If you are not showing up 100% in your workouts, what else are you not showing up for?

Have you ever considered that your workouts or lack thereof are directly related to the rest of your life? You relationships, career and financial success are all connected to how you show up in your health.  If we are lacking in one area of our life, chances are other areas are also suffering.

Imagine for a second that you were at your ideal weight, you ate healthy, were full of energy and you did a workout on a regular basis. Now take that image and relate it to the other categories. If you had more energy, how would you show up in your relationships?  If you felt great, how would you show up in your business or job? If your relationships were great and your career was thriving, how would your financial life look?

I think many times health gets pushed to the back burner. We swear we will get to it when we have time. When we have more money to invest in a trainer or a gym membership. Many of us never even take our health seriously until we have to. When the doctor tells us that we now have to take a prescribed medication or when we find out that the scale has moved way further then we thought in the wrong direction.

I urge you to look at all areas of your life and imagine the improvements that could happen if you just focused on your health.

5 Easy ways you can integrate health and fitness into your life

Make it a priority and write down your goals. In an ideal world how would you like to feel, look or weigh? Then consider what would happen in 5 years if you didn’t focus on your health? Write these things down and then put that somewhere you can see it as you wake up. This will keep you motivated and keep your goal in front of you.

Plan it out. When we fail to plan, we plan to fail. I know life is busy and sometimes adding one more thing to the schedule feels impossible. The reality is all you need is 20 minutes to get moving and you can make a tremendous difference in your health. Wake up a few minutes earlier, schedule it into your lunch break or as soon as you get home from work, invite your kids/friends/spouse/dog for a walk or a run.

Keep track of your progress. If we don’t know where we started, we can’t possible know where we ended up. By keeping track, we can see what is working and what isn’t. We can use this to adjust and see how we can improve. This also allows us to see our progress and celebrate what we have accomplished…just don’t celebrate with a piece of chocolate cake.

Take small steps. You don’t have to change your life overnight. By simply changing a few things we can achieve tremendous results. For example, if we are Starbucks lovers, maybe you can switch out that Carmel macchiato for a black coffee with almond milk. Maybe order a salad instead of fries with your lunch or opt for water instead of soda.

Be kind to yourself. We all mess up, make mistakes and order the wrong thing at the restaurant. The key here is to acknowledge what you did and then get back on the wagon. Many of us hop off the wagon and then ditch it. Don’t ditch the wagon.

If you are ready to hop on the wagon and are ready to improve all areas of your life, I recommend joining our new 555 challenge. 5 people, 5 weeks and 5 motivational habits that will send you on a health journey that last a lifetime.

Jennifer Sinclair 

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