Consistency
Consistency is key. The people we see and admire as being healthy and fit are consistent in their training and very likely in their diet. Your training and your diet do not need to be extreme but they do need a part of your life and daily habits. Fad diets and extreme exercise programs usually do not lead to consistency. Wait a minute, extreme exercise programs, isn’t CrossFit an extreme exercise program? It can be, but go back and read this if you missed it please. I wou
Sustainability
Last week we talked about finding something you look forward to and that you can envision yourself doing for years to come. If you missed it read here first. For this to work you need to be doing something that is sustainable. High intensity programs have been all the craze in the last few years. Some of you have been doing them even longer. Many people don’t like CrossFit or at least like to talk bad about it but CrossFit has changed the fitness landscape and you can see
Find Something You Enjoy
I didn’t find fitness until I was in my 20’s. When I first started lifting weights and somewhat consistently going to the gym, I lacked a long-term outlook. I didn’t know if I was going to be working out for a week, a month, a year, or longer. I was trying it out and seeing if I liked it. For the next five years I went through a cycle of working out for several months and then taking several months off. I was seeing results but resetting so often that they never amounted
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