Keeping a Positive Attitude

I don't know about you, but I find going to the beach quite depressing. It's not easy to stay focused on yourself and your own personal goals when you look around and see so many people who look amazing. I know, for myself, that I look great and that I've been doing my crunchless abs with my Bender Ball and really working on my fitness and my physique.

But, somehow that doesn't always translate to feeling great at the beach. So, the way I see it, I have a few options. I can decide to ban the beach and the pool altogether and have a miserable summer. Not a great option. I can keep to my exercise schedule, continue using my Bender Ball and trying to melt it off, and simply remind myself at the beach about how far I've come; or I can go to the beach and sulk the whole time because I don't look as great as others do.

I vote for the middle choice. And so, I continue venturing out, even if my body isn't as gorgeous, buff or fit as some. I deserve to have just as much fun as other people, and I'm going to give myself that enjoyment! And, I know that my crunchless abs are making a difference and that, if I keep doing them and keep to my routine, I'll see even better results soon enough!

More on T.V. Viewing and Bender Ball

As I mentioned in my last post, I'm a T.V. junkie. I love to watch a good hour or two of T.V. at night to unwind and enjoy time with my wife. I know that this isn't the best use of my time, per se, but it does allow me to relax and to enjoy a bit of an escape. As I mentioned before, however, I've started to use my T.V. time in more creative ways and I'm finding that I am a really good multi-tasker.

Bender Ball Viewing

Since I use the Bender Ball, and it's incredibly compact and non-disruptive, I'm able to get 20-30 minutes of crunchless abs in over the course of the evening. And, doing this while being entertained means that I'm enjoying that time even more - and staying motivated to exercise.

Creativity with Bender Ball

Certainly, this doesn't mean that I am advocating nonstop T.V. viewing - but I am advocating finding creative ways to use your time wisely - and to make sure to get that Bender Ball time in during your day!

T.V. Junkie

I'll admit it. I'm a T.V. junkie. I love to watch a number of television shows, and I don't like to let anything get in my way. I justify it by saying that I work hard all day and that I need the time to unwind at night. While this might be true, I know that it's simply an excuse to be a lazy man.

So, I've decided that, if I'm going to watch t.v., I might was well make use of the time when I do so. I've made an agreement with myself that I'm allowed to watch an hour or two of t.v. at night as long as:

1. I do some crunchless abs with my Bender Ball while I'm watching. If I arrange that I do 10 minutes of crunchless abs at the beginning of each show, and 10 minutes at the end of each show, that's really quite a lot of Bender Ball use!

2. No snacking. The major danger of watching television is snacking. I eat a good dinner at night, and then I've committed to myself that I won't snack while watching t.v.

3. Early to bed. Finally, I have to get into bed at a good hour. Just because I want to watch one more episode, it's not an excuse to be tired the next day.

These three rules have helped me to enjoy my t.v. viewing, while at the same time finding ways to melt it off! Creativity at its best.

Leslee Bender shows me how...

Leslee Bender is the developer of the Bender Ball Method, and since receiving all the stuff I ordered, I am actually starting to learn how to do the exercises such that I know what to do myself.

Leslee helps me through all the steps, and the Bender Ball exercises help me out to get my abdominal core happening without crunches. Great stuff so far, and without the drinks I was previously drinking it seems to be working. Losing weight and inches...

Work on those abs!

Working on stomach muscles is not the easiest thing in the world – especially if you have to do crunches. The idea is to try and find the exercise that works you from the abdominal core, but is crunchless.

Is there a way to move to crunchless abs? Are we destined to the difficulties of crunches – a sore back, difficult exercises that no-one enjoys, or is there a crunchless way?

Crunchless abs are not impossible, and in fact there is even a way to exercise your stomach and abs by getting more leverage – use the Bender Ball. The bender ball is placed in the small of your back and focuses the exercises on where you need it to. No need to bend over backwards when using the bender ball in your quest for crunchless abs.

It would seem that this is the way to go, as Leslee Bender, the innovator and designer of the Bender Ball, is a world-renowned fitness, Pilates and training expert. Bender's ball and method have passed a lot of scientific test, so I think I am going to be investing in the Bender Ball, and I will make sure to update the blogs on my progress.

Bender Ball: Achieve Your Goals

Everyone has the same basic goals when it comes to health. The key is to live a healthy life, which makes sense, of course. So, what does that mean? It means correct nutrition combined with a regular exercise program. The correct attitude is all that it takes to make a change of one's lifestyle that will offer greater health benefits and immediately increased quality of life.

Eating correctly is essential, but what makes the big difference between "dieting" and living a healthy lifestyle is an exercise plan. Not only does exercise speed up your metabolism, but it improves you overall health and well being. Choosing the correct exercises is most important, for a number of reasons. Firstly, you want to make sure that the exercise does what it is supposed to do, secondly, you want to make sure that it is not doing anything detrimental, and finally, you want to be able to enjoy the exercise.

The most difficult area to work on is one's stomach, and this is where the Bender Ball comes in. Crunches can hurt you, and are not that enjoyable either, yet the small and flexible Bender Ball changes all that. Not only does it offer your back support while you do those crunches, but it even goes further and works your abs better than regular crunches. The Bender Method, pioneered by Leslee Bender makes your exercise routine safer, more enjoyable, and the most effective it can be. Amazingly, all it takes is your own body and the Bender Ball, easy as that!