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Erik's Weekly Fitness Tip: An Injury Doesn't Have to Mean Misery

An Injury Doesn't Have to Mean Misery
 

For those of you wondering if online training would work for you, I’d like to introduce you to Jen, an online client of mine that recently crushed the Chicago Marathon. Jen placed 1,454 out of 37,407 finishers with a time of 3:07. For more than a year, I have been providing Jen with weekly strength training workouts. 

Like most things in life, Jen faced some challenges leading up to the marathon. In the summer of 2014, Jen was right on track to having a great marathon time, running 80-90 miles per week in preparation.  That is, until adversity hit. Jen was injured and forced to shut down her training.

Jen is a fighter who never backs down to a challenge.

With a true runner’s spirit, she took her injury in stride and came back even more determined to run in her hometown marathon.  She turned her injury into a positive experience by using it as motivation. There is no denying that Jen is made of pure grit, determination, and mental fortitude.

Way to go Jen! I can’t wait to see what your running future holds. 

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Erik's Weekly Fitness Tip: The 90 Day Challenge

New You
 

Think about something that you’d like to improve or change in your life, then pull out your calendar and highlight this date:

Wednesday September 16, 2015

What is so special about this day? Well, it is exactly three months from today. Studies show that if you do a daily activity for three months straight, it will eventually become a habit. 

When it comes to fitness and nutrition, we live in a society that expects immediate results. Unfortunately, this isn’t realistic. Cutting sugar out of your diet for a week is not going to get you a body like Gwen Stefani. Not only is this expectation detrimental to achieving your goals, when you don’t start seeing the immediate results you crave, you may start to feel discouraged and give up. 

DON’T GIVE UP.

Creating new and positive changes in your life takes commitment, effort, and most importantly — time. Challenge yourself for 90 days. For 90 days straight put of all your energy into that positive change that you are trying create.

  • Keep a food/fitness journal.
  • Announce your progress on social media so that your friends and family hold you accountable.
  • Only put food in your cart that will help you meet your goals.
  • Recruit a friend to do the 90 day challenge with you.

Whatever you need to do to keep your head in the game— DO IT! 

If you stay focused during the these next three months, eventually “the challenge” won’t be a challenge at all. The habit will be so engrained in your daily life that you will no longer dread it. Instead, you will crave it. 

As my wife likes to remind me, Rome wasn’t built in a day — but, if you lay a few bricks every day, you will be amazed at how much progress you can make in a few months. Are you ready up for the challenge? 

*image by Julia Caesar, Unsplash

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Bodyweight Training Benefits (VIDEO)

 

Not only is bodyweight training easy, you'll find that it's fun too! In this video I share with you four benefits of bodyweight training. 

1. Convenient

Bodyweight exercises can be done outside, in a hotel room, or while traveling. 

2. Saves Time

With the help of an online trainer, you can put together a quick circuit of exercises that will work the entire body in not a lot of time. 

3. Budget Friendly

Invest in a pull-up bar (about $50) and you'll never need to spend thousands of dollars a year on a gym membership again. 

4. Sense of Accomplishment

Finally achieving a pull-up is one of the most satisfying feelings you'll ever experience. 

*image by Living Fitness, Flickr

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