losing the pounds- things like diets and possibly dangerous pills.

Here’s a look at some of the talking points from that show:

Weight issues in their earlier lives
How their system works with natural sleep cycles
Comparing sleep programming with hypnosis
The virtual gastric band
Why is weight hard to take off and then keep off?
Intelligence as a whole-body system
Diet “truisms”- true or false?
Some practical tips on keeping pounds off

If you didn’t hear the show you can listen to it by clicking on this player

Overheard:

“Food cannot cause you to put on weight, unless you think it can.”

∼ Rhonda Byrne, The Secret

JohnK 4-7-2015

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Joy and Roy Martina Today on CHI FOR YOURSELF

April 2, 2015 John Uncategorized No comments

Join us as we welcome Joy and Roy Martina to CHI FOR YOURSELF. They’re the authors of Sleep Your Fat Away. The book outlines a system intended to help you re-train your unconscious mind to overcome addictions and change your lifestyle habits, so you can attain your optimum weight and become the healthiest YOU possible.

Be with us on the call today at 4pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific time at chiforyourself.com!

JohnK 4-2-2015

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Weight Loss on the CHI FOR YOURSELF Menu- and Congrats to Matthew Fox!

March 24, 2015 John Uncategorized No comments

As promised, a look at our next CHI FOR YOURSELF guests..

JOY AND ROY MARTINA are amongst the world’s leaders in helping people get back into their power. Joy Martina is a Rapid Change Coach, the creator of the Christallin Oracle Training, a master hypnotist, a trainer of trainers and a co-author of six books. World-renowned holistic medical doctor and European thought leader Roy Martina M.D. is the creator of the Omega Healing Method and author of over 70 books (currently translated into more than 10 languages)

One of those books is an international #1 bestseller Emotional Balance. Roy was with us several years ago to talk about the launch of that book. This time Joy and Roy have teamed up to produce Sleep Your Fat Away. They’ll be talking about their method of becoming naturally slim by retraining your unconsciousness mind to overcome addictions and change lifestyle habits in order to attain optimum weight and become the healthiest YOU possible.

Be with us on the call Thursday April 2nd at 4pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific time at www.chiforyourself.com.

Watkins’ Mind Body Spirit is out with it’s list of The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People in 2015. On the list is twice-visiting CHI FOR YOURSELF guest Matthew Fox

Matthew Fox

Matthew Fox, author of Meister Eckhart, Christian Mystics, and The Hidden Spirituality of Men, is a preeminent scholar and popularizer of Western mysticism. He became an Episcopal priest after being expelled from the Catholic Church by Cardinal Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XV.

On another April episode of CHI FOR YOURSELF we’ll learn about the Outer Child. You may be familiar with the Inner Child concept but our guest will tell us that the Outer Child works in harmony with the Inner Child in self-defeating ways. That’s next month on CHI FOR YOURSELF. Details to come..

Be Well

JohnK 3-24-2015

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Overheard

“A diet is the penalty we pay for exceeding the feed limit.”

~Unknown

Relationship Repair Retrospective

March 16, 2015 John Uncategorized No comments

I gotta say I was surprised to have both Susan Campbell and John Grey on the call last Thursday. I was under that impression that only Susan was going to do the interview, so it was nice to have both with us for the Q and A. Susan and John are co-authors of FIVE-MINUTE RELATIONSHIP REPAIR: Quickly Heal Upsets, Deepen Intimacy, and Use Differences to Strengthen Love.

If you still haven’t heard what they had to say about quick relationship maintenance just click on the YouTube logo and you’ll be taken to the recording…

Here’s a list of talking points from the show:

5 Minute Relationship repair? Seems too good to be true!
Deep issues are at work here
Trouble tends to have its origins in childhood
Indicators of trouble in a relationship
Doing “quick repair”
Do we actually attract the wrong partners?
There’s brain science at work
The physical manifestations of relationship stress
Our core fears are at work
Relationship repair and gender roles
Couples who “get it right”
Something for couples not having problems

In a few days I’ll tell you about the guests who’ll be with us on the next show.

Be well..

JohnK 3-16-2015

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Today’s CHI FOR YOURSELF: Does Your Relationship Need Repairs?

March 12, 2015 John Uncategorized No comments

No matter what shape your relationship is in you’ll want to be with us for today’s CHI FOR YOURSELF. Our guest is Dr. Susan Campbell, co-author of FIVE-MINUTE RELATIONSHIP REPAIR: Quickly Heal Upsets, Deepen Intimacy, and Use Differences to Strengthen Love.