JJ Flizanes- Fitness, Love & Life

If you had to ask me what the best fitness advice was it would be to find compliance.  For me and many of my clients and friends, that means SCHEDULING it.
Are there better exercises for each of us to be doing?  Yes.
Are there more effective ways to change your body fat than some [...]

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Towards the end of summer last year, I read Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth.  I was so taken with the simplicity and power of the stories from inside the book, it made me want to find MY story.
I am not the fitness guru who has battled being overweight and has successfully lost and [...]

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We have had the hottest 2-3 days here in LA ALL SUMMER LONG!  And thank god my schedule opened up so I could enjoy them!
We moved into this house in March of this year and I only remember 1 weekend at the end of March that felt hot enough to swim in our pool.
I have [...]

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Have you read or seen the movie, “Eat Pray Love”?  That is about a woman’s journey to find herself and her balance.  If you liked the book, you will think the movie is ok.  If you did not like the book, you will probably like the movie.
My husband and I both really liked the movie [...]

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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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In 2008, I went hiking with a dear friend into a spiritual mountain to meditate and relax (after the workout to get there of course!).  One of the questions that had been swirling in my mind for YEARS was “what is MY book?”  The passion project that represented ME?
Once we hit the vortex of the [...]

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On January 3rd, I was invited to speak out at The Nourishing Wellness Medical Center’s holiday party.  Jeanne Peters RD had called me ahead of time and asked if I would bring my vision boad and speak to the group about not only how to do it, but how to USE it.
First off, what is [...]

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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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