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For many people, selling through estate agents represents long timescales, over valuations and the risk of chain-breaking. Over-valued For example, some estate agents over-value properties during the peak selling season. in order to inflate prices and their commissions. Initially, the promise of a good deal fills the homeowner with hope. This emotion soon fades into frustration and despair. Negative publicity Unfortunately, home buying companies have recently sometimes receive negative publicity, as some in the property industry have begun to claim that it is far more cost-effective to turn your home over to an estate agent when it's time to sell. Estate agent commissions Some high figures that the estate agents establish to be your home's market value is not for coming in the offers you receive. Homeowners who are under financial pressure and pressured timescales are thus forced to sell for much less than they originally expected.
Should you opt for the services of estate agents, they will be entitled to a percentage of the selling price once the sale is confirmed. Furthermore, the majority of estate agents will inflate the market price of your home, which means that you'll more than likely be compelled to accept an offer that is significantly lower that the value of your home.
In addition, this already reduced amount is now subjected to a mountain of hidden costs and deductions. Estate agent commissions are generally based on a percentage of the asking price of the home - not the final selling price Also critical is the substantial amount of money that home sellers lose to estate agents' commissions, which can be up to 8% of the original inflated market value.
Avoid hidden costs and price uncertainty If you choose to sell your property through us you avoid hidden costs and price uncertainty. Thus, when you combine the financial loss of accepting a low offer with the cut your agent will receive once the sale has been completed, the picture is no longer as it seemed at first glance.
With this in mind, it often makes sense to utilise the services of a home buying company, particularly if you need to sell your home fast. You also won't have to worry about undisclosed fees and expenses that are often part and parcel of such protracted business transactions.
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Having strong muscles is part of looking and feeling better at any age, but after age 40 your muscles decrease by 10 percent every decade. It is valuable for women to adopt a stable program of weight training along with cardiovascular exercise to retain strength and increase bone density and metabolism. Strength training reduces the risk of health conditions that sometimes develop after menopause, such as cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.
Forty is a turning point in women's lives: their body begins to suffer the changes of perimenopause, including the risk of muscle fiber contraction, high blood pressure, loss of bone density and unwanted weight gain. These changes are intensified by inactivity. Add weight training to your health routine will help reduce body fat, tone muscles and strengthen bones while fighting the lack of energy, mood swings and insomnia. Some age-related changes are unavoidable, but the decrease in physical health related to inactivity can be reduced considerably with a diligent commitment to strength training as part of a healthy lifestyle.
When starting a weight training routine for the first time, the first challenge is to stay constant. Write down the dates of your weekly training as appointments that can not be missed. During the first weeks, learn correct techniques and practice the right way. Always start with a 10-minute warm-up of light cardio like walking or biking, and stretch your main muscle groups after your workout, keeping each stretch for 20 to 30 seconds. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that beginners take one or two days of rest between each weight training session for weight-lifting programs for women over 40.
The type of equipment you choose will depend on your experience and availability. A safe start training can be successful whether you use machines in the gym or your own body weight, a set of weights and resistance bands in the home. Free weights require some coordination and have additional benefits over machines, because they require you to use your stabilizing muscles. They are more effective at producing muscle strength in general and are also more versatile, portable and economical. Exercise machines are sometimes easier to use than free weights if you do not have experience with weight training, because most machines have a built-in range of motion. If you belong to a gym, get help from a personal trainer until you feel comfortable practicing on your own.
Using a light and comfortable weight will allow most adult women to do 15 to 20 repetitions with good form; this will help you get used to performing the movement with a full range of motion. Each session should take less than 45 minutes; Within that time, point to all your muscle groups performing 10 to 12 different exercises. Perform exercises for larger muscle groups, such as the buttocks, legs, thorax, back and center, before smaller muscle groups, such as calves, shoulders, biceps and triceps, to prevent fatigue of your muscles too quickly. A full-body weightlifting program can include lunges or squats, deadlifts, bench presses, rows, lying, pelvic tilts, planks, shoulder presses, biceps curls, triceps pulls, and calf lifts. When you can easily do 20 repetitions with good form, reduce your repetitions from 12 to 15 and add one or two more sets. When you can complete three sets, increase the weight you are using and make one to three sets of 12 to 15 repetitions.
It is normal to feel some muscle fatigue when doing the prescribed number of repetitions, but if you feel any pain, stop the exercise immediately and consult your doctor if it persists. It is important for beginners not to do repetitions until failure, as it could cause compression of the joints or retention of breath, which would cause dizziness, nausea or injury. Get approval from your doctor before starting any new exercise routine.
The good news is that we know what we should and shouldn’t be eating. What we are still struggling with is: how much of it we should eat? Even when we are eating foods that are low in calories, controlling portions is very important. It teaches your body to be satisfied on less volume. The older you get, the more portions come into play because, as your metabolism slows down, you need to reduce the amount of food you eat in order to prevent that 3–5 pound weight gain every year. The reality is you just don’t need to eat that much food. When you order a burger or a plate of spaghetti, the portions are huge. You could make those portions into 2–3 different meals. Here are a couple of strategies for healthy portioning.
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2. Use a small plate, like a coffee cup saucer.
3. Use a 1-cup measuring cup to determine portions. One cup of pretty much anything is plenty.
4. If you still feel hungry after eating a small portion, wait 15 minutes. If you are still truly hungry, have another small portion, half the size of the first. 5. When you order food at a restaurant, order an appetizer as your main course. The portions are much healthier.
6. Don’t let yourself get too hungry. It’s tempting to overeat when you are starving. 7. When you do eat, eat slowly and enjoy your meal. 8. Drink water with every meal. It will fill you up a little — and because it’s good for you :) Try it for a week and give us your feedback.
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I wake up at 6 am these days. I am living a better and healthy life now.
I am having difficulty to sleep in the night so I decide I would wake up at 5 a.m. from now on.
Generally, I wake up at 8am. But, I am getting old and putting on weight. I must follow a healthy lifestyle. It would be better if I get up by 5.30 in the morning.
Yes, I am always running late so I miss out on my workout. In fact, no morning walks at all. I got no fixed time.. I end up snoozing my alarms every morning. So it would be
6 a.m. every morning
Good investments for your morning ritual include:
My investment is really paying me well - it is time for returns. My tomato plants are getting heavied down with bunch f tomatoes. Got roses.
Couldn't be happier than this.
Working on a few things that I wanted to do for a long time but failed to do so. Finally, my morning routine helped me to do so.
It is going so great, now I feel so energetic and motivated from the morning!
I work out and meditate in the morning.
Not sure what I will do but I guess I will work out and then get along with my daily chores. So that I have some free time in the afternoon.
I think, I would do something positive with the extra time. I would go out for a walk and do some gardening.
Oh yes I will exercise that is why I need to wake up early.
This great tool, first proposed by Steve Pavlina, forces you to focus on the hardest part of changing behaviors–getting through the initial conditioning phase.
Yes yes yes... I did it!
I tried it December last year but failed miserably. This is my second try - I am working to make a homestead. I also get a chance to change the look of my home. As my kids wake up, doing these thing get tough so I am enjoying my morning hours.
It has been more that one and a half months.. I think I have got habituated but still cant dismiss the idea of enjoying a late morning.
Not being long, but tried it for 4 days. Rest of the days I slept till 8 am. It's harder than I thought!
It's 2 weeks now and I guess I am still doing good!
For the last 1 week I am waking uo at 6.30 am. It gave me enough time to tidy up myself and get some work out. Really happy about that, but it is still not a habit.
By getting yourself moving you can boost your heart rate, making it easier to keep from falling back to sleep.
I have kept my alarm at the other end my room - so I actually have to walk down the walk to silent it. Next to it, is my washroom. I go and get a cold splash and I am awake.
I have always failed at it. I think I neve gave it my best shot - but enough is enough. I will be up at 6 am from now.
I have this problem to stay awake. Always tend fall asleep. After this activity, I could easily get to my normal morning routine without feeling tired or sleepy.
A brilliant way to prevent my eyes from shutting down!
I remember I have been bullied around in my high school for being weak. I never participated in any sports even.. (never got selcted in the team). So this morning routine has helped me alot. I am working out and I actually look good. I feel confident to go and talk to the girls as well.
Much more flexible! It has also improved my stamina.. Not that old anymore!
Gaining strength - it's what I wanted to do!
I do light low-intensity work outs.
It really works like a miracle. Hope it works even in the fall.
Though I generally love sit back on the couck with a cup of coffee, but I think that is where I was going wrong. I will stretch for 5 minutes as soon as the alarm rings! I promise to myself.
It is taking me less effort to get going and not to fall asleep. I in fact feel so energized and active.16 days more to go...
There was a time, when no alarm to wake me up and now the same guy is showing up way too early. I was depressed, but things are changing for good ... and yes as soon the alarm rings I don't stay on the bed. I did hit the door couple of times but that is still okay. A hard blow that wakes me up is still appreciated!
Don’t delay your ritual by eating breakfast, answering e-mail or having a shower.
I have eliminated the unimportant so no need to procrastinate. I clean up as soon as I do the mess, Saves me time in the morning.
I really do a lot of things that are unimportant like cleaning up last nights mess, taking a cup of coffee and reading books for almost an hour. I am too lazy that is why probably my days end in a big ZERO.
Okay, I will work it out.
Why wasting time doing the unimportant things first? As I realized, I saved quality time for myself!
I have always focus on the unimportant things so far! This is something new that I have learned! As I skipped everythign I got more time to workout in the morning.
The fit thing that I do after getting up is to get fresh and then go for a brisk walk.
Changed my usual morning ritual... I am actually having more than an hour in my hand by 10am. After I work out, I take a shower and eat breakfast. I guess I am super-fast now, not lazy! Bottom line is; it worked great for me.
If you write down exactly when you’ll wake up and what you’ll do when you wake up it’s easy to go back on your commitment.
I do maintain a journal, as well as a white board! It is really motivating and pushes me to do it even if I am feeling low.
I don't need this write up anymore. It is a habit now - A GOOD HABIT!
We remember visuals better.So,writing it down helped me a lot to remember my motto and kept me focused.
New year, new resolution - content change not hte habit.
It works like a reminder and as I am closing to a month of following I really don't require much of a push.. I think it is becoming my habit now. Really Glad!
6.30 am in big bold letters!
Through out this one month I have never failed. It kept me motivated.
I will wake up at 6.30am and do some yoga.
Written in big bold letters and pinned to the front wall of my bed! I see it, and know I have to get out of the bed. It works like some driving force acting against my will craving to sleep.. Hahaha..
I have written it down and sticked it at two places. 1. on my bedside table - right beside my alarm clock.
2. on the refrigerator.
Stick to your wake-up time or investment plan for the whole thirty days. If you skip a day or two throughout the trial you sabotage your efforts in making the habit stick.
Another fail! I am getting furious now!
I lost the track on the day count - but I am really enjoyinh this now. I go for a walk, do meditation/ pranayam then get to my organic kitchen garden. I have so many plans for the coming year! Staying consistent...Enjoying it most.
Yes! I always fail at this .. But I am still trying not to put myself down!
I have been consistent for 35 days.
For the ast 20 days I am waking up early.. Yes, I did fail a couple of days, but I wasn't well. But didn't waste another day with that excuse. Just being consistent.
This should be so obvious it doesn’t need mentioning, but it’s easy to setup a habit because you feel you should rather than you really want to. Pick an investment that you’ll be really happy about waking up an hour earlier to work on.
Writing something on my journey so far..
I tried planting tomato with the tomato slices, scallions, carrots! They turned out so well - really happy with my organic garden!
Oops! Sorry I never shared what I have intended to do in clear words. But I have been pretty skinny, I used to avoid going out even.. However, I have never been an obese person. I decide to stop being introvert and work on my physical look as well as my confidence level. I started with workout, dietery changes and I have gained 10 pounds in last few weeks.
I have worked on my lil' kitchen garden.. celery, herbs, tomato...
Got some help from youtube !!
I used to do painting as a kid. So I have decided to do a bit og workout and then paint ...
Truly inspiring!! I wanna paint something like this but totally out of practice.
I started doing a bit of gardening now as well. Loved to set up small garden in my backyard.
The ‘head tilt’ is the universal sign for ‘I’m listening.’ It makes us feel wanted, cared for and special by the listener. In turn, this makes the listener seem more appreciative, caring and attractive. When you are listening to someone (but you actually have to be listening, don’t ever fake it) you can show the other person nonverbal respect by head tilting just slightly as they open up to you.
Your body makes you look like a winner… or a loser. When you look like a winner, people want to be friends with you, they see you as a winner and want you to be their ally. Stand more like a winner.
Self-touch is an incredibly interesting nonverbal cue and can mean 2 different things:
1. Self-Soothing Behavior
When we’re highly uncomfortable, our body language shows it. Self-soothing is a behavior we engage in to calm our inner nerves. Self-touch activities include
It can calm nerves, use it sparingly. Self-soothing can often lead to other low power behavior, which decreases your confidence levels and can make your nerves even worse.
2. Flirtation
Self-touch in the dating environment is generally perceived more positively, especially for women.
When a woman exposes and gently strokes her neck, this is a flirty type of touch. Women touching their hair and jewelry or adjusting their clothes or bag – increases attractiveness and overall sensuality.
However, men engage in less self-touch when they are comfortable and attracted to a woman and tend to claim more territory. Splaying legs and arms (manspreading) is a territorial display of dominance. If a man displays self-touch, like rubbing the back of his neck, this most likely means he’s feeling a negative emotion like insecurity, nervousness or worry.
Leaning can be used for several purposes, including emphasis, agreement and partnership. At your next presentation or meeting, lean in toward your audience or team on your most important point.
This nonverbal cue will increase active listening and engagement. Using purposeful leans during conversations fosters camaraderie, encouragement and agreement.
Imagine you just walked into a networking event or party and you know no one. Whether, you are trying to decide if you should approach a group or wait for someone to approach you, your body as well as your toes can show intention.
If you’re waiting to be approached, direct your toes towards the open room. This means you are ready and available for a conversation.
If you want to join a group of people already in conversation, check out their feet. If one or several people have their toes pointed out of the circle, it either means that they will be leaving the group conversation (allowing a space for you to approach) or they are open to others joining.