Feeling a little silly today and thought we could all use a good laugh. Hope this brings a smile to your face this Tuesday morning and every other time you watch. Gets better with age.

Oh, and good luck getting the "Hot Pockets" jingle out of your head. Have a fun day!

We all have a Story. How does your Story read? Would your Story be a comedy, a drama, an adventure, a thriller? Each morning you have the opportunity to create a new page or chapter, make it good and worth reading.

Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open. ~ Thomas Dewyer

Get Over Anything

Don't let the mental hurdles standing between you and the body you want block your progress. To steer around any slim-down speed bumps, follow these simple secrets for rebooting your mood and workout.

YOU THINK: "Classes like spinning seem too intense for me."

Usually, we are afraid of the unknown, " Petrie says, so testing the waters first will eventually allow you to dive in. Observe a class from the warm-up and beyond rather than peek in at the midpoint, when the action is sweatiest and most intimidating.

RETHINK: GO AT YOUR OWN PACE "The greatest thing about Spinning is that you control your experience, " says instructor Kimberly Fowler, founder of YAS Fitness Centers in California. "If the instructor tells you to turn up the resistance go to where you feel you can keep up; then, if you get tired, lower it. (Psst! Those classmates who look like Lance Armstrong are probably doing the same.)

In any group exercise class, your main goal is to get the hang of it, so aim for form over speed.

DON'T STOP!!
taken from Fitness magazine June 2010

Machines are not living things. So why should we take it so personally when one fails to function properly? Next time you're annoyed by malfunction, count to 10, calm yourself, and rejoice in you superiority to that machine: you are flesh and blood, able to enjoy life's blessing. And you're mature enough not to be rattles by inanimate objects. ~ 1001 Ways to Live in the Moment ~Barbara Ann Kigfer

Boy, is this a hard one when class starts in 10 minutes and my MP3 won't function. I can feel the anxiety and it can easily take over. Some of you have witnessed such stress. Ahh! How do we let it go when these plastic based machines really disturb us? We are so dependent on our phones, computers, cars, games to help us in our day. Help us yes, but it is not until they flake out that we realize just how much we depend on them. For me this is a scary realization. My music, my driving force behind my spin classes and the minutes before class, the screen freezes. I think it is just a weird reality check to see how we handle stressors that are far out of our control. Choose to be calm, work through it and know everything will be just fine.

School's out for the Summer!

Wow, what a fast school year. Relaxing days at the beach, swimming with friends, late afternoon cookouts, family vacations! What are your plans for the summer? Be safe, enjoy not being on such a schedule.

Now, how many days before the kids say "I'm bored?"

Traditional wisdom holds that a habit takes three days to form and three weeks to break. This sounds about right. You may have an iron will, and be brilliantly successful in resisting the temptation to lapse-but you must be patient as well as resolved. Stay strong and alert, and keep your weapons at the ready, until the monster is beaten. ~ 1,001 Ways to Live in the Moment by Barbara Ann Kipfer

I remember this from when I was trying to the the kids to sleep throughout the night. After three long, dreadful nights of practicing tough love and letting the children cry it out, the habit of waking up was broken and restful sleep finally arrived.

It's the same with exercise or eating well. Three days of feeling the sweat, three times forcing yourself to get back on that small saddle and three days of eating clean, you will want and crave these sensations more and more. We all know how hard it is to get back after vacation or just missing a couple days of our routine. There is no easy way get back into your healthy lifestyle, you just have to make the commitment to yourself and do it!

Three classes, that's all it will take. Make Sol Pedal a habit - a healthy habit!