Bathing
Suits and Short Sleeves
Horrors!
Is it that time of year again? Was there ever a
time when the prospect of uncovering with the warmer weather
didn’t send waves of panic through you?
Of course,
some people just don’t care, and that’s fine
too. Certainly, everyone is
entitled to his or her own opinion of what is important.
There are those who couldn’t care
less what they wear, how manicured their lawn looks or how
clean their car is. There are those that, even beyond the
first impression of physical appearance, couldn’t
care less if they are healthy and fit, if their lawn is
full of noxious weeds, or if their car has had an oil change
in recorded history. Whatever works for you is fine.
If you
really couldn’t care less, then read no further, but
if you would like to look and feel GREAT for the rest of
your life, then read on. This is not complex and it works.
The
“SECRET” for health and fitness is consistency
with the program. Develop a sane, long-term
approach to solving your problem issues and areas, and stick
with it.
Any project
has the same basic components:
- a
goal that is broken down into objectives;
- a
timeframe;
- a
measure of success;
- and
sense of realism and achievability.
Let’s
say that you wanted to get a college degree. You’d
know that certain activities would be in line with achieving
that goal. Such activities would include enrolling in school;
buying the appropriate books; attending class; taking notes;
studying; writing the exams; and completing the assigned
projects. Now, if you do these
things consistently over time, you will obtain the degree.
You may be happy with that or you may go
on to post-graduate studies. If, on the other hand, you
don’t show up for class, you only occasionally prepare
for the exams, and you intermittently turn in the required
projects, you may in fact still get a degree,
but it likely will take a lot longer and certainly will
not be as rewarding as the focused approach. In fact, it
may be so frustrating that you drop out. This
truly is the only way you can fail at school or with fitness
or with most things in life: You quit.
The fundamentals
of being in great shape are the same fundamentals of any
worthwhile project:
- apply
energy;
- show
up;
- do
the right thing;
- avoid
the wrong things;
- and
be consistent.
See
you at the beach!
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Jane
Riley has worked in the health and fitness industry for nearly thirty
years, having received degrees in both kinesiology and psychology. Her
clients have ranged from the very fit, world-ranked athlete to the recuperating
accident victim, and from young women with self-esteem problems to the
elderly wanting to regain balance and strength. She is a nationally ranked
athlete in both women’s power lifting and women’s bodybuilding,
and for 20+ years has been a certified personal fitness trainer, an experienced
competitive bodybuilder and powerlifter.
