June 6, 2021: The Fitness Formula

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My formula for fitness is simple. Fitness = challenging your body + being consistent. The challenging your body part is easy - make the workout harder over time. The consistency, though? Much harder. This week, we’re going to talk about the hardest and most important element of my fitness formula - finding time and energy to be consistent in your workouts.

I have good news and bad news.

First the bad news: You can’t do it all (despite the media messaging that we can).

That long to-do list you have staring at you? Working harder, longer and more frantically will not help you get all your boxes checked. The reason is because more tasks, more responsibilities, and more activities keep piling on. But, the harder you try to do everything, the more frustrated you become.

The hard truth is that there simply isn’t enough time to do everything there is to do. And, if you’re like most people, one of the first things to go is your own fitness and health.

Now for the good news: There is a way out.

You see, when you try to do everything, the most important tasks get mixed up with the least important tasks. The result is that you end up spending precious time on things that don’t move you toward your goals. You only have so much energy, and you only have so much time. The key is to make sure that you are focusing on the most important tasks.

Make your health one of the important tasks.

Set Goals

The only way to sort through your to-do list and decide which tasks are the most important is to know where you are headed. How can you clear a path to reach those health goals that keep being put off?

Now, set a goal or two for your health and fitness. How is your health right now? How fit and healthy do you really want to be? Be realistic and honest with yourself. Being able to run a marathon might sound good but what you really want is to feel energetic, strong, and well.

Stop Doing Some Things

Once you know what your goals are, you can take a critical look at how you spend your day. Each day, you do a lot of things and you expend a lot of energy. Every task can be assigned a value—it is either a high-value task or it is a low-value task. High-value tasks are those tasks that move you in the direction of your goals. Low-value tasks are those tasks that do not move you in the direction of your goals.

So, in order to reach your goals, you must open up more time for those high-value tasks that propel you forward. The only way to do this is to stop doing some of your low-value tasks.

Back to that fitness formula. Consistency can only happen when you make space for those high-value tasks that will get you to your goals. What can you put on your list that gets you closer to where you want to be? What can you commit to doing on a regular basis?

Next Sunday, we’ll talk about how you can have fun at fairs and festivals this summer - without completely blowing your nutrition plan.

Want some expert help with reaching your health goals painlessly? Check out my programs! We’ll get everything taken care of in a way that fits into your current lifestyle so you never have to think about your health again.

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I hope you have a wonderful week,

Kelly

Kelly Morgan, Ph.D.

Tsirona - www.tsirona.com

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