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I want to challenge you today on getting your mind right. You might be thinking what exactly I mean by that. It means that you will, for the next 24 hours, pay attention to what you say, think and do. Here are three examples to keep the focus on the present moment.

1. When you realize your first thought today make sure you think positive. For example, I am a loving person.
2. How do you keep the positivity going by not criticizing yourself and a lot of positive reassurance?
3. Never miss the opportunity to say something nice about yourself to yourself.

We spend way too much time asking what is wrong not only with ourselves but all around us. Today let the question be what am I doing right and what do I need to do to have more of that mind set. Set yourself free for the next 24 hours and see what comes your way. Call me today for a complimentary 30 minute coach call to set your mind right.

Muscles work hard every day. Give them the relaxation they need. Stretch, stretch and stretch again.

When your muscles relax, you get a feeling of calmness and have less pain

To Fit You implements the best of all disciplines to shape your body with your individual goals in mind — drawing from a full range of whole-body exercises and strength training.

As you begin your body makeover, your central nervous system will be re-programmed to produce muscle movements more efficiently. You will also experience the natural “high” enjoyed by athletes in peak form. Let us take you step by step to a new level of fitness and well-being.

Weight loss is the generic term adopted by our society to describe the loss of pounds of body weight. The media, pill pushers, and infomercials use it to get you hooked to buy their products. Be careful. It’s a very deceptive term… The term we prefer to use is “FAT Loss”.

We are pretty good at this.

You don’t need fad diets, pills, a fancy gym, and equipment. All you really need is guidance, support, motivation and accountability. That’s it! To Fit You provides all of that for you in the privacy of your own home.

Save time, avoid the hassles, enjoy your workouts in privacy and get the results you deserve.

I love this site – SparkPeople. Even the name sounds good. SparkPeople’s mission is to SPARK millions of PEOPLE to reach their goals and lead healthier lives. They offer nutrition, health and fitness tools, support and resources that are 100% free.

In wellness coaching, the coach and the client are not usually in the same place during the training. Coaching is by phone.

Wellness coaches are viewed as focusing on behavior change, meeting people at their personal baselines and offering privacy.

In addition to fitness, the coach helps clients set goals in the areas of nutrition, the management of weight, stress, and health risks.

One of the most important benefits delivered by wellness coaching is the gradual control that clients gain over their lives. Clients are empowered to take personal responsibility for implementing and maintaining their program.

This has been the hottest summer ever! Having said that, I have been impressed with all of the Lazybrook residents who, in spite of the heat, found ways to keep their exercise program going. I may not know all of you by name, but I am out a lot and can pick you out if we were to play name that exerciser. Last month I shared with you my first strengthening and walk class I did for the neighborhood. What a great time it was. I am gearing up for the next class (fall session) starting September 14 and looking forward to meeting all of my participants. (The spring session begins February 8 2012.)

I have been in the fitness industry over 25 years and still the main question I get asked is how can I lose this weight that suddenly crept on?

I have learned to let the client continue to talk because at some point in our conversation they always find the best answer to their own question. Although you do have all our own answers you still need the support and accountability to get fit. Sure you have obstacles that get in the way – your schedule, your job, your kids, the weather, the knee injury from college…but ultimately you have the body that you accept.

I’m going to REPEAT that so it will really sink in. You have the body that you accept. You may not realize it but you already posses everything you need to transform your body, and it all starts by taking the responsibility for the body that you have today.

You are in the current shape you are in because until this moment you have been OK with it.

Oh I know you are not thrilled with it and you have even talked about losing weight and getting fit- but you haven’t changed what you accept.

Here’s how to transform your body in three steps:

Step one: Feel Disturbed
It has been said that emotion creates motion. This is essential when it comes to personal transformation. So to transform your body you must first decide that you can’t live another day in the body you currently have.

Get your emotions stirred up. Make a list of all the reasons your ready to lose weight and get fit. Get disturbed.

Step Two: Decide What You Want
Without clarity you will never get were you want to go. Now that you are disturbed with the body that you have, decide what the body that you have will look like.

Think in concrete and specific terms. You may want to take before and after pictures – this will help you have a vision of what changes you want to make.

When you get a clear picture in your mind of what you’ll look like in your “after” picture decide what the caption will read. “I lost 4 inches of my waist”.

Step Three: Take Action
The time spent between inspiration (now) and taking action determines whether you will succeed or fail. Don’t allow yourself to get stuck in analysis paralysis – there is always something that you can do immediately.

Take action now by emailing me or calling me to set up a fitness consultation to be the best you, you can be.

The healthier and happier life you wanted is closer than you think. I am here to get you there.

Get Disturbed!
You have to get disturbed with your current shape in order to take the action you need to transform your body. How do you get disturbed? Try these:

• Go shopping for a swimsuit
• Try on all of your “skinny clothes”
• Look at old pictures of when you were in better shape
• Go to the doctor for a physical.

I will leave you with this final thought. When you finally accept that you can do anything you want in your life you will get the life you want.