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5 Tips To Help Achieve Your 2012 Health Goals

If you are anything like me, you ate way too much and are ready for a New Year’s cleanse. Or perhaps you have been wanting to lose some weight, become stronger, have more energy or be free of pain?  If you need any help with your health goals, let me know!

Here are a few tips to get you started toward your health & wellness goals:

TIP #1- Juice
If you own a juicer, now is a perfect time to dust it off and use mother nature to help revitalize you. Try some of my favorites from the Father of Juicing, Jay Kordich, like:

The Body Cleanser

** 2-3 carrots
* 1/2 cucumber
* 1/2 of small-medium beet (you can juice the greens too for added nutrients!)

The Red Roar

* 5 carrots
* 1 apple
* 1/4 beet (with greens if you like)

The Alkaline Special

* 2 carrots
* 1 (3-inch) wedge of red or green cabbage
* 4 stalks of celery

Rosy Rickee

* 1 orange
* 1 (1-inch thick) pineapple round, preferably organic
* 1/2 cup raspberries

These juices help soothe the digestive tract, detoxify and get rid of acid wastes by alkalizing your system.

TIP #2- Take Alkalete™ and PURE™
Try adding Alkalete™ and PURE™ to your daily regime.   Alkalete™ is the most recognized and top performing, patented, pH supplement on the market today. Although Alkalete™ is not a drug and was not designed to treat or cure any diseases, if consumed regularly, it will reduce accumulated acid wastes and assist in buffering acid waste build-up in the body, producing a natural improvement in heath, greater energy and vitality, weight loss, pain reduction and more.
PURE™ is a fantastic proprietary digestive health formula to help you gently cleanse and eliminate stored up toxins to prepare for optimum fat loss and enhanced health. PURE™ contains Ganeden BC30, a patented probiotic strain that can withstand extreme temperatures and the harsh acid in the stomach along with enzymes, milk thistle, dried plum and cranberry.

PURE™ 60 capsule bottle- $45
Alkalete™  60 capsule bottle- $45
Alkalete™  60 packet pouch- $50

Stop by to buy yours today!

TIP #3- Do the 30-Day Fat Burning BetterBody Transformation
Create a better, stronger and healthier body in 2012 with a fat-burning system designed for rapid, safe weight loss.  Most participants experience results in their very first 48 hours & can lose anywhere from 7-15+ pounds in just their first 7 days!
Research has shown that the vast majority of people who attempt to lose weight, fail.  According to a recent study at the University of Florida, fast weight loss is more effective long-term then slow weight loss:
“Losing weight at a fast initial rate leads to great short-term weight reduction, does not result in increased susceptibility to weight regain, and is associated with larger weight losses & overall long-term success in weight management.”
The secret to such fast, effective weight loss is the combination of powerful all-natural products and a proven “food cycling” program that turns your body into a fat-burning machine 24/7.  Watch as you transform into a leaner, stronger, more energetic you with this 30 Day Fat-Burning System.

 

Price: $395 + S/H for 30-Day Transformation Kit

 

Transform today–Call for more info or to order your Kit now!

 

TIP #4- Go For A Walk

According to Dr. Mike Evans, Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, walk 30 minutes a day and your health will thank you.  Don’t worry about how fast you are walking, just go for a walk.  A man I know in the restaurant business bought a bigger venue.  All he did was his job everyday of cooking and managing his restaurant, but now in a place 3x the size of his first restaurant and he lost 40 lbs with in a year.  Nothing else changed except he took more steps in his day.

TIP #5- Take Kinesis Classes
Kinesis moves the whole body–increasing strength, endurance and flexibility–in one 45-minute workout.  You’ll burn 30% more calories than in other exercise classes and develop a strong core.  If you are interested, let me know and I’ll match you with one of the expert instructors at 5focus, the facility where I operate my practice, based on your fitness level. YOUR FIRST CLASS FREE! (Private sessions also available).

 (BONUS TIP – Do #3 & #5 to see the biggest, fastest results! )

I have moved!

Come visit me in my new work home!

5focus is a movement studio and therapeutic wellness center located in South Lake Union. Voted “Seattle’s Best Workout” by CitySearch, they are a leader in the Seattle health and fitness industry.

In addition to the services I offer (rehab, massage, fitness exercises, gait analysis, biomechanics assessments, orthotic therapy, infrared therapy and functional re-training), try one of 5focus’s unique services.

If you want a challenging workout, stop in for a Kinesis Class (first class is FREE!) or for a Personal Training Session.  If you are feeling tense/tight stretch and realign connective tissue to an extent otherwise unattainable when stretching alone with a Fascial Stretch Therapy session.  If you have had some pain trying to add walking or running into your exercise routine try a Chi Running/Walking private or small group session or a half day workshop to learn how to move injury-free for the rest of your life.  And there is nothing like a Yoga class or a Massage to help you start or end your day.

Enjoy a 5focus Specialty Core (Abdominal) Massage or  Soma Neuromuscular Massage, plus with many other massage techniques to serve you- Hot Stone, Swedish, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, Sports Massage, Craniosacral, Manual Lymphatic Drainage or Pregnancy- you’ll be recovering and relaxing in no time.

You can also just stop by, say “Hi!” and have a tour.  I’d love to see you and introduce you to the 5focus team!

The address is 1009 8th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109.  Call 5focus @ 206-631-2818 to schedule your appointment today!

Come experience the difference.

New Year Resolutions Take 2

 

2011- The Year of the Rabbit

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Happy New Year!  Again.

For those who didn’t quite accomplish everything before the ball dropped or for those who may not be happy with the progress they have made toward their New Year Resolutions you have another chance!

This year Chinese New Year falls on February 3rd and presents a great opportunity to wrap up projects from 2010, purge and make room for new activities and the attainment of new goals.

Now is the perfect time to begin-– or restart— working on your 2011 goals toward improved health and wellness!   If you experience any foot, ankle, knee, hip, back or neck pain than you already know how hard it can be to motivate yourself to workout. Here are a few great, effective and safe ways to get on your way to achieving your goals:

*Make sure your feet and body are in balance.  A Computerized Gait Scan can help identify any abnormalities in your feet and a Biomechanical Assessment will ensure your moving with ease.

*Schedule a Fitness Evaluation and Exercise Session and/or Nutrition Assessment and Food Planning to help identify areas in your daily life that could be improved upon so you feel energized, strong and healthy as you address any weight or fitness goals.

* Treat yourselfto a 45 minute Massage AND 15 minutes of Infrared Light Therapy OR 15 minutes of Paraffin Wax Treatment for hands and feet for ONLY  $55! A $45 savings! (Special valid from February 1- March 15, 2011.) Massage and Infrared Light Therapy are great ways to relieve tense, sore muscles and aid in muscle recovery after your work outs, while Paraffin treatments give you a little bit of pampering as it helps soothe achey hands, wrists, ankles and feet.

So get (re)started and if you need a little help with alignment, biomechanics or a program you can stick too that will allow you to move pain-free to reach your goals, let me know!

Here’s to increasing health in 2011! Cheers!

 

New Year, New YOU! Healthy Heart Fitness Package

Many people make New Year resolutions and unfortunately they don’t stick. Usually its because we are too busy or what we are trying to do is too difficult and needs to be cut back slightly so its fun, not torturous, and results are easily noticed.   So if you haven’t had a chance to start working on a new, healthier you, or you started and stopped, now is the perfect time to get back on track!   IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO START!

If you are needing some help getting your heart pumping and increasing your energy, I am offering a Special Fitness Package designed to help you reach your diet and exercise goals in 2010.  It consists of 8- 1 hr sessions tailored to your goals.   Your first 1 hour private session includes a Fitness Assessment that establishes your current health level (body statistics, current eating and exercise habits, any illnesses, injuries, or limitations) and identifies your health goals.  We’ll go over proper body mechanics so to minimize injuries and you’ll get a few key exercises and stretches to get you started.  The second 1 hour session is to check how the program is working for you, make any changes (if needed) and build out your program.  The remaining sessions will focus on expanding on your exercise program, making any necessary dietary changes, and tracking your progress.

Ordinarily these visits costs $80/session (and do if you pay per visit), but with the  2010 Special you can buy 4 session bundles for $240, a savings of 25% off the individual session price.  If you buy one bundle of 8 sessions ($480) your Home Gym Kit–exercise ball, fitness ball, exercise bands and accessories–is FREE!

See you soon!

You can read more about my approach to diet and exercise on my ‘Services’ page under the ‘Fitness and Nutrition’ section.