But as you know, death comes for everyone eventually. If you’re like most people, you accept that and don’t try to do too much research to learn more.

Besides, people know they should exercise more and eat less yet most people are constantly eating fast food and watching Netflix instead of exercising.

But what if there was a way to put your old beliefs aside and learn how to stop yourself from getting older?

The Science of Cells That Never Get Old

So can you really stop aging? Yes and no, according to expert biologist Elizabeth Blackburn. She talks more about it in her epic TED Talk, “The science of cells that never get old.”

The talk gets very in-depth on the science of aging and stress. It’s a bit complicated so here’s a quick summary if you don’t have time for the 20-minute video.

Elizabeth studied the DNA known as chromosomes, specifically telomeres. At the end of the chromosome are known as telomeres.

• In her research, she found that chromosome wear and tear is inevitable in the duplication process of cells. But she found that some cells called Tetrahymena never get old and die like the others.
• She found that stress was the biggest indicator of the shortening of these chromosomes.
• Main point → More stress, equals more destruction of chromosomes which means the quicker you’ll meet the grim reaper.

Again this is very simplified but it shows the power of stress on your body. And most people live in a common state of stress all the time. Even little worries like getting mad at traffic or frustrated with people on social media is a stress.

The key to a long and healthy life is one with less stress. Here’s how you can do it.

Reduce Stress in Your Life

The study found that there most people deal with stress in two ways. The first gets upset, thinks negatively, and sees stress as a threat. The second group of people see a stressful situation as a challenge and actually get energy from it. Instead of getting mad or angry they get energized to find a solution.

To act more like the second group you need to have the right habits and routines to set yourself up for success. Use these tricks to stay prepared for inevitable stressful situations.

• Exercise: Spend at least 30 minutes per day exercising. This will help keep cortisol levels low and stay energized.
• Eat Healthy Foods: High fat, high carb foot will rob you of energy and make it hard for your body to process everything. Try and meal prep to avoid the temptation of cheap and easy to access fast food.
• Disconnect from Social Media: Those social media arguments and political debates aren’t helping your stress and anxiety levels. Minimize social media to minimize unnecessary stress in your life.
• Meditate: Disconnect from the world with meditation.

on a regular basis. I promise you’ll feel better and enjoy the time away from the screens.

Hopefully, this Ted talk will give you the inspiration to start helping you cope with stress better in your life. Remember, more stress equals a quicker demise.

Quit worrying about the small stuff and start the habits that will help you live a long, healthy, and prosperous life.

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If so, you’re not alone. So many people worldwide suffer from a lack of motivation and enthusiasm.

Motivation rarely lasts but is necessary to help you get started on your goals. It helps build the momentum to get you to take massive action toward your goals and dreams.

But why does motivation come and go from so many peoples lives in the first place?

5 Reasons You’re Not Motivated and Lack Enthusiasm

I think there are five main reasons people lose motivation and enthusiasm toward their goals.

1. Fear of Failure

Fear of failure is a hard thing for most people to overcome. It robs so many people of ever seeing a goal or project through the finish line.

The sooner you realize that failure is part of the process, the sooner you can start taking action!

2. The Habit of Laziness

Another reason people don’t continue to take action is pure laziness. Having the wrong habits is a top reason that so many people quit too soon.

3. The Habit of Procrastination

Like laziness, procrastination is a habit. The sooner you can fix your little habits, the sooner you will have more motivation on a regular basis.

4. Fear of Judgement From Others

Similar to fear of failure, people don’t want to feel judged by others. But it ’s a bad reason to not go after your hope and dreams.

If you want something great in life, prepare to be judged and learn to quit caring about the opinion of others. All that matters is how you feel about yourself.

5. Lack of Belief

If you don’t believe, if you don’t see it happening, then it probably never will. Self-belief is so important in turning your dreams into reality.

So how do you overcome these five things holding you back?

5 Ways to Get Motivated

1. Create Winning Habits

Remember, how you do anything is how you do everything. If you say you’re going to wake up at 5 am each day but hit snooze until 6  am you’re setting yourself up for failure.

Create winning habits by keeping the promises you make to yourself. Turn off the TV at night, exercise each morning, declutter your house.

All these little things will help you build the habits of success.

2. Change Your Mindset

Achieving greatness is impossible with a loser mindset. If you think your abilities are fixed, you’ll never be able to push past the lazy days. You need to acquire a growth mindset by reading, watching inspirational content, and

3. Start a Morning Routine

You need to make time for your goals. They won’t come to life if you don’t review them on a regular basis. As Ed Mylett said, “Your obsessions become your possessions.”

Spend time each morning obsessing over what you are trying to achieve. This will program your mind to stay focused on the goal and help push through fear and doubt on the bad days.

4. Work on Yourself

To stay motivated, you need to dig deep within yourself and find out what you’re truly made of. Success isn’t going to happen unless you love yourself and know your own strengths and weaknesses.

Get quiet with meditation or journaling to learn about yourself. The more you can use your strengths, the more motivated you’ll stay in life.

5. Take Massive Action

Imperfect action is better than sitting around planning. Go out and fail your way to success. Take massive action, even if it feels awkward or uncomfortable, to start building momentum toward your dreams.

Hopefully, you can learn from these tips and get started today. Quit waiting until tomorrow to turn your dreams into reality.

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Why is that?

One of the reasons… They wake up earlier. Studies have shown that the average CEO wakes up at least three hours before they actually go to work.

Waking up early and getting your day started is one of the most common habits of successful people.

If you want to be efficient and ultra-productive, you need to know how to wake up early without an alarm.

How to Wake Up Early Without an Alarm: The #1 Habit of Success

Part I: How to Stop Depending on Your Alarm

Before you can just hop out of bed without setting an alarm, you need to phase it out slowly. Don’t cold turkey your alarm and risk not getting up or missing work.

Start by trying these methods to wean yourself off the alarm clock:

Practice on Weekends

Instead of trying on a workday, try to get up when you normally would during the week.

Use An Old School Alarm

If you use your phone as an alarm, most likely you look at it right before you go to bed. Maybe even scrolling through social media before you go to sleep. This is setting you up for failure as the blue light from the screen delays the release of your body’s melatonin which makes it harder to fall asleep.

Quit the Snooze Button

The snooze button kills more dreams than anything else. Quit snoozing through life and take control of your mornings. The snooze button puts you back into a new sleep pattern and often times makes you more tired than before pressing it.

Part II: How to Wake Up Early Without an Alarm

Now that you have started to wake up early without an alarm, you can keep getting better with these habits.

Create the Perfect Sleeping Environment

You are a product of your environment and that includes your sleeping environment. Create an optimal sleeping environment by making sure it’s dark and slightly cold. Also, save your bedroom for sleeping, not reading, watching TV or working on your laptop.

Change Your Habits

The quality of your sleep and the ability to wake up without an alarm depends on how well you treat your body throughout the day. Make sure you are exercising regularly and not eating too late. When you eat late it might be hard to fall asleep which will keep you up later and sleep in later.

Also, avoid caffeine in the late afternoon and evening as the stimulant can also make it hard to get to sleep.

Practice Meditation

Meditation has so many benefits including the ability to help you sleep better. Try night meditation apps like Primed Mind or Headspace to get started.

Go to Bed at the Same Time

The last key to waking up without an alarm is keeping your routine consistent, yes even on the weekends if possible. Your body clock doesn’t take days off, forcing it to do so will throw your entire routine out. Try to wake up and go to sleep at the same time every day and you will notice a huge difference.

Get Started Tomorrow

As Craig Ballanytne said in the best seller, The Perfect Day Formula, “Habits are the secret to getting ahead in life and achieving your big goals and dreams.” Change your habits and you can change your life.

If you want to become the ultimate version of yourself you have to learn how to conquer your mornings so you can conquer your days. When you first learn how to wake up without an alarm, remember to start slow and build your way to waking up on your own. 

Quit sleeping through your dreams and start creating the life you were born to live. As the legendary speaker, Eric Thomas said, “Make the rest of your life the best of your life.” 

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Such an interesting name for a condition, but Rhabdomyolysis is a very serious diagnosis that can take place on one’s fitness journey. Most training modules out there today are trending with high intensity and high volume movements. Program design usually consists of how many reps and how fast the reps. This approach is popular because it’s stimulating with variety and not focused on one type of exercise. Cardio and strength knocked out in the same workout is increasingly popular because we live in society that wants fast results in the least amount of time possible.

But the risks of a killer all-in-one workout may “outweigh” the benefits.

Here’s what can happen:

“Rhabdomyolysis is a very serious condition. It is characterized by the breakdown of muscle tissue that causes the release of muscle fiber contents into the blood. The products that are released from the muscles can be harmful to the kidneys and may lead to kidney damage” (Rhabdomyolysis, Ashmore, Amy, 2015 from Aerobics and Fitness Association of America) .

Workout goers want to feel the burn, leave soaking in sweat, and feel a sense of accomplishment. But overtraining or overexerting yourself is not the remedy for lasting, sustainable results without injury or failure.

In unscientific terms (meaning my own), this condition means that your muscle is breaking down faster than it can repair. One will experience extreme muscle cramps and fatigue, and taking in excess water or electrolytes isn’t enough to assist this problem. We’re talking hooking up to an IV status to hopefully flush the excess protein out of the blood before it reaches the kidneys to cause further damage.

Rhabdomyolysis Symptoms

Symptoms might vary, but mainly, “The ‘classic triad’ of rhabdomyolysis symptoms are:
– muscle pain in the shoulders, thighs, or lower back;
-muscle weakness or trouble moving arms and legs;
– dark red or brown urine or decreased urination”

Problems can arise with the liver, one can develop an irregular heart-beat, and of course kidney damage can occur. If any of the signs or symptoms arise, heading to the doctor is important. From there, “Blood tests for creatine kinase, a product of muscle breakdown, and urine tests for myoglobin, a relative of hemoglobin that is released from damaged muscles, can help diagnose rhabdomyolysis (although in half of people with the condition, the myoglobin test may come up negative)”.

Treatments of Rhabdomyolysis 

Exercise addicts sometimes are not aware of over-doing it. The endorphins of a killer workout are like a drug. Repeated movement patterns put wear and tear on the body. After all, when we are working out we are breaking down muscle fibers and it the repair through hypertrophy that we see later results. However, if the body isn’t given that window of time to repair, the breakdown is continuous.

Incorporating a rest day as well and understanding the pros and cons of what you are doing, are all important understandings you must have when you sign yourself up. Pace yourself, listen to your body, and although it is great to compete with yourself and others, make fitness a lifestyle habit and journey.

Don’t compromise the here and now for the long haul. When a doctor writes a prescription for “No Exercise”, maybe the wake-up call will be too late.  Healthy habits don’t involve a scary diagnosis. Lions and Tiger and Rhabdomyolysis – Oh My!!!!

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