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The Numerous Advantages Of Training With A Core Exercise Ball

Nick Valenko — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:24:45 +0000

There are dozens of devices available out there that promise miraculous results in the area of physical fitness. If you doubt that just turn on any infomercial TV channel for a while. You’re sure to see several ads touting the latest and greatest miracle of engineering design. Some famous people have even lent their names and reputations to some of these devices. If these gadgets work so well, why do you see so many turning up at garage sales? Why, because most of them are not what’s advertised. The exception is the core exercise ball, which may be the most effective piece of fitness equipment on the market.

It’s a big, inflatable rubber ball, made to support a weight of up to 1000 lbs. Also called a fitness ball or a stability ball, it’s used for a program of exercises that has you sitting on it, leaning against it or lying on it during your workout. It’s very effective in its function.

Use of the ball has become very popular since it was first introduced in the early 1990’s. No fitness trainer worth his salt would be without one. They’re that effective. They’re inexpensive, simple to use and probably the most effective means available for working on your core muscles. And developing your core muscles has been found to be the most important single goal in attaining a fit body.

Your core muscles are the muscle groups that are used for initiating all of your body movements. They are in the center or core of your body, also known as the torso. If you strengthen your core you will be increasing support for all of your body and benefiting your whole self.

The key in training with an exercise ball is the need to maintain balance to keep from rolling over and falling off. To be able to do this, the core muscles are required to flex constantly. The more you practice the easier it will be and the fitter you will become.

If you’ve ever wondered how some people are able to get those ’six-pack abs’, here’s some news for you. Sit-ups won’t do it. In fact, this particular exercise has been found to be detrimental to your body, especially the lower back and spine. But a similar exercise, done with the aid of an exercise ball, will help you get exactly what you’re looking for — fat loss and harder abdominal muscles. What’s key is working the core muscles properly.

There are several sizes to choose from and you should get an exercise ball that’s properly suited to your individual height. If you sit on your exercise ball with your feet flat on the floor and your knees form a 90 degree angle, you’ve got the right size. Some stability balls are softer than others, and are recommended for beginners since they’re easier to use.

Although originally designed to aid in the therapy of people who had suffered spinal injuries or had neurological disorders, the core exercise ball has evolved become a mainstay of exercise gurus everywhere. Use of the ball is the very best way accomplish beneficial abs exercises to develop awesome abs and, along the way, reduce the fat that’s been hiding that six pack all this time.

Find out how to use a core exercise ball to get into great shape. Buy your core exercise ball by shopping online. Go there today to find the best way to exercise.

How Can Women Prevent Failures At Work?

Antoinette R. Wallace — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:14:31 +0000

Performance pressure is as intense today for girls as for men. However, either sex can combat such pressure by adhering to a few handy tips. Here we look at certain methodologies by which a lady would be able to address high pressure situations and not fail at her work place.

One of the most important things in this direction is to maintain distance from gossip. This is the final analysis for each lady. This could contribute great lengths to your professional career. You might be popular amongst a lot of people because of your gossiping habit. But this takes away the trust factor from you to a significant degree.Additionally more you become a gossip monger; more is the chance that people will gossip about you too. Don’t talk bad about others as it’ll do more bad than good for your own professional life.

Avoid unfit dressing. You could just end up looking hot in that micro mini but it won’t help you earn professional repute. Also, there is not any reason why you should be wearing track pants to work. It is important that you dress well to work. Do not expect to be taken seriously if you are not dressing the way you should to work. Remember, a suitable dressing sense is one of the first and most critical proof of professionalism.

Come out of the introvert zone. It is OK if you don’t speak pointless. there are certain circumstances if it becomes essential for you to voice your opinion and express something important. Shed the theorem that being up-front about your points of view can place you on the incorrect side of professionalism. It’s not a sign of a bossy nature at all. In fact being quite all the time can work against you to a significant extent. This is because you can then thought to be dazzled.

Don’t be the miss help-all. It is good to offer help to comrades as it helps you build cordial relationships at work. But there is no reason why you should volunteer every time for each single thing. If you volunteer for each thing, you will have too much on your plate to look after. As a result, you will end up missing cut off dates and hamper your pro position.

Learn to take the criticism in your walk. Pro life is full of moments when you have to face the flak for a lot many things. Don’t expect things to be all hunky -dory all the time. It is equally essential to take criticisms as well. Do not simply negate anyone’s simply cancel anyone’s feedback. It is vital to know how true the feedback is. Also keep into account the person that has come forth with the criticism. If it’s a senior individual is pointing any faults and follies, you want to take it in your stride and also make attempts to rectify the blunders.

Keep these things in mind and you will be able to achieve success at work for sure.

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Breast Cancer and Battlestar Galactica

A Noton — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:32:59 +0000

By Judith Brandy

In October of last year, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and rushed into surgery three days later. Thus began a journey that would change my perceptions of what’s important, and the strange realization that life is a fragile miracle not to be taken for granted. It made me more determined to hang on to life, something I saw on a science fiction show called Battlestar Galactica.

President Laura Roslin is a character on the show, who’s steely resolve to deal with a larger catastrophe comes partially from her private battle with breast cancer. When faced with the eventuality of her demise, many things she used to be afraid of seem suddenly trivial. It was what allowed this reserved, 43rd in line for the presidency, schoolteacher to step into the role of President of the Colonies with hardly a shiver after they are attacked by merciless machine creatures and their homeworlds are destroyed.

The story revolves around taking control of your life, on both a personal and larger level and it came along during a period when I felt completely out of control. This science fiction epic has seen me through to the cancer survivor I am today. It’s so very much about taking control, but also taking time for yourself, taking care of yourself and the consequences of ignoring your body and spirit in pursuit of success, money and power. Roslin, prior to be diagnosed, was a workaholic. Her transformation is startling, as is anyone’s who realizes they are mortal and their time on this plain is finite.

How The Idea of Breast Cancer, Science Fiction & Battlestar Galactica combined into a website, writing, blogging and a really fun hobby…

Breast cancer and Battlestar Galactica caught me totally off-guard and sealed my allegiance to this complex science fiction television show. The fact that the President of the Colonies had cancer on a SciFi show was an odd combination to propose, but Ron Moore put it out there and thus into our reality. President Laura Roslin is diagnosed early on in the series with the deadly disease, and told that her options are few and her chances slim to none. In the midst of this personal tragedy, she is thrust into an immediate fight for her life and has to assume the mantel of presidency while keeping secret her other silent enemy. Publicly, she works with Commander Adama for the betterment of humanity as they flee Caprica; privately, she battles the betrayal of her body as the cancer spreads. She has to be devastated, but like many of us, she rises to the immediate challenge – getting the remains of civilization to safety – fighting privately with her fears and demons.

Three operations and too many frakkin cancer treatments later, I have emerged a breast cancer survivor and a woman acutely aware of how little time God gives us. The oncologist shook my hand a couple weeks ago, bid me good luck and told me to make an appointment for 30 days out, three months out and so forth. She handed me a prescription for hormonal therapy pills, a number to call if I got upset and a business card if I had any questions. I was burned, in pain, peeling, wearing a wig, and recovering. Life was supposed to continue on as usual, right? I felt like I’d been beat up by a bunch of Cylons. I wasn’t the same person who went to the doctor in October, so that was impossible? I think this is the same with anybody who’s survived a life-threatening illness.

What you do with that change is what makes the difference in your world. Roslin has taken on leading the people to Earth as her personal quest while stealing a few moments of private time and holding the political structure together. We see bits and pieces of that with the President, in between fighting with Adama and fending off Tom Zarek – she reads, practices some form of candle therapy and seeks counsel from a spiritual person. She is also being ravaged by the medications and pain killers; and, we are left to wonder if she’s chosen the right path. She didn’t want to die like her mother; will she die anyway?

As a survivor, it’s a question I ask myself often. I’ve taken all of the advice, made a choice, survived a course of treatment. Was it enough? Will it come back and kill me in six months, a year, two years? Unlike Roslin, I caught mine earlier on. Like Roslin, I have no choice but to live my life to the fullest with whatever time I have left. Thank God, I’m not Roslin, because she has to spend the bulk of her time running from the Cylons. I just need to please my boss for eight hours and drive home. Somehow, amidst all that chaos, she manages to snatch a couple minutes for herself. And, that’s what’ it’s all about. She borrowed one of Cmdr. Adama’s books, so we can presume she spent a bit of time reading it. That’s time for herself, and that’s so extraordinarily important.

Breast Cancer and Science Fiction – Whole Again!
If you’ve been where I’ve been, and maybe you’re still there, take heart and take flight. Let them do what they must to save your life, but don’t let them steal your joy. As they work on your body, take your mind to the next level, an alternative universe, a parallel dimension, to a battlestar or starship and beyond. That’s what science fiction and fantasy will do, take a person out of the doldrums and allow them to soar on the wings of imagination.

When things get rough, focus instead on your love of science fiction or whatever is your passion. Like sitting in a hot tub, it will relax you enough so that when your attention returns to the problem, it’s more manageable. While I was sick, it became breast cancer versus science fiction. I have always loved Star Trek: TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager & Enterprise, and I rapidly got hooked on the new SciFi channel offering, Stargate Atlantis, and because they addressed something I was in the midst of fighting – breast cancer – was fascinated by Battlestar Galactica.

I lived for Friday night; they weren’t going to treat me again for two days, and Stargate and Stargate Atlantis were coming on. Then, in January 2005, the much-hyped Battlestar Galactica series joined my mix. What would happen to the President? She was dealing with it and functioning. She was still alive and so was I. When I was too sick to move, I’d watch these shows and remember what I used to adore. – writing fan fiction, reading and watching science fiction and fantasy on television and in the movies and dreaming about distant galaxies. It’s been that way since I was five. And, I realized that I had put that on the “back burner” for years as I worked and lived, that is, until I was invited into hell through cancer.

I pondered what could I do that really meant something to me. There was nothing I could do about what the treatments except think about something else. — something fun, different – something I had a passion for that would replace the misery. Without passion for a subject, any subject, life quickly becomes an endless march towards death. And, I definitely didn’t want that. I had become a work-a-holic. I suspect that Laura Roslin was one as well. I have no idea how that happened, but with that knowledge, I had the power to change it. If you see yourself in this boat, you have the power to get out before it sinks with you in it.

My new philosophy is, “Do what you need to do to sustain your existence, then live to do what you enjoy to live your life.”

Take the clarity I’d gained with breast cancer, combine it with my love of science fiction, and – presto, magic – step into a lifestyle that includes time for oneself, loads of laughter and a boatload of merriment. Unfortunately, our stalwart Battlestar president doesn’t have this luxury. She can only snatch a few minutes here and there, but she does that. If, in the middle of a run for her existence, the President in Galactica can take a few moments for herself, what’s our problem?

Science fiction fans with cancer – take heart!

I know there are many science fiction fans out there who are cancer survivors. They say you are a survivor from the moment of diagnosis. There are 10 million cancer survivors today, so you’re not alone. Even if only one other fan reads this and enjoys my website, blog or piece of fan fiction, I will have accomplished my goal. To make you laugh; make you think; encourage you to do something that’s not about making money and business, something you would work at even if you’re never got paid a cent for doing it, something to take you mind off whatever ails ya!

My passion is science fiction and fantasy and my wish is to share that with others who may be suffering and need a break.

Judith Brandy is a longtime writer and lover of science fiction and fantasy. A recent breast cancer survivor, her mission has become raising breast cancer awareness in a fun and non-threatening way in the science fiction and fantasy community as well as providing a haven for stressed-out fans . Her website provides breast cancer information and links and loads of SF information on Battlestar Galactica, Stargate Atlantis, SG-1, fan fiction, SF polls; it’s sort of like she is providing a virtual hot tub and good book to the global SF community.
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Dealing with collections agencies is already difficult… credit reporting errors make it even worse.

Joel Bomane — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:30:33 +0000

Many inaccurate or misleading collection accounts unfairly lower thousands of people’s credit scores. Either because of clerical errors, miscommunication, or even outright vengeful tactics by some collections agencies, collections accounts are among the most common errors on credit reports.

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The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, Fourth Edition

Joel Bomane — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:07:16 +0000

Since its first edition in 1990, The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook has sold more than 600,000 copies. Its engaging exercises and worksheets have helped millions of readers make real progress in overcoming problems with anxiety and phobic disorders. The Authoritative Guide to Self-Help Resources in Mental Health (Norcross, et al., 2003) gave the book its highest rating and praised it as “a highly regarded and widely known resource.” Thousands of mental health and medical professionals recommend this book to their clients and patients every year. Simply put, it is the single finest source of self-help information on its topic available anywhere.

The text of this fourth edition has been fully revised and expanded and includes two new chapters: a discussion of physical conditions that can aggravate anxiety and an overview of the use of mindfulness practice in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder and some forms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. As in previous editions, the book offers the most up-to-date information on medications, natural supplements, and complementary strategies that can alleviate anxiety symptoms. The sections on relaxation, nutrition, and exercise have all been updated and broadened.

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The Formula For Failure And Success

A Noton — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:55:53 +0000

Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event.

Jim Rohn September 3, 2008

Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. We do not fail overnight. Failure is the inevitable result of an accumulation of poor thinking and poor choices. To put it more simply, failure is nothing more than a few errors in judgment repeated every day.

Now why would someone make an error in judgment and then be so foolish as to repeat it every day? The answer is because he or she does not think that it matters.

On their own, our daily acts do not seem that important. A minor oversight, a poor decision, or a wasted hour generally doesn’t result in an instant and measurable impact. More often than not, we escape from any immediate consequences of our deeds.

If we have not bothered to read a single book in the past ninety days, this lack of discipline does not seem to have any immediate impact on our lives. And since nothing drastic happened to us after the first ninety days, we repeat this error in judgment for another ninety days, and on and on it goes. Why? Because it doesn’t seem to matter. And herein lies the great danger. Far worse than not reading the books is not even realizing that it matters!

Those who eat too many of the wrong foods are contributing to a future health problem, but the joy of the moment overshadows the consequence of the future. It does not seem to matter. Those who smoke too much or drink too much go on making these poor choices year after year after year… because it doesn’t seem to matter. But the pain and regret of these errors in judgment have only been delayed for a future time. Consequences are seldom instant; instead, they accumulate until the inevitable day of reckoning finally arrives and the price must be paid for our poor choices – choices that didn’t seem to matter.

Failure’s most dangerous attribute is its subtlety. In the short term those little errors don’t seem to make any difference. We do not seem to be failing. In fact, sometimes these accumulated errors in judgment occur throughout a period of great joy and prosperity in our lives. Since nothing terrible happens to us, since there are no instant consequences to capture our attention, we simply drift from one day to the next, repeating the errors, thinking the wrong thoughts, listening to the wrong voices and making the wrong choices. The sky did not fall in on us yesterday; therefore the act was probably harmless. Since it seemed to have no measurable consequence, it is probably safe to repeat.

But we must become better educated than that!

If at the end of the day when we made our first error in judgment the sky had fallen in on us, we undoubtedly would have taken immediate steps to ensure that the act would never be repeated again. Like the child who places his hand on a hot burner despite his parents’ warnings, we would have had an instantaneous experience accompanying our error in judgment.

Unfortunately, failure does not shout out its warnings as our parents once did. This is why it is imperative to refine our philosophy in order to be able to make better choices. With a powerful, personal philosophy guiding our every step, we become more aware of our errors in judgment and more aware that each error really does matter.

Now here is the great news. Just like the formula for failure, the formula for success is easy to follow: It’s a few simple disciplines practiced every day.

Now here is an interesting question worth pondering: How can we change the errors in the formula for failure into the disciplines required in the formula for success? The answer is by making the future an important part of our current philosophy.

Both success and failure involve future consequences, namely the inevitable rewards or unavoidable regrets resulting from past activities. If this is true, why don’t more people take time to ponder the future? The answer is simple: They are so caught up in the current moment that it doesn’t seem to matter. The problems and the rewards of today are so absorbing to some human beings that they never pause long enough to think about tomorrow.

But what if we did develop a new discipline to take just a few minutes every day to look a little further down the road? We would then be able to foresee the impending consequences of our current conduct. Armed with that valuable information, we would be able to take the necessary action to change our errors into new success-oriented disciplines. In other words, by disciplining ourselves to see the future in advance, we would be able to change our thinking, amend our errors and develop new habits to replace the old.

One of the exciting things about the formula for success – a few simple disciplines practiced every day – is that the results are almost immediate. As we voluntarily change daily errors into daily disciplines, we experience positive results in a very short period of time. When we change our diet, our health improves noticeably in just a few weeks. When we start exercising, we feel a new vitality almost immediately. When we begin reading, we experience a growing awareness and a new level of self-confidence. Whatever new discipline we begin to practice daily will produce exciting results that will drive us to become even better at developing new disciplines.

The real magic of new disciplines is that they will cause us to amend our thinking. If we were to start today to read the books, keep a journal, attend the classes, listen more and observe more, then today would be the first day of a new life leading to a better future. If we were to start today to try harder, and in every way make a conscious and consistent effort to change subtle and deadly errors into constructive and rewarding disciplines, we would never again settle for a life of existence — not once we have tasted the fruits of a life of substance!

This article was submitted by Jim Rohn, America’s Foremost Business Philosopher. To subscribe to the Free Jim Rohn Weekly E-zine go to www.jimrohn.com Copyright © Jim Rohn International. All rights reserved worldwide.