Perfect Healthy Personality & Fitness

I love feeling accomplished. Can you relate?  Completing a hard workout, especially on days when motivation is lacking, really earns a clap for yourself.  I can also feel pretty awesome after finishing a chore not so fabulous like cleaning the bathroom. Yuck, right? But it has to be done.  Checking things off your 'to do' list should provide a great feeling of accomplishment. Nothing feels better than a job well-done. The thing about personal goals in and out of the gym is how they belong to us. I don't need or seek anyone�s approval to feel accomplished.  Neither should you. What matters most is what you do on a daily basis to achieve your goals and to feel good in the process.  Great questions to ask yourself:  What is your intention of accomplishing a task ? Are you getting fit for you?  Are you seeking acceptance from others? Do you feel accomplished for you? Some of us get caught up competing with others, comparing to others, and wanti...

The only stimulant I use to improve my workouts is coffee. Unregulated supplements come with too many health risks and who knows what's really in the stuff. Coffee contains caffeine, tastes amazing, full of beneficial antioxidants and a natural stimulant to boost my workouts. Chronic studies have provided positive findings for caffeinated coffee improving athletic performance and other health benefits. It is said to increase our metabolism, reduce induced exercise muscle pain, improve mental focus, increase fat burning, and reduce the risk of disease. The thing is you don't need that much coffee for effective results. More is not better and one to no more than 2 cups of black coffee is what's recommended according to research. I thoroughly enjoy my large mug every morning and admit to adding a small amount of creamer. I haven't been able to develop a taste for straight up black coffee. I happen to be one of those people who is caffeine sensitive so drink half-calf and ...

Self-bashing, doubts, and negative thoughts can derail your fitness. We tend to be harsh with how we feel about our bodies and self. This kind of negativity can cause you to put off making healthy choices and starting a fitness program . Your mental game is one of the most important parts of achieving success. Remember, your body achieves what the mind believes. Another huge problem is wasting precious time caring what other people think and comparing yourself to others. Instead of being positive about fitness, we often become intimidated. Possibly even resentful and angry. We give into self-sabotage and what's the use attitudes. Why are many of you continuing to forget your own goals and striving to live up to someone else's standards and fitness results? Your drive to accomplish the grass is greener on the other side has clouded your thoughts. You are so focused on not measuring up, you are failing to see how fabulous you really are. You can turn your mental game around in yo...

Adopting a healthy lifestyle and achieving fitness goals can provide a feeling of accomplishment in the beginning. We plug into our fitness apps, fit bits, eating right and motivated to exercise. We are in fitness euphoria and experiencing self-motivation at its peak. We are determined and feel nothing will get in the way of reaching our goals, right? This is awesome but the struggle is usually not in starting but in the maintaining . We all need to start the process of getting healthy but even more important is being able to continue the lifestyle. As we progress in our fitness journey, things often become less important. Our determined mental game starts to soften. Week three of the start may not feel as good or exciting anymore. Other things take priority and somehow being too busy to exercise or eat right dampen our motivation. Week four seems to be filled with obligations that become more important than the promise we made to ourselves to get healthy. Week five may involve a lon...

Getting fit has nothing to do with going on a diet. In fact, I came up with an acronym for the 'diet' word and how it affects us: D: Depressing I: Illogical E: Extreme T: Taxing How many times have you heard someone say they are on a diet? Diet trends are numerous and marketed ad nauseam. Diets may have a place in clinical scenarios but really not something for us regular people who may be sedentary or even active adults wanting to get back in shape. Nutrition does play the largest role in our health and fitness . This doesn't mean restricting our calories by means of a fad diet is the way to a fitter body. It simply means eating better food for our goals. Actually not eating enough can work against us causing our body to hold onto fat stores. Diets are also not lifetime sustainable because they can be too restrictive and remove important macronutrients from our daily food intake. We function best eating all macronutrients including lean proteins, healthy fats, and good c...