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MONDAY MOTIVATION

April 23, 2012 by Marla-Deen Brooks 1 Comment

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It’s Monday and time for a little motivation.  Some days I  have  more energy than others . . . don’t we all?  I can usually pinpoint it to whether I had a decent night’s sleep, ate good stuff or had some junk thrown in, worked out or exercised, or felt beaten down by my boys!  Sometimes I think we just need a little voice in our ear to get us back in the game or back on the wagon.  
Over the weekend I had someone tell me they really needed to get back to exercising.  They said they knew they would feel better, etc.  That got me to thinking about why we often put ourselves on the bottom of the priority list.  Why is it that we will take better care of our homes, our car, our laundry, than we do ourselves?  We make sure we get the beds made, the house clean, the dishes out of the sink before we get to the gym or take a walk.  No one else can put YOU on top of the priority list.  I have a sticky note on my computer that my boys make fun of.  It says, “Don’t just prioritize your schedule – schedule your priorities!”  Take that as my challenge for the week.  Schedule Yourself! The dishes can wait . . .  

Speaking of challenges, how have you been doing on the Seven Day Stretch?  It ends tomorrow!  Finish strong!  I want to hear about it later in the week . . .
If you need a little motivation for stretching, “People who stretched lower body muscles for 30 minutes immediately improved balance by 11 percent afterward, a study in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research reveals.  Loosening up muscles weakens the contraction response, which caused the teeter-totter effect that can lead to a fall, researchers say.”
credit:  Self Magazine, May 2012.

HAVE A GREAT MONDAY!  HOPE YOU ARE MOTIVATED FOR A GREAT WEEK!

Giveaway coming later this week – stay tuned . . . 


What takes away from your energy?  What gives you a boost? 


Filed Under: General Post, Motivation, Stretch

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  1. Steve says

    April 23, 2012 at 12:49 pm

    Keep these blogs coming!

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