Owning your WHY

I was thinking today, why is it that people create a "Why", or "desire" for doing something, anything? Think about it for a second. Since I'm a fitness guys I'll stick with what I know and am passionate about.

People decide that they need to get into better shape. They know they need to, age keeps on moving forward, life keeps on pushing on and their health keeps degrading a little at a time until one day, they DECIDE to change it all. They DECIDE to do something different, something they may not have done in YEARS! We've all done that one or twice in our lives.

So you get up one morning, DECIDE today is the day you're going to lose those extra pounds, start eating better and take control of your life!

What happens next?

For most people they'll start to run or get back to that gym they've been paying a membership to these last few years or join a gym.

The runners, they'll get out there and pound away at the pavement, maybe 3 or 4 times that first week, not really having a plan but they know that their why is so they start. Problem is that without a plan how can you possibly succeed? These folks will get tired, sore, hurt or frustrated because they've been putting in the time on the road and just not seen the fast results they had expected.

The gym people will head to the local gym sign up for whatever membership deal is going on, and then walk into "The Gym". You can always tell the new people at a gym, they sort of look lost, not because they're actually in a gym but because they really don't know where to start. There is so much "stuff" at a gym that it can be overwhelming. These folks will probably head to a tread mill or elliptical machine and get 20-30 min of cardio it and then maybe head to the free weights....and on it goes.

I get asked this a lot! How can I lose 20 lbs or 30, or more? My answer, clean up your nutrition and focus on a fitness routine you can be successful with.
It's simple right? Get a plan in place, expect it to be HARD, and stick with it for the long haul. That doesn't mean you should do P90X, in fact if you may not be ready for P90X, that's not to say you can't do it it's just a lot harder for folks to be successful with P90X right away when they haven't got the habit of working out and eating right already defined as a habit.

My recommendations are to find something you'll do and have fun with AND see results with. It could be a Beachbody program, or something else, I don't care what it is but DO IT, and mix it up. Keep your workouts different, fresh and fun to do. The more you do that the better your chances are that you'll create that health and wellness habit for the long term, and THATS what it's all about. If you need help figuring out what works for you, I'd be happy to help or feel free to check out www.bradeickman.com for more information. If you'd like some suggestions on what you're already doing, I'd be happy to give you my two cents.

So...Do you OWN your why?