Five-Minute Fitness - Quick Ideas For Keeping Fit When Working At Home

One of the most difficult things about working at home is scheduling a proper fitness routine. If you are a Work At Home Mother and are having to contend with kids, housework and running a business too, you will have to make a special effort to schedule some exercise into your day. I find the best way of doing so is to squeeze in as many five minute bursts of activity as I can, either with the kids or without, and to try to make them fun too.

If the kids are at home:

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One of the most difficult things about working at home is scheduling a proper fitness routine. If you are a Work At Home Mother and are having to contend with kids, housework and running a business too, you will have to make a special effort to schedule some exercise into your day. I find the best way of doing so is to squeeze in as many five minute bursts of activity as I can, either with the kids or without, and to try to make them fun too.

If the kids are at home:

Put the baby in the pushchair and the kids on bikes or scooters and take a brisk walk around the block. Getting outside into the open air will improve everybody's state of mind and mood. Walk fast to exercise your cardiovascular system (and keep up with the kids!) and you will return home feeling relaxed and refreshed.

Have a five minute tidy up! Set the kitchen timer, put some music on, and get everybody running around the house to pick up toys, books, clothes and shoes and return them to their proper places. Make it fun and the kids will enjoy it and willingly join in. Make it fast and you might even improve your fitness too!

What is the weather like? Can you take the kids out into the yard (garden) for a five minute run-around? Run races, do some star jumps, and just mess around. If you can't get outside, clear a space and do a five minute exercise routine with the kids indoors. Make it a daily event, and vary the routine to include walking and running on the spot, skipping, star jumps, stretches and bends, making faces, shaking out your fingers and toes - whatever you and the kids will enjoy!

During school term time:

Walk the kids to and from school. This is a great way to spend some quality time with your kids, is much less stressful than driving, and helps them arrive at school in the best mood for their day too. Can you jog or run home afterwards? If you live too far away from school to walk, perhaps you could park a little way away and walk the last bit (which will help you avoid school congestion too).

If the kids are at school and you are rushing to get something done before the school day ends, you can spend far too much time in your office and quickly get stale! Sometimes you just have to force yourself to take that break. even if end-of-school is looming. Try walking out of the front door with watch in hand and time yourself for 2.5 minutes. Stop, turn around, and go back home again. You will feel much better for it and be refreshed when you sit back down at your desk.

If you have time on your own:

Break your day up - and make sure that you plan your breaks in advance. I keep it simple by scheduling a five minute break every hour. If I am very engrossed in a project I sometimes set a beeper to remind me! I have a list of five minute activities to do and during a full work at home day I will probably achieve 6 or 7 of them.

Do you have stairs? Climb them! Time yourself and keep going for five minutes, no less. If you don't have stairs, buy a mini-step machine. They don't cost much, are easy to store in a corner, and they work!

No time to get out and about? Stretch! I have a card on the wall behind my monitor with the word "STRETCH!" printed on it in huge letters. When I get involved in a project I sometimes hardly look up from my keyboard and monitor for hours - but when I do, and notice the card, I remember to stand up, stretch everything out and take a 5-minute breather. Try standing about two feet away from your desk, bending at the waist and placing your hands on the edge of the desk to help support your body. Hold for thirty seconds and then stand up straight and take several deep breaths. Repeat twice more. Stretching out your back like this help release tension in the spine and shoulders. Shake out your arms and fingers, then your feet; stretch up tall and then touch your toes and do whatever else it takes to ease out those kinks!

Keep some tennis balls in a desk drawer and squeeze one in each hand as hard as you can for 10 second bursts. This is a great exercise to do when you have been typing for too long. Take those same tennis balls and roll them around under your feet (taking your shoes off first!) This is almost ridiculously pleasurable! (Tip: keep the tennis balls hidden away and out of reach to prevent them mysteriously disappearing from your office and reappearing in the car, garden or toy cupboard).

Try a five minute resistance band workout. Resistance bands are cheap, easy to store, and effective - and can be used to exercise many different areas of the body. Follow the instructions that come with the resistance band for a quick exercise routine - or try a search on Google for ideas. You can achieve quite a lot in five minutes with these.

Dumbbells are another good investment for a quick exercise routine. Get a range of weights and a storage rack, but make sure that they are stored safely away from children, who should NEVER play with them. Learn a quick dumbbell routine for the arms, back and shoulders. Personally I love bicep curls - they make me feel powerful! Find your favorite exercise and schedule it into your day.

Finally - and I hesitate to mention this one - a five minute stint of housework can break your work routine and, if you do it energetically enough - can be part of your fitness regime! I try to make these little spurts of housework into a time challenge and I schedule them into my day. For example, on Thursdays at 11.00am I might strip the beds. First, I open up ITunes and put one of my favorite tracks on. Then I run round like a mad thing trying to strip down 3 sets of beds, get the first lots of sheets into the washer and sit back down at the computer before the track ends. It may sound silly, but it makes housework a little more fun and less of a chore. A five minute sweep, vacuum or mop, if done energetically, can count towards your daily exercise and make you feel virtuous and house-proud too!

Get Rich Quick Scams Revealed!

Read this special article before joining or paying for any 'Get Rich Quick' program. The author has gone inside hundreds of operations and visited with the owners. He came away from his 6-month investigation with only two recommendations from hundreds. A must read if you've been tempted to jump into what appears to be a legitimate operation to make some extra cash.

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From the desk of Bruce A. Santucci (Senior Reviewer) - May 5, 2006

Wouldn’t it be nice to make a bundle of money quickly, with minimal effort, working at home in your pajamas? Of course it would. I for one would love to have money flowing into my bank account, working only a few hours a week from home, so I’d have more time to spend with my family, without any boss looking over my shoulder.

Whether it’s real estate investing, selling by classified ads, stock market investing, internet affiliate marketing or something else, we’ve all seen the fantastic claims people make about making tons of money, AND how they can show you how to do the same thing. I can tell you right now that 99% of these people are total frauds. You may even have fallen prey to one of these scam artists, selling you their latest “get rich quick” programs. Me too. I’ve bought so many of these programs that I can’t even recall how many. I don’t know why, but I tend to find the ‘good’ in people, and I was “sold” by these marketing schemes time and time again, even after being scammed by another. Finally, after so many disappointments, I got FED UP. I decided to get to the bottom of this fascination we all have with get rich programs, and find out if there really were any LEGITIMATE programs for making money.

I literally contacted the administrator of every get rich quick website I could find. Posing as an investor, I managed to convince the owners that I was seriously interested in purchasing their entire website and business. That way, once the dollar signs flashed in their heads, they would give me free access to their member’s areas to review what I would be “buying”. Well, I was disgusted with 99% of what I found. Many of the owners actually boasted about how many people bought their useless programs. I repeatedly found:
• Outdated information
• Non-working links
• Links leading to other sites that asked for more money
• No help section
• No real email support

I quickly realized that these so called Get Rich Quick programs were totally useless. And the owners knew it, yet they were laughing all the way to the bank! Needless to say, I didn’t respond when they asked if I was still interested in buying their websites. Surprisingly, while sifting through all of the scam artist’s websites, I was able to locate a couple of individuals that actually ran legitimate programs.

The owners were every day people like you and me that found a way to make extra money working from home on their computers. Their membership areas were impressive, with a good amount of quality information on how to make $100-$200 per day on your computer doing very little work. I even chatted with a few of their customers in several online forums, and they verified that they were making extra money through the sites. It was like I found a few diamonds in the rough. But don’t take my word for it. You can visit the 2 sites I found below. See what you think.

They do charge a minimal fee for access to their program, which is to be expected for any legitimate company that actually has people on staff who are dedicated to helping you get started. What a friendly group of people! Anyway, if you decide you are interested in either of the two programs below, I advise you to join quickly, as the owners have informed me that they are getting so many new members by word of mouth referrals, that they will be closing off membership in the next few days. (By the way, you didn’t hear this from me!) They don’t have a large enough staff to accommodate many more people, and they are dedicated to providing excellent service to each person.

Well, my search for legitimate Get Rich Quick programs has come to an end. I have to say I was thoroughly disappointed with most of what I found, and I strongly advise that you do not take chances joining any programs other than the two listed below!

Here are two sites amongst hundreds I've investigated and tested that actually deliver on their promises: (Note that neither are 'get rich quick schemes' - both are legitimate and both work as advertised)

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Celebrating Administrative Professionals: A Quick Memo

There are currently about 4 million secretaries working in the U.S. and nearly 9 million people working in other types of administrative positions according to the U.S. Deaprtment of Labor. But how much do you really know about this valued and demanding position?

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When you think of Roman times, chances are you don't think of secretaries. Yet that's exactly when experts believe the first secretaries (called "scribes" back then) went to work. Since then, secretaries and administrative assistants have become integral parts of business.

In fact, there are currently about 4 million secretaries working in the U.S. and nearly 9 million people working in other types of administrative positions according to the U.S. Department of Labor. But how much do you really know about this valued and demanding position? Try this quiz to find out. It comes from Quill Corporation, a group that has worked with office professionals for 50 years.

QUESTIONS

1) T or F: The majority of secretaries were men until the 1930s.

2) During the middle of the 20th century, workers who became secretaries were most often:

a) Promoted from steno pools

b) Selected from secretarial schools

c) Retrained from factory jobs

3) In what era did xerographic duplication start?

a) 1930s

b) 1940s

c) 1950s

4) What was the average salary of administrative assistants in 2005?

a) $24,000

b) $26,000

c) $28,000

5) National Secretaries Week started in 1952. In what year was it changed to Administrative Professionals Week?

a) 1999

b) 2000

c) 2001

ANSWERS

1) TRUE. In the 15th and 16th centuries, secretaries were considered esteemed advisors-posts held exclusively by men.

2) (b) Secretarial jobs required advanced training and schools sprang up to teach highly regarded, in-demand skills.

3) (c) During that same era, data typewriters, data processing compu-typewriters and telewriters came in to use, spurring the growth of office supply companies such as Quill.

4) (c) According to the U.S. Department of Labor, salaries are expected to grow by more than 9 percent in 2006.

5) (b) The name was changed in 2000 to keep pace with changing job titles and responsibilities.

Here's A Quick Way To Prospects In Less Than Online Marketing

Here's A Quick Way To Prospects In Less Than Online Marketing - Guaranteed! Quickly and Easily!

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Do you ever feel like you know just enough about Prospects Online Marketing to be dangerous? Let's see if we can fill in some of the gaps with the latest info from Prospects Online Marketing experts.

1. Tell your prospects that you offer free delivery. This may cost a little money, but, you will gain the extra customers to make up for it.

2. Tell your prospects that you offer a lower price. If you can't afford to offer a lower price you could always hold the occasional discount sale.

3. Tell your prospects that your product achieves results faster. People are becoming more and more impatient and want results fast.

4. Tell your prospects you've been in business for a longer period of time. People think if you've been in business longer you have more credibility.

5. Tell your prospects that your product tastes, smells sounds, looks, or feels better. When you target the senses you're triggering human appeal. The information about Prospects Online Marketing presented here will do one of two things: either it will reinforce what you know about Prospects Online Marketing or it will teach you something new. Both are good outcomes.
Truthfully, the only difference between you and Prospects experts is time. If you'll invest a little more time in reading, you'll be that much nearer to expert status when it comes to Prospects.

6. Tell your prospects your product is compact or light. People may want to take the product on a trip or don't have much room where they live.

7. Tell your prospects that your product lasts longer. People don't like to spend more money purchasing replacement products all the time.

8. Tell your prospects that your product is easy to use. People don't want to buy a product that they have to read a 100 page instruction manual.

9. Tell your prospects that your product has better safety features. People want to feel safe when they use your products.

10. Tell your prospects that you stand behind all your products. People want to know that you back- up any claims you make about your product.

There's a lot to understand about Prospects Online Marketing. We were able to provide you with some of the facts above, but there is still plenty more to write about in subsequent articles. http://www.internet-marketing-ez.com/

Get Rich Quick Scams Revealed

Read this special article before you consider joining or paying for a "Get Rich Quick" program.

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Wouldn't it be nice to make a bundle of money quickly, with very little effort, working on your computer at home? You know it Would Be! I know for me I also would love to have money constantly going into my bank account day after day while working only a few hours each week, This way I could have more quality time to enjoy with my wife and kids, without a nasty boss always pushing me and having to deal with a horrible daily commute and difficult co-workers!!

Whether it's real estate investing, using classified ads, investing in the stock market, internet affiliate marketing programs, or other online businesses, All of us are constantly bombarded by the fantastic claims of people selling "Get Rich" programs in which they CLAIM people are making tons of money, AND how they can show you how to do the same thing FOR A PRICE! I can tell you right now, with great certainty that 99% of these folks and programs are total scams! You like me, may have even been duped into believing and buying one or even more of these "get rich now” products. I have bought so many of these products that I have forgotten how many!!

What a waste of time and hard earned money! I don't know why, but I guess it has to do with the fact that I believe that most people are basically "good", and as a result I was "sold" by these hyped up marketing schemes again and again, Ouch that hurt! Finally after being consistently let down and scammed yet again, I just got FED UP! I then decided to finally get to the bottom of this fascination we all have with these "GET RICH" products and programs. I then decided to find out if there really were any REAL programs for making a living online!

I actually contacted the people behind every "get rich" website I could find in my extensive research over the last 4 years! I posed as an investor and managed to persuade the owners that I was someone intent on buying their website business. This way, once the big dollars were being dangled in front of them, they would give me free access to their member’s areas to review the websites and products I would be buying! Well as I mentioned before, I was completely repulsed and disgusted by 99% of what I found! (No big surprise after the 200th website I investigated!) You know what? Most of the owners (91%) boosted about how many people bought their bogus programs! Here is what I found again and again:

* Links in their products that did not work!

* Outdated Information

* Links to their other websites asking for More Money!

* No help for customers after buying their Program!

* No email support after purchase, no email at ALL!

I realized that these so called "GET RICH" products and websites were completely misleading scams and worthless! And you know what? The owners totally knew it!

But they told me they were very happy on their way to the bank! (Laughing all the way!) Needless to say I failed to reply when I was contacted about purchasing their websites! Interestingly while doing all this extensive research on all these bogus websites, rip off programs and Get Rich Scams.

I did find a few reputable business men that sold PROFITABLE programs that actually do make money for their customers.

I found that the business owners were just every day people similar to you and me that had found strategies that worked to make money online regularly and consistently.

I thoroughly checked out their programs and websites and I was very impressed with the wealth of current, practical strategies and information that they provide. Their products really work! Their programs and websites on making a living on the internet are making people an average of $100 to $300 per day using their computer at home and doing very little work. I did some further research on their programs on various online forums to see if what I was told was true, and you know what? People were very pleased and highly recommended these products; they told me they were making good money REGULARLY! They were extremely satisfied with the products and really enjoyed being able to make real money by working at home! It was wonderful to find out that after all my research I actually had some real products that I could in good conscience recommend to people who want the freedom that a real online business can provide. Please don't just believe me, just check out the links below and see for yourself! You will be glad you did!

They do charge a fee to access their programs, which is to be expected for any legitimate company that actually has people on staff who are dedicated to helping you get started. If you decide you are interested in any of the programs, I suggest you act quickly, as I have been informed that they are getting so many new members by word of mouth referrals that they may be closing off membership in the next few days. (You didn’t hear that from me!)

Well my search for legitimate "GET RICH" programs has finally come to an end. I must say that I was so thoroughly disappointed and frustrated with 99% of what I found that I encourage you not to waste your time and your hard earned money joining any programs
other than those listed in my website below

I wish you the best of luck in whatever you do, and hope the financial freedom you seek for you and your family comes to you soon!

Wishing you all the best,

Sincerely
Carmelo Mastroeli

And best of all, each of these programs below offer a no questions asked,

100% money-back guarantee for up to 60 days. That way, you can try them out for up to two months and if you're not completely satisfied with the results, they will gladly refund your money. So you really have nothing to lose!

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Garage Sale - A Fun Way To Make Quick Cash

Garage sale is a great way to get rid of unwanted items, plus make some money. Everybody accumulates the kind of stuff that other people are searching for and are willing to buy. If you have lots of stuff you no longer use or want, consider having a garage sale. There is no reason to go on storing items you'll never use. You can make good money by holding a garage sale.

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Garage sale is a great way to get rid of unwanted items, plus make some money. Everybody accumulates the kind of stuff that other people are searching for and are willing to buy. If you have lots of stuff you no longer use or want, consider having a garage sale. There is no reason to go on storing items you'll never use.

You can make good money by holding a garage sale. Holding a garage sale provides an outlet for unwanted items, which other people are looking for, and will pay good money for.

Examples of such items are: furniture items, toys, vacuum sweepers, lawn mowers, jewelry, baseball cards, camping equipment, drinking glasses, dishes, dolls, salt and pepper shakers, coins, toasters, toys, clothes, hair dryers, coffee pots, rollar skates, old records, bikes, furniture, pictures, books, sporting equipment, televisions, bags, CDs, tape recorders, household tools, and other items that you have no use for anymore.

You don't need a garage to hold a garage sale. A garage sale can be held anywhere - yard, lawn, basement, garage, porch, or house. But you need to know why people go to garage sales, what items they buy and how to set prices on your merchandise.

Before you hold your garage sale, visit a few sales in your area to see how the items are displayed, how they are tagged, what people are buying. Find out how they priced the items, then price your own merchandise accordingly.

People will buy just about anything at a garage sale. You'd be surprised. But they are looking for bargains. They usually expect a big discount on items that have been used. Don't disappoint them.

You need to advertise. Advertise your sale in the local newspaper, shopper guides, on bulletin boards and even online. Advertise your garage sale all over the neighborhood. State the date and times of the sale, the address, and special items you have for sale that will draw customers. Word of mouth is also an excellent advertising method. Make your garage sale known to as many people as you can.

Place signs in high-traffic intersections within a few miles of the location of the sale. Use sturdy cardboard and big lettering.

Make sure you remove your signs once the sale is over. You don't want people coming to your house after the sale is over.

Be sure to check with your local officials regarding laws and regulations of garage sales.

You can make money out of a garge sale, if you do it right. There are many resources available that can provide you with the information and tips you need to hold a successful garage sale. The Internet offers garage sale information, guides, and other resources, which can lead you in the right direction to making money with a garage sale.

Do you need a Quick House sale

A quick house sale can help you overcome financial troubles. selling your property quickly may be beneficial to you

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There are many things in life that are unexpected- death, divorce and getting fired from work. People who have failed to prepare for these events often find themselves in deep financial trouble. In UK, there is a guaranteed solution to the problems created by these circumstances. With a quick house sale, you get to release the equity tied to your property, use it to pay for your debts and start all over again.

To make things even more advantageous for you, this quick house sale does not require you to move out of your home. Instead of doing this, the company that buys your home can arrange for you to rent it back – allowing you to go on with your life as normally as possible. Not only this, but you will also have the option later on to buy your home back.

It does not even matter whatever sell and rent back contract you will commit to since the important thing is you can enjoy a degree of financial freedom. For once, you will have no more debts to worry about and threats of repossession to deal with. Your family can continue to feel safe and secured.

A quick house sale relieves you of the burden of thinking where to get the money to pay your debts and offers you the chance to catch your breath before deciding on what to do next. There will not be much disruption on you or your family’s normal routine and you would not even have to consider filing for bankruptcy. The only thing you will have to worry about is finding a company that will buy your home for a reasonable price and agree to rent it back.

There are many companies that can provide you with a quick home sale. But you should be careful - there are companies or individuals who will offer their assistance to you and promise to stop repossession. Some home owners, out of desperation, will agree to sign over their property’s title and realize too late that they were scammed. Although it may sound unreal, this can actually happen. Make sure you check out the company’s credentials first and at the same time, you should educate yourself. For more information on quick house sales, you can trust Soda Estates.