Archive for February 2012

Optimal Environment Weight Loss Retreats

There is no doubt that weight loss retreats are much more effective when they are located in optimal environments. For many, weight loss is more of a mental challenge than a physical one, and for those people the chance to step away from the home environment and into a new and exciting destination can be quite powerful. The optimal setting will be one in which you can focus on yourself and your weight loss goals.

Guidance is provided during these holidays, with a focus on teaching you how to eat properly so that your body will be nutritionally sound. Physical fitness will also be addressed, as it is an important component to weight loss. Having access to specialists that can help you understand how to lose weight will certainly be beneficial, as there is much to be learned. These same individuals will also help motivate you along the way.

For many, weight loss retreats are a true eye-opener. What you learn while on these holidays can be taken home and applied to your daily life. Though weight loss is considered work by many, when worked on in an optimal setting, it certainly may seem pleasurable as well. Select from beautiful destinations that will allow you to see and experience something new while working to reach your goals. The new you is merely a plane ride away.

Excusemyabs – The Good, Bad & Ugly

All bloggers, but especially fitness and diet bloggers, have to choose what they want to put what they put on their blogs. Take pictures for example. Not all fitness bloggers use personal pictures like Excusemyabs, so use professional stock photos. I don’t know about you but to me, fitness bloggers who use stock photos lose all their credibility.

Excusemyabs focuses on the positive side of fitness, recording certain aspects of the the lives of two guys and sharing with others. Both writers tend to write about the emotional aspect of their fitness journey, sharing the good, the bad and the ugly. They don’t share everything, thank goodness, but enough to make the blog interesting.

Excusemyabs never claims to have a responsibility to their readers and and frankly, I don’t think they care about the messages they may or may not be sending. I find this so refreshing. If I wanted a fitness expert, I would read a different blog. If I want motivation and humor, I read Excusemyabs. Even the name implies that these are normal guys, not fitness gurus. Knowing the distinction between a fitness expert and a fitness blogger is important. If you want medical advice about fitness and your ability to participate in programs, ask your physician. If you want inspiration or motivation, read a fitness blog.