Archive for July, 2008

Legendary coach John Wooden’s philosophy is that doing our best is the most important thing. And because that was the goal, not winning, his UCLA basketball teams did win 10 national championships in 12 years.

This is from a newsletter called “Today is Your Day to Win” newsletter.

For those of you who don’t know who John Wooden is, you should!

One fitness website I frequent is SparkPeople. Lots of content but importantly they’ve got a lot good community. Many people I talk to don’t like to exercise. It’s hard. Its “easier” to sit on the couch, or in a bookstore and read. Going to the gym and exercising requires effort and after a long day at work, sometimes that’s just not going to happen.

This happens to almost everyone and is a very common them. Definitely happens to me. SparkPeople asked their readers to comment on this topic – read what they to say.

“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”

Lou Holtz: Former football coach, author, motivational speaker

This is a great article (from a fitness organization that I belong too) about how processed foods have been linked to weight gain. Here’s a few introductory sentences here:

People who want to lose weight may need to pour that diet soda down the drain. Researchers have laboratory evidence that the widespread use of no-calorie sweeteners may actually make it harder for people to control their intake and body weight.

Please note: All credit for the article goes to IDEA and the articles’ author.