Here's a video I recently posted explaining challenge groups. Challenge Groups can be a very important tool in helping you meet your fitness goal(s)...be it losing weight, building muscle, or just getting in-shape, generally. If you're at the point where you're ready to make a change and commit to a better-feeling you, I would love to take the journey with you. Click HERE to make me your coach and let's get started!
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Showing posts with label motivation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label motivation. Show all posts
Monday, March 17, 2014
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Why join a challenge group?
Challenge groups? Why do I need a challenge group? What IS a challenge group?
I'm pretty sure that we can all agree working out can be tough. (and, if not, it is time to find a new exercise program!) The journey can be energizing...the results, amazing. But we all have those days where we're just not feeling it; the motivation just isn't there for some reason and we start thinking up excuses not to workout or fall back on our healthy eating. This is where challenge groups come into play.
Challenge groups, in a nutshell, are fitness support groups, usually hosted on Facebook, consisting of members who commit to a workout program and post their progress daily on the group page. Members usually posses similar goals and aspirations...to lose weight, tone up, increase stamina, build muscle, etc... We encourage each other, offering support and guidance geared toward making sure everyone stays on track. It’s great for motivation, holding each other accountable, and exchanging ideas and suggestions.
Just think: you wake up tired and reach to turn off your alarm instead of getting out of bed for your workout or you come home from a day of work, ready to plop down on the couch...BUT then you remember that you have a group of people that are waiting to hear about your daily workout and cheer your progress as they tell you about theirs. You push yourself the extra inch you need to put on your workout clothes and press play. Afterwards, you feel SO GOOD having gotten in your daily exercise, immediately post on the group page, and receive a handful of excited replies congratulating you for staying committed! It's a great feeling all around. You're helping yourself and others at the same time.
Challenge groups are a fantastic tool to keep you on track so you can get the results you want out of your program and help others' achieve their goals as well. They have helped so, so many people lose tremendous amounts of weight, gain muscle, better their eating habits, and improve their lives on the whole. If you want to be part of my next challenge group, let me know ASAP and we will find a program that's right for you!
I'm pretty sure that we can all agree working out can be tough. (and, if not, it is time to find a new exercise program!) The journey can be energizing...the results, amazing. But we all have those days where we're just not feeling it; the motivation just isn't there for some reason and we start thinking up excuses not to workout or fall back on our healthy eating. This is where challenge groups come into play.
Challenge groups, in a nutshell, are fitness support groups, usually hosted on Facebook, consisting of members who commit to a workout program and post their progress daily on the group page. Members usually posses similar goals and aspirations...to lose weight, tone up, increase stamina, build muscle, etc... We encourage each other, offering support and guidance geared toward making sure everyone stays on track. It’s great for motivation, holding each other accountable, and exchanging ideas and suggestions.
Just think: you wake up tired and reach to turn off your alarm instead of getting out of bed for your workout or you come home from a day of work, ready to plop down on the couch...BUT then you remember that you have a group of people that are waiting to hear about your daily workout and cheer your progress as they tell you about theirs. You push yourself the extra inch you need to put on your workout clothes and press play. Afterwards, you feel SO GOOD having gotten in your daily exercise, immediately post on the group page, and receive a handful of excited replies congratulating you for staying committed! It's a great feeling all around. You're helping yourself and others at the same time.
Challenge groups are a fantastic tool to keep you on track so you can get the results you want out of your program and help others' achieve their goals as well. They have helped so, so many people lose tremendous amounts of weight, gain muscle, better their eating habits, and improve their lives on the whole. If you want to be part of my next challenge group, let me know ASAP and we will find a program that's right for you!
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
ACCOUNTABILITY
Working hard everyday...used to think the payoff was coming, but now I know that the journey is the reward. Here's to staying committed!
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
I Want + I Can + I Will = SUCCESS!
One of my favorite quotes, from one of my favorite people, is:
I Want + I Can + I Will = SUCCESS!
It's my Dad's quote. He thought of it around 20 years ago. I didn't think too much of it when he first mentioned it to me (hell, I was a teenager...I wasn't concerned with too much else but making sure my JNCO jeans had the necessary knee tears and whether my chain wallet was long enough). I don't know if it just came to him or if he sat down and contemplated it for hours. However, the older I get, the more I understand it's value. It is the KEY to achieving our goals...the fundamental state of mind that will set you up for success in whatever you choose to do. Let's break it down.
I WANT
You have to want it. Well, even before that, you have to know what you want. And you have to be specific, otherwise your vision is to abstract to turn into a reality. For example, saying, "I want to be fit" could mean any number of things. Maybe you want to change your eating habits; perhaps you want to start a workout regimen. You have to be particular in describing what you want so you know what you're setting our to achieve and will know when you have achieved it. "I want to be able to run 3 miles without stopping." "I want to be able to do 20 pull-ups in a row." "I want to eat clean and cut out artificial products from my diet." For me, I want a set of killer abdominals...the kind that, if our washing machine ever broke down, would allow us to continue to have clean underwear for the foreseeable future. Because I have that specific vision in mind, I can start to take steps toward making it a reality.
I CAN
Very simply, the acknowledgement that your goal is achievable. You HAVE to believe that you can achieve your goal...otherwise, folks, it ain't happenin'. We work harder at those things which we know will, in the end, benefit us or someone about whom we care. If you don't believe you will benefit from a particular activity, you are more likely to attempt it half-speed...without passion...carelessly. This leads to sub par results, if any at all. And who embarks on a difficult journey only to get a mediocre outcome? (hint: no one.) The best results are accomplished when you believe, in your heart of hearts, that you CAN do what you're setting out to do.
I WILL
Determination. Drive. This is the finishing move in the success equation...your willingness to get up, go out, and DO what it takes to achieve your goal. You already know what you want; you already believe you can do it...now you need the internal motivation to get it done. Without the "I WILL," your dreams and desires stay dreams and desires, never to be realized. Woody Allen's famous quote, "Eighty percent of life is showing up" speaks quite loudly to this point; many of us have fantastic goals and aspirations...and they never see the light of day because, so often, we don't take the necessary steps to get started. Sometimes motivation comes from within and sometimes it is derived externally...where ever it comes from, you need a fire in your belly if you want to see progress!
So that's it. You have to want it. You have to know you can achieve it. You have to go out and do it. It's that simple. Focus on those three things and you will find that you can overcome obstacles you never before thought possible. Whether you're working on a fitness goal, chiseling away at a debt, or trying to repair a relationship, this equation will help you get from point A to point B. Say it every morning. Think it when you're in a rut. Believe it, always, and nothing can stand in your way.
I Want + I Can + I Will = SUCCESS!
Thanks, Dad.
I Want + I Can + I Will = SUCCESS!
It's my Dad's quote. He thought of it around 20 years ago. I didn't think too much of it when he first mentioned it to me (hell, I was a teenager...I wasn't concerned with too much else but making sure my JNCO jeans had the necessary knee tears and whether my chain wallet was long enough). I don't know if it just came to him or if he sat down and contemplated it for hours. However, the older I get, the more I understand it's value. It is the KEY to achieving our goals...the fundamental state of mind that will set you up for success in whatever you choose to do. Let's break it down.
I WANT
You have to want it. Well, even before that, you have to know what you want. And you have to be specific, otherwise your vision is to abstract to turn into a reality. For example, saying, "I want to be fit" could mean any number of things. Maybe you want to change your eating habits; perhaps you want to start a workout regimen. You have to be particular in describing what you want so you know what you're setting our to achieve and will know when you have achieved it. "I want to be able to run 3 miles without stopping." "I want to be able to do 20 pull-ups in a row." "I want to eat clean and cut out artificial products from my diet." For me, I want a set of killer abdominals...the kind that, if our washing machine ever broke down, would allow us to continue to have clean underwear for the foreseeable future. Because I have that specific vision in mind, I can start to take steps toward making it a reality.
I CAN
Very simply, the acknowledgement that your goal is achievable. You HAVE to believe that you can achieve your goal...otherwise, folks, it ain't happenin'. We work harder at those things which we know will, in the end, benefit us or someone about whom we care. If you don't believe you will benefit from a particular activity, you are more likely to attempt it half-speed...without passion...carelessly. This leads to sub par results, if any at all. And who embarks on a difficult journey only to get a mediocre outcome? (hint: no one.) The best results are accomplished when you believe, in your heart of hearts, that you CAN do what you're setting out to do.
I WILL
Determination. Drive. This is the finishing move in the success equation...your willingness to get up, go out, and DO what it takes to achieve your goal. You already know what you want; you already believe you can do it...now you need the internal motivation to get it done. Without the "I WILL," your dreams and desires stay dreams and desires, never to be realized. Woody Allen's famous quote, "Eighty percent of life is showing up" speaks quite loudly to this point; many of us have fantastic goals and aspirations...and they never see the light of day because, so often, we don't take the necessary steps to get started. Sometimes motivation comes from within and sometimes it is derived externally...where ever it comes from, you need a fire in your belly if you want to see progress!
So that's it. You have to want it. You have to know you can achieve it. You have to go out and do it. It's that simple. Focus on those three things and you will find that you can overcome obstacles you never before thought possible. Whether you're working on a fitness goal, chiseling away at a debt, or trying to repair a relationship, this equation will help you get from point A to point B. Say it every morning. Think it when you're in a rut. Believe it, always, and nothing can stand in your way.
I Want + I Can + I Will = SUCCESS!
Thanks, Dad.
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