Yourself Fitness Fan Site - A Yourself!Fitness fan site

Well! As you can see, I've been away. But back I am and we're bringing this site back online in a big way!

Midway through my exercise program last September, I fell ill. I contracted H1N1 and was pretty darned sick for quite awhile. So this site fell into disuse. That flu was NASTY! And it took months to recover from the effects. Those who said it was nothing do not know what they are talking about. It made a lot of people sick over a long period of time.

Forward to Spring 2010. Feeling much improved and decided to step back into the exercise world. Of course, my first option was to jump back to Yourself!Fitness and it feels good to be working out.

So here is the deal. I'm making a contract with all of you. I'll stick this out if you offer encouragement or even join me in your journey of exercise. Given the healthcare bill that just "passed", we're on our own to be sure our health is as good as it can be, so why not take charge of your body and improve it as a preventative measure?

My other commitment will be to log exercises in this site in the forum area and to do so regularly. So after each workout, I'll post the results and what I think and carry forward with our push to better health!

I'll post the link here to the forum topic: Jon's Journal

Three back-to-school tips for getting
the entire family fit!

From http://www.examiner.com/x-12739-LA-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Fitness--Health--Better-Grades

The strong link between physical fitness and academic achievement, as reported by eMaxHealth, means that the way your family eats and exercises influences your child’s success at school. But the alarming number of overweight children—one in three, according to KidsHealth—tells us that raising a child with a healthy body weight is getting tougher.

The start of a new school year is a great time to introduce wholesome routines. Besides improving performance in the classroom, the healthy behaviors children learn will help them sustain optimum health as adults.

Carole Carson, the author of From Fat to Fit: Turn Yourself into a Weapon of Mass Reduction, says that parents’ homework is to teach and demonstrate healthy habits so that their children can do well at school. Here are three back-to-school tips for getting FIT:

F = Focus on fun: Fuel your child’s body with a nutritious breakfast. Encourage your child to pack his or her own lunch, choosing from healthy options. Stick smiley faces on the plastic bags containing vegetables or fruit. Replace soft drinks and sports drinks with water or milk. Buy your child’s favorite cereal, and add nuts and raisins to create a special trail mix. If your child eats at the school cafeteria, review the menus and help your child make healthful choices. Keep easy-to-eat fruits (such as bananas and apples) and vegetables (such as baby carrots) handy for after-school snacks.