Good Morning, friends!
Who is ready to be inspired today?
In case you didn't catch the first post of the
Fit Bod, Fun Life series, let me introduce you to my amazing healthy living guru friend,
Mariah Secrest-Comer. She is a certified personal trainer, has a busy lifestyle, and still finds time to care for herself. She quite simply loves encouraging people to be their best self, so I knew you would love hearing from her!
I've asked her to create a series of attainable easy healthy living goals for working women on the go (aka: US!), so she is back with this awesome week 2 installment of Fit Bod, Fun Life. I love this week's challenge - I definitely think I can do this!
Fit Bod, Fun Life Series Week 2:
Developing Consistency
Did you ever think the phrase,
“How
do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.” was a little strange? Who the heck wants to eat an elephant?
Why would they? Is this elephant related to the “elephant in the room”? Should
we be calling PETA?
I digress (already). I actually started to Google the
phrase’s origins, but that won’t help for today’s purposes.
Last week in the Fit Bod, Fun Life series, we talked about
Finding Your Fitness Sweet Spot. If you
want to be successful in sustaining a fit life, you have to be super clear
about what you want, why you want it, and
how much you are and aren’t willing to give up for it.
Did you do your homework and write those things out? If
not, you can take a quick break from reading to just share in a comment
below—that will count!
The next step in
acquiring a shiny new fitness lifestyle should be a bit of a relief.
There
are so many promises out there. So many workout theories, programs, classes,
videos, studios, gyms, books, apps, fitness trackers, workout logs,
memberships, trainers, gadgets, pills, supplements, powders, shakes,
equipment—all claiming to have the ultimate secret.
I’m going to tell you my
ultimate secret right from the get-go, for free, and it’s SUPER SIMPLE. Really.
Just start moving 20
minutes a day.
That’s it. Trust me. If you’re not already moving your body
in a way that elevates your breathing and heart rate for 20 minutes a day, just
do it. Every. Single. Day. It doesn’t have to kill you, or make you miserable. It would
be better, in fact, if it didn’t.
It would be fantastic if you actually enjoy what you’re
doing—walking your dogs, or splashing in a pool, or cruising to your playlist
on an elliptical machine, or shaking it at a dance party, or riding your bike,
or trying out a new class, or trying some of the home-based exercises from
fitness magazines like Self and Shape.
Print off a paper calendar for the month, write in “Move 20
Minutes" every single day, and do whatever it takes this month to cross each
day off with a big red 'X'. Until you’re moving consistently for 20 minutes a day, this
is all you need to worry about. No, strolling leisurely isn’t going to turn you
into a supermodel overnight, but here’s the thing:
The best workout in
the world means nothing if you don’t do it consistently.
And the reason that most of us start new workout programs
and fail to stick with it, is because the new habit is too different from what
we’re accustomed to (either too hard, or too time-consuming, or too
competitive, or too tricky to schedule, etc.).
But anyone can move 20 minutes a day—even if it’s doing
squats while you brush your teeth, jumping jacks while you wait for your coffee
to brew, and push-ups while your breakfast is in the microwave.
Here’s the other thing to keep in mind…for the first month, focus on how you feel, not on how you look.
Yes, I know you want to lose 10 pounds. I know you want to
be swimsuit-ready. I know you want to walk in the office in your pencil skirt
or wrap dress and hear people say, “Dang,
girl, you’ve been working out haven’t you?”
And you will. But not until you’re consistent. We can—and
will—add the results-oriented swaps later. We’ll start to talk interval
training, muscle overloading, carbohydrate-blocking. But a lot of that will start to happen naturally (fancy
terms aside). As you’re consistent with your movement, your body will start to
adapt and crave more of a challenge. You’ll naturally want to push it a little
longer, or a little harder.
Most importantly, you’ll have developed a
positive association of exercise, which
will keep you hooked for years to come. And to make it even easier and more fun, why not let me personally
guide you through the first two weeks? Creating accountability around those
fundamental building-blocks of consistency is what my free program
14 Days toFit is all about.
Some of you have already signed up—yay!—but if you haven’t,
you can do it right now by clicking on the button below. Because we do this
together, we are already a couple days into it, but you’ll catch up in no time! Just shoot me an email at
info@elevatemobilefitness.com
after you sign up, and I’ll forward
you the first couple days’ worth of material!
Thanks so much, Meg, for inviting me into your space.
Have a
fit, fun week everyone - see you next week!
Free 14 Days to Fit Lifestyle Jumpstart!
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