Train for Life

Category: Ergonomics

  • Workout Wednesday

    How to Stay Consistent with your exercise routine in midst of the holidays. Some movement is better than no movement! Exercise for thy mind and thy body will follow. – Self

  • Happy December!

    December 2018 Goal:  Be Happy each and every day! To access this calendar’s web links, visit:  Greater Good Science Center’s December 2018 Happiness Calendar .

  • A Thanksgiving Puzzle to Solve

    After the turkey is cooked and served, grace is said, and bellies are full, try this Thanksgiving puzzle to challenge our brains and keep us mentally fit. Can you solve the Thanksgiving puzzle? Created by Silver Sneakers, an organization with the mission to make fitness fun and accessible for the 65+ population. However, all individuals, young and old,  are encouraged to…

  • Workout Wednesday

    Have you ever experienced Flow? A state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience is so enjoyable that people will continue to do it at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it. -Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1990) What is Flow? Complete concentration on the task Clarity if goals and reward in mind and…

  • Kindness and Gratitude Calendar

    30 DAY CHALLENGE How to be kind and express gratitude?  Print, post, and practice one positive act a day!  

  • Soothing Saturday

    Are you seeking a quick DIY spa treatment after a long, stressful week? Try one (or all) of Plant Therapy’s 3 new oils! Magnolia Flower Sea Fennel Moldavian Dragonhead  Time to Rest, Relax, and Rejuvenate!    

  • Monday Motivation

          How will you return to yourself this week? In what ways will you free yourself from other people’s inaccurate opinions, beliefs, and false assumptions about you? Do what makes you happy; what makes you feel good and makes you you!  

  • Monday Motivation

    Ease into it. Are you working hard to make things make sense, exhausting yourself with battling? Set yourself free. Go with the sweet flow instead of  struggling against it. Surrender to how things are. Remember, you have your own kind of wings. Find them and use them. -Melody Ross

  • Therapy Thursday

    Whose voice is in your head? Does this voice strengthen or weaken your self-esteem? What is self-esteem? “Trusting our own mind and knowing that we are worthy of happiness.” – Nathaniel Branden 4 Pillars of Self-Esteem Self-acceptance Self-responsibility Self-assertiveness Living consciously in integrity and purpose Carol McCloud writes a simple yet powerful message in her 2006 book, Have You Filled A…

  • Monday Motivation

    Stay Happy whenever you get the chance to be happy. Life is tough. It’s just flat-out hard, and mean, and cruel. You deserve a beautiful day in the sunshine with a big grin on your face once in awhile.  So don’t let anybody steal happiness away from you – including yourself. There’s enough  happiness to go around. It’s…