I’ve noticed lately (more than usual anyways) that folks are either extremely dedicated to working out or they have no interest in it all.  There are still a good number of folks that exercise here and there, but not with much consistency.  I know I’ve been talking a lot about consistency lately, but it’s really key to seeing results and maintaining them.

In fact, during a yoga class I took this evening, my instructor pointed out that doing even just a little bit of work each day is far better than doing one marathon session a week.

Yes!  She gets it!!

Earlier in the day I also drove past a car with a bumper sticker that read, “Children learn what they live.”  Which brings me to the main part of my post.  Why do you workout?

I personally workout so that I am healthier and have less of the common disease and disorder found in the sedentary population.  I also workout to keep my body strong so that I’m able to do a good number of daily tasks on my own.  This is the short version of course, and I’d be more than happy to expand at a later date in the future.

If I had kids, I’d work out just to keep them active, not sitting in front of the television, not spaced out on some new game system, but to show them the fun behind working out and all the creative things you can do to be active.

So, why do you workout?

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Last week I talked about motivation, or MOT.i.v.a.t.i.o.n. to be more exact.  The basic concept of that post was to help you realize that you need to find that thing that gets you moving, the reason why you want to lose weight or get stronger, keeping in mind that anything you had previously and lost, you didn’t lose over night.

So what’s next?  Hopefully you left a comment on the last post and let us all know what your goals are moving forward.  Your specific goals, the ones you want to achieve and are so serious about them that you’ve posted them on this page  and you will succeed in reaching them!

Back to what’s next…take ACTION.

Post this somewhere you can see it everyday, at least 10 times a day, and remember that actions you will be putting in place.

Set up a plan to get your goals in motion.  Hold yourself accountable, and if you don’t have a local friend or family member that will do that for you, use this site.

Do your goals mean that you will exercise a minimum of four times a week?

Do your goals mean that you will watch your nutrition and be mindful of the foods you chose to consume?

Do your goals reflect a lifestyle change that you will embrace moving forward?

Tell us what your next step is, and let me know if you need and help along the way.

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What’s YOUR motivation?

It’s pretty common to start an exercise program, nutrition program, or lifestyle change; have a ton of success, and even feel really good about the gains you’ve made.

THEN…BAM…

-You fall off the wagon, and decide that you’ll start back up tomorrow but tomorrow ends up being 3 weeks.

-You get side-tracked, and all those great changes you made in your life get pushed aside.

-’Life’ gets in the way…house projects needed done, kids needed to get to camp, work kept you late, the holidays consumed your free time.

Here’s the truth:

-The longer you wait to get back on board the harder it will be to start back up.  You’ve already made visible life changing changes for the better, you don’t want to risk drifting back or beyond your starting point.

-If you think ‘life’ gets in the way now, imagine how much ‘life’ is going to get in the way if you aren’t mobile and active and able to take care of the important things in your life, including yourself.  You need to make time for yourself, even if you have to schedule it, so that you aren’t risking your own health.

-Health and fitness is part of life ( and notice this time it’s not in quotations.) Real life throws curve balls and you get derailed, but you need to keep balance between it all.

CHALLENGE YOURSELF!

Right now set a health and fitness goal for yourself for the rest of July.

Then set a three month goal for yourself.

Stick to the goals.  Get an accountability partner, some who will hold you to your goals and someone who also wants the same support from you.

Let me know what your goals are and keep us posted with your progress in the comments section below.

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At some point we’ve all been there… Great exercise program (that we actually like and enjoy doing regularly) Great nutrition, and decent sleep.  We’ve reached our goals, we’re impressed with our own work and diligence for sticking with it, then…

BOOM!!!

What the hell happened?

Three weeks has gone by and you just realized you’ve only been to the gym twice!  You had bad take out at least once each week, and now you aren’t so impressed with yourself.

You’ve done it once so do it again, get right back on the path that took you to your impressed state.  Whatever you do, do not wait until next week, or next Monday, or until this work dinner party is over.  Start back on track.  You know you can do it, you were just there a few weeks ago.

Back to what happened…

For some of us one slip leads to another, then another, then another.  Don’t get me wrong we have to treat ourselves, I don’t think you can be 100% nutrition and 100% workouts 100% of the time…you’d likely go crazy!

The key word is moderation.  Once you get to the place you want to be you need to pay close attention to the number of times you treat yourself (remember 90/10 is a good rule) and just because you’ve reached your fitness goals doesn’t mean you should stop going to the gym all together.  Take a few days off, add in some active rest days, but keep following a program, keep setting goals and achieving them!

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First, let me offer my apologies, as it’s been over two months since I posted on the site.  Yikes!  I knew it had been awhile but not that long.

Second, it’s time to get back to the grindstone.  From training to nutrition to a slightly different approach to what I’ve been doing…I’m going to track how it goes.

In the meantime check back often once again for workout ideas, training videos, and cooking/recipe tips and ideas.

Lots of new ideas coming your way!!

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