Challenge

When you go to Christmas I want to give you a challenge, write down everything you eat, and you will most likely change the way you eat because you want it to be a good list of food. Then hang it up some where so everyone can see how you did on your eating during Christmas, because I know that it will be hard, but wait just because there are alot of sweets it doesn't mean you have to eat everyone of them. the way you eat now, and, what you do now effects what you are going to be in the future.

Endorphins

Endorphins are proteins that are similar to opioids. They are made by the endocrine system of many vertebrates. When they are released into the body, they cause a sense of well-being. They also act as analgesics -- that is, they can fight pain. They are sometimes named "natural pain killers". Endorphins were first found in 1970s. The term endorphin is a general name for many opioid-like proteins. (It consists of two parts: endo and orphin; these are short forms of the words endogenous metersorphine which means "a morphin-like substance which is produced by the human body". Basically what they do is they make you feel good when you workout or do some type of heavy labor. You feel motivated to keep going, and it raises your self confidence. I know that every time I finish a workout I feel like a million bucks!

Crossfit

The other day I got a chance to do a free workout at the new Crossfit place in Rockwall, it was pretty cool and I got to meet a couple of people as well. What we did was 21 reps of pull ups, 21 kettlebell swings and, 21 box jumps, then it just repeated down to 15, and then 9. I would say it was alot of cardio, and it felt pretty good. I thought it would be like 24 hr fitness but it was not anything like that, sure it had a couple of squat racks but nothing major, it really had everthing that a regular persons house would have, like a chin up bar, or some free weight. Really what I think Crossfit is trying to do is inspire people, and show them that you can do what ever you want to benefit your health, either at your own place or at a gym, but it is up to you to make the effert.

INFORMATION

If you meet me on Tuesday for the walk, and jog and want to know when and where, call me. obviously you can only go if I know you and have given you my phone#.

TIPS:
If you are on your own walk or jog remember to stretch, Dad and I had a bad experience not stretching before running down a hill. He blew a hammy!!!

Sleep Is Good

This morning I did not wake up until 8:30 because we stayed up so late. But that is ok because with out the proper amount of sleep your muscles will not grow or develope, but if you sleep in to much you start to miss out on the life that you could have lived within those couple more hours that you slept. So sleep is good for you, but not too much. If you have a habit of sleeping in the best thing to do is go to sleep early and wake up early. A good amount of hours I suggest would be from 7-9 hours for a pretty healthy sleep.