Choose Excellent Health

By Murray Altham

Would you like to look better, feel better and have more energy?
Here’s where we’re at. 60% of Australians are obese or overweight with many others wanting more energy, healthy longevity and better health for their children; so how did this happen?
There is more information at our fingertips than at any other time in history, more Personal Trainers, more diet programs, more health focussed reality shows, great medical advances and more low fat foods so with 60% of us not experiencing optimal health, something is missing from the equation, something is not working!
We all know what we SHOULD be doing but doing it is sometimes another challenge all together. This unique, easy to read book focuses on helping you build a case in your own mind about why choose excellent health, the barriers, the benefits and setting up a pathway to take some action steps and making it happen.
Reading this book is a conversation you have with yourself to discover how to cross the bridge between knowing and doing!

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Jul 16, 2013
• ISBN: 9780987493910

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Murray Altham

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The material contained in this book is general in nature and does not represent professional advice. It is not intended to provide specific guidance for particular circumstances and it should not be relied on as a basis for any decisions to take action on any matter which it covers. Readers should obtain professional advice before acting on any information in this book. The author disclaims all responsibility and liability to any person, arising directly or indirectly, from any person taking or not taking based upon the information in this publication.

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National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry

Author: Altham, Murray

Title: Choose Excellent Health

ISBN: 978-0-9874939-1-0

Subject: Health. Well-being. Peace of mind.

Dewey Number: 613

Published with the assistance of:

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Dedication

To the fascinating, compassionate and brilliant people I have

had the honour of meeting in my travels over the years.

To my parents Peter & Rayma Altham who through their

58 years of marriage have gracefully navigated the twists

and turns of life and continue to be cherished, loved and

adored by their family and friends.

About the Author

Murray Altham lives in Queensland, Australia. At the height of his career as a fitness instructor more than 10,000 people a year participated in his wildly popular classes. The number of STEP classes he led equalled climbing to the top of the Empire State Building 322 times each year!

He has presented to 1000’s of people about the why and how of looking after your health and the influential echo it has on every area of your life. Choose Excellent Health explores some of the many questions he is asked in presentations and workshops.

Murray finds great pleasure in helping individuals, teams, families and corporations learn that health is the number one thing, that when improved, makes everything else better! He enjoys travel, the beach and continues to dream of inventing the calorie free Tim Tam.

www.peakperformancebubble.com

Create an environment where excellence is possible

I had the opportunity to watch 3 interviews with an Olympic gold medallist, a prolific philanthropist and the CEO of one of the world’s great companies. Interestingly, they all said the same thing …To achieve excellence, for a period of time you just need to live in a bubble. Surround yourself with the people, attitudes and resources that support your goals and everything else is outside the bubble.

Preface

Okay, before we get started … you’ll be pleased to hear my overwhelming strength when it comes to writing this book is that I’m happiest when lying on the sofa, watching great movies, eating my favourite chocolate cake like a hamburger! I also love to take up residence in a great hotel with the remote control and the room service menu … blissed out! I’ve been known to take on a late night box of coco pops, a big bowl and 2 litres of milk (skim milk that is, I convince myself that makes all the difference!). Just in case, my fallback position is a cheese platter. I am an equal opportunity sweet and savoury advocate.

You know those people who are naturally very disciplined, love exercise and prefer a chicken salad over amazing dessert with a chocolate biscuit chaser? That’s not me. I wish it was and I know people who are. I have to be really deliberate about building a case in my own head for being as fit and healthy as possible and to make as many good food choices as often as possible. The good news is it’s easier than you think. Once you get going in the right direction towards optimal health it just takes a bit of reworking your environment, some planning and you’re on your way.

So, congratulations and thank you for investing in this book. By doing so, you are in the top 1% who has chosen to do something proactive to take better care of yourself. You will get fresh insight into making the most of your health and the health of the people you care about.

My working life started as a Chef. In high school, they passed me in Year 10 as long as I promised not to come back! School was not going to be the pathway to my academic credentials and I REALLY love to eat