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The Power of Health and Happiness

The Power of Health and Happiness. Pilar Gerasimo Editor in Chief , Experience Life Magazine Senior VP, Education, Life Time Fitness. Where does personal power come from?. Renewable power sources. 3 . Reasons. 1) Without optimal health and vitality, everything else becomes tougher.

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The Power of Health and Happiness

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  1. The Power of Health and Happiness • PilarGerasimoEditor in Chief, Experience Life Magazine • Senior VP, Education, Life Time Fitness

  2. Where does personal power come from?

  3. Renewable power sources

  4. 3 Reasons

  5. 1) Without optimal health and vitality,everything else becomes tougher.

  6. 2) Day-to-day opportunities for reflection, action, feedback.

  7. 3) Whatever is interfering with your health and fitness are the same things holding you back in other areas.

  8. Like what?

  9. Like … • Weak or unclear boundaries • Accepting status-quo as normal • Making self a low priority • Low self-esteem/self-image • Willingness to face fears/discomfort/ask for help • Fear of achieving full potential • Resistance to leaving comfort zone • Not knowing/acknowledging true desires • Inability to direct focus, pursue goals

  10. How do you change THAT stuff?

  11. Daily awareness, daily choices …

  12. Where my learning path took me …

  13. The landscape of personal change …

  14. Most of us have changes we’d like to make … . Woo hoo! I’m going to change my life!

  15. …and challenges we’d like to overcome. . Uh oh! I’m gonna need to do some work! BIG HILL

  16. Cycle of Personal Change Assessment What is calling? What next? Follow-ThroughAdjustments required? How can I get the support or info I need to keep going? CommitmentWhat am I ready and willing to do about it? FeedbackHave I taken action? Am I running into trouble? Do I need help?

  17. It starts with a vision …and the goals that will take you there.

  18. And it never stops.

  19. Mystory …

  20. My (earth)mother …

  21. Two friends with a dream…

  22. Ah, 1970 …

  23. Our hippy commune

  24. No help at all …

  25. A new breed of healthy-livingmagazine was born …

  26. And then the real work began …

  27. My cautionary tale(s) • Taking it on the chin … and the foot

  28. My top health tip …

  29. Notice and respect your natural rhythms.

  30. The Ultradian Performance Rhythm Top Performance Top Performance Stress Stress Arousal Activity Level Ultradian Healing Response Ultradian Healing Response 90 Minutes 20 Minutes 90 Minutes 20 Minutes Adapted from Rossi, E.L.: The 20 Minute Break. Tarcher-Putnam, New York, 1991 p. 12

  31. What happens during “downtime” • Neurological sorting/filing • Restoration of mental focus, thinking capacity • Creative connections and “aha” moments • Energy (ATP) generation and blood-sugar/insulin balancing • Cellular repair, healing, anti-inflammatory action • Detoxification of metabolic waste • Immune boosting • Endocrine rebalancing (stress and sex hormones) • Mood regulation • Pleasure/receptivity and pro-social triggers … and more

  32. What do we value instead? • Unadulterated, constant productivity • Long-suffering endurance • Busier-than-thou relating AM PM

  33. Result: Stress • Systemic effects • Biochemical • Neurological • Genetic • Structural/skeletal • Mental • Emotional • Spiritual

  34. Signs of excess stress • Disrupted daily patterns (food, sleep, bathroom habits) • Skin, digestive ailments • Irritability, depressed mood • Impaired memory, “scatter-brained” thinking • Weight gain or loss, cravings or loss of appetite • Fatigue, headache, muscle tension • Hormonal imbalance, hair loss, night sweats • Loss of sex drive • Frequent colds or flu • Feeling overwhelmed vs. excited, energized

  35. Things we do to cope • Fuel with sugar, carbs, caffeine • Rush meals • Work harder, longer • Skip workouts and yoga classes • Sleep less • Spend less time with family, friends • Watch TV to “tune out” • Self-medicate to relax • Take pharmaceutical drugs to deal with symptoms

  36. Scary statistic:85-90%(percent of doctors’ office visits thought to be at least in part attributable to stress) Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  37. More scary statistics • More than two-thirds of the U.S. population overweight • Only about 30 percent of Americans report getting any kind of regular exercise • One in two adult Americans suffers a chronic illness • More than half of U.S. adults on one or more prescription drugs • Percentage of U.S. children with chronic health conditions has nearly quadrupled in the past 40 years • 1 in 2 men, 1 in 3 women, will be diagnosed with cancer

  38. Embracing a better alternative …

  39. “101 Revolutionary Ways to Be Healthy” • Mobile app • Interactive Web feature • Poster • Printed • Downloadable

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