Healthy Forever Fitness Motivation

  Take a Moment - The Gift of Life is in Every Breath If we stop, just for one moment and really look - we can see the delightful pleasures that life brings to us. T hey are always encompassing us every day if we allow ourselves to notice......It is in these moments of deep awareness that we find true happiness. Take a few minutes to stop during your busy day. Inhale and exhale for a few deep breaths and just slow down. Open all your senses, look, listen and just observe. Hone into these sensations and pick up on the things you would otherwise miss. The sounds of nature, of laughter and joy, or simply the feeling of a cool breeze on your skin or the warmth of the sun's rays. These are the joys a few minutes of deep breathing can bring to your day. At the end of your day, take a moment to write down the little things that you noticed and observed when you allowed yourself this short time to 'just breathe' . Do this each day, writing down the positive thoughts and emotions yo

  Travelling the World as a Fitness Instructor My Love of Travel and Fitness Combined into One I consider myself to be a very, very lucky lady. I love travel and I love fitness and I have worked in both for most of my working life. However for the last 20 years plus, I have managed to do both at the same time.  I have worked as a hostess in overseas hotels teaching morning and evening stretch classes (plus walking activities, movement and balance classes etc:) and as a fitness/yoga instructor onboard cruise ships to which I have recently returned home after 3 months away. Is this for everyone? Well maybe not as there are pros and cons for this type of lifestyle. So how do I feel after my last 'spout' away from home? Lets delve into the adventures of the sea and all that accompanies being a fitness professional living and working upon the ocean waves.  What's my Job Role as a Fitness Instructor on a Cruise Ship I am a freelance Class Instructor and I teach classes geared tow