| Feeling healthy and fit is on the top of most people's | | | | unattractive or how that run that used to be a |
| lists. Everyone wants to feel good; however, most | | | | "recovery run" had you panting for far too long after |
| people just sit back and expect it to happen naturally. | | | | it. Concentrate on what you accomplished today and |
| Committing to your health and fitness goals is difficult | | | | believe that you will do even more tomorrow. |
| work and in order to achieve a healthy body, you | | | | Day Five: |
| have to make healthy choices every single day. | | | | Listen to your body regarding food. If you are not |
| Follow these 7 steps to be on your way to better | | | | hungry, do not eat just because it says 5:00. Eat for |
| health in 7 days. | | | | fuel and for performance and to give your body the |
| Day One: | | | | necessary juices to function at its peak. Would you |
| Create a list of your health and fitness goals. Be | | | | put sludge and junk in your car and expect it to run? |
| aware of any outside voices in your head telling you | | | | Your body knows what it wants and what it needs. |
| what you should do and think about what you want | | | | Listen to it; however, if you think it is telling you to |
| to do. Why do you want to this? What benefit will | | | | grab a pint of ice cream, listen again. |
| you get from this? Review your list again and make | | | | Day Six: |
| sure the only goals remaining are yours and yours | | | | When it comes to your health and fitness choices, |
| alone. | | | | apply the 10-10-10 rule. How will it feel in 10 minutes, |
| Day Two: | | | | 10 months, and 10 years? It may feel good in 10 |
| Create and plan and a time-line for achieving them. | | | | minutes to sit on the couch and cozy up to a good |
| Post this plan where you will see it every day. Do not | | | | movie but in 10 months you could be a lot worse off |
| skip this step. Creating a plan and then stuffing it in a | | | | than you feel now and there is no telling what the |
| drawer will not help you. Decide to hold yourself | | | | outcome would be in 10 years. If you choose to get |
| accountable. | | | | up and go, in 10 months you will have gotten up off |
| Day Three: | | | | the couch so many times that you can't imagine your |
| Take a step toward the direction of your goal. If | | | | life without exercise and in 10 years, when you are |
| your goal is to run a marathon and you used to be a | | | | alive and kicking and feeling better than ever, you will |
| "runner" but babies and work and life have gotten in | | | | be so glad you made the small choices along the way |
| the way, you just have to get out there and run. Do | | | | that lead to big rewards. |
| not worry about where, when, or for how long. Just | | | | Day Seven: |
| get your shoes on and get moving. The periodization | | | | Take responsibility for the shape your body is in. You |
| and the tapering will come later. You need to get | | | | cannot blame your overweight and out of shape |
| back into the groove and make running a habit. | | | | body on the fact that you have had 3 children. You |
| If your goal is to simply get to the gym more, set a | | | | cannot blame it on a slow metabolism. Those are |
| reasonable goal to get there 3 days a week and if | | | | excuses that people use to sabotage their own |
| you do more, great. If you want to lose a certain | | | | success. In the end they still have an overweight and |
| amount of weight, create a calendar with goal | | | | out of shape body and nobody wants to listen. You |
| weights in the short and long term that are visible to | | | | have control, you make the choices, you decide how |
| you every day. Create goals that are challenging but | | | | healthy you want to be. Do not give up that power |
| that are not too much of a stretch. The point here is | | | | for one minute. Embrace it and use it and you will be |
| to take the step today and then take another one | | | | able to accomplish all of your health and fitness goals |
| tomorrow. | | | | faster than you think. |
| Day Four: | | | | Commit to making these practices a habit for at least |
| Appreciate what your body is capable of and how | | | | the next 6 weeks. If you want to change, you must |
| much control you have over how you look and feel | | | | commit to it. Remember, you are getting exactly |
| and how much energy you have. Do not waste any | | | | what you are committed to getting. |
| time or energy focusing on body parts you feel are | | | | |