| The LifeBalance Program partners with a wide variety of businesses offering dance instruction and live performances. Whether it's ballet, ballroom, hip-hop or hula, LifeBalance can get you connected to the best resources around.
For a complete listing of LifeBalance Providers that will get you moving, please visit the LifeBalance Dance pages.
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Wellness Window
Keep Your Pets Happy
Taking care of your animal companion is very important for your pet’s well-being. Your pet, in return, will reward you with a life’s worth of companionship and loyalty.
Numerous studies have shown that taking care of our pets improves the spirit and well-being of pet owners as well.
To help save you money while keeping your companion happy, please visit the complete listing of Pet related LifeBalance pages.
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Fitness Facts
Strong to the Core
Your core, as the word suggests, is your very center. It's where all movement in your body originates and where your center of gravity is located. If your core is weak, you're more susceptible to poor posture, lower back pain and muscle injury. Strong core muscles provide the support needed to help prevent these problems. A strong core is important for everyone. So, if you're just starting a workout regime, the core is the place to start. Here are some suggestions for getting the most out of your core workouts. Take a universal approach: Your core is a set of 29 different muscles surrounding your torso (abs, glutes, back muscles). But you don't have to exercise each one individually. Instead save time and look for equipment that gets all of these muscles working together. One idea is balancing on a fitness ball because you focus on using your core muscles for support. Ask a trained professional to recommend the best exercises to maximize your core workout. Go for quality, not quantity: You'll gradually work up to a greater number of repetitions, but a lot of repetitions won't be effective if your execution is wrong. Take it slow at first and learn how to properly perform each exercise with optimal technique. The best exercises are the traditional ones, like crunches and the plank. Give yourself a break: Experts recommend you fit in a core workout three times a week. If your muscles get tired, stop and change exercises. If you find you've overdone it and worked your core muscles to fatigue, wait at least a day between workouts to allow the muscles to recover. The idea is to work hard, work smart and take it easy when you need to.
(Brought to you by Jenny Craig)
To keep track of your fitness progress, please visit the LifeBalance Activity Tracker and Journal.
For a complete listing of fitness clubs, please visit the LifeBalance Fitness Club pages.
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FOOD Facts
Holiday Help
Holiday time is here. Try remembering this short list to help you enjoy the holiday season without busting the calorie bank.
- It's not one meal or choice that gets you into trouble, it's when a few become many so pick and choose when you calorie splurge and when it's just not worth it.
- Plan ahead. A lot of times you know what the menu will be since you've gone to office parties or the homes of friends and family before. Decide what you will and won't allow yourself to have.
- Don't go hungry. Only people with food issues starve all day to be able to go "hog wild." Eat normally, have a broth soup or hot beverage before you leave for the party so you feel in control and then "be in control."
- Don't stand or sit near the buffet. Make your plate and move away.
- Bring a surprise low fat dish to the party so you know there is one thing you can safely have.
- Fill your plate with fruits and veggies and then "top" with the special treat foods.
- Eat slowly and drink water or seltzer to help fill yourself up.
- Limit the alcohol which can blur your sense of fullness and packs on extra calories.
- Make a commitment to exercise on all party days, even add an extra effort to balance the extra calories.
- Don't make it just about the food. It's about seeing friends and family, sharing special moments. Enjoy the upcoming holiday times and appreciate yourself and the people around you. (FoodFit)
To keep track of what you eat and more, visit the LifeBalance Food Tracker & Journal.
For complete a listing of food and nutrition related LifeBalance providers, please visit the LifeBalance Weight Management pages.
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Trivia Contest
Win LifeBalance Gift Certificates
The
randomly drawn correct answer to this trivia question
wins a LifeBalance Member Event gift certificate to
an upcoming event.
Last
month's trivia question, which asked members to identify a photograph of a LifeBalance Vendor was
correctly answered by Brian Patterson. The correct answer was the Seattle Aquarium. Congratulations!
This
month's question is in the form of a photograph from a LifeBalance Vendor in Oregon. Who is this LifeBalance Provider?
To
answer this month's trivia question, simply fill in
the form below.
The
correct answer to this month's question will be revealed
in the next edition of eAction!
Wellness Trivia Contest
Win CNCA Gift Certificates
 The randomly drawn correct answer to this trivia question wins a $10 certificate from LifeBalance Partner CNCA. Remember, LifeBalance members receive special savings from CNCA. Visit the LifeBalance / CNCA page for details.
Last month's trivia question, which asked about Saw Palmetto was correctly answered by Beth Sansoni. The correct answer was All of the Above. Congratulations!
This month's question: What benefit can be derived from Vitamin E?
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Quote of the Month
"Democracy is the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people." – Henry Emerson Fosdick.
LifeBalance Coach
Stop and Smell the Hummus
Do you ever forget that this (the present moment) is it? There will never be another opportunity like the one you have right now this very moment. I am habitually forgetting this small but essential truth, that's why each night at the dinner table my family and I take turns and share one thing we are grateful for. One of the quickest ways I know to connect to your life balance is taking a moment each day for this reflection. There is no time like the present to enjoy the present, so in the tradition of our house, I have to ask, "What are you grateful for?" (Brought to you by Jason
Stein Coaching)
Did You Know?
The Movies
Cinematography is the illusion of movement by the rapid projection of many still photographic pictures on a screen. A product of 19th century scientific endeavor, it has become an industry employing thousands of people and a medium of mass entertainment and communication. No one person invented cinema. However, in 1893 the Edison Company successfully demonstrated the Kinetoscope, which enabled one person at a time to view moving pictures. The first to present projected, moving photographic pictures to a paying audience were the Lumière brothers in 1895. At first, films were very short, sometimes only a few minutes. They were shown at fairgrounds, music halls or anywhere a screen could be set up and a room darkened. Subjects included views of foreign lands, short comedies and events considered newsworthy. The films were accompanied by lecturers, music and a lot of audience participation and although they did not have synchronized dialogue they were not 'silent' as they are sometimes described. By 1914, several national film industries were established. Films got longer and story telling, or narrative, became the dominant form. As more people paid to see movies, the industry that grew around them was prepared to invest more money in their production, distribution and exhibition; large studios were established and special theatres built. By the early 1930s, nearly all feature-length movies were presented with synchronized sound and by the mid-1930s many were in full color too. The advent of sound secured the dominant role of the American industry, and gave rise to the so-called 'Golden Age of Hollywood'. The introduction of television in America prompted a number of technical experiments designed to maintain public interest in cinema through the widescreen experience and movies as we see them today continue to provide much enjoyment.
For a complete listing of cinema related providers, please visit the LifeBalance Movies / Film pages.
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Boone Bridge Books
Featured Title
Each month, Boone Bridge Books features a different title for LifeBalance members. This month's title is:
The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness
Dave Ramsey
The success stories speak for themselves in this book from money maestro Dave Ramsey. Instead of promising the normal dose of quick fixes, Ramsey offers a bold, no-nonsense approach to money matters, providing not only the how-to but also a grounded and uplifting hope for getting out of debt and achieving total financial health.
LifeBalance members save 35% on this title!
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Boone Bridge Books offers members at least 25% savings on all titles (excluding textbooks) ordered from their website.
LifeBalance From Within
Act Out Your Confidence
Want to feel really great about yourself? Want to add some powerful energy to your life today? Then do something that demonstrates your confidence in yourself. Take on a challenging project, knowing full well that you can apply your time, energy, knowledge and effort to it and get it done. Make a commitment to achieve something you've always wanted to achieve, and then take the bold first step toward making it a reality. You can tell yourself and you can tell others that you have confidence in yourself. But the way to really experience the power of that confidence, and the good things it can bring, is to live it with your actions. Put yourself on the line, because you know you can come through with flying colors. The more confidently you act, the more genuine confidence you'll have. Give energy and positive focus to your actions by taking them boldly and confidently. Act out your confidence in yourself, watch that confidence grow even stronger, and enjoy all the magnificent things your focused and committed efforts can bring. (Daily Motivator)
Human Resource
Interview Gaffes
Interview horror stories abound on the Internet, in staffing firms across the nation and live on in the collective memories of corporations, taking on an almost folkloric quality. The basic dynamic of an interview creates tension from the outset, in both the interviewee and interviewer. Gaffes happen on both sides; as in the case of an interviewer who interrupted the interview no less than 13 times to answer her phone, handle inquiries from her staff and even to respond to emails sent to her. It goes without saying that both interviewer and interviewee should silence their phones prior to an interview and pay full attention to the meeting at hand. If interruptions from staff are a concern, an offsite interview at a coffee shop or quiet location is in order. Although, a candidate’s interactions with the rest of the company staff can be telling; as in the case of the candidate who screamed at another driver for accidentally cutting her off while entering the parking lot, only to later discover the other driver was the company president. Professionalism and respect are basic expectations on the part of all interview participants. Both parties should also avoid getting too personal in the initial interview. This tip can be learned from the candidate who indicated he was so interested in the position he had risked violating his parole by crossing state lines to attend the interview. This definitely raised some red flags. Credit where credit is due though - at least he was honest. (Brought to you by Xenium)
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