physical well being – Turning Force Coaching

September 17, 2015February 6, 2016

Physical Life Area – Sleep

bighorn sheep banff canada — **‘Sleep Soundly’**

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Have you ever wondered why people start their day with a comment on how they slept the night before? “You will not believe the dream I had”, “I did not sleep a wink”, “I slept like a baby”, “Why are you so chirpy this morning?”, “I got sea sick from your tossing and turning in bed”, “I was dead to the world”, “The roar of your snoring kept me up”, “A kingdom for a good night’s sleep!” It is all with good reason.

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August 18, 2015January 20, 2018

Physical Life Area – Nutrition

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Many people start off sheepishly with, “Oh, I think I eat fairly well.” Pause. “Come to think of it, I tend to snack on junk food more often than I should.” And so the story unfolds of the eating habits of more of us than we’d like to admit. Food tends to be a very sensitive topic that people are less forthcoming about than even let’s say personal hygiene. Who wants to announce how many blue chips were quickly devoured on the way out the door, or the Snicker’s bar that was smoothly purchased at the gas station?

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July 13, 2015February 6, 2016

Physical Life Area – Exercise

I asked a woman in her 20’s what exercise meant to her. She quickly fired off the obvious medical benefits of physical exercise, then added, “Improve endurance, strength, health and speed,” before pausing, grinning broadly and declaring, “And it’s fun!” She identified activities that are truly enjoyable to her and quickly realized she could engage in these more often than previously imagined. That is the crux of it: figuring out the meaning of physical exercise for each of us. In the flash of an eye it becomes much more attractive to us, ergo, more achievable. We are motivated to engage in physical exercise once we acknowledge its value to us, personally.

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