Saturday, December 10, 2011

Health and Fitness are a Lifestyle

A healthy and fit lifestyle can be achieved by consistently incorporating a balanced diet and daily exercise into our every day lives.

Some people find exercising consistently to be an obstacle while others find proper nutrition and healthy choices to be a daunting task.  Surrounding yourself with like minded people increase the chances of being successful in achieving a healthier lifestyle.  Find a friend, workout group, personal trainer or frequent the local gym regularly to help keep you motivated and consistent. 

Healthy eating can be a little harder to incorporate into a busy life than exercise because there's not always someone standing by your side motivating you to eat well or holding you accountable for the choices you make.  As with training your body to achieve the next level of fitness, whether it be accomplishing one more push-up  or running an extra mile, nutritional training is quite the same concept.  Your starting point may be eating out only 4 days a week instead of 5.  Or getting in one veggie serving a day as opposed to none.  We all have to start somewhere.  The key is to start!  


There is great accomplishment in the simple act of choosing to start at the level you're at.  It doesn't matter how many times you fall short only to start again as long as you keep trying.  Determination leads to consistency.  Consistency leads to progression.  Progression propels us towards our individual goals and with that comes true accomplishment and results!


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