It's Time to Break The Cycle of Bad Habits

Henry Ford said it best, "If you always do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got." 

Bad habits need to be broken which means hard choices are often required to create health and happiness in our life.  What we think in our heads as the way things should be or how we want them to be doesn't magically happen because the thought is there.  Bad habits are ugly and keep us trapped in a life of emotional stress, depression, repeating unhealthy behaviors, and unable to move forward into the life we are supposed to live.  We are not loving ourselves when we are repeating bad habits.  In order to create good habits, ending the cycle of what you have always done will be the start of great things for you.

Bad habit cycles can include turning to unhealthy ways of dealing with stress, enabling a loved one, or simply not accepting it is happening at all.  Turning to alcohol, drugs, smoking, binge eating or not eating are examples of unhealthy stress relief habits.  Making accommodations for a person's harmful conduct and dysfunctional behavior believing it is a help actually makes the problem worse and is an example of enabling.  Being in denial about bad habit cycles is another way of not facing what needs to be changed.

The cycle of bad habits feels horrible in life and many of us are running around living this as our "norm" daily walk.  Many times we are fat, sick and angry and not looking at ourselves as the cause of what is happening.  Instead we choose to repeat what is not working for us to get healthy and "get what we have always gotten".  It is time for us to take our heads out of the sand and begin finding our mental strong to make the tough choices that will open doors to good health.  It is time to stop doing what we have always done.

Health and fitness are about physical and emotional health and it does take making changes, removing bad habits, and remaining true to the choices that will keep us heading in the direction of our goals.  The journey will not be easy and life is not about that, but it is always about progressing and becoming better than we were yesterday.  If you really want a better, healthy life it will be up to you to break the cycle of bad habits.  Your life, your body and your choice.

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Watch Amazing Soccer Grandpa teach Youth a Lesson

French freestyle football star Sean Garnier disguised as an old man (Grandpa) decides to teach arrogant youth a lesson with his amazing soccer skills as the match takes an unexpected turn

They say you are never too old to set another goal but apparently they also say make the most of your life when you are young, Well French freestyle football star Sean Garnier was on a roll to prove something else entirely and it was the fact that you are never too old to score another goal as he takes on a group of youngsters in a game of soccer while disguised as an old man. In the video Sean Garnier can be seen disguised as an old man and walking into a soccer court filled with lots of youngsters. The moment Sean enters the court as a grandpa, the players become a bit hostile towards him as he forcibly enters the match. Soon the situation becomes even more hostile when the old man gets passed by an opponent player, one of the players even goes on to say "Old man, You are too old for this shit!" and tries to get him out of the court, that's when the acting Sean Garnier decides to break the ice and teach the arrogant kids a lesson with his amazing soccer skills.

Sean Garnier vs Neymar - Freestyle Soccer

The moment Grandpa Memo (Sean Garnier) gets the ball everyone gets kind of upset as the old man is the odd one out in the group but soon Sean Garnier makes sure that he is actually the odd one out but a brilliant one as he gets past several defenders in a row, giving the young audience a shock of their lives as the booing hostile crowd starts cheering for the Grandpa with excitement as Sean unleashes a thunderbolt of freestyle soccer skills. Soon the match turns out to be an old man toying around with youngsters who once underestimated him as Grandpa finally teaches the youth a lesson with a brilliant goal and celebrating with the fans who watched the old man pull a shocker with his amazing soccer skills.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Homeless Soccer Guy Prank

In the end old man leaves the court with a hand on his back as Sean puts an end to the character of amazing soccer Grandpa . (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜) Apparently the whole stunt was part of an sponsored prank match by Mexican department store Coppel. Sean Garnier is a French freestyle football star whose professional career was cut short by injuries but his brilliance as a soccer player shined even better when he switched to freestyle and won many RedBull competitions as an athlete and had several duels with popular soccer stars like Neymar who excel as a professional soccer player.

Kyrie Irving as Uncle Drew Prank

Apparently Sean Garnier isn't the only one to do these kind of old man pranks as many other professional players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Kyrie Irving have tried the same while disguised as an old man. Above you can see amazing Cristiano Ronaldo disguised as an homeless man while showing off his soccer skills in the middle of Madrid streets as he finally unravels himself before a kid. In another inspired video sponsored by Pepsi, NBA star Kyrie Irving disguises himself as old man Uncle Drew as he takes on youngsters in an exciting game of basketball. Seriously next time if you see an old man messing around with your sport be careful because it might be a professional player disguised as an old man ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜), Kudos to oldies! :D

Be a Leader not a Follower with Your Fitness

My daughter's 1st grade teacher let me know she would always be a leader and not a follower and this still holds true 24-years later.  I have also remained great friends with the awesome lady providing this advice, and I think about it often and how it applies to health and fitness. We all need to be leaders and not followers when it comes to our nutrition, exercise, sleep and everything related to improving the quality of our health.

I am a  skeptic when it comes to the "too good to be true" fitness miracles regardless of who is sharing the information.  I refuse to follow into the beliefs of others just because they heard it was the next best thing to sliced bread and how they have lost 20lbs in 5 days, or some crazy thing like that.  I feel the same way about exercise programs and will not trend in with the crowd because it has been advertised as the coolest "big hit" workout ever.  What does impress me is solid research and leading myself with what works best for me nutritionally and physically.  Everything else is just fluff until proven quality.  Sure it takes work when you are a leader, but it is worth the time and effort to ensure sound principles are being applied to your health.  There is so much crap out there that can actually hurt you and to not be aware of this fact is negligent.

Leaders also do not feel the need to compare and are confident moving forward, regardless of how slow, with a tried and true fitness program.  Followers are more apt to give up and jump to the next new fitness "thing" in hopes of achieving something from empty promises.  Leaders stand firm with dedication while followers get lost in the shuffle.  Leaders will get lifelong results and followers will yo-yo through and typically end up right where they started or worse.  Science has already proven consistent healthy eating and regular exercise is the answer to good health and leaders understand and accept this fact. Followers continue to struggle because they want fast and easy and typically the results worn by the leaders.

It is so important to understand being a leader will be the success of your overall health and fitness.  We all have differing things going on genetically, medically, and even emotionally worthy of our time and attention so an accurate fitness program specific to each of us can be applied.  It is time to stop jumping through someone else's hoop and think that is going to work and start being a leader with your fitness.

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Aetna, Insurance Companies

Aetna, Inc is an American oversaw human services organization, which offers conventional and customer coordinated social insurance protection arranges and related administrations, for example, restorative, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral wellbeing, long haul consideration, and handicap arranges. Aetna is an individual from the Fortune 100. Aetna has spent more than $2.0 million in 2009 on campaigning The organization burned through $809,793 between January 2009 and the end of March 2009 up 41 percent from the same period in 2008 Aetna's battle commitments incorporate more than $110,000 to US Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) in 2009 From 2005 through 2009, Aetna contributed $56,250 to Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), executive of the Senate Finance Committee, making Aetna the congressperson's seventh most noteworthy supporter over that time period. 

In 2000 Deadria Farmer Paellmann, leader of the charitable Restitution Study Group of Hoboken, New Jersey, unveiled that from around 1853 to roughly 1860 Aetna had issued disaster protection approaches to slaveowners covering the lives of their slaves Aetna recognized that solid proof exists for Aetna issuing scope for the lives of slaves and discharged an open conciliatory sentiment. 

In 2002, Farmer-Paellmann brought suit against Aetna and two different organizations in government court requesting reparations for the relatives of slaves. The claim said Aetna, CSX and Fleet were "treacherously advanced by a framework that subjugated, tormented, starved and misused people. It contended that African-Americans are as yet enduring the impacts of 2½ centuries of oppression took after by over a century of systematized bigotry. The protestation pointed the finger at bondage for present-day differences in the middle of blacks and whites in salary, training, education, wellbeing, future and wrongdoing.

21st Century Insurance, Insurance Companies

Freedom Mutual Group, all the more normally known by the name of its essential line of business, Liberty Mutual Insurance, is an American enhanced worldwide safety net provider, and the second biggest property and setback back up plan in the United States It positions 76th on the Fortune 100 rundown of biggest enterprises in the United States in view of 2013 income Based in Boston, Massachusetts, it utilizes more than 50,000 individuals in more than 900 areas all through the world. As of December 31, 2013, Liberty Mutual Insurance had $121.2 billion in united resources, $102.2 billion in merged liabilities, and $38.5 billion in yearly combined income The organization, established in 1912, offers an extensive variety of protection items and administrations, including individual automobile,homeowners, laborers' remuneration, business numerous risk, business vehicles, general obligation, worldwide claim to fame, bunch incapacity, fire andsurety. 

Freedom Mutual Insurance corporate central station at 175 Berkeley Street, Boston Liberty Mutual Group claims, completely or partially, neighborhood insurance agencies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China including Hong Kong Colombia, Ecuador,India, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Venezuela and Vietnam. In the United States, Liberty Mutual remains a shared companywhere policyholders holding contracts for protection are consideredshareholders in the organization. Be that as it may, Liberty Mutual Group'sbrand typically works as a different substance outside the United States. In different nations, auxiliaries are regularly made in nations where legitimately perceived shared organization advantages can't be delighted in. 

The current CEO is David H. Long. He succeeded his ancestor Edmund (Ted) F. Kelly on June 29, 2011 Ted Kelly was named CEO in 1998 In April 2013, Ted Kelly ventured down from the Board of Directors, as Chairman.

Liberty Mutual, Insurance Companies,

Freedom Mutual Group, all the more normally known by the name of its essential line of business, Liberty Mutual Insurance, is an American enhanced worldwide safety net provider, and the second biggest property and setback back up plan in the United States It positions 76th on the Fortune 100 rundown of biggest enterprises in the United States in view of 2013 income Based in Boston, Massachusetts, it utilizes more than 50,000 individuals in more than 900 areas all through the world. As of December 31, 2013, Liberty Mutual Insurance had $121.2 billion in united resources, $102.2 billion in merged liabilities, and $38.5 billion in yearly combined income The organization, established in 1912, offers an extensive variety of protection items and administrations, including individual automobile,homeowners, laborers' remuneration, business numerous risk, business vehicles, general obligation, worldwide claim to fame, bunch incapacity, fire andsurety. 

Freedom Mutual Insurance corporate central station at 175 Berkeley Street, Boston Liberty Mutual Group claims, completely or partially, neighborhood insurance agencies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China including Hong Kong Colombia, Ecuador,India, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Venezuela and Vietnam. In the United States, Liberty Mutual remains a shared companywhere policyholders holding contracts for protection are consideredshareholders in the organization. Be that as it may, Liberty Mutual Group'sbrand typically works as a different substance outside the United States. In different nations, auxiliaries are regularly made in nations where legitimately perceived shared organization advantages can't be delighted in. 

The current CEO is David H. Long. He succeeded his ancestor Edmund (Ted) F. Kelly on June 29, 2011 Ted Kelly was named CEO in 1998 In April 2013, Ted Kelly ventured down from the Board of Directors, as Chairman.

USA, Insurance Companies,

The United Services Automobile Association USAA is a Texas-based Fortune 500 enhanced monetary administrations gathering of organizations including a Texas Department of Insurance managed corresponding between protection trade and backups offering saving money, contributing, and protection to individuals and families that serve, or served, in the United States military. Toward the end of 2014, there were 10.7 million individuals USAA was established in 1922 by a gathering of U.S. Armed force officers to self-safeguard each other when they were not able to secure accident protection due to the discernment that they, as military officers, were a high hazard bunch USAA has subsequent to extended to offer saving money and protection administrations to over a wide span of time individuals from the Armed Forces, officers and enrolled, and their quick families. 

The organization was one of the pioneers of direct advertising and the majority of its business is led over the Internet or phone utilizing representatives rather than specialists Saving money administrations are given by USAA Federal Savings Bank. The bank was built up on December 30, 1983. As indicated by the FDIC, as of June 2011, USAA held over $43.8 billion in stores with more than 6.3 million records. 

USAA Federal Savings' bank hall situated in San Antonio is its just full-administration managing an account area. Different urban communities, then again, hold monetary focuses, frequently close army installations, which give counsel and help with getting administrations of any sort offered by USAA, notwithstanding opening those records on the web. Restricted administration areas or budgetary focuses can't process stores or withdrawals, other than those directed at USAA ATMs situated at the monetary focuses ATM, notwithstanding teller withdrawals and stores might likewise be made at the bank hall in San Antonio, Texas.

State Farm Insurance

State Farm is a gathering of protection and money related administrations organizations in the United States. In 2014, the organization sold its operations in Canada to Desjardins Group, which is keeping on utilizing the State Farm name The bunch's principle business is State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, a common protection firm that likewise claims the other State Farm organizations. The corporate base camp are in Bloomington, Illinois State Farm is positioned 44th in the 2013 Fortune 500, which records American organizations by income 

This business structure is from State Farm's "Show signs of improvement State" crusade that debuted in June 2011, with an expanded spending plan. Subsequently, State Farm's image mindfulness and positivity has gone up significantly. This crusade concentrates on making amusingness out of deplorable issues that are regularly confronted. These ads then downplay the circumstance by exhibiting that it is so natural to contact an operators and right the issue that has happened. Each of these advertisements takes after a comparable structure. A gathering of one to three individuals end up in a shocking circumstance. Somebody in the gathering will then approach their State Farm operators by singing the jingle "like a decent neighbor, State Farm is there". A State Farm operators will then show up and assist the with gathering out with their issue. There are a couple of ads that go amiss from this structure, yet at the same time take after the same extreme example.

American Automobile Association, Insurance Companies,

The American Automobile Association AAA purported Triple A will be a league of engine clubs all through North America. AAA is a non-benefit part benefit association; with 54 million individuals in the United States and Canada AAA gives administrations to its individuals including roadside help and others. Its national central command are in Heathrow, Florida. The American Automobile Association the AAA or Triple A was established on March 4 1902, in Chicago, Illinois when, in light of an absence of streets and interstates suitable for autos nine engine clubs with an aggregate of 1,500 individuals united together to frame the Triple A. Those individual engine clubs incorporated the Chicago Automobile Club, Automobile Club of America, Automobile Club of New Jersey, and others The Automobile Club of Buffalo joined in 1903. 

Notes 

The Automobile Club of Rhode Island converged with the Bancroft Automobile Club situated in Worcester, Mass in 1987 to frame the AAA South Central New England. AAA Massachusetts in the past the Boston Automobile Club) joined in 1996, and AAA Berkshire County in July 2004 to frame the present AAA Southern New England AAA Merrimack Valley converged with AAA Southern New England in 2011 and started issuing participation cards with the Southern New England club code in February 2012. 

The Cleveland Automobile Club (established in 1900) converged with the Alliance Automobile Club, the Tuscarawas County Automobile Club, and others to shape the Ohio Motorist Association in 1978. The Ohio Motorist Association (situated in Cleveland) converged into AAA East Central on January 1, 2005.

American Family Insurance

American Family Insurance otherwise known as AmFam is a private common organization that spotlights on property, setback and accident protection, additionally offers business protection, life, wellbeing, and mortgage holders scope, and speculation and retirement-arranging items. A Fortune 500 organization, its incomes for 2008 were over $6.7 billion. 

It ought not be mistaken for American Family Home Insurance Company, a backup of Munich Re auxiliary American Modern Insurance Group, Inc., or American Family Life Insurance Company of Columbus. 

Backup

Organizations of the American Family Insurance Group incorporate 

American Family Mutual Insurance Company (AFMIC) 

American Standard Insurance Company (ASIC) 

American Family Life Insurance Company (AFLIC) 

American Family Brokerage, Inc. (AFBI) 

American Family Insurance Company of Ohio (AFICO; Ohio backup, buddy to American Family Mutual Insurance Company) 

American Standard Insurance Company of Ohio (ASICO; Ohio backup; buddy to American Standard Insurance Company of Wisconsin) 

American Family Securities, LLC (AFS) 

Amfam.com Inc.(AMFAM) 

PGC Holdings Corporation General Insurance Com

More is Not Better for My Fitness Life

When it comes to fitness, I am not a believer of the "more is better" philosophy. Sometimes doing more exercise, juicing more, supplementing more, and eating more protein for example can come back to bite you in the butt.  When will people realize getting fit and maintaining a healthy body is a simple process and does not require all the "more" believed to be better?  Focused hour workouts that include a variety of cardio, weight training, and flexibility at least 4-times per week are sufficient.  Throwing in active rest days and having fun are also part of the exercise week and by all means should be enjoyed.  Nutrition is about eating a healthy and wide variety of all the macronutrients: lean proteins, good carbs, and fats.  Food is our fuel, but our body only requires a certain amount and over-consumption of one can actually have adverse health effects, just as eliminating healthy foods can cause nutrient deficiencies.

If I was conducting a consult with a potential new client who currently spent hours per day in the gym to get lean and buffed, my question would be why? This is a perfect example of the "more is better" thinking when it comes to workouts and no wonder burn-out is happening.  Over-use of joints and even muscle breakdown can occur when the body is over-trained.  Over-training syndrome is actually a thing and breaks down our immunities, prevents muscle growth, and puts unwanted stress on our body.  Also, a cycle of exercise addiction may also be at play for those who are caught up in guilt for eating a certain way and psychologically beating themselves up in the gym.

   Food is our medicine and fuel.  The "more is better" mindset rears it's ugly head here as well with people over-juicing to the point of death and permanent kidney damage.  This is no joke and if you have not read my current article on "Juicing Can Be Deadly", take a few minutes for a jaw-dropping read.  Eating healthy is important and essential for a healthy body but when it is taken to extreme is when problems can happen.  Eating too much protein can have negative health effects and put our body into ketosis which means the body does not have sufficient access to its main fuel source, glucose. This can also swing the other direction where too much food is eliminated from daily intake leading to illness due to nutrients the body is lacking.  Take a look at my article on "Orthorexia" and learn about clean eating gone wrong.  DIY fitness diets can pose a problem because of the "more is better" being applied in so many wrong directions and beautiful bodies end up over-supplemented and under-nourished. I put together a recent article on "Self-Made Fitness Diets Can Come with Health Risks" and advisable to check out to ensure you are eating right for your fitness goals.

   

What it comes down to is being healthy but smart about it and stop believing all the "more is better" crap.  I enjoy down to basics, fun and simple workouts maintaining my body without over-working it to the point of burn-out or injury.  I do not fall for exercise gimmicks or workouts fads and I feel the same way about nutrition myths.  If it is too good to be true...guess what? I am a creature of habit so many days I will enjoy similar meals but they include all the macronutrients and I enjoy my treats on occasion.  I am not a girl sitting around eating boiled fish and broccoli all day.  This simply is not living or being realistic.  Sometimes I believe "less is more" and probably live that more true than the other way around, but overall I believe "balance is more" and definitely hold firm to that daily.  

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