Today, the average life expectancy of an American is 76.4 years, and in 2023 over 70,000 Americans reached their 100th birthday. But in the Blue Zones, or regions of the world where people live exceptionally long lives, individuals are ten times more likely to live to 100. These places—specifically the Barbagia region of Sardinia, Italy, Okinawa, Japan, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica; and Icaria, Greece—are packed with centenarians. (Taken From Linked Article) So what is the common...

Forest is an entrepreneur, speaker, and founder/CEO of Camplight and board member of Digital Detox where he leads global initiatives for digital wellness. With a customer base in over 90 countries and a deep passion for improving the relationship society has with technology, Forest travels the world to better understand how technology impacts our lives.  At Camplight, Forest strives to help parents navigate raising kids in the digital age where he works with a team of psychologists to...

Exercise is great for staying in shape and maintaining your health physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. The problem is as we get older we are never sure of the volume, or the intensity of the exercise and we can over or underdue our routine leaving us either exhausted or frustrated. Well take heart in this episode of consistently fit I outline a a short program for you. This works and if you follow it you will be simply fit. This podcast is not a substitute for medical...

The content in this podcast is for informational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice. Please consult your doctor regarding any dietary changes. What to eat, when to eat, and how to eat, all questions that people ask when considering weight loss, longevity, and exercise. This episode of Consistently Fit provides some answers both emperically, and experientially. Take a listen. click on the links for more information. Foods For Longevity Foods To Build...

Don't get me wrong any activity is beneficial organized or not. But when kids come home after dance class and lay in bed and stare at their phone they don't understand that the dance class just wasn't enough. Our children need to understand the benefits of lifelong fitness and movement. Chores are movement, walking to and from school is movement, walking the dog is movement, yard work is movement, and a family walk would be a nice way to disconnect from technology. The problem is we don't...

Are you an Aggressive Optimist? If not, read Jenna's new book, Aggressive Optimism. In her early twenties, Jenna set off for Los Angeles, to make her dreams come true. She even landed a role on the legendary "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" show. Imagine inheriting Buffy's powers! But then, a terrible accident shook her world. She struggled with debilitating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) but learned that asking for help is a sign of strength, just like Buffy asking her friends for...

How long do you want to live? I mean really live. Those that live to numbers like 100 or better don't have a recipe they have a lifestyle. A lifestyle that they have been working on their whole life. Here are just a few things that I gleaned from reading about these centenarians. Oh, I throw in my two cents as well. Truly it's an interesting podcast. While you are listening pick up a copy of my book The Power Of Consistency, it works for this episode. --- Send in a voice message:...

Corporate Executive turned Author, Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Success Coach, Stan Gibson has become a sought after speaker throughout the US for his message that both inspires and engages others to greatness! Stan is a long time corporate real estate executive with over 35 years of leadership with Fortune 500 firms. His ability to mix and communicate strategies on the athletic field and in the business world are timely to all leaders wanting a reset “at home and in the workforce”. Stan and...

A compound exercise engages several different muscle groups to perform a lift or movement. For example, a squat engages the muscles in your glutes, quads, hamstrings, calves and core. Compound exercises are a form of functional strength training, building strength for the motions you perform every day, such as pressing, pushing, lifting and twisting. Listen in as Jim ets you know how to build these functional exercises into your day. --- Send in a voice message:...

Let’s face it. No one likes a confrontation. Often, confrontations come out of the blue, and we can find ourselves in a very uncomfortable position where we need to quickly find the right words to defend ourselves. I’ve been a teacher since 1977, and I have experienced my fair share of unpleasant confrontations with students, parents, teachers, and even administrators. so listen in and I'll give you some tips on how to avoid confrontations with your loved ones, have your own needs met, and...

Well the holidays are here again and we are going to feel that gnawing anxiety in the pit of our stomach when we have to get around those that we don't speak with all year; that would be our parents or even our children. Give yourself an early holiday gift and start the process of reconciliation. You will be glad that you did. You will avoid the problem of being haunted from the grave. Visit The Store --- Send in a voice message:...

Systemic Health is critical for the wellbeing of family, place of employment, politically, schools, and yes the world. Unfortunately many of these systems are not health, but we are going to focus on schools for this podcast. This episode of Consistently Fit is designed to help teachers become their personal best and develop new strategies and an outside the box thinking. The link below will take you to my store where you will be able to purchase the PowerPoint presentation and the lecture...

Well it’s good to have something to do every day for sure but more importantly it’s good to know what you are going to do, how you are going to do it and how long something will take. This is known as setting goals, and with every goal there are objectives. The objectives are the baby steps we take to reach our goals every day. We also have to figure out what we want to do and why we want to do it. That’s purpose. please stay with the podcast to the end as I share some activities for you to...

 We all like to be heard; and some of us like to be heard a bit too much. We can have a tendency to inundate a conversation with our own interests and just love communicating to people how smart we are or how we solved some large scale problem at work. If you happen to be with someone when this is going on it can be sad to watch the expression on the listeners face when they are interrupted or when the speaker almost starts another conversation that is totally off the topic that was being...

 No one has self control. Have you looked at the condition of society? 1 in 4 homes are in foreclosure. I guess we can blame the banks, or can we? Everybody wants something bigger and better. To get bigger and better the money has to be made to get it, unless the bank doesn’t care. But, in the final analysis the decision is made by the buyer. Teenage obesity, diabetes, addiction, alcoholism, is all evidence of the lack of self control in society. And oh, did I mention anger issues and the...

I made the mistake of having a couple of newspapers and other news outletsdeliverer headlines and breaking stories to my inbox daily. I must say I keep in touch with what is going on in the world. The problem is that 90% of it is so negative, sad and at times slanted based upon the political philosophy of the paper or cable network. At times I can get burned out from just reading and listening. Do yourself a favor and read or listen to something inspirational everyday. It beats the doom and...

 Let’s say you have a piece of wood, a nail, and a hammer. Pretend the wood is a person, and the nail is a nasty rumor about that person. If you hammer in the nail, you’re obviously hurting him or her. If you then pull out the nail…well, there’s still a hole in the wood, and the damage has been done.  Rumors and Gossip can cause us to make some really bad decisions and bad choices. The Power Of Consistency --- Send in a voice message:...

For some reason people believe they can multi task. Well guess what; they can’t. Brain research tells us that we can’t focus on more than one task at a time. Think I’m crazy? Well try singing Amazing Grace while the car in front of you is doing 20 miles an hour on a major highway. You see good and evil can’t occupy the same mind, at least not at the same time. All that really happens is we task switch, we just go from one task to another and think we are multi tasking. All that’s really...

Whether we want to believe it or not, as adults, we are significant to others right now. It’s time to realize how much we mean to our children, our spouse, and other friends and family members. How much does it really mean to you to mean that much to another person? It doesn’t matter what you have said or done in the past; a life can be changed with the right words at the right time. Often, we allow our past to dictate how we are going to treat others; don’t let it. Start writing those...

It is important however to do one thing every day, and ifeverybody does one thing a lot will get accomplished. I am not talking about large scale projects I am referring to daily things that need attention. As an example I empty the dishwasher every morning. I know my wife appreciates it, so when she wakes up the kitchen is clean and ready to use. It’s not doing the task; it’s doing it and adopting the task as your own. The issue arises with children when we don’t assign them a task and they...

Let me share an interesting workout with you: Micro Workouts. To be very honest up until recently I never heard of this before. Basically it’s doing 5-10 minutes of exercise throughout the day. Oh, you can do a more general workout say for 30-45 minutes for sure. But often after these long workouts we tend to revel in the fact that our workout is done for the day and rest on our laurels.  My 5 minutes in the morning starts with a short stretch and then 50 air squats and 20 pushups off of the...

Chapter 4; Do Something Nice For Your Spouse, Your Children, Or Your Parents. Don't wait until you feel like doing it, just do it and the good feelings will come. The Power Of Consistency Donate on Patreon --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-burns5/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-burns5/support

 Dianne Kosto Dianne Kosto is a mom on a Mission and a leading expert dedicated to making Neurofeedback accessible to all. For over 14 years the profound impact of her work has brought hope and healing to families struggling with ADHD, impulsivity, anxiety, depression, and many other mental wellness challenges. Dianne has an intimate understanding of the emotional journey that parents face when their children's brainwaves are dysregulated. For over a decade, her son's impulsivity wreaked...

Exercise and diet go together. Jack LaLanne the late fitness guru from the 50’s and 60’s once said thatstaying healthy is 90% diet and 10% exercise if you want to remain healthy. Wecan’t exercise to eat more or reward ourselves with food after exercise. The truth is we can’t out train a bad diet. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-burns5/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-burns5/support