"Fit-Ful" Fridays blog for 4/24/09

How It Feels To Have A Stroke

Both my grandmother and grandfather (my mom's parents), suffered strokes, so this hits extremely close to home.

A yoga colleague of mine sent this link to me---When I saw that it was 20 minutes long I chuckled. But the insight in these 20 minutes is amazing and definitely worth the length.

Neuroanatomist, Jill Bolte Taylor, was recently featured on The Oprah Show because of her ability to recover from a stroke, analyze it and share her experience.

During this clip, her presentation for TED (http://www.ted.com/) enlightened audiences on how she survived. Toward the end of her presentation, she describes a mental state, which I relate to as my reasoning behind the love and inspiration I feel for Yoga.

With comedic timing and humanity, she describes the morning of her stroke. What an amazing point of view---for a Neuroanatomist to be able to come back and share! You would never think she suffered from a stroke, as she delivers her presentation with the poise and direction of a great scientist.

I have always been amazed by medicine and continue to be intrigued by the medical advancements that continue to take shape. When I was little, I wanted to be a Doctor, but cried at the site of people being in pain or hurt. Although I may not be a Doctor, my desire to help people with their health and well being is something I hold close to my heart and plan to continue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyyjU8fzEYU

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"Fit-Ful" is a term created by Lesa which means, the union of fitness and beauty from within (FITness and beautiFUL). Working on fitness to incorporate improved health and self-esteem along with working on internal beauty by developing connections to self image, spirituality of life and society's connection. Beauty from within is much more important than external beauty. How we treat ourselves and others speaks deeper than what clothes we wear.

This is truly beautiful.

Peace and health!
Lesa

http://www.lmgdanceandfitness.com/

"Fit-Ful Fridays!" blog for 4/17/09

The Way To Perfect Abs

Truth...You could do crunches and sit ups ALL day and still not achieve the perfect abs.

Reality...What you eat and how much cardio you do daily will reveal the perfect abs.

Eric Williams, LMG Dance and Fitness trainer, calls it the "Vanity Weight". This is so true. It's vanity weight because it truly pushes you to think about what you eat and how that effects the body. It's the last 5 pounds that you have difficulty loosing, it's the problem area that drives you nuts...this is where the sacrifice and hard work come into play more than ever.

Now...By sacrifice-I DO NOT MEAN STARVING YOURSELF!

Great reward comes with hard work. Be smart about it. Not eating will only shut parts of the body and mind off and is hazardous to your health and well being...not to mention, deadly.

I am speaking about eating healthy-fueling the body with "good" energy.

Cutting out the excessive fats, carbs, salts, sugars, alcohol!

Notice, I say "excessive". Everyone needs fats, carbs and sugars...your brain needs them to function, your body needs them to create energy, to heal itself and regenerate cells.

People think I am just being difficult when I tell them the best way to get physically fit is to eat healthy...3-5 meals a day (less "starves" the body and the body will start to store fat).

The last thing you want to do when trying to loose weight is skip meals.

I can not stress this point more!

Your body assumes it needs to store fat for energy if a meal is skipped. So, you are doing yourself more harm by not eating.

Workout! Cardiovascular activity...at least 30 mins a day...Elevated heart rate...That uncomfortable feeling you get in the first few minutes of jogging, jump rope, fast paced walking...This is what we want to work at during the 30 mins of non-stop elevated heart rate. With practice, just like everything else, it gets easier.

This is the fat burner! This is the secret to your success.

That's it.

You simply have to decide you want it.

No one is going to make you.

It comes down to YOU.

Want perfect abs?

Eat healthy, cardio to burn the layer of fat, when you physically reach where you want to be---crunches, full sit ups, core work such as pilates, yoga, ballet.

Do it.

"Fit-Ful" is a term created by Lesa which means, the union of fitness and beauty from within (FITness and beautiFUL). Working on fitness to incorporate improved health and self-esteem along with working on internal beauty by developing connections to self image, spirituality of life and society's connection. Beauty from within is much more important than external beauty. How we treat ourselves and others speaks deeper than what clothes we wear.

This is truly beautiful.

Peace and health!
Lesa

http://www.lmgdanceandfitness.com/

"Fit-Ful Fridays!" blog for 4/10/09

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Fit-Ful" is a term created by Lesa which means, the union of fitness and beauty from within (FITness and beautiFUL). Working on fitness to incorporate improved health and self-esteem along with working on internal beauty by developing connections to self image, spirituality of life and society's connection. Beauty from within is much more important than external beauty. How we treat ourselves and others speaks deeper than what clothes we wear.

This is truly beautiful.

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"Fit-Ful" Friday blog for 4/3/09

A good friend of mine forwarded this email to me and I think it has an important message.

INFORMATION EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW........................
Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue

STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters....S.T.R. My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.

STROKE IDENTIFICATION: During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics). She said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the eveningIngrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die. they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.It only takes a minute to read this...A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE: Thank goodness for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR .
Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)(i.e. It is sunny out today)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS. If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue.
NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke. A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved. I have done my part. Have you?










Fit-Ful" is a term created by Lesa which means, the union of fitness and beauty from within (FITness and beautiFUL). Working on fitness to incorporate improved health and self-esteem along with working on internal beauty by developing connections to self image, spirituality of life and society's connection. Beauty from within is much more important than external beauty. How we treat ourselves and others speaks deeper than what clothes we wear.

This is truly beautiful.

Peace and health!
Lesa

http://www.lmgdanceandfitness.com/