Re: How to be sure you are doing LifeLift breaths correctly

[Guest guest]

Thanks Wanda for sending this. I have not been on the list for awhile

and not doing LL. We were gone a lot this summer so I got out of my

routine but recently have been getting the posts again and have enjoyed

hearing all of the successes. Sounds like most of you enjoy the breaths

so I figure there must be something I am doing wrong because I really

have to discipline myself to do them. I started with 5 in the morning

and 5 in the evening and am up to 23 each time. My goal is to get to the

40 that Rashelle recommends. I have the original DVD and also the extra

2 plus the Reflexology but am having a very hard time getting into any of

them. Also, my husband is semi retired which makes it hard to get into a

schedule. OK enough excuses! I will practice the tests that Rashelle

wrote about and hopefully by not too long I will be able to do the

videos. Oh, one question. When Rashelle says to push your tongue

against the roof of your mouth does that mean your whole tongue flat

against the roof or just the tip? Thanks.

Hello and welcome to all the new ones that have joined. Does Pat ever

post anymore? She was sure a good little cheerleader.

Chris

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the tips. I sometimes wonder if I do the lifelift breaths

correctly.

-- In LifeLift , " winwithlifelift "

<winwithlifelift@...> wrote:

>

> Hello Friends,

>

> With so many new people on the list; I thought this would be the

> perfect time to send these excerpts from one of Rashelle's

> newsletters. I know it is a great reminder to me and hope you find

> it useful; especially with the upcoming holidays upon us.

>

> Please feel free to join in our group and say hi. It would be

great

> to meet all our new Lifelifters.

>

> Hugs,

> Wanda

>

> Below is some info from one of Rashelle's newsletters:

>

> What are the benefits of having a strong flat stomach, other that

> just feeling you look better? How about the fact that you are

> strengthening your back and helping to eliminate pain and potential

> problems in your future.

>

> The largest of the abdominal muscles, the external obliques, begin

at

> the lower ribs and wrap around the waist to the lower back. If you

> have good strong external obliques you will find they will hold

your

> spine in alignment to prevent back pain and future injury.

>

> If you are doing your Life Lift breaths correctly you should be

> seeing changes in your mid section from doing the breaths by

> themselves.

>

> Any time you stretch or flex a muscle and complete a Life Lift

breath

> you are drawing the oxygen to the point stretched or flexed to tone

> and firm those muscles. When Life Lift breaths are done correctly

you

> will have your abdomen muscles flexed during the final step or the

> lift so you should see those abdomen muscles firming up. This is

one

> reason so many men love Life Lift. They can sit and do Life Lift

and

> see their waists whittled down. Men have what is called male

pattern

> weight gain from the high testosterone level in their bloodstream.

>

> First, it would be good for you to do a test to see if you are

> getting the most out of your " Lift " when you do your Life Lift

> breaths.

>

> I will give you three different tests to try.

>

> One, sit in a chair, push your back as far against the back of the

> chair as possible. Sit up as straight as possible. Do the first

steps

> of your breath, empty, as if through the straw, sniff and hold,

deep

> sigh down into the belly and now as you go into your lift, with the

> palm of your hand push your lower stomach back against the chair,

now

> while still pushing turn your palm upward toward your face and push

> upward against your stomach with the side of your hand, like a

> scooping motion. Hold this as tight as possible without straining

> anything.

>

> Second test, stand against a wall, push your shoulders against the

> wall back as flat as possible. Do the same steps as I just

described,

> imagine that you are trying to touch the wall with your stomach

> muscles.

>

> Third test, lie on the floor, do the same steps as described above,

> this time imagine that you are pushing your stomach muscles to the

> floor.

>

> After doing these three tests you should be able to " feel " your

lift

> better. If you have not been getting the most from your " Lift "

> chances are you have not been getting the maximum trimming from

your

> mid section.

>

> Something you may like to try to tighten the tummy is while you are

> sitting here reading this, do a Life Lift breath. When you finish

the

> lift and have released it, pull your stomach muscles in and out

with

> this count, in, out, in, out, in, out, in, out. Put your hand on

your

> belly and feel it contract as you read in, and relax as you read

out.

> Then do another Life Lift breath. Do this over and over for 10 full

> repetitions or for as many as you can comfortably. If you can't do

> all 10, don't worry, just do the best you can and work up to the

full

> 10 repetitions.

>

> One of the best kept secrets to restart your weight and inch loss

> after a stall. Shock your system. What I mean by that is do a

> different routine each day.

>

> Many who have all of the new videos have reported that the new

videos

> are so enjoyable and so easy that they are doing up to three

workouts

> daily. Many have reported increased results from this. If you are

> still working from the original video then create several different

> workouts and change off daily for awhile. This is a technique I

used

> for years when I was training athletes, it is amazing what changes

> can occur by doing this every so often.

>

> written by Rashelle Haines

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Chris!

So glad to hear from you. I urge others to come back and introduce

themselves to the list. I speak from experience. Way back, I was

the Queen of Lurkdom and never posted; and was barely faithful to my

exercise routine. One day I took the plunge and wrote and said hi

to the group. I never felt so welcome; the help, ideas and care of

everyone on the list is amazing and it definately got me started and

I have continued ever since. And that was about 9 years ago. : )

Pat is doing well, but busy with many other things, but pops in every

once in a while.

When I do the tongue on the roof of my mouth; I always do it with the

tip; almost like it's pointing (like a ballerina with the shape of

her feet; pointed). We'll have to see how others do that. I do

that pointed tongue tip with each and every LL breath I take. Really

makes a difference in defining my face.

I don't follow the dvd's except the reflexology one. I do my LL

breaths throughout my entire day/night whenever I think about it

along with stretches. Once a month I watch the original dvd to

refresh my brain that I am doing the breath correctly. It's amazes

me sometimes that after all these years sometimes I might be skipping

a little step. Oh, I also have the stretchbands and dvd at work;

and since that is so short; I do that at work on break a few times a

week. : )

Anything we can do to help you get in your LL breathing; let us

know. People are quite creative on this list as you already know.

Again, great to hear from you Chris. Enjoy your day.

Hugs! Wanda.

>

> Thanks Wanda for sending this. I have not been on the list for

awhile

> and not doing LL. We were gone a lot this summer so I got out of

my

> routine but recently have been getting the posts again and have

enjoyed

> hearing all of the successes. Sounds like most of you enjoy the

breaths

> so I figure there must be something I am doing wrong because I

really

> have to discipline myself to do them. I started with 5 in the

morning

> and 5 in the evening and am up to 23 each time. My goal is to get

to the

> 40 that Rashelle recommends. I have the original DVD and also the

extra

> 2 plus the Reflexology but am having a very hard time getting into

any of

> them. Also, my husband is semi retired which makes it hard to get

into a

> schedule. OK enough excuses! I will practice the tests that

Rashelle

> wrote about and hopefully by not too long I will be able to do the

> videos. Oh, one question. When Rashelle says to push your tongue

> against the roof of your mouth does that mean your whole tongue flat

> against the roof or just the tip? Thanks.

>

> Hello and welcome to all the new ones that have joined. Does Pat

ever

> post anymore? She was sure a good little cheerleader.

>

> Chris

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm glad you can make use out of those tips. They are wonderful and

really are great reminders.

How are you feeling after doing LL? Do you feel more energy? Are

you feeling healthier? That's how I know I am doing it right;

especially the feeling healthier and even looking healthier. That

means the oxygen is indeed working inside us.

As far as inch loss; that always varies for each person. I'm the

type who loses slowly; due to many things such as medication;

dieases; yoyo dieting for years; pre menapause; etc. But staying

with the breathing daily will pay off in many many ways for all of

us.

Keep up the great work ! You will succeed.

Hugs,

Wanda.

> >

> > Hello Friends,

> >

> > With so many new people on the list; I thought this would be the

> > perfect time to send these excerpts from one of Rashelle's

> > newsletters. I know it is a great reminder to me and hope you

find

> > it useful; especially with the upcoming holidays upon us.

> >

> > Please feel free to join in our group and say hi. It would be

> great

> > to meet all our new Lifelifters.

> >

> > Hugs,

> > Wanda

> >

> > Below is some info from one of Rashelle's newsletters:

> >

> > What are the benefits of having a strong flat stomach, other that

> > just feeling you look better? How about the fact that you are

> > strengthening your back and helping to eliminate pain and

potential

> > problems in your future.

> >

> > The largest of the abdominal muscles, the external obliques,

begin

> at

> > the lower ribs and wrap around the waist to the lower back. If

you

> > have good strong external obliques you will find they will hold

> your

> > spine in alignment to prevent back pain and future injury.

> >

> > If you are doing your Life Lift breaths correctly you should be

> > seeing changes in your mid section from doing the breaths by

> > themselves.

> >

> > Any time you stretch or flex a muscle and complete a Life Lift

> breath

> > you are drawing the oxygen to the point stretched or flexed to

tone

> > and firm those muscles. When Life Lift breaths are done correctly

> you

> > will have your abdomen muscles flexed during the final step or

the

> > lift so you should see those abdomen muscles firming up. This is

> one

> > reason so many men love Life Lift. They can sit and do Life Lift

> and

> > see their waists whittled down. Men have what is called male

> pattern

> > weight gain from the high testosterone level in their

bloodstream.

> >

> > First, it would be good for you to do a test to see if you are

> > getting the most out of your " Lift " when you do your Life Lift

> > breaths.

> >

> > I will give you three different tests to try.

> >

> > One, sit in a chair, push your back as far against the back of

the

> > chair as possible. Sit up as straight as possible. Do the first

> steps

> > of your breath, empty, as if through the straw, sniff and hold,

> deep

> > sigh down into the belly and now as you go into your lift, with

the

> > palm of your hand push your lower stomach back against the chair,

> now

> > while still pushing turn your palm upward toward your face and

push

> > upward against your stomach with the side of your hand, like a

> > scooping motion. Hold this as tight as possible without straining

> > anything.

> >

> > Second test, stand against a wall, push your shoulders against

the

> > wall back as flat as possible. Do the same steps as I just

> described,

> > imagine that you are trying to touch the wall with your stomach

> > muscles.

> >

> > Third test, lie on the floor, do the same steps as described

above,

> > this time imagine that you are pushing your stomach muscles to

the

> > floor.

> >

> > After doing these three tests you should be able to " feel " your

> lift

> > better. If you have not been getting the most from your " Lift "

> > chances are you have not been getting the maximum trimming from

> your

> > mid section.

> >

> > Something you may like to try to tighten the tummy is while you

are

> > sitting here reading this, do a Life Lift breath. When you finish

> the

> > lift and have released it, pull your stomach muscles in and out

> with

> > this count, in, out, in, out, in, out, in, out. Put your hand on

> your

> > belly and feel it contract as you read in, and relax as you read

> out.

> > Then do another Life Lift breath. Do this over and over for 10

full

> > repetitions or for as many as you can comfortably. If you can't

do

> > all 10, don't worry, just do the best you can and work up to the

> full

> > 10 repetitions.

> >

> > One of the best kept secrets to restart your weight and inch loss

> > after a stall. Shock your system. What I mean by that is do a

> > different routine each day.

> >

> > Many who have all of the new videos have reported that the new

> videos

> > are so enjoyable and so easy that they are doing up to three

> workouts

> > daily. Many have reported increased results from this. If you are

> > still working from the original video then create several

different

> > workouts and change off daily for awhile. This is a technique I

> used

> > for years when I was training athletes, it is amazing what

changes

> > can occur by doing this every so often.

> >

> > written by Rashelle Haines

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Great job

Consistent and persistent and everything in moderation!!

Blessings

R

Re: How to be sure you are doing LifeLift breaths

correctly

Hi ,

I'm glad you can make use out of those tips. They are wonderful and

really are great reminders.

How are you feeling after doing LL? Do you feel more energy? Are

you feeling healthier? That's how I know I am doing it right;

especially the feeling healthier and even looking healthier. That

means the oxygen is indeed working inside us.

As far as inch loss; that always varies for each person. I'm the

type who loses slowly; due to many things such as medication;

dieases; yoyo dieting for years; pre menapause; etc. But staying

with the breathing daily will pay off in many many ways for all of

us.

Keep up the great work ! You will succeed.

Hugs,

Wanda.

> >

> > Hello Friends,

> >

> > With so many new people on the list; I thought this would be the

> > perfect time to send these excerpts from one of Rashelle's

> > newsletters. I know it is a great reminder to me and hope you

find

> > it useful; especially with the upcoming holidays upon us.

> >

> > Please feel free to join in our group and say hi. It would be

> great

> > to meet all our new Lifelifters.

> >

> > Hugs,

> > Wanda

> >

> > Below is some info from one of Rashelle's newsletters:

> >

> > What are the benefits of having a strong flat stomach, other that

> > just feeling you look better? How about the fact that you are

> > strengthening your back and helping to eliminate pain and

potential

> > problems in your future.

> >

> > The largest of the abdominal muscles, the external obliques,

begin

> at

> > the lower ribs and wrap around the waist to the lower back. If

you

> > have good strong external obliques you will find they will hold

> your

> > spine in alignment to prevent back pain and future injury.

> >

> > If you are doing your Life Lift breaths correctly you should be

> > seeing changes in your mid section from doing the breaths by

> > themselves.

> >

> > Any time you stretch or flex a muscle and complete a Life Lift

> breath

> > you are drawing the oxygen to the point stretched or flexed to

tone

> > and firm those muscles. When Life Lift breaths are done correctly

> you

> > will have your abdomen muscles flexed during the final step or

the

> > lift so you should see those abdomen muscles firming up. This is

> one

> > reason so many men love Life Lift. They can sit and do Life Lift

> and

> > see their waists whittled down. Men have what is called male

> pattern

> > weight gain from the high testosterone level in their

bloodstream.

> >

> > First, it would be good for you to do a test to see if you are

> > getting the most out of your " Lift " when you do your Life Lift

> > breaths.

> >

> > I will give you three different tests to try.

> >

> > One, sit in a chair, push your back as far against the back of

the

> > chair as possible. Sit up as straight as possible. Do the first

> steps

> > of your breath, empty, as if through the straw, sniff and hold,

> deep

> > sigh down into the belly and now as you go into your lift, with

the

> > palm of your hand push your lower stomach back against the chair,

> now

> > while still pushing turn your palm upward toward your face and

push

> > upward against your stomach with the side of your hand, like a

> > scooping motion. Hold this as tight as possible without straining

> > anything.

> >

> > Second test, stand against a wall, push your shoulders against

the

> > wall back as flat as possible. Do the same steps as I just

> described,

> > imagine that you are trying to touch the wall with your stomach

> > muscles.

> >

> > Third test, lie on the floor, do the same steps as described

above,

> > this time imagine that you are pushing your stomach muscles to

the

> > floor.

> >

> > After doing these three tests you should be able to " feel " your

> lift

> > better. If you have not been getting the most from your " Lift "

> > chances are you have not been getting the maximum trimming from

> your

> > mid section.

> >

> > Something you may like to try to tighten the tummy is while you

are

> > sitting here reading this, do a Life Lift breath. When you finish

> the

> > lift and have released it, pull your stomach muscles in and out

> with

> > this count, in, out, in, out, in, out, in, out. Put your hand on

> your

> > belly and feel it contract as you read in, and relax as you read

> out.

> > Then do another Life Lift breath. Do this over and over for 10

full

> > repetitions or for as many as you can comfortably. If you can't

do

> > all 10, don't worry, just do the best you can and work up to the

> full

> > 10 repetitions.

> >

> > One of the best kept secrets to restart your weight and inch loss

> > after a stall. Shock your system. What I mean by that is do a

> > different routine each day.

> >

> > Many who have all of the new videos have reported that the new

> videos

> > are so enjoyable and so easy that they are doing up to three

> workouts

> > daily. Many have reported increased results from this. If you are

> > still working from the original video then create several

different

> > workouts and change off daily for awhile. This is a technique I

> used

> > for years when I was training athletes, it is amazing what

changes

> > can occur by doing this every so often.

> >

> > written by Rashelle Haines

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Wanda

Yes, I do feel healthier when I do the lifelift. In 2004 I had

pneumonia and was in the hospital for 9 days. I had just discovered

Body Flex before this illness. but it was too intense after being so

sick. I read about LL and ordered the tapes. I really believe the

breathing is what has made my lungs stronger. My dr. said I would

probably have pneumonia again because I work in a pottery breathing a

lot of dust. So far that hasn't happened. For that I credit LL and

God.

I haven't seen much inch loss because I haven't been as consistent

with it as I should. I also have some of the same issues as you have,

yo-yo dieting, thyroid problems for which I take medication,

menopause, etc.

I am planning on coming out of " lurkdom " . It really helps to read the

tips and encouragement here.

-- In LifeLift , " winwithlifelift "

<winwithlifelift@...> wrote:

>

> Hi ,

>

> I'm glad you can make use out of those tips. They are wonderful

and

> really are great reminders.

>

> How are you feeling after doing LL? Do you feel more energy? Are

> you feeling healthier? That's how I know I am doing it right;

> especially the feeling healthier and even looking healthier. That

> means the oxygen is indeed working inside us.

>

> As far as inch loss; that always varies for each person. I'm the

> type who loses slowly; due to many things such as medication;

> dieases; yoyo dieting for years; premenopase, etc. But staying

> with the breathing daily will pay off in many many ways for all of

> us.

>

> Keep up the great work ! You will succeed.

>

> Hugs,

> Wanda.

>

>

> > >

> > > Hello Friends,

> > >

> > > With so many new people on the list; I thought this would be

the

> > > perfect time to send these excerpts from one of Rashelle's

> > > newsletters. I know it is a great reminder to me and hope you

> find

> > > it useful; especially with the upcoming holidays upon us.

> > >

> > > Please feel free to join in our group and say hi. It would be

> > great

> > > to meet all our new Lifelifters.

> > >

> > > Hugs,

> > > Wanda

> > >

> > > Below is some info from one of Rashelle's newsletters:

> > >

> > > What are the benefits of having a strong flat stomach, other

that

> > > just feeling you look better? How about the fact that you are

> > > strengthening your back and helping to eliminate pain and

> potential

> > > problems in your future.

> > >

> > > The largest of the abdominal muscles, the external obliques,

> begin

> > at

> > > the lower ribs and wrap around the waist to the lower back. If

> you

> > > have good strong external obliques you will find they will hold

> > your

> > > spine in alignment to prevent back pain and future injury.

> > >

> > > If you are doing your Life Lift breaths correctly you should be

> > > seeing changes in your mid section from doing the breaths by

> > > themselves.

> > >

> > > Any time you stretch or flex a muscle and complete a Life Lift

> > breath

> > > you are drawing the oxygen to the point stretched or flexed to

> tone

> > > and firm those muscles. When Life Lift breaths are done

correctly

> > you

> > > will have your abdomen muscles flexed during the final step or

> the

> > > lift so you should see those abdomen muscles firming up. This

is

> > one

> > > reason so many men love Life Lift. They can sit and do Life

Lift

> > and

> > > see their waists whittled down. Men have what is called male

> > pattern

> > > weight gain from the high testosterone level in their

> bloodstream.

> > >

> > > First, it would be good for you to do a test to see if you are

> > > getting the most out of your " Lift " when you do your Life Lift

> > > breaths.

> > >

> > > I will give you three different tests to try.

> > >

> > > One, sit in a chair, push your back as far against the back of

> the

> > > chair as possible. Sit up as straight as possible. Do the first

> > steps

> > > of your breath, empty, as if through the straw, sniff and hold,

> > deep

> > > sigh down into the belly and now as you go into your lift, with

> the

> > > palm of your hand push your lower stomach back against the

chair,

> > now

> > > while still pushing turn your palm upward toward your face and

> push

> > > upward against your stomach with the side of your hand, like a

> > > scooping motion. Hold this as tight as possible without

straining

> > > anything.

> > >

> > > Second test, stand against a wall, push your shoulders against

> the

> > > wall back as flat as possible. Do the same steps as I just

> > described,

> > > imagine that you are trying to touch the wall with your stomach

> > > muscles.

> > >

> > > Third test, lie on the floor, do the same steps as described

> above,

> > > this time imagine that you are pushing your stomach muscles to

> the

> > > floor.

> > >

> > > After doing these three tests you should be able to " feel " your

> > lift

> > > better. If you have not been getting the most from your " Lift "

> > > chances are you have not been getting the maximum trimming from

> > your

> > > mid section.

> > >

> > > Something you may like to try to tighten the tummy is while you

> are

> > > sitting here reading this, do a Life Lift breath. When you

finish

> > the

> > > lift and have released it, pull your stomach muscles in and out

> > with

> > > this count, in, out, in, out, in, out, in, out. Put your hand

on

> > your

> > > belly and feel it contract as you read in, and relax as you

read

> > out.

> > > Then do another Life Lift breath. Do this over and over for 10

> full

> > > repetitions or for as many as you can comfortably. If you can't

> do

> > > all 10, don't worry, just do the best you can and work up to

the

> > full

> > > 10 repetitions.

> > >

> > > One of the best kept secrets to restart your weight and inch

loss

> > > after a stall. Shock your system. What I mean by that is do a

> > > different routine each day.

> > >

> > > Many who have all of the new videos have reported that the new

> > videos

> > > are so enjoyable and so easy that they are doing up to three

> > workouts

> > > daily. Many have reported increased results from this. If you

are

> > > still working from the original video then create several

> different

> > > workouts and change off daily for awhile. This is a technique I

> > used

> > > for years when I was training athletes, it is amazing what

> changes

> > > can occur by doing this every so often.

> > >

> > > written by Rashelle Haines

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I am so glad Lifelift came into your life when it did. Bodyflex made

me feel like I was losing a lung it was so harsh. I am so glad you

feel healthier with Lifelift. Nothing beats that .

I am prone to pneumonia as well; and LL has given me, an asthmatic,

great lung strength. Even when I'm having an asthma attack; it is no

where near what it used to be. I blow my doctor away each time he

checks the meter reading with that breathing apparatus.

I'm so happy you are here and hope you come back often. Truely, it

makes a world of difference to participate in the group.

Feel free to private email me anytime and maybe we could come up with

some ideas to help you continue to succeed.

(winwithlifelift@...)

Love, Wanda.

> > > >

> > > > Hello Friends,

> > > >

> > > > With so many new people on the list; I thought this would be

> the

> > > > perfect time to send these excerpts from one of Rashelle's

> > > > newsletters. I know it is a great reminder to me and hope

you

> > find

> > > > it useful; especially with the upcoming holidays upon us.

> > > >

> > > > Please feel free to join in our group and say hi. It would

be

> > > great

> > > > to meet all our new Lifelifters.

> > > >

> > > > Hugs,

> > > > Wanda

> > > >

> > > > Below is some info from one of Rashelle's newsletters:

> > > >

> > > > What are the benefits of having a strong flat stomach, other

> that

> > > > just feeling you look better? How about the fact that you are

> > > > strengthening your back and helping to eliminate pain and

> > potential

> > > > problems in your future.

> > > >

> > > > The largest of the abdominal muscles, the external obliques,

> > begin

> > > at

> > > > the lower ribs and wrap around the waist to the lower back.

If

> > you

> > > > have good strong external obliques you will find they will

hold

> > > your

> > > > spine in alignment to prevent back pain and future injury.

> > > >

> > > > If you are doing your Life Lift breaths correctly you should

be

> > > > seeing changes in your mid section from doing the breaths by

> > > > themselves.

> > > >

> > > > Any time you stretch or flex a muscle and complete a Life

Lift

> > > breath

> > > > you are drawing the oxygen to the point stretched or flexed

to

> > tone

> > > > and firm those muscles. When Life Lift breaths are done

> correctly

> > > you

> > > > will have your abdomen muscles flexed during the final step

or

> > the

> > > > lift so you should see those abdomen muscles firming up. This

> is

> > > one

> > > > reason so many men love Life Lift. They can sit and do Life

> Lift

> > > and

> > > > see their waists whittled down. Men have what is called male

> > > pattern

> > > > weight gain from the high testosterone level in their

> > bloodstream.

> > > >

> > > > First, it would be good for you to do a test to see if you

are

> > > > getting the most out of your " Lift " when you do your Life

Lift

> > > > breaths.

> > > >

> > > > I will give you three different tests to try.

> > > >

> > > > One, sit in a chair, push your back as far against the back

of

> > the

> > > > chair as possible. Sit up as straight as possible. Do the

first

> > > steps

> > > > of your breath, empty, as if through the straw, sniff and

hold,

> > > deep

> > > > sigh down into the belly and now as you go into your lift,

with

> > the

> > > > palm of your hand push your lower stomach back against the

> chair,

> > > now

> > > > while still pushing turn your palm upward toward your face

and

> > push

> > > > upward against your stomach with the side of your hand, like

a

> > > > scooping motion. Hold this as tight as possible without

> straining

> > > > anything.

> > > >

> > > > Second test, stand against a wall, push your shoulders

against

> > the

> > > > wall back as flat as possible. Do the same steps as I just

> > > described,

> > > > imagine that you are trying to touch the wall with your

stomach

> > > > muscles.

> > > >

> > > > Third test, lie on the floor, do the same steps as described

> > above,

> > > > this time imagine that you are pushing your stomach muscles

to

> > the

> > > > floor.

> > > >

> > > > After doing these three tests you should be able to " feel "

your

> > > lift

> > > > better. If you have not been getting the most from

your " Lift "

> > > > chances are you have not been getting the maximum trimming

from

> > > your

> > > > mid section.

> > > >

> > > > Something you may like to try to tighten the tummy is while

you

> > are

> > > > sitting here reading this, do a Life Lift breath. When you

> finish

> > > the

> > > > lift and have released it, pull your stomach muscles in and

out

> > > with

> > > > this count, in, out, in, out, in, out, in, out. Put your hand

> on

> > > your

> > > > belly and feel it contract as you read in, and relax as you

> read

> > > out.

> > > > Then do another Life Lift breath. Do this over and over for

10

> > full

> > > > repetitions or for as many as you can comfortably. If you

can't

> > do

> > > > all 10, don't worry, just do the best you can and work up to

> the

> > > full

> > > > 10 repetitions.

> > > >

> > > > One of the best kept secrets to restart your weight and inch

> loss

> > > > after a stall. Shock your system. What I mean by that is do a

> > > > different routine each day.

> > > >

> > > > Many who have all of the new videos have reported that the

new

> > > videos

> > > > are so enjoyable and so easy that they are doing up to three

> > > workouts

> > > > daily. Many have reported increased results from this. If you

> are

> > > > still working from the original video then create several

> > different

> > > > workouts and change off daily for awhile. This is a technique

I

> > > used

> > > > for years when I was training athletes, it is amazing what

> > changes

> > > > can occur by doing this every so often.

> > > >

> > > > written by Rashelle Haines

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much Wanda for this tip. This newsletter must have been

before I started LL and it's what I needed. Because while I'm

enjoying weight loss from LL, and even my rear appears more lifted

(hooray!), I was wondering why my stomach hasn't gotten smaller, I

thought that would be the first things to go, since it's usually my

easiest area to tone. I guess I haven't been doing my breaths

correctly as I should. Thanks for being so helpful

Steph

>

> Hello Friends,

>

> With so many new people on the list; I thought this would be the

> perfect time to send these excerpts from one of Rashelle's

> newsletters. I know it is a great reminder to me and hope you find

> it useful; especially with the upcoming holidays upon us.

>

> Please feel free to join in our group and say hi. It would be

great

> to meet all our new Lifelifters.

>

> Hugs,

> Wanda

>

> Below is some info from one of Rashelle's newsletters:

>

> What are the benefits of having a strong flat stomach, other that

> just feeling you look better? How about the fact that you are

> strengthening your back and helping to eliminate pain and potential

> problems in your future.

>

> The largest of the abdominal muscles, the external obliques, begin

at

> the lower ribs and wrap around the waist to the lower back. If you

> have good strong external obliques you will find they will hold

your

> spine in alignment to prevent back pain and future injury.

>

> If you are doing your Life Lift breaths correctly you should be

> seeing changes in your mid section from doing the breaths by

> themselves.

>

> Any time you stretch or flex a muscle and complete a Life Lift

breath

> you are drawing the oxygen to the point stretched or flexed to tone

> and firm those muscles. When Life Lift breaths are done correctly

you

> will have your abdomen muscles flexed during the final step or the

> lift so you should see those abdomen muscles firming up. This is

one

> reason so many men love Life Lift. They can sit and do Life Lift

and

> see their waists whittled down. Men have what is called male

pattern

> weight gain from the high testosterone level in their bloodstream.

>

> First, it would be good for you to do a test to see if you are

> getting the most out of your " Lift " when you do your Life Lift

> breaths.

>

> I will give you three different tests to try.

>

> One, sit in a chair, push your back as far against the back of the

> chair as possible. Sit up as straight as possible. Do the first

steps

> of your breath, empty, as if through the straw, sniff and hold,

deep

> sigh down into the belly and now as you go into your lift, with the

> palm of your hand push your lower stomach back against the chair,

now

> while still pushing turn your palm upward toward your face and push

> upward against your stomach with the side of your hand, like a

> scooping motion. Hold this as tight as possible without straining

> anything.

>

> Second test, stand against a wall, push your shoulders against the

> wall back as flat as possible. Do the same steps as I just

described,

> imagine that you are trying to touch the wall with your stomach

> muscles.

>

> Third test, lie on the floor, do the same steps as described above,

> this time imagine that you are pushing your stomach muscles to the

> floor.

>

> After doing these three tests you should be able to " feel " your

lift

> better. If you have not been getting the most from your " Lift "

> chances are you have not been getting the maximum trimming from

your

> mid section.

>

> Something you may like to try to tighten the tummy is while you are

> sitting here reading this, do a Life Lift breath. When you finish

the

> lift and have released it, pull your stomach muscles in and out

with

> this count, in, out, in, out, in, out, in, out. Put your hand on

your

> belly and feel it contract as you read in, and relax as you read

out.

> Then do another Life Lift breath. Do this over and over for 10 full

> repetitions or for as many as you can comfortably. If you can't do

> all 10, don't worry, just do the best you can and work up to the

full

> 10 repetitions.

>

> One of the best kept secrets to restart your weight and inch loss

> after a stall. Shock your system. What I mean by that is do a

> different routine each day.

>

> Many who have all of the new videos have reported that the new

videos

> are so enjoyable and so easy that they are doing up to three

workouts

> daily. Many have reported increased results from this. If you are

> still working from the original video then create several different

> workouts and change off daily for awhile. This is a technique I

used

> for years when I was training athletes, it is amazing what changes

> can occur by doing this every so often.

>

> written by Rashelle Haines

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Steph,

You are very welcome. That was some amazing info and a great

reminder for us all; Rashelle makes it all so easy for us. I'll

send more of my favorites next week. : )

Wanda

>

> Thank you so much Wanda for this tip. This newsletter must have

been

> before I started LL and it's what I needed. Because while I'm

> enjoying weight loss from LL, and even my rear appears more lifted

> (hooray!), I was wondering why my stomach hasn't gotten smaller, I

> thought that would be the first things to go, since it's usually my

> easiest area to tone. I guess I haven't been doing my breaths

> correctly as I should. Thanks for being so helpful

>

> Steph

>

>