Why you should train your mind to seek the good… Psychoneuroimmunology (aka PNI) (If you get nothing else from this blog, you’ll at least have a great trivia question for you’re next cocktail party) To put in simple terms, PNI is the study of how the THOUGHTS WE THINK create chemicals in our brain that […]
Accessing Mental Creativity During your Workout How many times have you gotten an amazing idea or solved one of life’s problems while working out (or even walking down the street) and then forgotten it as soon as you where done? Or had a creative inspired moment where you remember 10 detailed items for your to do […]
Transcend the Discomfort! Your workout is tough, but you know you’re going to become stronger from it, aren’t you? You know it’s moving you towards your goals, isn’t it? You know it will get better with the right mind set and practice, won’t it? Same thing with other discomforts in life. For those of us […]
‘Energy Flows Where Attention Goes’ I liked this theme from the case study so much, It get’s to be shared with everyone! So… How often are you consciously aware of where your attention goes? In class, for this theme, focus on being aware of the words in your mind during your most challenging exercise moments. * Become aware […]
M*PWR® FITNESS RESPONSIBILITY In addition to our practice of deepening our breath, we are adding some thoughts about responsibility and this one is definitely layered. For those in the stress reducing case study, there’s some extra important benefits for you towards the end. Read all the way through for journaling suggestions! Practicing responsibility during our […]
M*PWR® Mindfulness Continued Before we dive into this weeks theme, the 8-week case study is almost ready to launch! In this pilot, you will use the M*PWR tools in your workout to specifically reduce something that has you feeling stressed at work. For more information or to participate please reply to this email! As we […]
M*PWR® Fitness: March Mindfulness We’ve been focusing the past couple weeks on using our workouts specifically to reduce stress and improve productivity at work. (Upcoming speaking engagement is Tuesday April 4th, see side panel) What causes you to feel stressed at work? Do you have a specific goal to hit? A deadline, sales quota, etc.? […]
M*PWR® Fitness: March Focus on what you CAN do! CONGRATULATIONS TO LYNZE for recently being crowned ‘FITNESS IDOL’ as a winner in SCW’s NYC Inaugural conference competition. Many of you have heard the ideas to grow the M*PWR® Fitness brand over the years and now it’s going to happen. More on that AND an upcoming […]
Fitness for Beating Personal Frustration! What gets in your way? Things get in our way all the time. Some things we may be aware of, some things we may not be. What gets in your way of a goal you have? Did a boss ask you to hit a 1pm deadline when you wanted to […]
Welcome to the M*PWR® Newsletter RECOVERY!!! “Proper recovery is designed to minimize accumulation of byproducts of physical stressors from workouts. It also accounts for byproducts from mental, emotional and environmental stressors in the exerciser’s life” IDEA fitness journal April 2014. For years I’ve heard my fellow colleagues and experts in the industry talk about the […]