At Body Firm we work with many who are looking to lose weight, eat healthy, lose fat, gain muscle and in general feel awesome!
Often when someone starts a new health or workout program, our bodies respond fairly quickly…at first. Then all of a sudden they hit a “plateau” which can cause frustration and decreased motivation.
This happens outside the gym too! We gain momentum, get detoured and our attention shifts elsewhere, leading us to disappointment.
As my trainers and I can attest, this is when it’s time to mix things up! I see food diaries all the time and the client is doing great, their bodies have just gotten used to the same foods and the same movements.
If this happens to you, in fitness AND in life, consider a different routine. Do things your body and mind aren’t used to! Try foods you haven’t had for a while. Get out of your normal habits and step out of the boundaries!
I have one client who takes belly dancing, another who just started running and conversely another who is only lifting heavy weights for the next few months!
Not only will different movements create a little “chaos” in your body, your mind will be challenged as well.
Consider trying this if you are in a plateau in your body or your mind!
As we start the 3rd week of the New Year, now is when it really starts to get hard to keep up with those resolutions. When I went to the gym over the weekend, I was shocked by the number of cars in the parking lot. I’m not sure why, I shouldn’t have been, it was the same thing last year. There must have been 10 times the number of people there compared to last month. Over the last two weeks gyms all around the world have been flooded with millions of additional people. The unfortunate thing is, it’s the same millions of people who were in the gym the first week of January last year….and the year before that…and the year before that…and the year before that…and by February 1st it will be back to the old regulars.
So, why can’t we keep it up?
Whether it is going to the gym, spending more time with our kids and/or spouse, eating healthier, whatever it is – what can we do to keep those resolutions and make them changes for a lifetime, not just a week or a month? The answer is good old discipline and accountability. If we are truly committed to having a better life, we need to tell everyone we know about our resolutions and ask them to help hold us accountable. We have to burn the boats, so to speak, and not give ourselves a way back to the old us – the one who hits the snooze bar. Because if we don’t burn the boats, so there is no going back when the going gets tough, we are simply going to revert back to all our old bad habits.
Now, when you are too tired to keep your commitments, too tired to keep inspired, too tired to keep being disciplined and accountable, play this video and ask yourself, what would Lance say to you?
Lance Armstrong
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