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Set Your Fitness Goals and Actually Stick to Them!

13 Tuesday Aug 2013

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Fitness, Gym, Health, Physical exercise, Working Out

I’ve really been lazy this summer when it comes to working out. I hate to admit that but it’s true. So now I’ve decided to get back into it and to share my journey with you.

Starting or getting back to a workout routine involves more than simply scheduling your exercises and joining a gym. As a matter of fact, it’s totally possible to join a gym and never really go, even as those monthly payments appear on your bank statement. I understand this because I’ve done that a couple of times in my life. Sticking to your goals demands a couple of mental tricks to help keep you going, centered and motivated.

Momentum is a central part of uniform exercise. It’s normal to have those weeks when everything goes correctly: You do all your exercises, eat like a health nut and begin to think, ‘I can totally do this!’

Then ‘it’ materializes. ‘It’ may be a vacation, an illness…something that throws you off your game. Getting back is constantly tough, partly as you’ve lost that momentum. We already realize that an object at rest tends to remain at rest, so getting going again is the only way to get your momentum moving.

Rather than caring about making up for lost time with intense exercises, center on simply getting some exercise time in. Plan your exercises for the week and call yourself successful simply for turning up.
Purchase yourself a little something like a new pair of running shoes or an exceptional pair of shorts to wear to the gym. If you’re having hassles getting back to it, get a new outfit or download a few new songs to your MP3 player so you’ve something to look forward to.

Make an appointment to exercise with an acquaintance or call your gym and arrange a free consultation with a personal trainer. Even if you don’t sign on, getting back into the exercise environment may be just what you need.

If the thought of coming back to boring gym exercises makes you want to die, do something completely different. Sign on for a local belly dance class or check into that new yoga studio. A switch of scenery and a brand new activity may refresh and rejuvenate you.

Imagine this: you’re at a party and you’ve promised yourself you won’t scarf down the buffet like a famished maniac. Then you see a huge platter of the prettiest cheese you’ve ever came across. Many hours later, feeling your cheese hangover start, you vow to make up for it tomorrow with a long workout.

There are some issues with this approach–first, you can’t undo what you consumed the night before and, secondly, killing yourself with an exercise isn’t a good answer as it makes you hate exercise even more.

If you’re busy living in yesterday’s mistakes, many of your decisions will be founded on guilt and shame instead of what you really want and need to accomplish to achieve your goals. Real change comes from day-to-day choices and becoming mindful and basing your choices on what you need now rather than what you did or didn’t do yesterday, will make your exercise life much more passable.

 

Why do my ears pop when I’m in bed?

24 Monday Jun 2013

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Allergies, Atmospheric pressure, Conditions and Diseases, Ear, Ear Infection, Eustachian tube, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Health, Otitis media, Sinus Drainage

Your ears pop when you are laying down probably because of allergies, or more specifically your sinus drainage. So when you are laying down the liquid is draining out. If it doesn’t drain out you could get an ear infection. To help what I do is every morning when I wake up I lay on my side for 1 minute, let it all drain out and then on the other side for another minute.

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I haven’t had an ear infection in years, since I started doing that and I used to get them all the time.

Of course I should mention I’m not a doctor so if you have some concerns you should speak to yours. There is also a known medical condition known as Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, which could be causing your ear popping so if you are worried you have that, go see your doctor.

Eustachian Tube Dysfunction can also cause crackling/popping noises. Given the eustachian tube is lined with mucosa which is moist, sometimes the surface may become sticky from inflammation such that any movement whether it be an opening motion or sliding would cause crackling/popping noises. Again, treatment in this case is with steroids nasal sprays for a period of about 6 weeks.

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  • Why Your Ears Pop (and What to Do If They Don’t) (gizmodo.co.uk)
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