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Get actionable encouragements to lose belly fat, build muscle: Longevity-focused weight loss and life-giving habits
How to break the "bad" habit that is sabotaging your
by Jihane Farrell Hi Reader Welcome back to 1UP, my weekly newsletter where I share all things health and mindsets to help you get stronger, feel younger and live longer. Sabotaging patterns We all have bad habits. What started as a way to cope may have become a pattern. And we often times find ourselves in our 40s with some of these patterns that are actively sabotaging our health and weight goals. We eat our emotions. We "need" a drink to handle an unexpected event. We stay up scrolling on...
The problem with diet and why they are so damaging
by Jihane Farrell Hi Reader Welcome back to 1UP, my weekly newsletter where I share all things health and mindsets to help you get stronger, feel younger and live longer. Damage control Are you a lifetime dieter Reader? How many times have I heard "I've tried every diet under the sun?" This breaks my heart. Meeting people who have been concerned with their weight for most of their lives and have gone from diet to diet. First of all, let me tell you that there is another way. The other way is...
Could this be the solution to emotional eating?
by Jihane Farrell Hi Reader Welcome back to 1UP, my weekly newsletter where I share all things health and mindsets to help you get stronger, feel younger and live longer. Fixing the habit or feeling the thing? I have never been an emotional eater. But my go-to was alcohol. When I was sad, I would try to find happiness in a bottle. When I was lonely, I'd go to the bar for the illusion of being around others. When I had something to celebrate, how else but with drinks? When I felt insecure...
I asked AI to show me the future, here's a picture
by Jihane Farrell Hi Reader Welcome back to 1UP, my weekly newsletter where I share all things health and mindsets to help you get stronger, feel younger and live longer. At the fork in the road I see our 40s as a fork in the road. This is a time when we are facing 2 paths for our health. Path A: follow the average Path B: be intentional and create a lifestyle that supports greater health I asked ChatGPT to draw me a picture of a man in his 40s with average health. Then I asked to see the...
Your body, your edge. Five ways your muscle-to-fat ratio help you win big in life, from the boardroom to the bedroom.
by Jihane Farrell Hi Reader Welcome back to 1UP, my weekly newsletter where I share all things health and mindsets to help you get stronger, feel younger and live longer. Oh Lord won't you buy me a mercedes benz Do you remember how it felt to upgrade from your first, clunky car, to a brand new model with all the most recent features (from cruise control. Bluetooth connectivity, to back up camera)? Do you remember to what happened when you finally got that high-end car? Suddenly, driving...
Exausted and out of breath? Measuring and improving this metric gives me more energy than moms 10 years younger than me
by Jihane Farrell Hi Reader Welcome back to 1UP, my weekly newsletter where I share all things health and mindsets to help you get stronger, feel younger and live longer. It's not because you're getting older Back when I was training for the Ride to Conquer Cancer, fundraising to get to the starting line of a 200 km bike ride in Southern Alberta, I started pretty weak. I was still smoking at the time. Biking in the river valley, I'd be off my bike half way through the hills without fails.I...
Are you looking at the right numbers for your health?
by Jihane Farrell Hi Reader Welcome back to 1UP, my weekly newsletter where I share all things health and mindsets to help you get stronger, feel younger and live longer. The triple D Data-driven decisions. Powerful. With data, we make better decisions, reducing uncertainty and increasing confidence. With data, planning becomes so much more strategic. That is true of our health, just as much as our businesses or finances. But not all number matter, or lead to the desired outcome. I don't want...
What about the "mom bod"? Loving our bodies does not mean we should expect less of ourselves
by Jihane Farrell Hi Reader Welcome back to 1UP, my weekly newsletter where I share all things health and mindsets to help you get stronger, feel younger and live longer. Body acceptance and body expectation Ladies, we are not off the hook. Growing babies, giving birth and caring for children is the most beautiful experience I've ever had. If somebody had taken the time to have a real deep conversation with me in my 20s, to share how being a mom is such a high calling, the most certain way to...
The dadbod: Endearing and huggable? Or deadly masquerading as a Teddy Bear
by Jihane Farrell Hi Reader Welcome back to 1UP, my weekly newsletter where I share all things health and mindsets to help you get stronger, feel younger and live longer. I am talking about the dadbod... Maybe it's because the movie industry floods us with images of beautiful people, whose physiques and faces seem unattainable, that there seems to be a wide acceptance, and even a preference (?), for squishy men, belly hanging over a bathing suit that can't find where to sit exactly, rocking...
It's official 🚀 - Permission to binge
The 40s Fitness Reset podcast is officially launched! Hi Reader, just want to let you know that I have released the first 3 episodes of the 40s Fitness Reset podcast. Episode 1: My story, How longevity lifestyles brought me back to life after burnout and why I levelled up to get a lean body Episode 2: The top 5 drivers of belly fat Episode 3: This myth is keeping you from losing belly fat + 3 solutions to see results I am so thrilled, and a little scared at the same time. But isn't everything...
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