JJ Flizanes- Fitness, Love & Life

You want to lose weight.  So you clean up your diet and you start to exercise.  This sounds like a good plan.
But let me ask you- how did you get to where you are now?  Are you an emotional eater?  Are you someone who does not exercise regularly and lack motivation?
Many people start on [...]

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Longest blogging break ever…so sorry!  I feel like I don’t have anything interesting to say (type) when there’s nothing exciting going on in my life.
So , tomorrow is the last day of my cleanse…thank God! It was easy in the beginning and then got harder toward the end because I grew very bored and hungry!
I [...]

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Detox day 2: Who am I? What’s my name?
Just a quick check-in.  For me this detox has been tough.  I think that the detox of fruits, veggies and nuts would have been fine had I not had all of the additional stressors the past two days.  I’m PMSing so my body is craving meat meat [...]

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Here’s a review of each step. We covered #1 and #2 thus far.

Goal- Vision
Plan
Tools and Support
Progression
Joint Integrity

Tools and Support.  What do I mean by tools?  First off, ways to measure your progress would be where I would start.  That could be as simple as a tape measure to do some circumference readings and then body [...]

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Here’s a review of each step. We covered #1 last week.

Goal- Vision
Plan
Tools and Support
Progression
Joint Integrity

Plan.   Yes, you need a PLAN.  If I decided to drive from LA to Lake Tahoe (a place I have never been before), I would need a map to show me where it was in relationship to where I am now.  [...]

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I am going to list the 5 steps up front so you know what’s coming.  But I invite you to do this step by step each week so you can build a custom exercise program for you.

Goal- Vision
Plan
Tools and Support
Progression
Joint Integrity

Goal setting my seem boring and obvious to you- most people say,” I want to [...]

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Family time does not have to mean sit and eat.  Quality time together can be spent doing other activities.  Try to clear the table while people are slowing down to take away temptations of over eating.
Traditional meals probably contain [...]

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This exercise is called the Tap Back.  I have filmed 2 short videos about it that I wanted to share with you. This exercise can be used for several reasons.

As a cardio or more intense leg exercise warm up.
To get your heart rate up before a brisk walk [...]

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I am confused.  This really is about me, not you!  But I will use this topic to address something I think a lot of you out there might feel but might be ashamed to say aloud. Ok back to me.
So why am I confused?  2 weeks ago I spent 7 days with a business colleague, [...]

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The Easy Exercise Solution!
Join me for FREE on Saturday November 7th at 10:15am at The Scottsdale Weight Loss Center where you will find your Easy Exercise Solution!

What you will learn:

What is stopping you from regular exercise

How to create a 15 min exercise routine that works!

Which exercises increase metabolism

Why [...]

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