Fitness – It’s gotta be a lifestyle!
Weight loss can be a great motivator to start working out, eating right, and getting in shape. However, if weight loss is your only motivation, it won’t work out in the long run. Eventually, weight loss, as a goal, will become a superficial reason for working out and staying disciplined to eat healthy. Why? Because weight loss, on it’s own, has no purpose. You have to have a reason why that weight loss is important to you.
I received an e-mail today from a client thanking me for helping her with her new healthy lifestyle and achieving a bodyfat percentage under 20%. I wrote her back and asked told her that she is a success story that is sure to inspire others. Her response was “I am not sure what happened, I guess I just got focused on working out to make me feel better. As soon as I stopped obsessing about getting back to where I was, it just sort of
happened.”
That’s it!!
When she wrote that I knew that she had shifted her perspective and is now training as a part of her lifestyle, and not just a superficial goal. That’s why she became a success story! That’s also why she will continue to gain the great results of more energy, less stress, and a strong body and mind!
I’d like to thank Crystal for inspiring me to continue to help others make that lifestyle switch!
Thanks Crystal!!
Your Trainer For Life,
Forrest Folen, MCT
This entry was posted on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 at 7:02 pm.
