Consistency!

Consistency…it is an often unspoken element of success. There is nothing very dramatic about the concept itself. If you were to ask me “ Hey PT…how do you stay fit?” my answer would bore you to tears…as I would simply answer consistency. There is no magic long-term super exercise or diet that works better than simply showing up every week and eating right most of the time.  If you are one of those people who are waiting to “feel like it”, your probably not very consistent because I can guarantee you about 50% of the time I don’t “feel like it”. There are days and sometimes weeks where if I were relying on motivation to get me to the gym or to eat the right foods, I would be a major fail. Honestly…I just don’t feel like it sometimes. What I do feel like is sitting on my butt, watching some mindless television, sipping some wine and dialing right out of my life. This actually is a conversation I have all winter long with my BFF who lives in Pittsburgh and she is a fitness professional of 30 + years.  Denise will send a confessionary text of complete boredom and disillusionment with her exercise and a strong desire to consume a bag of chips. Now if you ever met Denise, you would think that could never be true, because she looks amazing and is one of those people juicing, rarely eats anything unhealthy, and workouts almost every single day of her life.  But she has her moments and so do I and together we confess to each other this dark secret…We don’t feel like it.  I love to run…and as much as I love it I also hate it. I hate it when it’s hot, or cold, or windy, or too early, or too late, or I’m tired or I just don’t feel like it.  We all have those weeks where our energy is at rock bottom, we have major stressors and the very thought of squatting or running a block is as appealing as watching The Kardasians. ( and if it’s spelled wrong ..whatever )

The consistency secret is simple. To phrase Nike “ Just Do It”, sounds so trite but it’s really all there is too it. You put your workout clothes on and go, it might be a crappy workout but that’s okay because not every workout in your life is going to be “ Amazing”. Matter of fact I can guarantee you that about 25% of the time you might wish you WERE watching the Kardasians. Fitness, good health, eating right …these are lifetime habits that will get blown about for the rest of your life. The storm comes up and then it goes and the sun will make another appearance. This is why having a plan in place is your best defense against “ not feeling like it”. Discipline is so important if you want to stay consistent, you have to train discipline just like you train your body to love those burpees…it may suck but you suck it up!

This week schedule your workouts, plan your meals and stay consistent. No more yoyo dieting, no more I worked out last month but skipped the last 2 weeks because you were in a funk.  Besides that the super cool thing about participating in group fitness…is when your missing…we will…hunt…you…down!

See you on the mat …

PT