Check up from the neck up

The first weeks of a workout regimen are some of the most crucial and taxing. Keeping your mind focused on the goal ahead is a must. We, as a culture, have developed a mentality in which we require instant gratification. And as I mentioned last week, these fad diets and three minute workouts are not going to cut it. Rather, it takes hard work, dedication, motivation, and a positive attitude. It is vital that the mental changes begin to take effect. You must believe that the work will pay off.

Soreness is a test; a test to see if you are mentally ready for the journey ahead! The body wants to improve and feel better but it rejects change unless it is consistent! The initial two weeks your body hurts, but stick with it and you will adjust. Transformation begins with a check up from the neck up. The initial steps call for you to learn how to love yourself and want to make healthy changes for the right reasons rather than out of superficiality. We have this one body!

You cannot return it or get a refund, it is yours for life. It is the only thing that you truly possess; no one can take it from you. So love yourself! We all have an internal voice stop and really listen for a minute, what is it really saying to you. Is that voice in you positive or is it negative and critical? If it’s positive, keep it up you are on your way to great things. If not, then strive to change the things that you think need improvement. But first look in the mirror and change that little voice in your head. Tell yourself that you are beautiful, you are great, you will be healthy and happy. Then take a deep breath and just smile! When that internal dialect starts to turn negative change it; break the habit of negative thoughts! Stop seeing all the faults and instead take into consideration all of your good qualities! Take a stand today and begin taking those baby steps to a better tomorrow. That is what I want you all to focus on, baby steps…

Adjust and tweak your lifestyle one little bit at time and you will put yourself one step closer to a healthier and happier you. The weight loss and other physical changes are on their way, give it time.

For me personally, physical fitness now is relatively easy, even with all of my health hardships. It is the mental journey that keeps me on my toes. I have this intense fear of failure, a fear that I might not succeed letting my family, friends and employees down …But the ironic thing is that it instead of pushing me to work harder; it almost hinders me from accomplishing my goals. I find myself anxious, even scared to take on tasks because there is always that ‘what if I don’t succeed’ factor in the back of my mind. When my train of thought begins to take a negative turn, I simply remind myself that I have been training for 20 years now and have not failed yet so why would it start today. As long as I keep caring about people and helping everyone I can, then good things will come to me. I am constantly working to overcome this fear along with a few others that I’m sure I’ll talk about before this is over. I am human and have many imperfections, but I am striving to be an example for all of you by overcoming the obstacles that slow me down. I believe that working with the fitness challengees from Indy Woman’s is a huge step for me in my journey. I want to see all six of them and everyone I cross paths with and anyone reading these blogs to accomplish all their goals and live life to the fullest now. If you want to learn more visit our Body-N-Motion website.