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Obesity in
middle age leads to chronic health problems like
cardiovascular disease, diabetes and dementia later in
life. Middle age begins at age 41 and it can be a very
interesting time. The kids are older and maybe even out
of the house. Your career and professional goals are
being met and life may start to slow down a bit. A
slower pace may be nice, but this isn't the time to
decrease your physical activity or start eating to many
unhealthy foods at this time. Check out this week's
article on Preventing middle age weight gain: a hard
job. In fitness
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You need to
determine the reason behind pursuing the sport whether
you are looking to make a career in the field, enter a
competition, make a body for modeling, flaunt it on the
beach or are doing it just for fun. This will help you
set your goals and move ahead. Before beginning anything
you need to have a concrete plan and then execute it.
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Connect with your "Why"
When identifying your vision and goals, it's important to know exactly why you
want to achieve them. If you haven't already done so, sit down and write out
your "Why's". These can be powerful motivators when the chips are down. This is
called the pain/pleasure principle.
Simply put, you link incredible amounts of pain to abandoning focus, and an
incredible amount of pleasure to achieving it. By answering some key questions
linked to your "Why" such as, "What will I miss out on in my life if I don't
achieve this goal?" or "What kind of momentum would I have in my life if I
achieved this goal" can help trigger strong emotions about your goal, and draw
you towards their achievement.
Set goals and change your reaction about potentially not achieving them. It's
okay if you don't achieve your goals! Successful people often miss their target.
The key is getting in motion, creating momentum, and moving ahead.
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"What a man accomplishes in a day depends upon the way
in which he approaches his tasks. When we accept tough
jobs as a challenge to our ability and wade into them
with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen. When we do
our work with a dynamic conquering spirit, we get things
done."
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Spiced Aubergine Salad
Makes: 4 servings.
Ingredients:
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2 small aubergines, sliced
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75ml/ 5 tbsp olive oil
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50ml/ ¼ cup red wine vinager
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2 garlic cloves, crushed
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1 tbsp lemon juice
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½ tsp ground cumin
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½ tsp ground coriander
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½ cucumber, thinly sliced
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2 tomatoes thinly sliced
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30ml/2 tbsp natural yogurt, to serve (optional)
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Salt and ground black pepper
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Chopped flat leaf parsley, to garnish
Direction:
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Preheat the grill. Brush the aubergine slices lightly with some of the oil
and cook under a high heat, turning once, until golden and tender.
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Cut the cooked aubergine slices into quarters.
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Mix together the remaining oil, vinegar, garlic, lemon juice, cumin and
coriander. Season with salt and pepper and mix thoroughly. Add the warm
aubergine, stir well and chill for at least 2 hours.
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Add the cucumber and tomatoes and mix well. Transfer to a serving dish and
spoon the yogurt on top, if using.
Nutritional Information:
Per serving: Energy-148kcals, Protein-1.5g, Fat-14.2g, Saturated fat-2.11g,
Carbohydrate-3.8g, Sugar-3.6g, Fibre (NSP)-1.92g, Calcium-29.7mg.
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Preventing middle age weight gain: a hard job
Middle age begins at age 41 and it can be a very
interesting time. The kids are older and maybe even out
of the house. Your career and professional goals are
being met and life may start to slow down a bit. A
slower pace may be nice, but this isn't the time to
decrease your physical activity or start eating to many
unhealthy foods at this time. Obesity in middle age
leads to chronic health problems like cardiovascular
disease, diabetes and dementia later in life.
There is plenty of research on how to lose weight and
keep it off, but ''there's very little research on
preventing weight gain in the first place," says the
study lead author, I-Min Lee, ScD, an associate
epidemiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and
associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical
School in Boston. Her team addressed this question,
trying to pinpoint the amount of physical activity
needed to prevent weight gain over time, without calorie
restriction, a question that is much debated with little
consensus.
The study results are no surprise to Suzanne Phelan,
PhD, assistant professor of kinesiology at California
Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo and
adjunct assistant professor of research at Brown Medical
School in Providence, R.I., who has researched the
topic. In her recent research, Phelan found that women
who have lost weight and are trying to maintain the loss
may even have to put in a few more minutes a day than do
normal-weight women who are just trying not to gain as
they age.
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