The Missing Link for Speakers and other Travelling Professionals
By Migdoel "DIO" Miranda, B.S., CMT
Corrective High Performance Exercise Kinesiologist - C.H.E.K. Level III
Certified Metabolic Typing® Advisor
Hair Tissue Mineral Analyst
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I work with executives and other self-motivated people who have come to appreciate that
when their body functions optimally in what I call the Power Balance, their ability to touch
and influence increases. These people also gain in their ability to withstand the rigors of
travel, the immune suppression that goes with it, and the demands of interacting with so
many different people. This health and vitality increase doesn't happen by engaging in the
confusion of the “trying diets syndrome", but through a unique approach that consists of
personalized energy diet, resting and body type fitness. With this focused approach you
will find out that getting the right fuel for your body is like putting the right gasoline in your
car. Any little hesitations, bumps or grinds erase when you eat what is metabolically
appropriate for you.
When I first started out as a fitness trainer I ate a lot of salad. After all salad is good for
you, no? I also ate raw vegetables and lots of seeds. All excellent quality "Health Food",
but my energy kept draining and draining. Finally I said, "Enough with the dogma"! I
began experimenting with how a variety of whole and natural food felt when I ate it.
I realized then that natural does not mean good. So I ask you, as you travel, speak and
attend conferences do you try to eat "healthy" foods? Of course it's good for anyone
to avoid sugar, soda and chips but beyond that, do you really know if you should eat
lean meats, fatty meat or no meat, cooked or raw vegetables, brown rice or no grains?
Answering these questions will put you in the driver’s seat of your own body. In fact,
understanding what you need to eat and when, is like going to the right mechanic to
fix your car. They understand the problem and correct it. I challenge you to begin to
keep a diary of how you feel after you eat. Learn to discern if the food you are giving
yourself gives you energy or takes it irregardless of whether this food is "healthy" or not.
Begin by determining if you need meat or not and decide if you need heavier more
saturated meats or more lean cuts.
The next leg of Power Balance is the resting period. It is in my opinion the most valuable
piece in training and in any other activity that requires our attention. The body needs its
rest between workouts, sets and exercise. Above all, resting at night helps us grow and
regenerate so we can do and be the best our next day. Yet, how many of us deeply rest?
As a speaker your normal rhythms are sacrificed by travel and alternatives to getting your
usual night's sleep need to be cultivated. Do you train to catnap? Can you practice a
relaxation so deep on a plane or car that you rejuvenate in 20 minutes or so? Through
training and observation you can become a "reflexive rester". This will allow you to charge
your battery so completely that speaking in front of large groups or grueling travel
schedules won't drain you.
Rest also means resting from stressing out about your life. A businessman named John
Ramirez came to me in desperation. I had no doubt that I could help him with his stress
level, nutrition and corrective exercises to make his hips function optimally. He had many
trainers in the past and from them he had received despicable comments about his looks
and even the way he ran. No one had seen the beauty of a human being looking for real help.
I introduced him to my unique approach of Power Balance. After a few months of training
and reminding him to breath and to think positively among others, his body took a quantum
leap to health and vitality. His ideas regenerated and his traveling had been easier and better
than ever. The man was in need of communicating to someone his heart, his needs. He was
not looking to get beat up. He needed acceptance and a rest from the relentless judgment
and perfectionism of many physical trainers.
The third pillar of Power Balance is working out. To give your body type the specific fitness
it needs will make you more healthy, happy and wealthy. You should not feel that your exercise
program takes more energy than it gives, but that's just the beginning. With the right fitness
approach you do not have to give in to the restrictions of old injuries, arthritis or even handicaps.
As a professional speaker, honesty plays a big role in your life. It's what makes your audience
trust you and learn from you. There is a grand honesty and integrity in being the best you can
be in all areas of life. Realize that when you decide the diet and exercise police know what's right
for your body you are only getting half a story at best.
I think we are all athletes and need to train for competition. In this case the competition is every
minute of your life and how you represent it on stage. A runner trains weeks and months for an
event that will only last seconds. Where is your training for life? You need only get interested
and your answers will fall into place.
You must have long range goals to keep you from being frustrated by short- term failures - Charles C. Noble
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