Don't think I'm crazy....I know, Personal Trainer saying we need less balance.  Trust me, I'm questioning myself as I type those words...

Ok...ok...I'll explain.  

Balance-A condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions.

Ok, so who decides what these correct proportions are for me?  You???  My neighbor???  The cashier in the grocery store???  I don't think any of these are correct in terms of what is being balanced to me.  

If I was so focused on balancing out my life perfectly there would be no way I could do all that I do.  Do I spend just as much time sleeping as I do working???  HA!  That's funny.  There isn't enough time in the day.  Do I get exactly the same amount of workout time everyday?  No way!  Today is a Monday so I have more time to workout because I schedule myself less work time on Mondays because well lets be honest, I hate Mondays.  So, today I will be working out more than I will be tomorrow because tomorrow I don't have as much time.  Does this mean I'm unbalanced or I'm failing at having balance in my life?  NO!!!!!  

​This "Balance" we are suppose to have with everything is constantly being judged not only by others but we judge ourselves.  I find myself sitting down at night thinking wow, I feel like I accomplished nothing today because I spent too much time working or other way around I spent too much time goofing off or playing with the kids.  This is when I have to tell  myself to quit trying to balance everything on a daily basis.  I physically and mentally am unable to do it.  Not going to lie.  I'm a Type "A" personality and have to have everything perfect so coming from me saying it's not possible, then it's not possible!  Relax!  Enjoy life!  Don't focus on how you balanced everything that day.  Look at your life in a whole.  

Answer this question not thinking of how today is going for you.  Answer how life is going in general.  Are you eating well?  If I'm answering for today then no, not really.  I ate a pop tart earlier.  Yeah, trainer of the day award goes to me!!!  But, if I was answering the question right my answer would be yeah, I am eating well.  I choose to eat healthy protein, veggies, fruit, healthy carbs, drink plenty of water, don't eat too much sugar, etc.  I eat a very well BALANCED diet.  Today, no.  No I haven't.  But in life, YES!!

Now, don't take this as me saying go eat whatever you want whenever you want or skip workouts for a week.  This isn't what I mean.  Just find the right amount of balance for you!  

If any of you are wanting any extra help on finding what works for your needs, don't hesitate on contacting me for a consult to see if we can figure out the right BALANCE for you!!

Happy Snowy Day here in Indiana!

-Laura

Everybody always looks at Workouts as this dreaded hour that you take out of your life to go to a gym and use some boring machines while you find a sitter for your kids or your spouse is staying home to watch them. 

This is NOT the way I live and I'm a Personal Trainer so there is definitely no need for you to live this way.  

Being fit and healthy does not mean boring and dreaded.  Not only do we all workout together as a family quite often, but we enjoy it and don't consider it a workout.  We make it fun not just for us but for the kiddos.  

Instead of sitting down to play a video game with your kid or a watch a tv show, get them outside on a hike, play some ball, jump on the trampoline, go kayaking or paddle boarding.  Anything that involves movement.  

Even on days that its cold or nasty outside there is plenty to do inside that is active and fun for everyone.  For example, my husband and son have a pull-up battle going on at the moment.  Funny thing is that my husband didn't even know this was happening because he just decided to start doing as many pull-ups as he could when he wakes up in the morning and when he goes to bed and our son saw this and has now started building up how many he can do.  My husband isn't even home when our son is doing this but his example is leading him to do this while we are working.  

If he saw us just sitting around all day long on the internet or watching tv and eating unhealthy then this is what he would be doing.  We don't complain about workouts.  We get excited to do active things instead of blogging about how awful workouts are or how awful it is to eat healthy and things not pay off the way we want it to.  

So, stop dreading the workouts.  Get your kiddos and spouse involved.  You will not only see the health improvements in everyone but you will also see their happiness improve and the communication between each other also thrive.  

Today I am posting this blog because many of you have seen on my Facebook page today that one of my amazing clients finished up her 24 Day Challenge with me and lost 22.25 inches and 2% of her body fat in those 24 days.  24 days!!!!  Seems crazy and bogus lies right???  Wrong!  This girl met with me and went over how she wanted to change the way she takes care of her body.  I recommended she start doing Personal Training with me 2 days a week and do cardiovascular exercise on 6 days a week.  We also changed up her core nutrition which was a real bonus to her plan.  AdvoCare, which is a company I use and recommend to all my clients for their core nutrition and added supplements to help get the most of their workouts, is what I started her on.  The products I started her on are part of Advocare 24 day Challenge.  The first 10 days are about cleansing your body of toxins, preparing for optimal nutrient absorption.  During the Max Phase, days 11-24, you’ll give your body the best tools to achieve your next weight-management goal.  During this challenge I help set you up on the plan and help you choose the right nutrition for your needs. 

            For anybody wanting a great way to jump start your weight loss, this is the place to start!  If anybody is interest in learning more, feel free to shoot me an email and we can set up an appointment to go over everything. 

 

Laura

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