Fitness Ninja

Yes, that's a bacon bouquet!!

I’m pretty sure no other country in the world loves food quite the way Americans do.  No matter the occasion, it always seems to be centered around food.  Thanksgiving…how many sides are we having?  Birthday…where are we going out to eat?  July 4^th…burger, steak, and a hot dog!!  The American way no doubt!!!  Endless buffets and happy hour specials and $.99 value meals constantly entice us to indulge and engorge and stuff ourselves in the interest of getting the most “value” from our dollars.  We supersize and value size and eat dishes meant for two people.  Daily consumption of venti lattes that we “need” to start our day and Route 44 drinks because, well, they’re half off. 

So…where do we draw the line?  When does the excess become too much?  When do the people as a whole lash out and say we’re not going to cave in to these temptations and take control and be responsible???  I guess as long as there are people creating bacon bouquets, the answer is never.

I’m not saying you should never have that brownie or the ice cream you love or a refreshing Coke you crave.  Just don’t have it everyday.  And don’t have 15 of them when you do.  I’m not saying you can’t eat on special occasions, but it doesn’t HAVE to be a veritable cornucopia of treats.  There’s a reason our country is obese…and it’s not thyroid issues or genetics or something in the air.  We just LOVE food.

And now for the quotes of the week…

“It’s a little tricky”-client when asked what she had for dinner the night before

“I’ve had a hard time functioning the last week and a half.  It’s usually after you brutalize me on the treadmill!!”

And the winner for quote of the week, my 8 yr old son after his first official training session…”I feel like death killed me!!”  AWESOME!!

NO EXCUSES, JUST RESULTS!!

It’s the middle of April, the temps are finally reaching the 80’s, and everyone and their momma is having allergies issues…which of course means Spring is in FULL effect.  Every year people talk about doing a “Spring Cleaning” to purge all the excess from their homes, only to inevitably clutter it up once again with more junk.  Have you ever done that to your body??  You have every intention of FINALLY being good on your diet, resisting the urge to order food thru the clown’s mouth, pushing away that oh so tempting cake, and being consistent in the gym…and you succeed!!...but for only so long.  Then right when you are on the brink of true success, right when you are about to break through the plateau, right when your friends are about to say “WOW, what have YOU been doing?!?!,” you cave in.  You let your old habits sneak up like a ninja and force you back to your old ways.  And what do you end up with? Again?  A cluttered house, in need of another desperate cleaning. 

So what are you going to do different this time to make your Spring Cleaning last?  Will you allow the junk to pile up again, or will you throw it out with the rest of the garbage never to be seen again??  Can you visualize your health and your body the way you truly want it, or have you throw your hands in the air, resigned that the junk drawer will never go away?  In the wise words of Henry Ford, “Whether you think you can or you can’t, you are right.”

Now I will leave you with some client quotes from the past week:

“I don’t wanna sweat cuz my tan will come off”

“I think your idea of fun and mine are two different things”

And probably my favorite one of the bunch, said by a client when instructed to move the treadmill up to a 10% incline...

“Can I just stay at 5%? I’m afraid of heights.”  HAHAHA!!

NO EXCUSES, JUST RESULTS!!

I want to take a moment to thank all my wonderful clients who make my job worthwhile.  Every fitness professional wants their clients to see amazing results.  (I’ve seen my fair share of Cracker Jack Box “Certified Trainers” who have no passion when it comes to training.  They are the glorified workout buddy.  I’m not talking about them.)  I’m talking about the personal trainers who realize the position they are trusted with and truly care about their clients.  And the greatest reward a trainer can receive (in my opinion) is a client who embraces the opportunity and not only WANTS to change, but PROVES it!! I love those people!! In the past month or so, I have worked with:  a woman who reached a weight she hasn’t been her entire adult life; a man who hasn’t been as light as he is right now in 15 years; a man approaching a 150lb weight loss; and a woman who just this morning walked in, hopped on the scale, got off, and said “That’s 100lbs!!”  WOW!! 

We are blessed to work with so many dedicated people.  All these clients achieved their results by hard work and discipline.  Nothing fancy about it.  I truly believe anyone can accomplish their health and fitness goals, you just have to want it bad enough. 

Have a great holiday weekend!! I will now leave you with an email I received from one of my clients after a “highly effective” workout…

“I’m gonna need you to come clean my house and do some laundry.  I can’t move.  Just using one finger to type this hurts.” (THANKS Lil’ Jon!!)

NO EXCUSES, JUST RESULTS!!!