Create a slim appearance
- the amazing benefits of good posture and abdominal tone

Most quests for weight-loss are associated with diet and exercise.
These two important aspects are misunderstood and often misrepresented, and a major block for most people to achieve at least moderate weight-loss and moderate levels of fitness. Not everyone likes to exercise, and the thought of giving up the pleasures of eating by following some strict diet is not an attractive option.

Two important yet seldom explored foundations of slimming will help anyone to improve the way they look and feel. Looking and feeling good does not have to involve rigorous dieting and exercise - while we can never get or stay in shape by eating everything in sight and doing nothing to burn our intake of foodstuffs, it is possible to adopt a positive attitude towards mild but effective exercise techniques and lifestyle habits that will result in visible improvement of appearance.

Correct posture and effective breathing creates a more slim, graceful appearance without losing any weight. Holding the body in an upright, lengthened state, the head balanced on a lengthened, slim neck, creates a more lean looking trunk. Toning the abdominal and lower back muscle groups with effective breathing assists gentle but powerful sculpting of these areas. Effective breathing also stimulates the metabolism, thus burning more calories. The wave like motion of full trunk breathing improves the functioning of the digestive system is and al the organs and nerves of the digestive cavaties, thus boosting overall health, creating a good foundation for general health.

Everyday awareness and exercise integration

An improved ease of everyday movement as the result of upright, stress-free body posture and the energy boost of effective breathing creates a vibrant, confident and attractive way of being. The secret of the Five Keys to Well-being techniques is that they are essentially everyday awareness principles maintained throughout the day. The principles of good posture and effective breathing are adopted as the sound basis of all activities; passive or active. Train yourself to integrate uprightness and breathing practices i nto your ordinary activities; sitting upright and relaxed without slouching and breathing a few deep breaths at regular intervals turns hours at work or leisure time into regular, effective practice time. Transform potentially lost minutes of waiting in a line for service, for the kettle to boil or a traffic light to turn green into a opportunity to train, and sit upright and breathe.

A program for health and vitality

Prioritize the gradual optimization of your total health, focus on creating more vitality. Good overall muscle tone, and the stimulation of the all the body functions, especially its hormonal, respiratory and digestive systems, creates the most favourable conditions for it to naturally obtain its ideal weight.

Create a healthy attitude to exercise

Because all physical activity improves weight-loss, and energizes all body functions, stimulating and mobilizing the body with a minute or two of focussed breaths and a few stretches at regular intervals is a great way to develop a positve attitude to exercise. When the positve, feel good energy of deep breathing and increased levels of mobility is experienced first hand a positve attitude to exercise will naturally develop. Those not usually interested in a physical culture will understand that effective breathing and good posture is a humble but sound beginning of a moderate exercise program that suits any body type or level of ability, as anyone, not only athletic types, can get into the habit of moving a little more and a little faster.

A pleasure principle

No exercise or diet program will work for you if you hate it. While you may not instantly love the changes and discipline required to slim or become more healthy, it is imperative that you develop an interest in, an understanding of, and at least take mild pleasure in your exercise routine. When your routine becomes a pleasurable activity that you look forward to everyday, i.e. stretching in the morning before work, or walking the dog at the end of the day, finding ways to feel more attractive, meet like minded people, feeling more vital, managing stress, improve your relationships, you will become motivated in the long term to follow through with your slimming goals. Prove to yourself the unsurpassed joy and satisfaction of being, of living, in a healthy state of body and mind.

Quality exercise

Any exercise program, especially one aimed at slimming, should be based on a universal, common sense, intelligent and body-wise approach. It is vital to understand that it is the quality of the exercise you do that is important, not only the time spent on it, nor your choice of modality. Your exercise should improve your health and vitality help you lose centimetres, not only kilograms as a first proirity. Principles of good posture and breath, combined with deep stretch and mobility exercises will optimize fitness training and weight-loss on any level. There are no short-cuts to high levels of fitness or health, but those looking for great results with a minimum of time should note only take a few minutes of "right exercise", i.e. movement executed with determined, right action, delivers a better result.

A few principles of effective toning and slimming exercise

The Five Keys to Well-being technique will teach you to:

Diet and supplements

The body as a complex collection of systems that require optimal, harmonized functioning for lasting health and vitality. It has been proved over and over that weight-loss through dieting alone has virtually no chance of success. Develop a suitable, individualized diet that has its focus on acquiring greater health. A healthy lifestyle orientation that includes drinking enough water, and use of natural herbal supplements to boost your energies while detoxifying the systems aided by correct diet supported by nutritional supplements, ranging from vitamins to protein powders, should be developed after careful consideration and discrimination.

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Good Posture
Effective Breathing

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Frequently asked questions (Q&A)

Q: Can yoga prevent binge eating?
A: Yoga is extremely helpful for every conditions, yoga is powerful tool to focus the mind and normalise all its physical functions. Do realize that most negative conditions requires long-term solution, not quick fixes. In fact, there are no short cuts to healthy minds, bodies and attitudes.

Q:What kind of practice is good for making the tummy slim and flat?
A: You need to tone the abdominal muscle. Do a few sit-ups if your back is up for it, and especially learn to breathe effectively - correct breathing is an amazing way to tune up tummy muscle. And good posture helps you appear more slim.

Q: I have sluggish metabolism, and find it hard to wake up in the morning. What should I do?
A: Amongst other things, it is important to wake the body up in the morning with a few invigorating breaths, a cup of warm water and two or three deep stretches that will massage the trunk, stimulating its functioning and increase circulation.

Based on the Five Keys to Well-being technique:
Good Posture
Effective Breathing

See the Catalogue and Sales link for Five Keys Books, CD's and DVD's.
Buy full length and full quality downloads at the Being On-line Store.

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