In today\u2019s world of perfect Instagram pictures, Facebook profiles, and Snap Chat filters; it is easy to think that everyone and their mother have six-pack abs and booty goals (I think a hashtag belongs in there somewhere). \u00a0It is hard to not get sucked into the distinction that there are a lot of perfect 10\u2019s in the world, and you are just sliding the scale from a one to a number one with cheese. Well people, we are here to tell you that you are 100% correct (I\u2019ll bet you that you didn\u2019t see that coming)! \u00a0<\/p>\n
There are a lot of amazing bodies and super attractive people in this world. \u00a0Unfortunately, for most of us with \u201cnormal\u201d bodies, and \u201cnormal\u201d body goals, the constant reminder that there are people with Greek God-like genetics out there is greater today than any other time in history. \u00a0We’re here to spit some truth\u2026 no one actually cares about a perfect body! \u00a0Actually, that’s a lie, the people who have them think it matters. \u00a0However, to everyone else- all a perfect body is, is an unrealistic ideal that makes absolutely no difference in how healthy, happy, or sexy you are. \u00a0It\u2019s time to GET OVER IT!<\/p>\n
This may seem like a cliche statement or one that is equivalent to the participation trophy, but in our opinion sexy means someone who isn\u2019t trying to be perfect. \u00a0Someone who is confident enough to work on and embrace their \u201cimperfections,\u201d as opposed to trying to look perfect in an Instagram picture. \u00a0The problem doesn\u2019t lie with our pursuit of perfection, the problem lies with what we feel perfection is.<\/p>\n
Whenever we meet with someone new, we have what is called a strategy session. \u00a0During this time we talk about all of their goals, and we start to develop a plan to reach those goals. \u00a0What we have found is that most people have goals that revolve around losing weight, and how they look. \u00a0Great! \u00a0However, having an unrealistic view of what that looks like is detrimental to not only goal setting, but goal success rate.<\/p>\n
All too often we harp on the fact that we aren\u2019t \u201cperfect.\u201d If perfection is what you are seeking, perfection is what you will find\u2026 in everyone else. We let this concept of perfection reroute our goals to an ideal that can never be fulfilled. The moment we stop searching for the \u201cperfect body,\u201d is the moment that the paradigm shifts to a more positive approach. The only way to truly succeed is to stay positive. Chasing goals and dreams is inevitably hard, but becomes impossible when we have an idea that is not practical. Stop searching for perfection, stop comparing yourself to that \u201cperfect\u201d model, and start seeing how PERFECT you truly are. It\u2019s time to get over your self-conscience image, and start loving yourself for taking steps to make a positive change!<\/p>\n
Fitness is hard, there is no doubt about that. \u00a0However, we make it harder by setting standards that we can\u2019t live up to. \u00a0When you take the approach that you need to change your entire life to achieve your goals, it is inevitable that you are setting yourself up for failure. \u00a0Fitness is supposed to be something you enjoy, not dread. \u00a0You don\u2019t need to hit the gym 7 days a week to see results (unless that is what you enjoy!). The most important change you will make is to always smile. \u00a0Have fun with your training, have fun with your fitness, have fun during the whole experience and journey!<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t need to dread going to the gym to get real results. \u00a0If going for a walk is your thing, grab the hand of a loved one and go for a walk. \u00a0If you want to take a hike on a beautiful Sunday morning, leash up your dog and find your favorite trail. \u00a0If sports are what you enjoy, get together with your buddies and get a pickup game of basketball. \u00a0Even playing with your kids after school is fitness. \u00a0The point is to just move more, and move often! \u00a0Don\u2019t get caught up in the grind of hitting the gym every day. \u00a0Get outside, do something fun with friends or family, and always remember Step 2\u2026 SMILE!!<\/p>\n
Trends are only trends until the next trend becomes a trend. \u00a0Now that is a tongue twister for you, but it couldn\u2019t be more true. \u00a0In the four years since we opened our doors, we have seen everything from no-carb diets to high carb diets, from detox teas to multi-level marketing shakes, and we will be the first to tell you that we have had members tried them all. \u00a0The problem with that last statement is that we have seen them all because none of them were good enough to stick. \u00a0When something seems too good to be true, it probably is, and that is the problem with all of these \u201cquick fixes.\u201d \u00a0Health and wellness are not meant to happen in a short period of time. \u00a0It is supposed to be a lifelong commitment to yourself. \u00a0Can you make significant changes in a short time? \u00a0Yes. \u00a0However, if you want that significant change to impact your life in the long run, you need to establish habits that can be done on a daily basis. \u00a0Trends don\u2019t equate to habits. \u00a0There has never been a successful trend or diet. \u00a0The only way to see real results, in the long run, is to eat a balanced diet, move more, sleep more, and drink enough water. \u00a0No diet or product has ever yielded long term results.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you ain\u2019t cheating, you ain\u2019t trying.\u201d \u00a0Have you ever heard that statement before? \u00a0It is meant to be a sarcastic way of justifying cheating, however, we firmly believe in this rule when it comes to your diet. \u00a0By cheating, we do not mean that you eat \u201cperfect\u201d all week, just to completely over-indulge on a \u201ccheat meal.\u201d \u00a0There are a couple of problems with that scenario. \u00a0The rule of the forbidden fruit applies to this \u201ccheat meal\u201d strategy. \u00a0If you know that you can\u2019t have it, and will only \u201callow\u201d yourself to have it once a week, only when you\u2019ve been \u201cperfect\u201d all week, it makes the craving and needs for it seem amplified. \u00a0Let\u2019s use pizza as an example. \u00a0If you know you are only \u201callowed\u201d to have pizza on Sunday for lunch, you are going to think about it all week as you eat your chicken, brown rice, and broccoli out of Tupperware in the break room. \u00a0When Sunday finally comes, instead of eating two slices of pizza, you eat four because you have been thinking about it all week. \u00a0Since you only allow yourself to eat one cheat meal a week, you now have doubled the amount of what you ate during that one meal.<\/p>\n
A better approach would be to allow yourself to eat the things you enjoy whenever you want, in moderation. \u00a0Now, that doesn\u2019t mean eating pizza every day. \u00a0However, what it does mean is if your family orders pizza on a random night, we give you permission to have a slice or two. \u00a0You don\u2019t have to wait until Sunday to have the leftover pizza that your family didn\u2019t eat, because you\u2019re only allowed one cheat meal a week. \u00a0It will not destroy your results, as long as you make a good decision with your next meal. \u00a0Always remember that you do not get fat off of one slice of pizza, and you don\u2019t get skinny from eating one salad. \u00a0Life is to short to cut out the things you enjoy, and it\u2019s not considered cheating if you have a polyamorous relationship with your diet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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