Author Archive for Brenda Webley
5 Surprising Things That Make You Leaner
[ Editor's Note: Fitness author Jon Benson shared this letter with me and gave me permission to share it with you. ] Want to be leaner? Good deal… here’s 5 tips that will help you along… TIP 1 Ditch The Starch Starches, such as rice, potatoes, some veggies, oats, etc. are often considered “health foods.” [...]
My new 7 Minute Muscle fitness regime
Time to stop the rot and the half-hearted effort with my exercise and get on by doing it regularly with a keener exuberance. Since leaving gym and doing my own thing at home using an adjustable dumbbell set, exercise bands and an exercise ball, my enthusiasm has waxed and waned which is partly due to [...]
HDT: Better Abs In 3 Minutes?
Abs. Everyone wants a tighter tummy. Guys want a six-pack… ladies want a slim, firm waistline… and yes, some want a six-pack too. Why be sexist? ; ) So needless to say people are freaked out to find that I train my abs in about 3 minutes. Total. Here’s how: 7 and 14-Minute workouts <—discount [...]
HDT: Hyper-Density Training (More Results in Less Time!)
[Note: I really liked this post by fitness and nutrition author Jon Benson. I think you will to.] All this past week I’ve been telling you about this: 7 and 14-Minute Workouts here <—new.page This is all about how shorter workouts (7-14 minutes) are better for fatloss AND muscle gain than longer workouts. Naturally this [...]
The Best 16-Minute Workout EVER
When I wrote “7 Minute Muscle” and “7 Minute Body” (the in-home version; both books come in the same package) I thought I was doing the muscle-mass crowd a huge favor. I was right… and I was wrong. I was right because the 7MM-style training has put serious muscle shape, tone, and size on people [...]
SIRT1: Is Your Fat-Burning Gene Turned On?
You may have this gene. It may be turned “off” right now… in fact it probably is. There’s a problem with that: This gene helps you melt off bodyfat. It would be pretty nice to turn that sucker on, right? Here’s the article on… 1. What SIRT1 is; 2. How you can “turn it on” [...]
The Story of Cosmetics
Natural News has put together a rather confronting yet factual animation video which exposes the use of toxic chemicals in most of our cosmetics and personal care products. When you look at the list of ingredients on the products you use on your body and realise how little you know about each substance, is it [...]
Zebra Nap
OK, you have caught me ‘zebra napping’ and I must admit that I have been rather slack recently in terms of adding to my blog. Time to turn over a new leaf and get myself back into the habit of writing and posting here. Just been one of those times when other things have taken [...]
Margarine, the not so healthy alternative
I remember my mother was always very suspicious of margarine when it was introduced in the 1960′s. She could not understand how a man-made product could possibly be better for you than a natural product. Way back after it was brought in she said: “You wait and see, one day, someone will tell us how [...]
Vitamin D myths, facts and statistics
Still not convinced about the importance of Vitamin D for your health? Then the following facts should sort that out for you. And the best part is that it won’t cost you a cent to properly maintain your health with this particular vitamin. Vitamin D myths, facts and statistics by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, [...]
Epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency sweeping the world
I am not surprised there is an epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency sweeeping the world and it is quite worrying. I only have to compare my life growing up in the 1960′s and 1970′s with my life now. 30 years ago there were no such things as computers, mobile phones, Playstations, etc to keep me [...]
Funky Octopus on Etsy
I have come across another delightful shop on Etsy called Funky Octopus. The seller says: I love working with fabric and making it 3 dimensional. I like things that feel yummy to your hands and rich and textural with your sight. I can tell you that her pieces definitely fit that description. I purchased a [...]
Zebra patterned ballpoint pen
This is my beautiful new Zebra patterned ballpoint pen by Cross. The simple design with the black onyx lacquer lower half giving focus to the striped zebra pattern of the metal upper part, keeps it clean yet sophisticated. The size and thickness of the pen is well balanced and makes it very comfortable to hold [...]
Origami Zebra
With an artistic bent which was encouraged by my mother who was skilled at sewing, drawing etc and had an excellent intuitive aesthetic sense, my love for the arts is not surprising. Origami has held my fascination for many years and although I have had some practise in this art, I have not spent as [...]
Reflection of my first day at school
It is the beginning of a new school year which brings back memories of my own first day starting in Prep all that time ago in the mid 1960′s at my local school in the outskirts of Melbourne. Before going into that aspect, I first have to tell you how my mother had prepared me [...]
Tennis anyone?
I am not a big fan of watching sport on TV but I will watch the Australian Open tennis which starts today. This Grand Slam attracts many top players from around the world and is definitely worth following. More extraordinarily than me watching sport, I even managed to find an image of a Zebra playing [...]
Bio Sculpture Gel Nails
I have been having my nails done for about 5 years on the Gold Coast and Kirsty (my nail technician of the last two and a bit years), used to work at Touched By An Angel in Southport and is now working independently. She specialises in Bio Sculpture Gel nails which is much kinder to [...]
The Essence of Christmas
The festive season is well and truly in full gear and the Essence of Christmas often becomes lost in light of what I see as the “froth and bubble” of glittering decorations, commercialism and expensive gifts. My observation does not stem from a “religious” perspective but more from a spiritual point of view where I [...]
Plight of Elephants
I am very fond of elephants and quite recently, I saw the American 60 Minutes program about an elephant orphanage in Kenya. It left me shocked to see the extent of poaching going on which leaves so many young elephants not only orphaned but traumatised, and some severely so. The story was originally aired on [...]
Animal watercolour artist
I love artwork and appreciate the creative skills of artists. Watercolour is a medium I had great difficulty with during my studies in Fine Arts and this only increased my admiration for those who have mastered this skill. I came across Galen Hazelhofer and her beautiful watercolour paintings and naturally, her ‘Zebra Dreams’ piece grabbed [...]
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