Essential Skills for Manaing ADD - Part 2Written by Jennifer Koretsky
As an adult with ADD and an ADD Coach, I have observed some skills that I believe are essential for successful ADD management. Last month, we looked at essential skill of Practicing Excellent Self-care. This month, let's look at another essential skill: Planning Time to Plan. ADDers often find themselves overwhelmed by everyday life. Sometimes, number of tasks to do at work builds up to point where you find yourself working long hours to just to stay on top of everything. And sometimes chores at home, like dishes, laundry, and bill-paying, become so overwhelming that you end up with piles of stuff in every room. These things are common, and there is a simple way to get it all under control: plan. When you plan to tackle a task, you break it down into simple steps that make it less overwhelming. Here's an example I like to use: closet cleaning. Let's say that you have a closet you want to clean out because it is cluttered and disorganized, and you can't find what you need. There are a number of ways you can approach it. One way is to just dive in. However, chances are that when you open closet door and see what a mess it is, you may become completely overwhelmed, not know where to start, close closet door in disgust, and then go watch TV! You'll probably also feel guilty because you think you should be cleaning closet!
| | The Most Effective Fat Burning And Muscle Building Workout That Takes Just 13 Minutes…Written by Jesse Cannone
Most people who want to burn off some excess pounds and tighten and tone their bodies simply don’t have 2 hours each day to spend in gym performing bodybuilding style workouts that most “fitness experts” recommend. Plus, these workouts consist of exercises and techniques that do not exercise body in way it is normally used so they end up building a somewhat unusable strength. In my opinion, most people, unless their main objective is body building, shouldn’t perform traditional style workouts While I do still believe that machine and free weight strength training is best choice for body building, it is NOT best choice when it comes to general fitness goals like strength, flexibility, endurance, etc. I don’t know about you, but I can barely fit in 15 minutes for exercise let alone 2 hours… and I personally am not interested in muscle size alone (which doesn’t mean strength and usually leaves you stiff and inflexible)! I’m sure your schedule is probably same. The good news though is you don’t have to… you can burn fat, increase flexibility, build unbelievable strength and endurance, reshape your body, and build a level of fitness that is truly functional. I want to share with you a workout that I do personally that delivers a great combination of strength, flexibility, cardio and muscular endurance, and fat burning. WARNING: The following workout will not only surprise you, but it will likely go against everything you ever thought to be true about fitness. Also, it is recommend you consult your physician before beginning any exercise program. Are you ready? Good, here it is: The following exercises should be performed with little or no rest between and you may need to adjust number of repetitions or time depending upon your current fitness level. · Jumping Jacks –1 minute · Bodyweight squat (one-leg squat for advanced) – 15-20 reps · Push-ups (slower reps for advanced) – as many reps as possible
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