Twisted Thursday With HHWN

Hewitt Health Wellness Network

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant and Anita Hewitt

Thursday, August 01, 2013

Food To Chew On:

The Gift of Christlikeness

Matthew 10:25 (NKJV)

 It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master.

Thought For The Day:

“To become Christ-like is the only thing in the whole world worth caring for, the thing before which every ambition of man is folly and all lower achievements 

vain”—Henry Drummond.

Twisted Thursday, there are times in our own life we have to say “Don’t get it Twisted” I’m not the same person that you think that I am… We are new creatures in Christ….We have a new way of living and it is all about being good to our bodies and exercising!!!

I Dare You to Be Different!!

 Keep Up The Great Work You Can Do It With HHWN!! J

Exercises To Improve Balance

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 for uncle Charlie to come and help you with these exercises. He 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.

The Age-Old Cardio Question

3 Examples of Mixing Cardio/Weight Training

Example 1	Example 2	Example 3
50 Pushups   15 burpees 20 Box Jumps 10 Jump Pulls 50 Crunches	Barbell Chest Press Set Body Weight Dips  Set 2000 Meters Lat Pulldown Set Cable Incline Pulldown Set	Sprints Tuck Jumps Sprints Pushups Sprints Saggital Lunges Sprints

These are all examples of circuit training, with anaerobic exercise, that can basically be anything as long as they are done one right after another. With the careful use of resting periods, which will be necessary with all three no matter what fitness level, the heart can be kept pounding in the same way it would by jumping on the cycle or treadmill for twenty minutes.

A Healthy Menu For

THURSDAY

The American Academy of Family Physicians suggests choosing low-fat, lean cuts of meat, and trimming away any fat before cooking. A high-protein breakfast may consist of two scrambled eggs, with 2 slices of whole wheat toast, 1 tsp. of margarine and 2 tsp. of all-fruit jelly. A tuna sandwich--3 oz. tuna, 2 tbsp. low-fat mayonnaise--stuffed into a whole-wheat pita, with a medium apple and 3 graham cracker squares is a lean protein lunch. Two tbsp. of raisins with 15 peanuts is a satisfying afternoon snack. A lean 3 oz. portion of London broil with 1/2 cup of roasted potatoes, 1 cup of corn and a tossed salad with low-fat salad dressing is a sensible dinner. A 1/2 cup serving of whole-grain cereal with a 1/2 cup skim milk easily becomes an evening snack.