Spring has arrived. The sun is shining bright and warm. The weather is just absolutely beautiful. Change is in the air. It's now time to re-evalutate our fitness game plan and our progress on short term goals, only 11 days to April 1st. It is time to take inventory on how we are feeling physically and emotionally. Is our fitness game plan producing satisfying results? Are our cardiovascular and resistance training workouts consistent? Are we happy with how we look and feel? Has our strength and energy improved and increased? Are we gaining a more clear understanding of proper and adequate nutrition in order to reduce fat, increase our metabolism, and remain healty, fit, and energetic?
It is time to put it all together, reestablish our new short and long term goals (May 15th), define what we are working for, and make a commitment to ourselves to take the necessary steps to be successful with our health, fitness and nutrition.
Areas of focus: Our exercise game plan
*What are you working for?: Short and long term goals
*Consistency and exercise frequency: Establish a realistic number of days a week you will commit to working out and then set an exercise appointment on those particular days
*Nutrition game plan: 5-7 small meals a day, combining protein, carbohydrates, and fat. Eat clean and consume an adequate amount of calories to support your daily energy expenditure.
*Resistance training: Build lean muscle mass in order to become a fat burning machine and increase our physical strength to reduce risk of injury. 2-4 days a week, 30-60 minutes.
*Cardiovascular training: Burn fat and get our heart, lungs and muscles in shape with proper and adequate oxygen and blood flow. 3-5 days a week, 20-60 minutes, combining steady state and interval training.
*Enjoyment: Choose activities that you enjoy and have fun doing. Is there a race you would like to run? Want to try a triathlon? Play tennis? Take a dance class? Make your fitness fun and exciting.
It is March 20th. Let's evaluate our progress and take inventory of our fitness game plan and restablish focus in those areas that need improvement. May 15th is 8 weeks away. What a great time to establish a short term goal and produce results. The most important thing about fitness is that we remember the basics. Though bikinis and skinny jeans motivate us all to do extra squats and get on the stair master, fundamentally we exercise to be healthy, fit, and energetic. Physical results are a wonderful benefit to taking care of ourselves. I know that we are all in seek of our "perfect" bodies, but it is our "perfect" health that will keep us moving forward with joy and vitality.
Together, we will become our most fit selves! See you in the gym.
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