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Variety:

Variety is the spice of life and fitness. A lifetime of health and fitness is achievable when you can think outside the box. You have to mix it up all the time. Stay courious, creative, and stick with the kinds of workouts that you enjoy. A variety of exercise, workouts, and sports will allow you to avoid injuries, plateaus, and boredom.

Consistency:

Improvement and change occur when you do things often. Stopping and starting all the time will kill any momentum you need to succeed. A lifestyle that includes multiple forms of exercise five days a week guarantees results.

Intensity:

YOU'RE TOUGHER THAN YOU THINK!! The fear of pain or injury from working out is a mindset steeped in failure. You must learn to " Find the Line ". Do the extra rep or two, increase your range of motion, and increase resistance as you get stronger. Intensity goes hand in hand with Variety and Consistency. The combination of the three work together as a triad that creates a platform for success.

The Purpose:

Your purpose is to have a " Better Life ". Exercise and eating right help you feel better. When you feel better, you do more. When you do more , you meet other people. A healthy lifestyle gives us the energy to be better than before. We want to participate, share, comunicate, and build a community- have purpose in out LIVES !!

Reality:

Why do we want life to be different than it is? Why do we think about who we were and who we're going to be more that who we are? Why do we try to predict the future with the hope that wishful thinking is enough to change it? Life is NOT the way it was. It;s the way it is!! Life is not our fantasy prediction of the future or our glory days of the past. Life is that thing that is happening to you as you read this..!!

Sports:

Take the onus off the weight, inches, and body fat percentages and put the focus on MOVING- from dancing, rock climbing, and mountain biking to table tennis. Think in terms of " can do " instead of " look like ". Sports are fun and help develop balance and coordination- which in turn accelerates your results. Jump , kick, run, spin, throw, skate, hit, score, complete... PLAY!!!!!

The Plan:

SCHEDULE ALL WORKOUTS IN ADVANCE!! This creates accountability. Try to schedule as many workouts as possible with friends who hav simliar goals..

Sleep and Stress: 

Stressed out, sleep deprived people don't eat right and exercise regularly. Stress depletes energy, strenght, and desire, while poor sleep habits affect your moods and immune function along with cognitive and motor performance. Burning a candle at both ends makes it impossible to be fit and healthy.

Loving It:

Exercise and workouts involve commitment, determination, planning, consistency, and intensity. If you dont like what you're doing, there's NO WAY on earth you'll succeed! Get creative nd stay curious. Something's got to bring you back day after day, week after week. Love it ( tolerate it) or leave it!!

Flexibility:  

Flexibility is the " Fountain of Youth ". Flexible people are much less prone to injury. Yoga and stretching allow you to bring more intensity to your workouts. Flexibility is the key component to becoming less vulnerable and more durable. Aging has a funny way of making everything we do harder. Staying limber and flexible is the way to prevent that from happening.

Food & Supplements:

" YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT "  Food and supplements are your fuel. The right fuel supplies energy and recovery through balanced brain chemistry. The right supplements simply fill in gaps in your diet.