Quick note: This is a longer post. I was going to break it down into two posts, but felt that it was better as one.
Without being a “Debbie Downer,” within health and fitness we’ve all been duped by rapid body transformation. I’ve been working at the same corporate gym for the past 4 and a half years and EVERY single amazing body transformation that has occurred, has been attained through consistent… Continue reading
If someone were to ask you what you think can make or break a person’s success, there might be tens of hundreds of answers you might give. You could respond with reasons ranging from they had a good family to their dogged persisted in the face of adversity. You could say they were action-oriented or they were in the right place at the right time. Others might say they had a good education, good… Continue reading
What is better, Large or Small Changes when it comes to incorporating exercise into your life? Part 1 discussed some issues I’ve had with both of these measures.
The answer I’ve come to discover is multi-faceted. You must make a large change and a small change and if that sounds a bit confusing, let me explain. For those in the contemplative, preparatory phases of change who… Continue reading
This past Memorial Day weekend highlighted the 11 year anniversary of my biggest one day change in the history of my life. It was Friday, May 28th 1999 and it was prom weekend. I hadn’t planned on going to the prom, but definitely going down to the Jersey Shore and celebrating the weekend away. I reluctantly went to the prom, which as it turned out was fun, but way over… Continue reading
Ever since I graduated college (about 6 years now), I decided that who I was, wasn’t who I wanted to be and instead of covering up those aspects of my personality that I don’t like, I decided that I was going to start over, start anew. I decided I was going to “Raise myself” all over. This time though, I was going to create a personality that was true to who… Continue reading
Over the past 7 weeks, I have been running a 90 Day program at work. The concept of the program was easy. Individuals come up with their fitness goals, in particular with a strong, motivating why and they come up with their own diet plan, using guidelines we provide, for a M-F schedule and a Sat & Sun schedule. I create the Exercise Programs for them.
What I’ve always found interesting is that many people will… Continue reading
In part 1, I quickly discussed how Cognitive Dissonance, Learned Helplessness, grit and resiliency all of make sense. They do and the concepts are pretty damn smart. The problem is, we are all liars, emotional and at times pretty friggin’ stupid. Motivation wanes, those doughnuts look and smeLLLLLLL Delicious. Peanut Butteeeer Cuppppssss…YUM! Excuses abound starting with, “My favorite show is on,” and ending with, “F’ you, I’m not going… Continue reading
When I first conceived of this blog, I started with the desire to present psychological studies and motivational stories of individuals that have overcome the odds to physical fitness. The problem with that is that it doesn’t say anything about how YOU should actually integrate a workout schedule and habit into your everyday life. I know with the things I was originally learning, my propensity to exercise didn’t increase. My… Continue reading
