True Fitness Dec 08 Newsletter

CHRISTMAS & FITNESS

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With the New Year rapidly approaching, it is the time when people generally start to think about resolutions for the upcoming year. Start today and get a head start on those resolutions. A healthy lifestyle is clearly a balance lifestyle. December is undeniably a time for love, joy, giving and sharing. But, let’s not forget our health.

Remember: We can enjoy more Christmases if we stay healthy and fit.

All the best for the Christmas season to you and your families.

With Love,

Lorraine Kan

HOUSEKEEPING Do not seat along the pathway outside studio 2 of JAYA 33 club as it obstruct traffic. Also, we appreciate if instructors do not wear competitor’s apparel/accessories in True Fitness

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Date: 14 November 2008 Venue: Jaya 33

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Date: 19 November 2008 Venue: Pavilion Club

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Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without turkey, lamb, lobster, prawns…. the occasional glass of alcohol and all the chocolates you can eat. Wo…Yum Yum… But…WAIT it can be a trap for too many of us trying to be fit. All of our good intentions to lose weight and keep fit get trashed on special occasions like Christmas. Curling up in bed seems more attractive than exercise. But do you want to go on feeling like that until the New Year? Do those mouth watering cakes provide just too much temptation? Then here is some advice that you may take:

Create A Plan to Avert the Bulge in you The ugliest part of having a food hangover is the feeling of being helpless, feeling that you have lost control. So before you start, REMEMBER!!! You are in control of what you put in your mouth. Take control before you have given it up! Visualize yourself eating slowly, taking small portions, enjoying the food more and eating less. Give yourself 10-20 minutes to write down how good you will feel when you eat in moderation, as compared with how disgusting it feels after you have over indulged. Write down how you want to feel. For example, you want to feel energetic, not dazed; confident and look good, not embarrassed by your body. List what you have been eating and consider your plan for moderation. Create an exercise plan for those challenging days.

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Don't Let the Lapse Become a Collapse! When tempted, think twice before you bite. It might seem perfectly reasonable to finish off those leftover foods, but one mistake leads to another, then another and, before you know it, you are in full-blown.

Remember, emotions can be powerful eating triggers, perhaps more so than real hunger. And it's sometimes hard to tell which is which. If you're craving more sweets or quantities of food, take a 10-minute timeout to study your feelings. Go to the store, go for a walk, go into a different room. If emotions are fuelling your hunger, try a healthy alternative like a brisk walk first. Chances are it will alter your mood and you won't want to eat or drink.

Work Out, But don't overdo it! Think of exercise as a tension reducer that makes you happy. To burn off the excess calories provided by just one piece of Christmas dessert, it can take days of running, swimming or frantic aerobics. But you don't have to burn it all off at once - that kind of thinking sets you up to fail. You should definitely exercise, but don't punish yourself.

Drink Water! Keep drinking water all throughout the day. And then another glass. Water is a natural diuretic and thus a fantastic way to wash away toxins and prevent fluid retention. You could start by drinking warm water with lemon. Warm water is less shocking to your system and the citric acid jumpstarts your digestion.

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Burn Calories by Napping! Sleep is a secret ingredient in the battle to loose weight. Bad sleep increases stress hormones in the body. This makes blood sugars fluctuate even more wildly; leaving you hungry and wanting more comfort food!!. A 15-minute nap or quiet rest could do more good than the punitive exercise you were planning.

Create Your Plan You can lose more weight, by planning in advance. The more you plan ahead, the easier it will be to stick to a healthy routine. Advance planning is far more effective that repairing damage afterwards. Good luck. Remember to enjoy the Holidays. Remember, the more you take control, the more you will enjoy the season celebrations!

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"Eat Right 4 Your Type" - Blood Type Diet Blood type is the key that unlocks the door to the mysteries of health, disease, longevity, physical vitality and emotional strength. Blood type determines your susceptibility to illness, which foods you should eat and how you should exercise. It is a factor in your energy levels, the efficiency with which you burn calories, your emotional response to stress and perhaps even your personality. The connection between blood type and diet may sound radical, but it is not. There had to be a reason why there were so many paradoxes in dietary studies and disease survival. There also had to be an explanation for why some people were able to lose weight on particular diets, while others were not; why some people retained vitality late into life, while others deteriorated mentally and physically. The understanding of blood type takes the science of genetics one step further by stating that every human being is utterly unique. There is no right or wrong lifestyle or diet; there are only right or wrong choices to be made based on our individual genetic codes. If you follow your Blood Type Plan regime carefully, you can: Avoid many common viruses and infections. Lose weight, as your body rids itself of toxins and fats. Fight back against life-threatening diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and liver failure. Avoid many of the factors that cause rapid cell deterioration, thus slowing down the ageing process.

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SUMMARY The concept to "Eat Right For Your Type" - or "Blood Type Diet " is based on research conducted by Peter D'Adamo, ND, who claims that people fare better including with weight management when tailoring their diet to their specific blood types. He advises:

Type A types

- Should basically stick to fruits and vegetables (high carbs / low fat). - They have thicker blood than other blood types, a sensitive immune system, and should not consume dairy products, animal fats and meats. - They are at a heightened risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer.

Type B types

- Should consume a balanced diet (fruits and vegetables, grains, fish, dairy, meat, but avoid chicken). - They have the best chance of bypassing or overcoming everyday types of diseases, including heart disease and cancer.

Type AB types

- should consume mostly vegetarian diet, and only on rare occasions some fish, meat (no chicken), and dairy

Type O types

- should basically stick to a high protein diet (including red meat), low carbs, and enriched with fruits and vegetables. - They should limit the intake of wheat germ, whole wheat products, corn, and avoid dairy products and most nuts. - Type O types are commonly affected with hypothyroidism, high stomach acid (leading to ulcers), and thinner blood with greater resistance to blood clotting.

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It’s a Chinese custom that the groom (Eng Guan) and their friends to go through any games under the sun prepared specially by the bride and her friends. Here are some funny pictures:

Enjoy! Alex C has good grape plucking skills…

Su-Yee helped with the Coke….but that’s Alex C favourite

Alex L took a huge bite on the wasabi bread and he said “no feel oso!!”

On the other hand…Jack is on fire…look at de green stuff in his mouth. “Aw..HOT”

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Eng Guan and Gigi wedding dinner at Eastin Hotel grand ballroom

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