Let's Go Fitness Adventures

Hi everyone! Happy Valentine's Day!   February is the second month in the new year, but it might take the cake as the first month where you wallow in self-pity and self-disappointment about where you're at with your goals this time of year!   How many times have you felt that you were totally failing by this point in a new year?  Maybe you're feeling like you dropped a resolution or conveniently forgot to make one?  That you were doomed to have another year of unmet goals? Well, I’m here to keep you from going down Disappointment Road ! You can still have your fittest year yet. You just have to get your mind wrapped around it.  Here are some positive ideas to flood that brain of yours: Now is the perfect time to start. It's so cliché, but yesterday is gone, and tomorrow isn’t promised – so focus on what you can do TODAY to make better choices and take the right actions.  

Valentine's Day is around the corner, and from Valentine’s chocolates all the way to Thanksgiving dinner, what do all holidays have in common?   Food! As humans, we have  an innate connection between love and food, whether it’s family gathered around a turkey dinner or a romantic dinner on February 14.  Let's face it, most of us associate feelings of pleasure with food.  Some of our happy food associations come from: Elizabeth learning how to bake with Grandma  Both of us coming home from school to snacks and amazing dinners made with love by Mom   Paul impressing dinner dates with his ability to really max out on "ALL YOU CAN EAT" sushi and the sake or beer that accompanies it Enough, already! Can’t we find healthier ways to express love and celebrate? And since it’s February, let’s think about ways to do it for Valentine’s Day. Instead of focusing on consumption, what if we focused on things like:   Creativity – writing a love letter o...