Baby Steps

You may find yourself thinking, “I thought this guy was my personal trainer, not my therapist… when is he going to start talking about all of the physical stuff that I can do to improve…” But here is the thing, mental health leads to physical well being- no ifs, ands, or buts. Exercise is just one aspect to becoming a healthier person. And until we get to the bottom of all of your negative habits and thoughts, it is going to be extremely difficult to recognize the physical evolution. Research shows that any habit can be broken within twenty-one days to six weeks. This may seem like a long time but in the grand scheme of life, it really is not much. So stick with me guys. You CAN do this.

I believe that fear and being unrealistic about your goals are key players in the reasons why many people have given up on being as healthy and fit as possible. People also have this tendency of comparing themselves to people that have entirely different body structures than they do! We see all these infomercials promising results in just a few short minutes a day for a few weeks! Yes, in some very rare cases this can happen, but if all of us would simply pause these ads and read the very tiny print at the bottom of the page, you’d find the big truth. It often straight up tells you that the results shown are not typical, individual results vary! The makers of these products do not guarantee or promise you will get any real improvement with their products. Although most all of these products could potentially help, but most of the time they end up in a closet or under a bed never to be used after the first few weeks. So many people have been mislead by these products. Think about it, if all these products did generate such great results, then why would there be so many new products coming out every other week? The diet and random fitness equipment business is a billion dollar industry that preys on your hopes of a quick fix. Let go of the thoughts that being healthy and fit is going to be quick and easy. If it was, wouldn’t everyone be in great shape?

In my last blog, I said something along the lines of take a stand today for a better tomorrow. This correlates back into the idea of baby steps. By now, I hope that each of you have taken that stand and concretely decided that you are going to do this thing all out for the right reasons. You should be keeping positive thought patterns and telling yourself that you can do this. So let’s take it to the next step and start working on the physical aspects of this challenge finally. There are a million things that you could do in your daily life to become more active. For instance, live by a ‘no elevator policy’; instead, opt for the stairs. Quick stat, for every minute you are walking up the stairs, you burn around ten calories. That can really add up if you are doing this multiple times a day. Another thing that you can do is purchase a pedometer. It will count how many steps you are taking each day. At the end of the week, average how many steps you take daily. Then, the following week try adding an extra thousand steps. It may sound like a lot, but I assure you, it is not. Just little changes, baby steps, can make a huge difference.

Now for another step in my personal growth, I learned this week from a great woman and friend that I train that any emotion we have anger, happiness, fear or any other emotion takes only 90 seconds to start and exit our mind. It is then up to us to hold on to it or to let it go, so it’s a choice! Where am I going with this well for many years I have had anger issues during stressful times and I have hurt and offended many people in my life much more in my younger days than now. I have lengthened my fuse so to speak from about 5 seconds to hours. I still have work to do and it is a struggle but, I will do this because now with 5 year old twins I don’t want them to ever develop this trait. Much of who we are is based on learned behavior! With that in mind parents set a great example for your kids by being healthy, happy and full of positivity! Lastly I would like to do an open apology to the people in my past that I hurt or offended because of my anger issues, I am sorry!

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