Feeling Good Friday With HHWN

 Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

Bryant and Anita Hewitt

Friday March 29, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Friday – Sharing Without Strain

John 15:16 (NKJV)

 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.

Thought For The Day:

“Too often we attempt to work for God to the limit of our incompetency, rather than to the limit of God’s omnipotency… God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supplies” –J. Hudson Taylor.

Feeling Good Friday, May the goodness of God’s stretched out arms embrace you of the reality of this day in Jesus’ Name!!

Have a Good Friday J

Exercises To Improve Balance

Exercises to improve balance in seniors and the elderly should work on static or "standing" balance and dynamic or "moving" balance.

All you need is an open space to walk and a sheet of paper to read, comfortable loose fitting clothing, and a pair of smooth bottom shoes to wear so you won't catch your feet. Read on then give it a try.

Learning to keep your center of gravity over your ankles at all times when standing or walking is vital in helping to reduce the risk of falls.

As we age, it takes longer to process information as we move about during our daily activities. This will be evident many times in our ability to balance ourselves when reaching down to pick up a shoe, stepping around the coffee table, or getting out of bed.

This short amount of delay in deciding how to reach or position our legs many times can lead to a stumble or fall.

Practicing looking around as we walk will give us the confidence and stability we need to safely move about during the day.

These exercises to improve balance series is the most difficult because head turning and walking stresses many balance systems in your body. Try this exercise first holding on to a stable family members hand or your kitchen counter.

That's right... yell into the kitchen some help  with these exercises. Someone can hold your hand as you walk from one end of your living room to the other.

Remember, if you get dizzy performing these exercises, please sit down and take a break...grab a glass of water and relax. Do some deep and slow breathing, and fix your gaze on an object at eye level. Feel better? Great, now take it slowly.

By performing these exercises to improve balance every day, you will gradually feel more confident and stable. If you have been using a walker, as your balance improves, try using a cane to help keep you stable. Make sure you can perform this exercise safely before attempting it on your own. Good Luck!

3 Reasons you are not losing weight

3.  You’re not giving 101% when you workout

 That is exactly the case if you’re gobbling down a super-sized meal from your favorite fast food chain and later take a short low-intensity walk with the expectation to burn off the fast food binge.  Do the math….the greasy delight costs you around 1,000 calories if you include the salty fries and the soft drink, whereas your walking effort consumed a measly 120 calories of the fast food splurge. If you’re consuming 1,000 – 1,200 calories in a single meal, you don’t have much to balance for your other meals!  Exert more (and I mean a lot more in your workouts), document caloric intake and replace those highly processed options with nutrient rich, high-fiber food alternatives for a better balance!  Lesson 3…do the math!

 

 A Healthy Menu For

Friday

Your breakfast choices include 2 small buckwheat pancakes, 1 tbsp. sugar-free syrup, 1 cup nonfat milk with coffee or tea. For lunch enjoy a chef salad with 2 oz. ham and low fat cheese, 2 tbsp. low fat salad dressing, 1 small orange and 4 oz. low fat yogurt. Dinner includes 1 cup angel hair pasta, ½ cup spaghetti with meat sauce, ½ cup applesauce and 1 cup nonfat milk.
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