End of January, Have You Given up on Your Resolution to get Fit?

It's the end of January and the day you made your New Years resolution seems like a distant memory. Question now is have you stuck by your commitment to get fit and eat healthy or has that fallen by the wayside? It has been said that it take ~28 days for a new behavior to stick, so if you haven't given up yet, then you may not and good for you. If you have, why? Unfortunately people make a resolution expecting to see results right away. Often expecting too much too soon and not considering the big picture. Great, you joined a gym and have been putting in a few more hours a week, but have you also changed your eating habits, are you having fun or doing enough? Resolutions or goals, which is what I would rather call them, should be realistic, fun and may take time. As I've stated before, becoming fit and healthy is a life time endeavor. It's a well thought out plan with many factors you need to take into consideration. Here are some things to consider. Exercise, yes, it is recommended one does moderate-intense exercise at least 30 min/day for 5 days of the week, more to promote weight loss. With this you should also eat a healthy, balanced diet. It's also important to do something fun, why workout with something you can't stand, you're only setting yourself up to fail and lastly, make your workouts a balance of cardio and strength training, you'll get more out of it. My workout schedule each week looks something like this: M,W & Sat, 1 hour of strength training class and 15-30 min of cardio (running, swimming, cycling), One-two days of yoga and one of dance classes (2Hr). Spring, summer and fall it changes with the nice days as I take my workouts outside; hiking, running, cycling, swimming...

If you keep all of this in mind and set smaller goals, you will maximize your exercise and improve your progress.

Keep it up, you can do it!

New Year

It's been the first ten days of the new year, hope yours is going well. The gym has been busy as expected and I'm pretty sure it will continue to have more visitors over the next month. I've seen many more people touring lately and the classes have been full. The gym overall buzzes/hums. So far it hasn't been too disturbing. I have, however, encountered the one thing that irritates me the most, people who forget that they are not alone in the gym. The person who stops in the middle of the running/walking track to change their music and forgets the others running around them or, the person who sits in the sauna talking on their cell phone. Seriously, really? I can deal with those who don't wipe the equipment down or even spend extra time on a machine or bench, but forgetting that others are around is more than I can take. As I posted previously, I m glad more people are taking their health and well-being seriously, but can't help but think many of these newbies will be gone before summer even turns the corner from spring. It's encouraging to see the Les Mills Body Pump classes or yoga classes be full every day, one can only hope it continues.

I will state again that I hope people will realize how important their health is and stay/change for a lifetime. This country is losing the obesity battle. I watched the first episode of The Biggest Loser 11 last week and it's heartbreaking to see the contestants, who seem to get bigger and bigger every season. I'm sure part of the shows strategy is to find the biggest people they can, but with this show and another one called Heavy, it's looking more like the norm and I find that very sad. For those of you who are working out and eating healthy/clean I applaud your hard work and keep it up. You are worth it!

Here's to a great year of well being!