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Erik's Weekly Fitness Tip | Here Comes The Sun

 

LET THE SUNSHINE IN

2017 is off in a full sprint and winter is officially over!  There is no doubt that winter takes a toll on everybody and depending on what part of the country you live in it can be downright brutal with it’s cloudy, dark days and freezing temps.  Motivation flounders, comfort food becomes a daily ritual and workouts go on the missing person’s list.  Damn you wintertime!  Well the White Knight has come to save the day in the form of SPRING!  Warmer weather, more daylight and the motivation to be healthy, strong and fit takes flight.

GET OUTSIDE

Now is the time to capitalize!  Add an extra walk after work just because the sun is out.  Get out from under the fluorescent lights at the gym and go for a run, bike ride, or do a workout at the park.  Clean up your diet and head to your local farmers market to get fresh, local, real food.  The point is, just get outside. It does your mind and body a world of good to breathe fresh air and take in the sun’s rays.

CARPE DIEM

With spring comes opportunity, jump on this chance!

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Erik's Weekly Fitness Tip | Performance & Staying Motivated

 

A Show Of Hands

Do you ever find yourself bored with your exercise routine, not wanting to go to the gym, or experiencing a complete loss of motivation?  Sure, you have, we all have.  It’s how life works - there will always be ups and downs.  If you are finding yourself more on the down side you need to find a performance goal to go after.  It can be an actual event or a solo performance just for you to know of. 

Get Back On Track

The goal is to set a target that is hard enough that you must put daily work into reaching it, but can’t be something totally out of reach.  Performance goals help you show up to the gym when that’s the last thing you want to do.  Performance goals will make you accountable!

These types of goals require a plan; a plan helps you stay on track with proper training, rather than showing up to the gym not having a clue what you are going to do besides making it there.  Performance goals should excite you and give you that feeling of butterflies in your stomach when you think about that big day that is coming up! 

It’s these types of workouts that will put your training, sleep, and nutrition right back on track.  Last but certainly not least these types of goals should get you out of your comfort zone, both physically and mentally.

Go get ‘em!

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Struggling With Motivation In Winter | Ask Erik

Are you finding that your motivation is low to exercise right now in the dead of winter?

Erik recommends - find a performance to train for:

1. Find a solo performance that you can get a PR in
2. Find an actual event to train for
3. Invite friends to join you 

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