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New Year, New You!!! Or.... some cheesy cliche' like that :-/


Ahhhh New Year’s... the time to evaluate our lives, set goals and start over. Did you know that 66% of New Year’s resolutions include setting fitness goals? Whether that be losing weight, stopping smoking, or simply maintaining a current healthy lifestyle, many people use this time to achieve something greater in their lives. However, only 8% of resolvers actually attain their New Year’s goals. That’s less than inspiring. Personally, I don’t set any resolutions. I never have. For me, if I want to attain something or reach a goal, I will do it no matter what time of year it is!!! This is why I kind of take New Year’s resolutions with a grain of salt. If you want to change your lifestyle and be healthier, then do it!!! Just do it… everyday... period.
 
Being healthy shouldn’t mean reaching a certain number on the scale. It also doesn’t have to mean depriving yourself, or setting unrealistic expectations. When I work with clients who want to lose weight, I make sure and express to them that this is a lifestyle change above everything else. It’s changing your mindset that food is fuel for your body. Food is not comfort. Food is not the enemy. Food helps you gain muscle. Food aids in a healthy metabolism. Food helps give you the essential vitamins and nutrients that your body needs to survive!

 Exercise is also not the enemy. Exercise sets your body up for success in the future! It helps you acquire bone density for the later years. This is ESPECIALLY important for women, who are at a higher risk for osteoporosis. Exercise also aids in metabolism, healthy digestion, an efficient heart, lowering bad cholesterol and blood pressure. Basically every part of the body benefits from regular exercise, apart from only exercising for weight loss!!! It is essential for a long and healthy life to incorporate exercise (both cardiovascular and strength training) into one’s lifestyle.

 
All of the above reasons are why I have decided to start offering online personal training and meal plans for individuals. I believe that a healthy way of life is attainable for everyone! I believe that by setting realistic and achievable goals, that more people would have success with their New Year’s resolutions. I would never take a client who is sedentary and eats fast food every day and implement a program for them that included two-a-days at the gym and eating nothing but grilled chicken and broccoli at every meal. That is simply setting them up for failure!!! What needs to be done in order for people to reach their goals is to make small daily, weekly, and monthly adjustments to their current lifestyle so that in time, it will become a new way of life and a new routine for them… implemented in such a way that this happens without fail!

I feel that many people make too many changes too soon and get overwhelmed and this is not maintainable for most. They get discouraged with how hard it is and give up, thus the measly 8% who actually reach their New Year’s resolutions. It does not have to be this way. I am now offering workout programs and meal plans, assessing your current lifestyle and regimen and making adjustments in such a way that you do not get overwhelmed, as mentioned above.

For more information on these programs, simply contact me at my Facebook page House of Glutes or at houseofglutes@outlook.com

                                     And of course, have a Happy New Year!!!
 

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