2011 Transformation Guide!!!

Did you achieve your physique and fitness goals in 2010? Or did time slip away, leaving you frustrated?
2011 will be another chance to fulfill your dreams. It will be the year that you pack on muscle, lose weight, get in shape and carve out the physique of your dreams. But to achieve these dreams, you must plan and prepare. Without concrete goals, you may find yourself spinning your wheels as months fly off the calendar.
Getting off to a good start in 2011 is essential. Muscle & Strength has put together this transformation guide to serve as a tool and a reference point. Use the links on this page to learn. Do your homework, decide upon your goals, and make a plan.

Goals for 2011

Goals are important, but they must be well thought out. It's simply not good enough to say, I want to look better. While this is an admirable goal, it's not an absolute. It's not specific enough! It is much easier to formulate a plan if your goal is: I want to lose 20 kg in 2011. Make your goals specific!

Examples of Poor (Non-Specific) Goal Setting

• I want to be muscular.
• I want to be strong.
• I want to lose weight.
• I want to get in shape.
• I want to have all eyes on me when I walk into the room.

Examples of Specific Goal Setting

• I want to gain 15 pounds of muscle in 2011!
• I want to improve my bench press by 30kg in 2011!
• I want to lose 20kg and fit into my old jeans in 2011!
• I want to be able to run 5 km without stopping in 2011!
• I want to see my abs in 2011!

A good goal must be challenging. A good goal must also be reasonable and achievable. To achieve your goals, you must be convinced that if you plan correctly, and work hard, that this goal is possible in 2011! Take some time and determine specific goals for the new year. Once you have a good set of specific goals, it’s time to make a plan.

Make a Plan for 2011

Having specific goals is not enough. You must also develop a plan of attack. With a decent step by step plan, your mind will begin to see that a long term goal is achievable, one step at a time. A good plan is like a road map. If you get off course, it points you in the right direction.
A good plan takes a larger goal and breaks it up into smaller goals, or milestones. Having a goal to lose 20kg in 2011 is great, but you will want to set smaller goals to help yourself stay focused. Examples of smaller goals might be: I want to lose a minimum of 2kg per month, or I want to eat healthy and clean at least six days a week. Specific, smaller goals create a plan of attack - something you can work at today to reach your ultimate goal!

Failing to plan is planning to fail. This is especially important for bodybuilding & fitness.

Without a plan, bad days become bad weeks, and bad weeks become bad months. You will have nothing to “stick to”. When you fall off course, you’ll have nothing concrete to aim for. When you have a bad day, which is a better goal: “Tomorrow I must eat 2500 calories and do 20 minutes of cardio", or "tomorrow I must eat better and exercise because I have to lose 20kg this year?”
The answer is obvious.
Planning out your goals is not easy. It takes time. Once you have a solid, well thought out plan, you will feel highly motivated and ready for hit the ground running.

Transformation Goals

Now that you have specific goals for 2011, it’s time to take a deeper look at these goals. The following is a list of possible goals. To begin formulating your plan for 2011, you must determine which of these specific goals you are striving for.

Fat Loss, and Diet and Nutrition Goals

• Substantial Weight Loss. You need to lose 20 or more kg in 2011.
• Moderate Weight Loss.  You need to lose 10 to 20 kg in 2011.
• Mild Weight Lose. You need to lose less then 10kg in 2011.
• Cutting. You want to lose excess fat so that your existing musculature is more prominent. This goal also involves maintaining existing muscle.
• Get Ripped. You want to lose excess fat with the goal of revealing your abs and overall bodily musculature. This goal also involves maintaining existing muscle.

Weight Gain and Muscle Gain Goals

• Substantial Weight Gain. You are underweight, and want to gain 20 or more kg in 2011. You want as much of this as possible to be muscle.
• Moderate Weight Gain. You are underweight, and want to gain 10 to 25 kg in 2011. You want as much of this as possible to be muscle.
• Mild Weight Gain. You are underweight, and want to gain up to 10 kg in 2011. You want as much of this as possible to be muscle.
• Pack on Muscle. You want to add as much muscle as possible in 2011.
• Tone Up. In 2011, you want to add 2 to 5 kg of muscle to help you look more healthy and “toned.” Your goal isn’t to look like a bodybuilder.

Fitness and Conditioning Goals

• Get In Good Shape. You want 20 minutes of cardio or a 5 km run to feel relatively easy in 2011.
• Get In Great Shape. You want 30 to 60 minutes of cardio, or a 10 to 20 km run to feel easy in 2011.
• Sport Specific Conditioning. You want to be in amazing shape for a specific sport or athletic endeavor in 2011.
• Bodyweight Conditioning. You want to be “bodyweight” strong, able to do push ups, pull ups, and any number of other bodyweight exercises with ease in 2011.

General Health and Lifestyle Goals

• Quit Smoking. You want to dump the “coffin nails” so you feel better and maximize your fitness efforts in 2011.
• Curb Drinking. You want to curtail social drinking and partying so you feel – and sleep – better, maximizing your fitness goals in 2011.
• Eat Better. You want to dump the junk food and improve your overall general health and longevity in 2011.
• Get More Sleep. You want to get more sleep so you feel better, and have more energy during the day in 2011.
• Reduce Your Stress. You want to relax and remove stress from your life so you feel better in 2011.

Strength Gain Goals

• Substantial Strength Gain. You want to improve a lift (squat, bench press, deadlift, etc.) by 50 kg or more in 2011.
• Moderate Strength Gain. You want to improve a lift (squat, bench press, deadlift, etc.) by 20-50 kg in 2011.
• Mild Strength Gain. You want to improve a lift (squat, bench press, deadlift, etc.) by 5-20kg in 2011.

These goals are merely a sample. Many other health and fitness related goals exist. Perhaps you want to become a vegetarian in 2011? Or you want to compete in a bodybuilding competition in 2011? 

Chose your specific goal and stick to it. The results will be exactly what you want it to be.

We at Supreme Supplements will guide you through this year an get your body into its best shape yet.

Looking forward to spending a great 2011 with you...
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Easy Gym Motivation!!!

You used to go to the gym. Now, you're busy. I mean, after all, you do work all day. The last thing you want to do is hit the gym after a long day at the office (yawn).

Once you get home, you want to plop down on the couch, put your feet up, unwind and watch the tube.

So how do you motivate yourself to go to the gym?

Don't think about exercising -- just get yourself to the gym. Once you're at the gym, your body will adapt to the environment and it will be easier to exercise.

Your body is an adaptable mechanical machine that you have control of. It adapts to the environment you put it in. If you put your body in a better environment (physically, emotionally or mentally) your body will respond to it. Put yourself into the environment of where you want to be already exists.

Showing up is half the battle. Take control of your adaptable mechanical machine. Put it in gear and stomp on that Stairmaster, or try twisting in a fitness class.

You can do it. Just get your body there and everything else will take care of itself.

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Training Intensity!!!

 

 

Are You in a Subconscious Comfort Zone?

When it all comes down it, how much effort do you truly put into your muscle building program? Can you honestly say that you are working as hard as you possibly can? Are you a true gym warrior?
I'm talking about the type of person who will do whatever it takes, no matter how difficult it is, or what the consequences may be. The kind of person who will drive through pain barriers with an explosive force of will, never surrendering or giving in. One who would jump onto the back of a bus just to make it to the gym. You know the kind of person I'm talking about if you are one. Those who choke down can after can of tuna and squat to failure on the laziest of days.
Whether or not we know it, these warrior-like instincts exist deep within us all. Once upon a time, humans depended solely on the environment for survival. We couldn't hop into the car and drive down to the local grocery store to fill our bags full of food. We were hunters and gatherers who relied on the wilderness and the wildlife in order to meet our nutritional needs. This required great speed, strength, endurance and a killer instinct for survival. As time continues to drag into the future, the human race as a whole has become lazier, more out of shape and less willing to work hard to achieve our desires than ever before. Raw, physical labour has been replaced by masses of machines used to do the jobs that we were once required to do. We no longer need the skills to hunt, as these jobs are all done for us. No matter how far into the future we go, the simple fact is that these primitive killer instincts we once needed and used still remain buried within our subconscious. The trick is to tap into these powers and to use them on our quest for mind blowing muscle mass and strength.
I don't care what anyone says, but the number one factor that separates the men from the boys, (those who make modest gains from those who make serious gains) is their level of training intensity. You simply will not yield the type of results you are looking for unless you are willing to push your body to its utmost limits. However, more often than not we see people training with far less than maximal intensity. Why? Are they afraid?
The saying always says "no pain, no gain". I don't really like to think of it necessarily as pain, but rather as "discomfort". The question then remains: why on earth would anyone let a little bit of discomfort get in the way of achieving something they want so badly? The plain fact is that training discomfort is temporary. It is there, you endure it, and then it is in the past. So why not treat every workout, every exercise, every repetition as if it was your last? You must go into every workout knowing that it is a prime opportunity to increase lean size and strength.
Don't simply go to the gym to "get it over with". Thrive on the battle! Embrace every opportunity! Enjoy the challenge! Discomfort equals growth, and the more discomfort we endure, the more growth we can hope to achieve. So why would one train in a manner that would allow them to avoid discomfort? If we train with a mentality of holding back, we will never be able to truly move forward.

Do You Truly Train With 100% Effort?

Start today! Stop making excuses for yourself. Plain and simple, stop being a slacker! Everyone likes to believe that they train hard, but how many of us truly do? How many of us truly push ourselves to the edge in each and every workout? Knowing is not enough, we must apply! Sure, you know full and well that you must train with 100% intensity, but do you really train as hard as you possibly can? Do you really push with every ounce of strength from within, on every set, during every workout? When it all comes down to it, when that last repetition is near, do you truly train all-out, and take the set until there is absolutely no way the bar will move another inch? Do you squat? Do you deadlift?
Or do you choose the lifts that are the easiest and will not cause you any discomfort? You know that you must eat 5-6 meals a day, every 2-3 hours. But do you actually do this? Do you really get at least 8 hours of sleep every night? Examine these questions and be completely truthful to yourself, and maybe you will realize a few things.
Many of us fail to realize that we are sitting in a comfort zone in the gym. We get used to a certain routine and end up convincing ourselves that we are actually training hard, when in reality we are not. Do you want real results? I mean real, noticeable, amazing results? Then stop making up excuses and stop slacking. Go to the gym and train like the warrior that you truly are. Give 100% on every single rep and set. Eat 6 meals every single day regardless of what you feel like doing. Do more than simply know. APPLY. Only when we start consistently applying all of the knowledge that we have gained will we be able to truly transform our physiques.

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Find Your Spark!!!

Have you lost all motivation to train?  Do you dread heading to the gym? Maybe you spend half the day looking for excuses to put off today’s training?
Losing your motivation is not fun. I know, that’s an understatement. You really want to gain muscle. You really want to get ripped. But it’s difficult and time consuming.
You are reading this article because you want to get motivated. I’m going to try and help. But ultimately, it’s up to you to make the suggested changes. How bad do you want this?

Lifestyle Change

It’s not good enough just to want it. You have to change your lifestyle completely. You can’t simply add weight training and healthy eating to your current lifestyle, and expect to stay motivated.
You have to make the jump completely to the bodybuilding lifestyle. You have to sell out. You have to become a bodybuilder. This may involve tossing aside many of your old, distracting habits.
Maybe you’re up late, drinking and partying. Maybe running is your passion, leaving you too tired to lift. Or possibly you’re a video game addict, and lose track of time.
It’s time to sell-out to bodybuilding. It’s time to draw the line in the sand. What do you want more, the bodybuilding lifestyle, or your current lifestyle? Make your workouts and meals the pillars of your day, and force everything else to revolve around them.

Sleep

Sleep is a vastly under-rated aspect of health. You need to get enough sleep. Proper rest leaves you feeling better and more motivated. Allow yourself the chance to get 10 hours of sleep each night. Force yourself to go to bed.

Friends

We tend to adopt the habits of our friends. If you have a hard time staying motivated, find some friends that have the iron bug. These friends don’t have to be from a local gym.

Get Visual

Images are powerful. Surround yourself with some motivating images. Get some bodybuilding wallpaper for your computer. Purchase bodybuilding DVDs. Get a subscription to your favorite bodybuilding magazine.

Food

Stop forcing yourself to eat bodybuilding meals that you hate. Find something new, tasty, and healthy. A bodybuilding diet doesn’t have to be bland. Try new food combinations, and don’t underestimate the power of onions, jalapenos, salsa, hot sauce and garlic. They can turn a bland meal into something fulfilling. Stop choking down bland cans of tuna!

Over-Training

If you have lost the motivation to train, you may be over-training. Natural bodybuilding training sessions should not be like running a marathon. Shorten your routine to under an hour, and find ways to keep yourself moving from set to set. To much rest between sets can be distracting. Force your mind to stay focused.

Routines

Are you performing a routine because it’s popular, but deep down inside you hate it? Make a change! Don’t follow a routine just because so and so uses it, and he happens to be huge. There are literally a thousand ways to train. Experiment, and find a way to train that you enjoy.

Music

Tired of the music at the gym? Is new rock, country or pop rock melting your brain? Get an inexpensive MP3 player, load it up with 100 motivating and energized songs, and hit the gym. Listening to music we enjoy elevates heart rate, and gets the blood pumping through your system.

Confusion

Confusion can lead to depression. And when it comes to bodybuilding training, diet, nutrition and supplementation, it’s easy to find yourself confused. There are nearly endless possible training splits, training techniques, and diet approaches. If you are confused, walk away from the chaos. Stick to the basics, and integrate then into your bodybuilding lifestyle. Trust that they work.

Encouragement

This may seem trite, or old school, but living with a negative or sarcastic mindset can drain you. Find ways to be positive, and encourage others. Forum trolls might enjoy ripping on each other, but you should avoid it. It’s not good for the soul. Remove yourself from these environments, and start focusing on encouraging other lifters.

Transformations

Spend some time each week reading about the physique transformations of others. Seeing that it can be done will keep you motivated and focused.

Small Rewards

Set short term and long term goals. Reward yourself when these goals are met. And make the rewards worthwhile. Perhaps you’re a video game or movie addict. Reward yourself for hitting your goal weight by spending an entire day vegging out in front of the tube, doing what you enjoy. Or perhaps you’re an ice cream-a-holic. Reward yourself for hitting a 250 pound bench press by eating a big bowl of your favorite flavor.

Competition

Attend a local bodybuilding competition. Watching great physiques on stage is a very motivating experience. Seeing those that have achieved what you aim to achieve will help you focus.

Training Partner

Find a highly motivated training partner that won’t allow you to slack off. Knowing that someone is meeting you at the gym, and relying upon you helps keep you motivated and in line.

Stay motivated... Enjoy the lifestyle, There is nothing better.

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Are You Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable?

This may seem like a strange topic & before you simply decide not to read further because you already know the answer, I encourage you to read this entire post & see if maybe you are comfortable with things you shouldn’t be.
You may have become comfortable with being uncomfortable simply because you’ve been uncomfortable for so long, or maybe it’s because you’re afraid of change, or maybe even simply because it’s what you were told life should be like.
I don’t know the reason, but I want to help you find out whether or not you are in this bad situation, and how to get out of it.
First of all, what do I mean by being comfortable with being uncomfortable?
This can apply to many areas of life. Your fitness, your finances, your career, etc. We’ll use weight loss as an example seeing as this blog is mainly focused on motivation for losing weight.
If you’re overweight & unhealthy, one of the reasons you may be unmotivated to change is simply because you’ve become comfortable with being uncomfortable.
You don’t really like who you are or what you look like, but you’re so used to it being that way that you’ve just accepted it as the way things are.
This is probably the case for a lot of people. You’ve jut simply accepted that that’s the way you are and you’ll just have to live like that for the rest of your life.
That’s not the case, and consciously you may not believe that, but subconsciously, that’s what’s happened.
Or you’re entire family is overweight & it’s just been a part of life for you. It’s just “in your genetics” or “the way it’s supposed to be”. So you’re fine with it. You don’t really like it, but you’re ok with it.
The crazy thing is, you may not even realize this is how you think. I don’t know if this is true for you. The only person who does is you – and you’re just going to have to be honest with yourself.
Or maybe you’re afraid of change. This is one that also gets a lot of people.
Now you may be thinking “Why on earth would I be afraid of getting a better body & living a life with more energy, vitality & dashing good looks?”
That’s a good question. Why the heck are you afraid? Is it because you’ve tried before and failed, and you’re afraid of humiliating yourself? Is it because the diets & programs have nasty side effects or force you to exercise constantly and eat crappy food in order to lose weight and that’s just not the way you want to live your life?
Or maybe it’s because you think living a healthy lifestyle is hard, and you are afraid of your life revolving around fitness.
Or maybe it’s another reason I haven’t mentioned. Like I said before, only you can know.
But you need to overcome that fear in order to successfully motivate yourself & reach your goals.
You may not currently believe that you are afraid of change, and you may not believe that you are comfortable with being uncomfortable. But you’d be surprised.
Take a good hard look at yourself. Think about all the reasons you wouldn’t want to change. Try to find anything you may be afraid of.
Then get that out of your head. For every reason you don’t want change, think of 5 reasons you do. Don’t let fear control your life.
Embrace change. Look forward to it. Block out your fears, and admit it when something is standing in the way of your success & find a way to overcome it.
Stop being comfortable with being uncomfortable.

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Motivation - How The Fitness Lifestyle Can Make You Better In All Areas Of Life!!!

You can look me in my eyes, see I'm ready for whatever

Anythang don't kill me, make me better

I was in the middle of a set of deadlifts. The music from my iPod was pounding in my ears. TI’s Motivation was playing. I got pumped. It reminded me why I do what I do in life and of course, in bodybuilding. The lyrics struck a cord. We all want to be the best. The people that actually succeed at becoming the best have that one thing - motivation. Things happen and set them back, but “anythang that don’t kill them makes them better.” Whether it is a back injury while deadlifting or a bid lost on a jobsite, a setback can lead to long-term prosperity if you use it to your advantage.
Spread yo rumours, kick all yo lil' dumb (stuff)
Tell lies, laugh 'bout the time that I'm gon' get
If it make you feel better, picture me over and done with
Punk (expletive), come with all the gossip you can come with
Small thang to a giant, I can overcome this
I have been the victim of this. Once you reach any level of success, jealousy comes into play. People love to knock others off of their deserved pedestal. Look at rumors as an achievement. If you were a nobody, they wouldn’t be wasting their time with you! So the next time someone knocks you for living the bodybuilding lifestyle or striving to reach your goals, remember that they are jealous of you. Just do your thang and if playa’s hate, then let them hate and watch the money pile up.
Now that we have TI out of the way, let’s examine WHY we do what we do. Bodybuilding is about constantly progressing. By doing this, you never stagnate and you are never complacent. We aim for brilliance in all areas of life. I have always lived by the mantra that “Complacency is mediocrity.” Why be mediocre when you can be brilliant? You should want to progress in all areas of life, including:

• Professionally
• As a bodybuilder
• Health
• Spiritually
• Family

Bodybuilding trains one to look at all areas of life as a constant linear progression. Just as you aim to improve weights and/or reps with every workout and get bigger and leaner with every meal and training session, you can also take this mentality into other areas of life. Aim to be a better employee or business-person every day. Aim to be a better parent and spouse every day. Aim to eat more vegetables to improve your health. Aim to be a more Godly person.
….Are you starting to see where I am going with this?
Bodybuilding is a beautiful thing. Most people have the equivalent of a one-night stand with bodybuilding. You want to lose some fat, you go to the gym, get some results, then quit and hop back on the mediocrity train. Bodybuilding is not just some cheap, skanky, booty-call. Bodybuilding is a long-term love affair. Bodybuilding is the hot chick that you can also take home to Momma. Bodybuilding is the finest piece of ass you will ever have, and it will make your ass mighty fine as well! Use bodybuilding as a way to enhance all areas of life by instilling goal-setting, hard work and commitment into your life. I live by the saying, “Bodybuilding should enhance, not take over your life.” Also, if you have kids, what better example is there than for them to see you eat healthy and exercise?!
Do it NOW! Become a better person, a healthier person, and a complete person. This is a lifestyle, NOT a passing fad. Harness bodybuilding and improve your life!

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Extreme Motivation!!!

Pleasure and pain, they not opposites....They neighbors!!!!



That sure as hell gets me motivated.....Lets hit it hard!!

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Visualize The Perfect Body!!!

In order to stay motivated we have to keep setting small goals for ourselves. One of the best way is visualizing the perfect body for yourself. Take a minute and close your eyes. Visualize the body and fitness lifestyle that you want.
Maybe you want to have massive muscles and strength to match? Maybe you just want to have the perfect beach body – ripped, with a great chest and arms? Or maybe you’ve lost control of your life, and simply want to lose weight?
Wouldn’t it be nice to stop obsessing about the perfect body, and to finally have it? Wouldn’t it feel amazing to know that the journey is over, and you can now move on to other goals in your life? If you’re like most of us, you have spent hours visualizing the perfect body, and may feel like it’s a foolish dream.
No dream is foolish! It’s time to formulate a plan. It’s time to set concrete, carved in stone goals. Visualize your perfect body, and perfect fitness lifestyle. Next, write down the details. Details are essential, and will help you to properly formulate goals.

There are literally hundreds of ways to stay motivated. But, the bottom line will always be this: if the fitness lifestyle doesn’t become your lifestyle, it will always remain a hobby.

You need to make changes to your life; changes that allow you to succeed.

Good Luck and Enjoy.

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31 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Exercise!!!

 

“80 percent of success is showing up.” – Woody Allen

How do you find motivation to exercise when you just don’t feel like getting off your butt? I ask myself this question every now and then, and I have the feeling I’m not the only one.

There are a million ways to motivate yourself to exercise, actually, but these are a few that have worked for me. And trust me, I’ve had days when I’ve struggled with exercise. Most recently, the things that have helped include finding a workout partner (one of the best motivators!), logging my exercise, reading magazines, books and websites, and rewarding myself.

1. How you feel after a workout. I always feel great after a good workout. It’s a high. And I let that motivate me the next time: You know how good you’re going to feel.
2. Time for you. While many people make time to take care of others (kids, spouse, other family, co-workers, boss), they don’t often make time to take care of themselves. Instead, make your “you” time a priority, and don’t miss that exercise appointment.
3. Calories burned. If you count calories (and it’s really one of the most effective ways to lose weight), you know that the more you exercise, the more calories you burn — and the bigger your calorie deficit.
4. Having fun. Exercise should be fun. If it isn’t, try a different kind of activity that you enjoy. As long as you’re moving, it’s good for you.
5. How you’re going to look. Imagine a slimmer, fitter you. Now let that visualization drive you.
6. Magazines. It motivates me to read fitness magazines. Not sure why, but it works.
7. Cover models. Sure, they’re genetically freaky, and probably Photoshopped to look perfect. But for some reason, looking at how good a cover model looks helps motivate me to work harder.
8. Blogs. I enjoy reading blogs about people who are into running, or losing weight. It can show the ups and downs they go through, and you can learn from their experiences.
9. Success stories. I find the success stories of others incredibly inspirational. If a fitness website has success stories, I’ll almost always read them.
10. Forums. Join another forum full of like-minded or like-goaled peopled. Check in daily. It really helps.
11. Rewards. If you exercise for a few days, give yourself a reward! A week? Another reward. Do it often in the beginning.
12. Fitting into new clothes. Wanna look good in a smaller size? Work out!
13. Being attractive. That’s always a good motivator, as I’m sure we all know.
14. Adrenaline rush. I get a rush when I exercise. Ride that rush to complete the workout.
15. Stress relief. Wound up after a long day at the office? Get out and work off that stress. It makes a world of difference.
16. Time for contemplation. I love, love the quiet time of exercise for thinking about things. Most of this post was written in my head as I exercised.
17. A workout partner. Best thing I’ve done.
18. An exercise class. Sign up for a class, perhaps with a friend, and you’ll be motivated to get there and work out.
19. A coach or trainer. Worth the money, just for the motivation.
20. An exercise log/graph. For some reason, writing it down is extremely important. Really. Do it for a week and you’ll see what I mean.
21. Your before picture. You often don’t realize how far you’ve come. Take pictures.
22. A 5K race or triathlon. Just sign up for one, and you’ll be motivated to train.
23. The dread of feeling “yuck” from not exercising. I hate how I feel after not exercising. So I remind myself of that when I feel tired.
24. Living long enough to see your grandkids … and play with them.
25. The scale. It’s not motivating to weigh yourself every day, as your weight fluctuates. But if you weigh yourself once a week, you’ll be motivated to have it keep going down, instead of up. Combine the scale with the measuring tape, and measure your waist.
26. Reaching a goal. Set a goal for weight, or your waist measurement, or a number of days to work out, or a number of miles to run this week. Setting and tracking a goal helps motivate you to complete that goal. Make it easily achievable.
27. Posting it on your blog. Tell people you’re going to lose weight or exercise daily, and report to them. You’ll make it happen.
28. Motivational quotes. I like to print them out or put them on my computer desktop.
29. Books. I just bought a strength-training book as a reward. It makes me want to hit the weights!
30. Others commenting on how good you look. When someone notices the changes in your body, it feels good. And it makes you want to work out more.
31. An upcoming day at the beach, or a reunion. Nuff said.

What are your motivations? Let us know in the comments.

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Feel Good, Live Good!

An unhealthy lifestyle wasn't the life for me. I was always so unenergetic, unmotivated, unfocused...I was un-everything!

These days I train my butt off, even when I don't really feel up to it. Not only is it my job to be fit, try new activities, and share health and fitness knowledge, but I know the benefits, and how good I will feel afterward. I think about keeping myself in shape for the people who depend on me, or who will one day need me to be able.

 I feel as though we all connect and join up in the same state of mind. The healthy mind-set is one you will never want to let go of, because no matter what happens in life, you have your healthy body and mind, and that's all you'll ever need.

Being fit IS being happy. I can't stress enough all of the positive advantages exercise and a good diet will bring into a person's being. If you suffer from depression, work related stress, have a busy home life, family/school issues etc, fitness and exercise is a way to manage, and bring a new kind of control, and empowerment into your day to day routine.

This post truly comes from my heart. I know that being in shape is the best medicine to many of life's obstacles but no amount of words can convince a person to do something unless they want to. I will say this: Be solution based. Don't dwell on hardships but instead, start to discover answers, and try new coping mechanisms. Start with your health and the rest will fall into place.

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