Unfortunately, there are  people today that have decided that Fitness just “isn’t worth the effort”.

Our Fitness will determine our quality of life. That is very important to understand. Our mobility, flexibility, and strength, naturally decline with Age. Fight that with Fitness!

Look at Kids today starting around 13 years old and older. Young girls with “muffin tops” wearing tight clothing because they don’t care that they are overweight or how they look. People have grown to accept that is “ok” to be sluggish and overweight, especially as we age. Its really a shame! People say “Its natural to gain more weight as we age…” What a bunch of bull. Its people’s excuse to be lazy and eat whatever they want to!

People find every excuse to eat something they shouldn’t or to skip a workout. “When I get home from work, I just don’t have the energy to workout.” “Its too expensive to eat healthy all the time.”

My personal favorite is “I just don’t have the time to workout.” LOL! I have the same 24 hours that that person does and I manage to work a full time job, give my wife and children the attention they deserve, eat healthy, and workout EVERYDAY!

People are constantly looking for the “Secret” or something that will give them that extra edge. Doesn’t matter if it’s a diet, workout or supplement. “THE ONLY THING YOU NEED TO ACHIEVE FITNESS IS YOUR BODY, A DAILY MINDSET OF REFUSING TO QUIT, AND NUTRITIOUS HEALTHY FOODS THAT YOU EAT EVERYDAY.”

Don’t fall into the trap of trying to use science as a crutch to make up for lack of workout effort and nutritional discipline. An example of this is someone that uses a “Fat Burner” and their Nutrition isn’t spot on. Its like eating a combination pizza and a “Diet” soda…What’s the point?

There is a saying that I absolutely love:

YOU CAN’T OUTRUN A BAD DIET!

What does this mean? You can’t burn enough calories in a day to make up for poor nutritional choices. The calories it takes you an hour to burn can be ingested in 30 seconds! Not really fair, but its the the nutritional world works.

Want me to make it simple?

EXERCISE DAILY AND EAT NUTRITIOUS FOODS IN MODERATION EVERY DAY

Do both of those things every day, for the rest of your life. Stop making excuses everyone else is making and start taking responsibility for your own personal Fitness. Quite a concept!

The Key to real Health and Fitness is consistency. Most people lack the commitment to get in shape and really make a difference in their lives. Most people don’t stay disciplined long enough with their workout and nutrition to see their desired results.

We live in a world of microwave World. We want food NOW! We want fitness results NOW! When it doesn’t happen we get frustrated and start looking for other ways to do it.

We want the quick fix. Six Pack Abs in 6 weeks! Get ripped for summer with the latest routine and diet in bodybuilding and Fitness magazines. These magazines are LOADED with the latest supplements to add muscle, get rid of fat quicker than the next guy. Are they concerned with our health or making money?

That is why Beachbody products are such a blessing for all of us. Fitness first. REAL programs and supplements that WORK! Beachbody Fitness systems are designed to change your Fitness habits for long term success. We need to think beyond our Fitness level only 90 days from now. Think of how fit you want to be 20 years from now!

All that really matters is how long we live and how healthy we are during our lifetime. Our health is precious and we need to take personal responsibility for it.

Do everything TODAY to give yourself the best chance to live a long and productive life. Then do it again tomorrow!

Fitness success comes from hard work. Once you have it, you need to fight to keep it. If you don’t, it will leave allot quicker than it took to achieve it. Train hard and earn the Fitness level you want!

Get in shape and then NEVER put yourself in a position where you have to “Get back in shape.”

Train to be ready for ANYTHING that might come your way. Running, swimming, and obstacle course, a pick up football game at a Family Reunion.

I hope it never happens to any of us but what are we going to do if we have to swim out into the ocean to save a loved one, or your Family is involved in a car accident and you are forced to “run” to get assistance? Will you be ready? That is not the time to wish you had paid your dues with your workouts and nutrition. Granted, those are worst case scenarios but if you prepare for the worst, you will be prepared for anything.

Build lean, flexible, muscles, improve your cardiovascular Fitness, and burn calories.

LEANER AND LIGHTER is always better.

Being lighter and carrying less body fat is easier on our joints, and the body’s other systems. Even carrying too much muscle is not good for you over the long term because it forces your heart and lungs to work extra hard.

CHALLENGE your heart and lungs everyday! True “Fitness” is a lean, muscular, flexible physique. It contributes to our overall health and longevity and makes us look and feel much better!

WE CAN GET LEAN AND MEAN FOR LIFE, ONCE WE HAVE COMMITTED TO WORKING OUT AND EATING A HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS DIET EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES.

Don’t let your short term fitness GOALS become your limits. Its easy to “relax” once you have achieved a goal. Don’t waste time and let what you have achieved slip away slowly. Set new goals and then set out to accomplish them! Move forward and really see what you are made of and what you can accomplish!

One of my favorite quotes:

“YOU KNOW WHY I WILL ACCOMPLISH MY GOAL? BECAUSE YOU SAID I COULDN’T DO IT!”

Its not how much weight you lift, its how hard you work when you lift it. Remember, we are not just training for today but for many years down the road. Do you want to have healthy joints, tendons, and ligaments later in life? Don’t try and be a hero and play the “How much weight can I lift” Game. That will lead to injury, damaged joints, and torn muscles.

Pay particular attention to your ABS and lower back. Your CORE is the key to your future health and fitness. Invest in the health of your CORE and your body will thank you later in Life!

What you do today affects the rest of your life. We want to look and feel good right now, but we also want to look and feel good when we are eighty. Our quality of life, especially in our Twilight years, is a direct result of our daily activities earlier in life.

Are your activities going to be positive and healthy, or negative and unhealthy? The choice is ours.

What should be EVERYONE’S Fitness goal?

GET BETTER ON A DAILY BASIS!

Strive for daily improvement. Vow to get better every day. Forget about the past and don’t worry about the future. Concentrate on TODAY, what you can control RIGHT NOW. Don’t worry about what everyone else is doing, be the best YOU that YOU can be!

If you improve your Fitness today, & your Fitness future will be taken care of…

Even the most effective exercise plan can be destroyed by eating too much or eating the wrong types of foods. Eating a dessert can add more calories than you could hope to burn in an hour long workout.

Scary as it is, you could ruin your entire day of nutrition and hard work in your workouts in just a few minutes by eating junk food.

Depending on your body weight by eating ONE unhealthy meal or snack choice you can exceed or almost exceed ONE hour’s worth of a Butt Kicking workout like Insanity or P90X.

It could be a forkful of our kids macaroni and cheese followed by a “small” chocolate and “Only one soda”. It all adds up and before you know it you have taken in hundreds of extra calories that you don’t need.

Believe me, I know because I did the same thing AFTER my spectacular P90X Day 90 results in July 07. I “relaxed” and put on 15 extra pounds, quickly. (By Oct 07)

I had to fight each day to reclaim my “Abs” and conditioning. I did reclaim my Abs but take some advice and don’t make the same mistake I did.

No more excuses. No more , “Well it was only something small, it won’t hurt me.” You better believe it will. Make no mistake about that. Once you get into the habit of having “something small” every once in while, it quickly becomes every day.

Am I saying NEVER eat cake or candy again? Of course not. Make it a special treat, like at a Birthday Party or Holiday, not something you do because you are bored.

When its a CHOICE rather than giving in to an impulse, you retain the discipline, and strength.

No More Excuses, make a difference in your future…TODAY!

Live stronger EVERY day!

Mike