Get Back into the Habit!

Pep Talk

It's 2016!  Time to usher in the new year with a fresh start to your health and fitness routine.

But I'm not going to sugarcoat things for you...IT WILL NOT BE EASY!

The first week will be rough.  Your body will hate you.  You will crave junk food.  Your energy levels will go down.  By Thursday, you will want to give up.  DON'T.  This is NORMAL.

The most important element with healthy eating and exercise is CONSISTENCY.  It doesn't matter if you push to 100% every workout if you only do three workouts and then give up for a month.  Doing two or three moderate-intensity workouts a week over several months will make a bigger difference.

Here are some guidelines for getting started again:

• Start slow...if you are starting from doing nothing, plan on 2 workouts per week to get started.
• Set realistic goals.  Even 30 minutes of exercise makes a difference, so plan something that you can fit into your schedule.
• No matter what, eat healthy.  Even if you skip a workout, your healthy eating will fill the gap so that you do not lose progress.
• If you are tired, take a rest day.  But get right back into it the next day!

The first week or so will be the roughest part of it.  And then, after that, you will start to feel better and look forward to the positive changes that your fitness creates.

Challenge Workout

Complete the following exercises as quickly as possible, taking breaks as needed:

• 100 Jump Rope Hops
• 50 Squats
• 25 Pushups
• 10 Burpees
• 5 Lunges (each leg = 1/2 rep; both legs = 1 rep)
• 10 Burpees
• 25 Pushups
• 50 Squats
• 100 Jump Rope Hops