| During a conversation earlier today, a formerly | | | | search for them, and you'll find multiple sites on |
| svelt young lady said that she had given up on | | | | the Internet selling or giving away the information |
| the idea of exercise, because to have a body | | | | for free. For faster results, use "Kettlebell" style |
| worth the trouble, it would take three or four | | | | whole-body weight exercises. These exercise |
| hours a day. | | | | tools look like little cannon-balls with handles, and |
| Novice writers complain that in order to build their | | | | they are used in a variety of swinging and |
| careers, it would take six or seven hours a | | | | yoga-like moves that are unbelievably efficient for |
| day...so what is the point! | | | | developing strength, endurance, flexibility, power |
| And more times than I could count, stressed-out | | | | and athleticism, all at the same time. You can |
| acquaintances have said that they would love to | | | | even use an ordinary dumbbell in the beginning. |
| meditate, but "don't have the time." | | | | Again, do a Google search, and you'll find the |
| It is time we explode these falsehoods. The truth | | | | information, often for free! |
| is that misconceptions like the above can | | | | 3) An Hour a day. This is what I call the "Golden |
| completely steal your chances for health, | | | | Hour." You need to accept the idea that one hour |
| happiness and success. | | | | out of every day belongs to you. Not your job, |
| The truth is that you can get started on a | | | | not your husband or wife, or your kids--it belongs |
| fantastic fitness regimen in only an hour a week. | | | | to you. During this time, if you plan it properly, |
| Further, a focused writer can create a novel in a | | | | you can exercise, practice your art, meditate, |
| year in only an hour a day. And gigantic strides | | | | read--whatever. If you are a writer, I'd suggest |
| can be made toward stress relief in only five | | | | that Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, you |
| minutes a day. THAT is the playing field: give | | | | "flow"--just create rough draft, with no attempt |
| yourself five minutes, and you can cut your | | | | to edit it. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday you |
| stress in half. Give yourself an hour a week, and | | | | do your editing, polishing the work you did the |
| you can have health and fitness. An hour a day | | | | previous day. If you learn to focus properly, there |
| can jump-start a career. | | | | is no reason in the world you can't learn to |
| 1) Five Minutes a day. Five times a day, for just | | | | produce 1000 words of rough draft in an hour. |
| sixty seconds, stop and breathe slowly and | | | | That's enough to produce a novel a year, in just |
| deeply from your belly. Go to a local yoga or Tai | | | | an hour a day. |
| Chi school and ask to learn a relaxation breathing | | | | The "Golden Hour" is a goal, one that might take |
| technique. If you can't find one, then slow down, | | | | you a year or two to work toward. But if you will |
| get quiet, and feel your heartbeat for sixty | | | | just start with five minutes a day, and a |
| seconds. Do this every three hours for sixty | | | | commitment to an hour a week...working |
| seconds, and you will halve your stress levels. | | | | TOWARD an hour a day, you have placed your |
| 2) An hour a week. Three times a week, perform | | | | feet on the road toward peace of mind, a healthy |
| twenty minutes of the right body-weight or | | | | body, and a happy heart: a tiny investment for a |
| weight exercises. Hindu Squats and Hindu Pushups | | | | gigantic reward. |
| are wonderful whole-body exercises. Do a Google | | | | |