NO EXCUSES!   Many people believe that it is impossible to get fit and remain at a great level of fitness for a lifetime.  There is nothing further from the truth.  The key to doing what needs to be done to make this a possibility is getting control of your mind living a life of intention.

People such as Earnestine Shepherd 74yrs old, and the man off to her left Intended on being fit.  Their extreme levels of fitness at their advanced ages are not accidental.  

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Almonds and other nuts are great and healthy snacks for the individuals on the move.  All of my health conscious an Busy workaholics out there can maintain healthy fit body's while succeeding at what they do.

Incorporate Raw,unsalted Almonds into your diet. During the roasting process that most nuts will undergo salt is added and some of the mineral and nutrients are lost in the process. Although it is said to be a minimal loss in some variety of nuts every little bit of nourishment that you can glean from today's foods counts. When it comes to nutrients in the foods that we consume aim to eat foods that are nutrient dense.  There are already so many snack stuffs that do absolutely nothing for our body nutrient-wise. why take something that is naturally healthy and compromise its qualities for taste, shipping or even visual appeal.  

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This post was inspired by a very good friend of mine. We were talking about why it is that as soon as she feels a sweat coming on she stops exercising and how it hugely contributes to her "Cottage Cheese thighs". Anyway, I would like to preface this by saying that I acknowledge that I am the least likely person to write about black women's hair.  I am bald headed and male... lmao.  The fact of the matter is that many of the people that I Love are black women though and I am all about making sure that everyone can access their best experience of life through fitness and accessing phenomenal health.  So, I felt obligated to address this issue.

One of the greatest deterrents for black woman to go to the gym and exercise until they break a sweat is that their hair will get messed up.  Sounds crazy, but it is very true that moisture can wreak havoc on a black woman's hairstyle transforming it into a big unruly puff of hair.  Because of this fact many woman have become resigned to being either cute and fat or slim, fit and a little crazy about the hair.  According to the American journal of Public Health less than 30% of black women exercise regularly. African American have the absolute highest rate of being overweight and obese in America. In a study at Wake Forest Baptist Medical center 30% of the participants mentioned hair as a deterrent to exercise, there was a woman who was interviewed and she said  Read More