WHY?
The best programs are the ones that support your reasons for doing them.
What’s Your Why?
This week I’m going to do something a little bit different, I’m giving you some homework. Don’t worry, I’m not pulling you up to the front of the class to give a surprise presentation. All I want you to do over the next week is think about your WHY’s.
Why do you want to start or like to exercise?
Your WHY is going to be the most crucial part of your success. Whether it is feeling better, to stay healthy, be good at a sport, keep up with your kids, or to give yourself some “me” time. You have to have a good reason (a good reason for YOU not anyone else) or else no matter what training/diet program you start, it isn’t going to stick.
The second thing I want you to do is:
Think back to all the times you started a training program.
Has your reason changed since you started?
Or
What was the reason you stopped?
The success of a program, in my opinion, is based on a couple things. First, are you getting the results you want? Second, and the most important part, are you happy? Sometimes, and by sometimes I mean most of the time, the best program for a person isn’t the one that has them training like a D1 college athlete on their way to landing a big time contract for a professional football team. If you are training like that, are you going to the NFL? If not then you may want to change the way you exercise. This is usually a good way to end up hurt, overtrained, or quitting.
If you’re just starting out, that might mean that you only go to the gym for 30 minutes once a week.
More is not always better, something is better than nothing, and the best program is one that betters your quality of life and that you’ll stick to.
A few tips to getting started with a program that you will continue with forever is:
Don’t over do it
Get help, find a friend or get a trainer to keep you on track but the ultimate goal would be not needing them to still go, this may take time to get to.
Track how you feel after your workout. You should feel better after your workout. And you shouldn’t be extremely sore for days after.
YOU ENJOY IT. Find something that you don’t feel like you’re being tortured while you’re doing it.
You don’t have to workout for hours. Just do what you can.
This is a short one this week. Do some thinking about your WHY. See if you find some inspiration from within yourself, that is the best kind!
Check this out!
Here is a few thing for you to check out this week:
Recipe-
BBQ Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
https://downshiftology.com/recipes/bbq-chicken-stuffed-sweet-potatoes/
Podcast-
The Cabral Concept
Usually pretty short podcast that you could listen to on your evening walk.
Video-
Wim Hof’s TEDtalk about breathing
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