We are almost halfway through 2018 and 241,920 minutes have passed us by. What has this year been like for you? Have you been on a few adventures, overcome a few mental challenges, learned something new about yourself or your family? The truth is time passes by at the same pace every day, but the way we experience this time is 100% up to our choices and our actions. Life is truly the most precious thing we have and all of these momentary experiences form our beliefs, consequences, challenges, achievements, relationships, goals and endeavors. We have the option to either take some of this time and use it to discover what it takes to build a dream life or we choose to struggle through each day continuously wondering what a good life would be like.
You may be asking yourself “Where does fitness play a role in this plan of building your dream life?” Let me tell you that it has everything to do with it. If you are unhealthy, tired, worn down and in pain you are going to start to believe that these difficulties are just normal and you aren’t capable of achieving much more, but this is a complete lie and it will limit your potential if you let it. So, don’t let it!
Every time you exercise, you increase your blood flow, your oxygen consumption, your healthy hormone production, your confidence, your sense of accomplishment, your abilities and your potential! By completing a challenging training program you start to build the understanding that you are capable of achieving great things and start to believe in yourself. This belief in yourself spills over into every aspect of your life and when harnessed will help you build your dream life.
In the photo above I am at the base of a waterfall after hiking 10 miles into the Grand Canyon to the majestic Havasupai Indian Reservation with all of the gear and food I would need for 2 nights and 3 days. Do you think I would have ever been able to experience this amazing place without a good level of fitness or good health? No, I wouldn’t have been able to deal with the hiking, heat or climbing required. The way we experience this life is shaped by our daily choices and I choose every day to prepare my mind and body for life’s adventures and challenges!
We all know it is hard to maintain a physical fitness routine and also keep up with all of the other pieces of this health puzzle so, I am going to break it down into 7 different principles that are easy to understand and easy to apply in your every day life.
- Invest in a fitness coaching program that takes a holistic mind, body and soul approach. Find a coach that will help motivate you based off of your deeper internal drivers with realistic and sustainable education, coaching and tools.
- Focus on a lifelong health journey and try to learn as much as possible about the benefits and impacts a healthy approach to living will have on your quality of life for years to come. Sign up for our newsletter here to easily gain some of this knowledge!
- Don’t chase someone else’s goals or images of what healthy is. Create and modify your own goals as needed.
- Believe in the process and subscribe to at least 3-4 days a week of moderate to higher intensity physical challenges.
- Love yourself and strive for balance. Even if you make 1 or 2 unhealthy choices occasionally. You can still win the long race!
- Do exercises that will enhance the way you experience life’s adventures and move throughout the world = Functional Fitness!
- TAKE OWNERSHIP of your actions and OWN YOUR OWN HEALTH. No Fitness Coach, Doctor, Dietitian, Psychiatrist or quick fix will ever help you if you aren’t willing to help yourself.
As always my friends Stay active, Stay healthy and Stay happy!
