Train for Life

Category: Positive Thinking

  • Think Positive and Be Fit!

    Negative thoughts can hinder your athletic performance, or even stop you from exercising all together!  SO…. QUIT the negativity and think positive! 5 Steps to a Positive Attitude Every morning when you wake up, say out load a positive statement about yourself and your commitment to live a healthier lifestyle. After each exercise session, always have a positive attitude about your…

  • Motivation Monday

    Monday… Monday… Today is Monday! Don’t get “A Case of the Mondays“ Stay Strong, Stay Active, Just Move! You do not need to be a triathlete, preparing for the next ironman competition to be healthy.   You simply need to stand up, move your legs, move your arms, and get the blood flowing!

  • Motivation Monday

    Today is the start of a new week, a new month, and S U M M E R  As we embark on this new week, month, and season, strive to have SELF RESPECT in all areas of your life:  health and well-being, career, family, and friends.

  • Rules for Exercising, Eating, and Entity

    Are you an elite competitor training for the next bodybuilding event? Or, Are you a fitness novice struggling to adopt a stable exercise routine? Or,  Are you some place in the middle maintaining an active, healthy lifestyle, while always in search of ways to increase your stamina, muscle mass, and improve diet? According to Jim Stoppani, Ph.D,…

  • Take Time to Recover

    The superior man respectfully appreciates the cycles of increase and decrease… External ploys will not put an end to the natural cycle of deterioration.  Time will.  Nurture your mind and body… Look for wisdom in your acceptance of the times. – I Ching, No. 23 Are you injured, physically or mentally? Do not ignore injury.  Whether…

  • Are You Happy?

    Happiness is a choice.   Our happiness is derived from our inner beings.  We need to first be happy internally before we receive external rewards.  Yes, money and material items can make us happy.  However, this type of happiness is only temporary. Does a high-paying  but very stressful job that forces you to cry during the daily commute and rarely…

  • The Secret to Good Health

    Our mind is a powerful tool.  If we think and believe we are sick, we will be sick.  Conversely, if we think and believe we are well or a medicine will make us well, we will live happy, healthy lifestyles. You are what  you believe – See yourself in a positive light, joyful, grateful, and continuously improving, mentally and physically! The Universe…

  • Love Yourself… and the rest will fall into place!

    Those who cultivate Power, Identify with Power.  Those who cultivate failure, Identify with failure. – Tao Te Ching, No. 23 You should exercise unrelenting discipline over your thought patterns.  Cultivate only productive attitudes… You are the product of everything you put into  your body and mind. – I Ching, No. 27 Which statement below provides you…

  • The Power of Positive Thinking

    As we begin a new year, a year filled with new experiences, relationships, and accomplishments, we must first think positively. Practice the following exercise to incorporate positive thinking into your life this year and beyond: Hold your arm out straight, while another person tries to push it down.  Resist the pressure as you say out loud,…