End of May Fitness Goal Checklist

It’s the last day of May and it’s time to look back at the month behind us. I think it’s important that we take a day to self-assess where we are and where we’re going. Rather than waiting for the end of December 2008, let’s take a moment to check out how we are doing right now: How are your goals going? Have you started working towards achieving them? Are you encountering obstacles in your path? What are the obstacles? Are you discouraged or are you challenged? Are you still striving towards your goals? Have you made it to the … Continue reading →

End of April Fitness Goal Check

Can you believe it’s the end of April already? It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating the New Year and then it was Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and Easter and now – tomorrow, we celebrate May Day, then Cinco de Mayo, then Mother’s Day and the list goes on and on and on. We’ve come out of the Winter, into the Spring and now we are on the fast track to summer and the swimsuit season. There’s no better time than today to make your fitness plans, check your goals and more. End of the Month Fitness Goal … Continue reading →

End of June Fitness Goal Check

It’s the last day of June and we’re soaking it up down here. We went from famine to feast where rain is concerned and it’s impaired my workout more than I care to admit. It’s been hard to be flexible when the weather keeps turning on torrential downpours and it impedes our ability to head out and ride bikes, go for long walks and more. We’re making due and I just finished off June’s fitness journal here at home. Next month, I’ll be publishing my journal entries daily to give you some ideas of how daily journaling can help you … Continue reading →

End of May Fitness Goal Check

It’s the last day of May… seriously, it’s the last day and I am so not prepared for the end of May Fitness Goal Check. How unprepared am I? I forgot I needed to do it for one, I haven’t gotten all my May journals finished up, I skipped days here and there and I’m already so busy concentrating on all the things I need to do for next month, that I forgot you need to take a pause, take a deep breath and look back for a moment to see the path we just followed to get where we … Continue reading →

Spruce Up Your Fitness Routines

We’re having a garage sale this weekend. We’re cleaning out all the clothes that no longer fit my daughter and we’re putting out for sale everything from shoes to pants to dresses and more. We’re cleaning out cupboards in the kitchen too and selling a dish set that we never use and much more. You can do more to clean up your fitness act than just cleaning out the closets. Let’s talk about how we can give our fitness routines a spring/summer spruce and get rid of the parts of your routine that aren’t doing it for you anymore. How … Continue reading →

End of April Fitness Goal Check

Two Weeks: How to Stick It

Sticking it is a term used in gymnastics that refers to holding your position when you land from a dismount. So when we use the words stick it in exercise and fitness, we’re talking about sticking to the workout. Sticking to your bike ride. Sticking to your routine. Sticking to walking everyday. Sticking to going to an aerobics class. And you need to stick it for at least a couple of weeks. Two Weeks Two weeks is the magic number of weeks you need to stick to a workout routine so that you can develop the habit and so you … Continue reading →

End of January Fitness Check Up

It’s the end of January – yes, I know, already. I promised you at the end of last month that I would be making some changes to the end of the month fitness goal check ups and this is our first edition of a new check up method. We’ll see how it goes, of course, I’m always open to your ideas and your suggestions – feel free to drop me a private message here at families.com or in the suggestion box I’ll be posting on our forums. So let’s get to it. Fitness Check Up Let’s talk about our resolutions. … Continue reading →

Procrastinators Are Always Successful

I bet that title caught your attention and I bet the first thing you did when you read that was go pfft. I know I did when I typed it. But you see, procrastinators are extremely successful at procrastinating. They put things off, they wait for tomorrow, only in a procrastinators world – tomorrow either never arrives or it crashes down on their heads. Procrastination is Chronic Now, we have all procrastinated at one time or another – I have. I’ve looked at a pile of laundry on the floor and rolled my eyes and said, nope, I’ll do it … Continue reading →

Bad Attitudes – What You Can’t Afford

Good morning and welcome to Tuesday, today feels like a Monday here, even though I know intellectually Monday was yesterday. My daughter was home from school yesterday since her school was closed and with half the month down and fifteen days to go, let’s take a good look at the bad attitudes that can derail your best intentions and leave you feeling like you can’t achieve your resolutions. The first bad attitude is to focus your attention on the unrealistic idea that losing weight or getting in shape will end all of your problems. The thing is, fitness is more … Continue reading →