by
Shawn LeBrun
Personal Trainer
Have
you ever had a time in your life when everything
was going well and you felt really good about
yourself?
Chances
are, you were hitting the gym with regularity
and getting your daily walk or run in as well.
You
felt confident and happy and as a result,
you enjoyed the process of getting fit.
On
the flip side, has there ever been a time
in your life where things were going so badly
that the last thing on your mind was working
out and getting in shape.
The
physical shape you are in is a direct result
of your emotional shape.
Trying
to achieve optimum physical fitness when you
are not happy with your life is like trying
to dig yourself out of a hole:
You
do not get very far.
How
you feel at any given time about yourself
and what's going on in your life influences
what type of physical shape you are going
to be in.
When
you are sad or depressed, often times food
is a comfort that allows you to forget about
the problems for a brief time.
Unfortunately,
when all the food is consumed, you are still
left with those same problems.
When
you are happy and feeling like things are
great, food is just thought of as fuel and
sustenance and not comfort.
When
you're generally happy, you do not eat just
to fill a void, you eat just enough to satisfy
your hunger.
When
you are sad, you eat just to feel better.
So
how do you get yourself on a roll and have
piece of mind that allows you to enjoy the
process of getting in shape?
You
have to start focusing on all the areas of
your life that need improving and be willing
to take the steps to change them.
When
you start feeling better about other areas
of your life, you also start thinking of ways
to get into shape.
You're
also more likely to start doing those things
and keep doing those things that will help
you reach your fitness goals.
When
you're happy, you actually enjoy the process
of working out or going for a run.
When
you're sad, exercise is the last thing you
feel like doing because your body is in a
depressed and sluggish state.
You
need a period of time in your life where you're
willing and able to workout regulary and invest
in your fitness.
You
must also have piece of mind and be generally
happy about where your life is.
Take
out some blank pieces of paper.
At
the top of one, write FINANCES.
Another
write CAREER.
Another
write RELATIONSHIPS.
Yet
another write HEALTH & FITNESS. Another
write SPIRITUAL.
Of
course, these are just a few of the headings
you can have, but at the top of each piece
of paper, write out the important areas of
your life.
Now,
under each heading, write out what you want
to achieve in each area and what you would
have to do to accomplish it.
For
example, if under CAREER you wrote "Find
a new job" you then would write down
"Typing out resume, sending out applications,
going for interviews, etc.."
What
you're doing is identifying the areas in your
life you're unhappy with and you're taking
the steps to change them.
When
you begin to take action to change the areas
of your life you are unhappy about, you'll
soon start to feel better about yourself.
When
that happens, you'll also start to make better
choices about your fitness approach and what
you have to do to change your body.
When
you're happy in most of the areas in your
life, the process of getting into shape will
not be far behind.
Trying
to get into shape when you are depressed and
unhappy is virtually impossible.
If
you do achieve it, it most likely will not
be long-term.
So
make the commitment to yourself that you're
going to look at the areas of your life that
you want to improve and start taking action
to change them.
As
you gather momentum, you'll also begin feeling
better about exercise and eating better.
It's
so much easier to get in shape, lose weight,
or be healthy when you're generally happy
and feeling good about yourself.
Shawn
Lebrun Fitness has one mission -- to help
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