Go for It!

    Life is short.  Life is sweet.   Life is what you make it and how you live your life is up to you.  Personally, regret is the one thing I don't want to have when I'm 84 and I'm looking back at my life.  As a result, I decided to go for it this past week and went to a casting call for fitness models at the National Academy of Sports Medicine in Calabasas, California!

    Yes, I'm six feet tall.  Yes, I keep my body lean through proper exercise and a good diet.  And yes, I'm 40 years old but somewhere in the back of my mind, I had this crazy "fitness model" aspiration.  When I heard Dax Moy speak about 100 goals in 100 days, I must have subconsciously put this dream in my head.  When the email announcement hit my inbox, I went for it!  

    What is in your closet?  What crazy aspiration do you have?  Pick one, and GO FOR IT!  (Be safe and within reason, of course!).  Your life is ultimately the result of your decisions.  The quality of your life is directly related the quality of those choices.   If you choose to invest in your health and begin a consistent stretching and strengthening routine led by a qualified fitness professional, your body will make improvements and you will improve the quality of your daily life.  

    "The Secret" to life is summed up as the law of attraction.  If you think positive, you attract positive.  Likewise, if you dwell on the negative, (guess what), you will attract negative people and processes.  And no one wants negative events in life so when you think about preventing a fall, focus your energy on enhancing your balance skills, improving your flexibility, increasing your strength, and building your endurance.  Fall prevention is thinking positively about a negative.  (Wow, we've got the constellations buzzing on that, huh?!)

    Each day, you are getting stronger and more flexible in order to remain balanced.  Total body balance is healthy.  Your body thrives in proper alignment and a thriving, balanced body can react to life's imbalances.    Think positive prevention.  Think about the benefits of the exercises and movements you are doing.  Think about how you want to live your life and go for it!!!

    Start moving that body today.  Move that body everyday.  Start slow and progress gradually.   Your body is adapting to these new demands.  Think strong, think balance, think "I'm giving this my best effort" and GO FOR IT.

    Nothing to lose but fear.  Nothing to gain but a better quality of life through physical movement.   Take 5 to Exercise each day.

    Did I have the look they wanted?  I don't think so but hey, I tried.  I gave it my best so I'm asking you to give prevention your best.  Your best is all you can do and guess what?  You do it well.

Glory to God.

Your balance enhancement specialist

Fall Prevention Education

The Davis Senior Center in downtown Davis, California is an active hub in the agricultural town.  The seniors not only have a welcomed, home-town staff but a wide variety of educational presentations to attend.   As  I walked into the center to give a Take 5 to Exercise Fall Prevention workshop with the Area 4 Agency on Aging, I couldn't help but notice there were 4 rooms with 4 different lectures going on.

The group of seniors who attended our 2-prong approach to Fall Prevention:  Exercise and Medication management, were well educated about their health and how to reduce their risk of a fall.   They enjoyed our presentations and gave us some valuable feedback.  I appreciate talking with people who are taking responsibility for their well-being by increasing their knowledge of current health issues as well as what preventative measures they can do to reduce future disability.

Unfortunately, there is no escaping old age.  We can minimize the effects of aging cosmetically but our bodies are getting older and thus, we face new limitations.  And that's ok.  It's time to learn as much as you can about your body, respect your limitations, and keep on keeping on!  Life is a blessing, no matter how tough it gets.  

        That's why I want to teach, share, and demonstrate preventative exercises that reduce the risk of an unnecessary, and potentially life altering, fall.   I designed and produced  Take 5 to Exercise, a 5-day series of seated exercise routines, that focus on what the National Academy of Sports Medicine and the American Senior Fitness Association recognize as the 4 essential components of an effective Fall Prevention exercise program:  flexibility, strength, balance and endurance. 

     I invite you to visit my site, www.take5toexercise.com to view sample clips.  The dvds will be for sale online SOON, so please take a look, bookmark the page and remember to Take 5 to Exercise everyday. 

Dedicated to enhancing your total body balance, 

The Fall Prevention Lady