Most folks think the best way to relieve stress is to relax on the sofa, but it may be the the other way around; it seems that movement is the key to obtaining that coveted feeling of well-being!

The healing benefits of regular exercise have been proven. Research has shown that consistent movement can increase health and happiness. In fact, it's likely that if exercise were a drug, it would be one of the most effective prescriptions available. Instead of putting off exercise in favor of your preferred reality show or televised sports game, make your own reality by finding the joy in movement.

As trainers, we're required to instruct our clients that they should consult a doctor before starting an exercise program (and in certain circumstances, this is critical). However, looking at the evidence, it would be advisable to consult an M.D. before positioning yourself on the sofa for addictive sessions with the TV!

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Reshape Your Body and Lose Inches

Non-Invasive Body Sculpting offers Alternative to Invasive Procedures

Did you know that in 2008, $10.3 Billion was spent on cosmetic surgical procedures in the U.S.? Last year alone, almost a quarter of a million men and women had elective surgery for liposuction.*

At what point, however, is cosmetic surgery so invasive that the ramifications are more than someone bargained for?

Through new technology and education. Lipomassage by Endermologie enables individuals to achieve the same goals and image results with non-invasive procedures and less financial impact.

According to Jacquelyn Mills, owner and clinical Aesthetician of Soft Touch Beauty Solutions, “Even those who do their best to maintain a healthy lifestyle find they need something extra to achieve a toned body. Diet and exercise along with Lipomassage help detoxify and release fat from their cells.”

Lipomassage is a total body detoxification that reduces inches and minimizes cellulite. Individuals who have previously undergone liposuction or those who want to avoid an elective surgical procedure can benefit from this multi-session, non-invasive treatment.

Before undergoing Lipomassage, an individual consultation identifies the client’s goals problem areas and expectations. During a Lipomassage session, clients wear specialized body wear for optimal comfort, hygiene and modesty. The clinician starts the procedure by using the Body Streamling Roll to manipulate skin tissue, activating fat cells (adipocytes) and creating fat breakdown and release (lipolysis). This is also known as Roll In Slimming.

Next, during Roll Up Sculpting, the clinician uses different roller rotation speeds to reshape figure flaws, sculpt curves and smooth dimpled appearances. Finally, a rejuvenation process, Roll Out Condition, stimulated the skin, smoothing, softening and toning for youthful resilience.

Clients are advised to plan for a minimum of 12 sessions and a maintenance program. “While some achieve faster and more targeted results then they would from diet and exercise alone in a few as two sessions,” says Mills, “the reality is different people have different body compositions and different goals.”

Soft Touch Beauty Solutions also offers a unique addition to the Lipomassage sessions - an infrared sauna, which accelerates transformation by elimination the toxins released during the slim, sculpt and condition treatments.

Those who have experienced Lipomassage, often describe it is a deep tissue massage. As a Lipomassage machine, the Cellu M6 Keymodule targets fatty deposits for body sculpting. But it’s much more than that. The unit can also treat delicate tissues of the face, neck and décolleté, offering a non-surgical option for facelifts, too.

Soft Touch Beauty Solutions is a full-serve personalized spa. For more information, contact Soft Touch Beauty Solution, located at 4035 East Thousand Oaks Blvd, Suite 115, Westlake Village, at 805-497-7111 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or www.softtouchbeauty.com.

MY WORKOUT WAKE UP CALL Tips:

There are definite advantages to waking up and working out. First of all, we have a greater chance of actually working out before the day's schedule takes over. We will also receive an extra bonus by boosting our metabolisms as the day begins. We’ll think better, feel better and increase our metabolic rates right from the start. And the metabolic lift lasts for several hours!

We've probably all heard it said,"Fail to plan,...plan to fail." Here's a favorite workout success tool:
Keep a journal by your bed. Before you go to sleep at night, write down your workout commitment for the next morning. Plan your exercise program for the next morning; what you will do, when you will do it, and the length of time you'll workout. You can even sign your agreement with yourself, if you’d like. Then close your eyes and see yourself enjoying your workout, feeling proud of yourself! I’ve heard it said that everything happens twice! First, we conceive it, then we achieve it!
Enjoy waking up and working out!

Research shows:  the mindset upon awakening influences one's perspective as the day progresses.

My Wake Up Call^® brings you inspirational motivators to your home each morning to wake you up with positive energy!

Messages are specially structured to enhance awakening uplifted, positively focused and energized!

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I like the gym, but a gym can't compare to nature. Hiking is great with your friends because you can solve problems and improve your cardio health, but did you know that hiking increases brain function?

I didn't know this until hiking yesterday with my buddy, Tony. Tony had heard this on the radio and I had to investigate this a little more.

It’s common sense that walking up and down hills makes your body work more efficiently. It’s less well-known how good it can be for your mental state, says John McKinney, former Los Angeles Times hiking columnist, in this article at Miller-McCune.com.

A study commissioned by the leading British mental health charity MIND, suggests hiking contributes to improved mental and emotional health. Focusing on people affected by depression, researchers from the University of Essex compared the benefits of hiking a trail through the woods, and around a lake in a nature park, to walking in an indoor shopping center. The researchers found that the hikers realized far greater benefits than the mall walkers. In fact, they found that taking a hike in the countryside reduces depression, whereas walking in a shopping center increases depression.

Personally, I find an evening hike starting at 6:00 and ending somewhere around 7:45 to be the perfect cure for my munching witching hour. So what are you waiting for? Start a hiking group! (Or join mine!)

Happy trails!

by Debbie Puente Female Friendship Examiner

Most of us would never think of leaving the house without make-up on. Learning about the long held practices of the cosmetics industry, however, should make you think twice
before you “put your face on”.

As young girls, we watched with adulation as our mothers meticulously applied their favorite shade of lipstick punctuating the process with that perfect blot. Just as her
mother did, we mimic this same behavior to our daughters like an ancient tribal ritual. The thought that we could be poisoning ourselves in the process grabbed our attention
in 2007 when news media sources shocked the public with headlines of lead laden lipstick. 

1 Three years later, a recent report published by Rodale sites that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) still does not consider the toxic metal a safety concern. 

2 The truth is, the FDA neither tests nor determines the safety level of the cosmetics and toiletry industries whose self policing review panel, The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (CTFA) is regulated by legislation that has not been updated since 1938!

3. It is estimated that there are 884 chemicals that are known toxins which are commonly found in hair care products, deodorants, lotions, perfumes and make-up. 

4. Just as warning labels on cigarettes, alcohol and pharmaceuticals are a mainstay, the FDA lacks the ability to alert consumers about the safety of beauty products we lavish ourselves with.  

5 While the beauty industry claims that these chemicals are in such small amounts that they are safe for consumer use, we are only beginning to gather research on the ill effects of the products we use in our daily beauty regimen. 

6.  Did you know that the 35 billion dollar cosmetics industry is one of the nation’s largest and most profitable enterprises and along with the entertainment business was the only segment that not only survived but experienced growth duringThe Great Depression.

7. As consumers tighten their pocketbooks, the industry is looking for even more clever ways to market their goods while keeping an eye on their bottom line. One way they do this is by using cheaper ingredients wrapped in posh packaging. Let’s face it, for most consumers, if it looks pretty and smells good, we buy it!

Want to be a Healthy Recessionista?
Learn what “Skin Deep” the Environmental Working Group’s investigative report has to say about the business of beauty. Review the beauty items that you’re using so that you can
make informed and better choices without compromising your health!

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Dicker, Jessica (October 12, 2007). “Group: Lipsticks Test Positive for Lead; Campaign for Safe Cosmetics reports it found lead in top brands including L’Oreal, Cover Girl and Christian
Dior”. cnnmoney.com

Napolitano, Weona (September 10, 2009). “There’s T Still Lead in Lipstick but the FDA says it is OK”. feelgoodstyle.com.

Gardner, Christian (February 9, 2009). “ I believe that it is time to rally around the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act!”. moregreenmoms.com,

Williams, Rose Marie (February/March 2006). “Make-up’s Ugly Secrets”. Townsend Letter; The Examiner of Alternative Medicine. p. 8.Malken, Stacy (January/February 2009). “Not So Pretty in Pink: Marketing Toxic Make-up to Young Girls”. truthout.orgMalken, Stacy (2007). Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry. New Society Publishers. ISBN# 978-0-86571-574-5.7.
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