Healthy Eating Tip from Smart Workout

Healthy eating would be easy if fresh fruit, lean proteins and green leafy vegetables surrounded us all day.?? But that is not the case for most of us.? Wouldn't it be great if there was a nifty switch that would make us immune to junk food temptations?? Well, there is.? Sort of.

New York City health club owner Elaine Platt finds herself tempted by sweets and treats all the time.? She knows that it is unrealistic to expect herself never to indulge. So she's come up with a way to manage those indulgences in moderation.? And, as part of a Smart Workout all-inclusive Fitness Vacation, she teaches others to do the same.

One Question to Ask Before You Eat

Before you eat the donut or cookie or mound of French fries in front of you, ask yourself this question: Is eating this food a choice or an impulse? Knowing the difference may empower you to make a healthy eating choice.

• Choice: You've made this treat part of your daily food plan.? You know how many calories you'll be consuming and know how to compensate so that your daily calorie count isn't tanked by eating this food.
• Impulse: You have no idea how eating this food will affect your diet, but it looks really good so you've got to have it.

For many people, just knowing that they can make a choice to eat a treat takes away its power.? And being able to decipher between the choice and the impulse helps to puts you back in the driver's seat of your weight loss plan.

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Workout CDs

I am a huge fan of the Shape Fitness Music series. A lot of the CDs in the series feature dance and club hits as well oldies from the 80's and 60's. Each volume is unique and the songs are arranged for working out and cooling down.

1) Shape Fitness Music: Walk Plus 2: Hot Club Hits

This CD is great for walking outdoors or using a treadmill. The songs average about 136 to 138 beats per minutes. Many well known tracks are found on this title such as "Beautiful Life" and "Mr. Vain", both huge dance hits from the 90's.

2) Shape Fitness Music Walk 3: High Energy Hits

This title features a lot of club and dance hits from the 90's as well as some old school tracks like "New Attitude" from Patti Labelle, a Blondie remix, and "Rock Steady". This CD effectively increases the BPM so you can progress to walk-running and then decreases it for a cool down at the end. The songs are also appropriate for jogging.

3) Shape Fitness Music: Cardio 4 Global Dance Hits

This CD says "cardio" in the title rather than walking, but that doesn't mean it's not just right for walking or treadmill use. It's also great for jogging. The songs on here are quite a bit faster than the tunes on the "Walking" titles.

4) Shape Fitness Music Walk 1: '60s Hits

The songs on this one are a little shorter than the other discs (some of them are truncated). You get more than 20 songs on this one -- instead of the usual 10 to 12 -- with great oldies like “California Girls" and “Backfield in Motion”. The tempo of these songs is somewhat slower than the other titles.

5) Shape Fitness Music: 80’s Modern Rock

I'll bet a lot of your favorite songs from the 80’s are on this disc -- mine are! These songs are a bit faster than the 80’s/90’s mix CD; all are upbeat and catchy. Your workout will be a breeze listening to this one!

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