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		<title>Competition Makeup Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Chitwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Competition Makeup at the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships - Mark Hanretty and Christina Chitwood (AP Photo Antonio Calanni) When you compete in an event that is judged, appearance is typically taken into consideration. Even if there isn’t a mark for appearance, your appearance in how you present yourself can affect how the judges perceive your ability. As much as it would be nice to believe that only ability is judged, the human eye tends to be drawn toward those who are well presented. If you’re in a sport such as figure skating and you’re female, makeup should be an important part of your competition regimen. Here are competition makeup tips for figure skaters or anyone in a similar sport or art. Competition Makeup Essentials In bright-lit ice arenas or on the stage, your face tends to look washed out. So brighter colors than would be worn for everyday makeup are necessary.  1. A foundation and/or powder matched to the skin color will help even out skin tone and help make your skin look more perfected. If you’re in a sport where you perspire more, you may want to use a primer under your foundation or powder to help it last longer. 2. A bright blush applied to the cheeks helps bring out the color in the face as well as defining the face. 3. A bright lip color shows off your expressions. For most sports, you’ll want to blot the lipstick and avoid lip glosses (hair will get stuck to the lip gloss). You can apply a shimmery Chapstick over the lipstick to create a bit of sheen if desired. 4. Mascara is a definite necessity for all ages to help bring out the eyes and make sure they don’t disappear from a distance. The above four items are good for any age and should be a must for most female competitors. For many competitors, though, a bit more definition and done-up look is desired. Competition Makeup Extras 1. The eyes are used for expression, so makeup should be used to help your eyes pop. 2. Try not to go too dark, as this can sometimes make the eyes appear smaller. 3. Also avoid very neutral colors such as nude eye shadows. Different shades of purple work well on most skin tones. 4. Eye liner is helpful to define the eyes a bit more, but try to avoid making it too dark or too wide. Try out the tips you like at your next competition. Have fun competing, performing, and looking great! ]]></description>
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		<title>Gaining Confidence through Competition</title>
		<link>http://christinachitwood.com/2012/01/gaining-confidence-through-competition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Chitwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Christina Chitwood and Mark Hanretty with Christina's Mother and Mark's Parents after Christina and Mark Won their First Medal in British Senior Ice Dance, January 2008 Confidence is a wonderful character trait to have in life. Confidence helps you do well in an interview, do well in school or college, meet more people, do better in sports … in general, confidence helps you perform more successfully. Confidence is an important character trait to develop at a young age. If parents, teachers, and coaches help children develop confidence, they will turn out to be much more confident adults. Benefits of Competing in Figure Skating Healthy competition is a fantastic way to develop confidence in children and teenagers. Ice skating in particular is a wonderful sport to help children and teenagers develop confidence. If you’re in singles, skating helps give you confidence in yourself as an individual. If you’re a pairs-, dance-, or synchronized skater, it helps you develop confidence in yourself as well as develops the ability to work with a team member or members. Ice skating in any discipline helps to improve posture. Posture plays a huge part in confidence because you appear more confident when you have good posture. At the same time, you feel more confident with good posture because you’re standing taller. Also, ice skating helps your health and fitness which naturally gives you more confidence. Strength, flexibility, and endurance are gained through ice skating. Competing is especially helpful because when you compete, you’re under pressure. If you perform well, it gives you confidence. If you get the added bonus of a good placement, that gives you confidence. The more competitions you do, the more confident you become in yourself and your ability. Later on in life, you can look back and say, “If I competed in ice skating with that big of an audience, then I can do this.” Even if your performance isn’t your best one, you can still be confident in the fact that you are able to go out and skate in front of large audiences. More about Figure Skating and Confidence My mom has posts at Raising Figure Skaters about how my brother and I gained self-confidence from competitive skating: Self-Confidence Makes Everything Better Success after Competitive Skating Isn’t Just Luck Confidence is also a common theme in this video with lots of skaters answering the question, “What’s so great about figure skating?” Click here to view the embedded video. Have fun competing! ]]></description>
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		<title>Set Goals throughout the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Chitwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It’s not too late to set goals this year. The New Year has passed, but year-round goal setting can help you immensely to achieve what you want. One key aspect in health and fitness is consistency. Set a goal to work out a certain amount of times each week for the next month. It doesn’t have to be a hectic schedule. Just figure out what is manageable for you and try to stick with it. After a month, review to see if it’s working in your schedule and if you are getting the results you want. Life is unpredictable, so it’s important to review. Your schedule might have changed, or you might want to add in another workout if you have the time and want to get better results. S.M.A.R.T. Goals A great way to set goals that works with the above is setting S.M.A.R.T. goals. Smart goals stand for: S pecific M easurable A ppropriate R ealistic T ime-Bound Here’s an example of a S.M.A.R.T. goal: S pecific: You want to lose 5 pounds. M easurable: You should be able to objectively measure your progress. Weigh yourself weekly and also measure yourself. If your weight is staying the same but your measurements are going down, you’re losing fat but gaining muscle. Therefore, you’re healthier and could still be considered achieving your goal. A ppropriate: The goal should be appropriate for you. For example, if you’re considered underweight for your height or your doctor is telling you you’re too thin, then this isn’t an appropriate goal for you. If you’re carrying an extra 5 pounds, then this would be an appropriate goal for you. R ealistic: If you have a health issue that makes losing weight difficult for you or you tend to struggle with losing weight, set your goal longer than the typical goal of losing 1-2 pounds per week. Also, you don’t want to be losing more than 1-2 pounds per week because you’d be losing muscle and not fat. That would be detrimental to your health and not a realistic goal to improve your health. T ime-bound: If you lose 1-2 pounds per week, set your goal for a month or 5 weeks for losing 5 pounds. If you’re 150 pounds, you would write your affirmation or goal as “I am 145 pounds by February 11, 2012.” If you’re planning to ultimately lose more than 5 pounds, you could say, “I am 145 pounds or less by February 11, 2012” in case you’re one of the lucky ones who loses 2 pounds per week. Posts on Goal Setting Here are some other posts on goal setting you’ll find here and at Christina Chitwood Performance: Go for It with All Your Energy! Bring in the New Year with Goals New Year, New Goals ]]></description>
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		<title>New Year, New Goals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Chitwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ To be a good athlete, you need strong motivation. However, levels of motivation can vary throughout the year. So it’s important to find ways that spark your motivation. One of the best and proven ways to keep on track with your athletic plans and increase motivation is through goal setting. What better time to set goals than the New Year?! As an NASM-certified personal trainer, I was taught to set S.M.A.R.T. goals. Smart goals can stand for: S pecific M easurable A ppropriate R ealistic T ime-Bound How to set a S.M.A.R.T. goal: I’m going to give an example of how you could set a S.M.A.R.T. goal if you’re a figure skater. Maybe you’re working on your double axel and wanting to set a goal to achieve it. You are very close to landing a clean double axel (only a quarter-turn cheat away). S pecific: You set your goal to land a clean double axel in 2 months by a specific date. You’ll write: “I have a clean double axel on March 7, 2012.” M easurable: The nice thing about skating jumps is that they are measurable. You can tell if a jump is rotated all the way around by looking at your landing tracing on the ice, having your coach watch and evaluate your jump, and/or having your jump videotaped. A ppropriate: You and your coach should have decided that getting a clean double axel is a priority for your skating right now. R ealistic: This is similar to appropriate. It should be realistic that you could land your double axel clean within 2 months. If you’ve never started working on a double axel before, it wouldn’t be realistic to set a goal to land it clean within two months. Even though this could happen for certain skaters, it’s unrealistic for most. T ime-bound: Your measurable goal goes along with your time-bound goal. Your measurable goal is that you’re going to land it clean. Your time-bound goal is that you will have it clean in 2 months on a specific date. More ideas about goal setting: The above goal is more of a medium-term goal. It’s good to set daily goals, weekly goals, monthly goals, medium-term goals of a specific number of months, and yearly goals. Find what works for you. Goals and affirmations of a certain consistency are proven to help. Goals are not set in stone. Sometimes goals need to be revised. You may achieve a goal sooner than expected. Your goal may not be appropriate for you anymore, or it may need to be altered in some way. Your goals are to help you get the most out of your practice and become the best that you can be. If your goals are getting you discouraged, I would advise speaking with your coach about your goals. You might be able to set up a plan of attack for goals that work better for you. My sister-in-law, Chea, who’s a skating coach and Sport Psychology Consultant with a Ph.D. in Sport Psychology also has a helpful post on goal setting: Learn to Set SMART Goals in Figure Skating . If you’d like a visual reminder for S.M.A.R.T. goals, here’s a word art freebie designed by my mom, Deb Chitwood , that you may print out for your goal book or locker. To download word art, click here , then right click on the image and choose “Save Picture As . . .” Photo Credit: Photo at top of post by Niharb at Flickr Creative Commons ( License ). ]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ways to Enjoy Holiday Performances</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Chitwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The holidays can be a magical time of year! Families get together, friends show appreciation, and most of the time the holidays are filled with happiness and gratefulness. Holiday performances and shows are also great parts of the holidays. Here are 10 ways to enjoy holiday performances, whether by attending or performing yourself. 1. Attend the local Christmas or holiday productions. In San Diego, there is a production of The Grinch . Other cities have all different types of holiday performances from A Christmas Carol to a modern twist on the holidays. 2. Attend the holiday ballets such as The Nutcracker . Most cities have holiday ballet performances whether professional productions or the local ballet schools. 3. Attend a church or school play. Most schools and churches have special holiday activities. These are great to participate in, or support your friends and family by attending. 4. Experience a different type of performance such as an ice skating show. Ice skating shows are great fun to watch, and you may want to try skating after. The Kroc Christmas ice show finished this last week was a success! Great job to all my skaters who performed in it! 5. Create a holiday play to perform for your family and friends. Get as many or as few people involved as you wish. Have fun and let go! 6. Create a holiday performance game. It could be on any theme and involve as much or as little performance as preferred. Be creative. It could be your next holiday tradition! 7. Watch holiday movies and TV shows with family and friends. This can be lots of fun and also get you into the holiday spirit. 8. Have a special holiday day out, such as going to Universal Studios. They have a Grinch theme for the holidays and special holiday performances and readings. 9. Attend a holiday reading or Christmas tree lighting. Some places, such as Universal Studios, have celebrities doing holiday readings. Check out what’s available in your area. 10. Watch a fun competition or even the Winter X-Games . Another great way to get involved in the holidays is by trying a winter/holiday sport such as skiing or ice skating. In San Diego, the Kroc Ice Arena is having $10 holiday skating! Have a great time and appreciate the holidays. They only come once a year and are gone before you know it. So, make the memories last! Happy holidays! Photo Credit: Photo by Pat McDonald at Flickr Creative Commons.   ]]></description>
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		<title>Do Zumba While Cleaning Your House</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Chitwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Does cleaning excite you? I know I’m not a person who gets excited about cleaning. However, I do get excited about fitness – especially Zumba! I’ve always been a busy person, and I was raised in a family who likes to be busy. When it comes to fitting in workouts, that’s a priority for me. My mom feels the same way. My mom and I love having clean houses, but we found our workouts came first. So we decided to combine cleaning and working out. My mom’s been testing it out to see if it inspired her to clean more often. As her Zumba instructor, I’ve taught my mom many Zumba classes (even on Skype ), and she’s learned a lot of the Zumba moves from me. My mom works out for an hour three times each week. Zumba is her favorite workout (either with me as her instructor or by using Zumba DVDs). We decided to make one of her workouts a cleaning workout where she vacuums, mops wood floors, and dusts while doing Zumba. This has become a fun way for my mom to do workouts. Plus, her house is looking ever so sparkly! So I want to share with you tips to make your cleaning enjoyable by combining it with dance and Zumba. 1. Go to a Zumba class near you and use some of your favorite moves from that class while you’re cleaning. 2. Buy a Zumba DVD and use the steps you remember – or make a point of learning specific steps to use – while cleaning. 3. Use your hips as much as you can while cleaning. You could have a goal of trying to keep your hips moving the entire time. 4. Play your DVD on a TV or nearby sound system. Or you can use my mom’s technique and play the Zumba music in your head. If you really want to go for it, sing or hum the Zumba music. 5. See how much you can work up a sweat. Try setting a timer for a specific amount of time, and keep on cleaning and dancing until the timer goes off. Enjoy staying in shape and having a cleaner house! ]]></description>
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		<title>Fitness for Performance – Flexibiltiy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Chitwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ When you think of ways to improve your performance, fitness might be one of the first things you think of. How about flexibility? Improving your flexibility lengthens your muscles and helps your posture, making you appear more confident. So working on your flexibility is actually one of the more important things to do when working to improve your performance. Here are 5 ways to improve your flexibility: Read the entire article ]]></description>
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		<title>Fitness for Performance – Flexibility</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Chitwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ When you think of ways to improve your performance, fitness might be one of the first things you think of. How about flexibility? Improving your flexibility lengthens your muscles and helps your posture, making you appear more confident. So working on your flexibility is actually one of the more important things to do when working to improve your performance. Here are 5 ways to improve your flexibility: 1. Stretch. This may seem an obvious way to improve your flexibility. It’s important to stretch as often as you can. Daily or more than once a day is best. 2. Massage and/or Rolfing. These are excellent for stress-release and rejuvenation, therefore improving your performance. Deep-tissue work, such as Rolfing, especially improves your flexibility and works out tension points in a way that can’t be done on your own. 3. Foam roll . Foam rolling is the next best thing to getting a massage without having to pay for it! Foam rolling will improve your flexibility and also work out tension points in your body. This is great for the beginning and/or end of the day. 4. Pilates. Pilates is wonderful for lengthening your muscles while strengthening – a perfect combination for total health. Pilates also helps you feel calmer and improves your confidence in the way you appear physically. 5. Yoga. Yoga is a combination of poses involving stretching. It especially improves flexibility when practiced consistently. Tom and I really like Hot yoga . Yoga has a meditative quality, and you may want to add meditation to your exercises as well. Try to begin practicing some type of flexibility daily and notice how you begin to feel. After any type of exercise, it is important to stretch. Enjoy the improved posture, agility, and the way your muscles feel with a focus on daily flexibility. “Better bend than break.” Scottish proverb Photo Credit: Photo of Christina Chitwood by David Paterson at Eventfotos . ]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Ways to Develop Your Performer This Thanksgiving</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Chitwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year for family and friends to get together. It’s often a time of rest, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still be developing your inner performer this Thanksgiving. There are many benefits to developing your inner performer at Thanksgiving, such as self-confidence, gratitude, expression, and energy. Here are a few ideas for actively developing your inner performing this Thanksgiving: 1. Participate in a school program or Thanksgiving production of some sort. Most likely it’s too late to get involved now if you haven’t already. However, you could always put on a play or scene at home with your family. A musical performance or performance of any type can be a great way to develop your inner performer and have fun with friends and family. 2. Take part in a sporting event, such as a run, tournament, or activity of your choice. This will help you become more comfortable performing in public. 3. Plan a gratitude activity where you tell something you’re thankful for each day or at the Thanksgiving meal. 4. Engage in the Thanksgiving prayer. Be daring and say something, even if you’re shy. 5. Get involved in the games and activities on Thanksgiving Day. Games are a fun way to develop your expression and create energy in you and others. So go ahead and suggest a game this Thanksgiving, or join in if one is already planned. Although you won’t be actively involved, another fun way to learn more about performing is to watch a performance. I’ll be watching Cirque du Soleil this Thanksgiving as a way of helping improve my performance. Happy Thanksgiving! ]]></description>
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		<title>Fitness for a Cause</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Chitwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ With the summer gone and holiday season approaching, fitness may be out of mind. But that doesn’t mean it has to be. You can keep fit and healthy this holiday season by getting involved in fitness for a cause. That way you’ll be training for and participating in an event that you feel strongly about, whether the actual event is this fall, winter, spring, or summer. Training for a cause will motivate you to do more fitness this fall. Here are some ideas of fitness activities I’ve seen as part of a cause: Running Walking Biking Swimming Triathlon Zumba Dancing Aerobics Ice Skating Any kind of fitness style that you can do can be done for a cause. And about any sport for fun or as a more serious sport can be done for a cause. There are many different causes you can get involved in, such as research for birth defects, Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, or various types of cancer. My mom told me about a timely idea of someone involved in fitness for a cause. The Love Rally mission for November is in support of Ed Roshitsh Running for Vets from Sea to Shining Sea , who’s training for a Run Across America in March 2012. Check my post on Top 10 Ways to Perform for a Cause for more ideas. Happy training for a cause! Photo Credit: 2010 Race for the Cure by Diogo Vieira at Flickr Creative Commons. ]]></description>
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