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If you’re feeling a little bit of angst about the economy, read these tips from The Fitness Jeanie on why you can’t neglect your health.

How to Make Your Health a Priority in Uncertain Times
By The Fitness Jeanie

During times when you may feel extra pressure about your job, finances or the economy, it’s extra important that you take care of yourself, exercise and eat well.

You may not be able to control the situation around you, but you can control the situation inside you.

This doesn’t only refer to food, but also the thoughts you choose to think, the conversations you choose to take part in, and the television channels you choose to watch.

Each of these mental stimulants has a physical response on your body. So, if you’re not careful, your body will start to ingest all the negativity and you’ll find it showing up more and more in your life.

So, what can you do? Here’s three quick tips to keep you positive even when it may seem like there are so many negative things around you.

1. Perspective – Remember that all situations are neutral. Only YOU can charge them as good or bad. If you’re worried about the economy, remember, more millionaires were made per capita during the Great Depression than any other time in American history.
2. Exercise – The number one thing that can keep your body in a positive vibration is exercise. Set aside at least 20 minutes per day to move. Even if it’s just a short 10 minute walk twice a day, the extra blood flow and endorphins will keep you energized and improve your mood. If you feel like you can’t shut your mind off, find some great music and listen to your iPod while you exercise.
3. Quiet Time – When your body feels over stimulated by everything else around you, it’s especially important to take 5 minutes just to breathe and count all of your blessings. It will seem like you don’t have time, but think what are you willing to give up for 5 minutes so you can create this peace of mind. We often start thinking and analyzing every worst case scenario. But, if we just step back, thought about what was good in our lives, we’d bring more of that to us.

You physically manifest your dominant thoughts, so by thinking negatively, you actually bring more of that to you. If you think positive things, you attract more of that.

You may not have the power to control the conditions, but you always have the power to control your thoughts.

About the Author

Celebrity trainer, author, inspirational speaker and talk show host, Jeanie Callen Barat “The Fitness Jeanie” transforms your body by transforming your mind. You can try a really effective exercise or nutrition plan, but not until you change your emotions and sabotaging patterns can you ever experience results. To receive a free meditation and workout with The Fitness Jeanie to help you transform your mind, body and spirit, visit www.TheFitnessJeanie.com.