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Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Wednesday, September 2, 2015 / No comments / action steps , activities , control , goal setting , goals , how to lose 10 pounds in a month , how to set goals , plan , priority areas , reverse engineer

HOW TO PLAN YOUR MONTH TO CRUSH YOUR GOALS

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IfCBOglr81YFrdP67Efhzyb0sHUzYvnuDVjLurONuX04kIazWUYm-2uB4I9tZTCb0dlPDsoEiCZPqAjgnZWpDlyTGQtAftLb_V49We6BL40EZ-04fisg4WGXtr1VMhnJEvAHNfQwQNKJ/s1600/september.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="HOW TO PLAN YOUR MONTH TO CRUSH YOUR GOALS" border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IfCBOglr81YFrdP67Efhzyb0sHUzYvnuDVjLurONuX04kIazWUYm-2uB4I9tZTCb0dlPDsoEiCZPqAjgnZWpDlyTGQtAftLb_V49We6BL40EZ-04fisg4WGXtr1VMhnJEvAHNfQwQNKJ/s320/september.JPG" title="HOW TO PLAN YOUR MONTH TO CRUSH YOUR GOALS" width="320" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: 11.5pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">IT IS SEPTEMBER! Time to set new goals and crush it!</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="color: #262626;">With kids going to back to school and new things happening in our own lives, I am super excited to talk to you guys a little bit about</span><span style="color: #ea9999;"> <b>crushing your goals </b></span><span style="color: #262626;">when it comes to anything you wanted to achieve in your life or in your business! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="color: #262626;">It is a new month which just means </span><b><span style="color: #ea9999;">new opportunity</span></b><span style="color: #262626;"> to do something wonderful for your own self! Time to make some changes in your life!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Today, I was going to write out my goals and I thought I would share with you guys. I do this because so often people don't know how to set goals. We were never really taught on how to do this. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="color: #262626;">I am going to share with you guys how I set goals in my own life and hopefully this will help you out. HERE is a </span><span style="color: #073763;"> <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/vixuc0gqchoevr6/goals.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank"><b>G</b><b>oalsetting printable</b></a></span><b style="color: #d5a6bd;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/vixuc0gqchoevr6/goals.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank"> </a></b><span style="color: #262626;">that you guys can use! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">I never really was somebody that made a ton of goals in my life.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">In fact I didn't really understand what goal setting really meant until I started my own business and realize that the only way that I was going to achieve things is if I plan my day and I really own my life and I had direction on where it was. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">So let's get to it. The first thing to make sure:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; text-transform: uppercase;">identify the priority areas in your life.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">For myself it's my family. It's my faith, my business and my fitness and also improving into my psychological well-being so I kind of included that as well. Those are the priority areas are within my life. (Start thinking about yours!)</span></div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">CHOOSE 3-5 GOALS IN EACH PRIORITY AREA.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Choose 3-5 areas in each priority area or if you don't want to overwhelm yourself, you can just choose three different goals that you want to reach in a month but make sure that they are directed towards one of your priorities. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Keep in mind that you need to make sure that your goals really have meaning. Often times we set a goal because it sounds great and something that we really want to hopefully achieve at some point but sometimes that goal doesn't have the same meaning that it had maybe last month or the month previous and so it's really, really important that you make sure the goals have a meaning to you still. That sounds kind of crazy but it's so true.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"> We think that we want something but do we really truly want it? Is it serving our purpose and our priorities?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Once we identify our priorities---Identify 3-5 goals per priority area. I am going to give you an example. One of the goals that most people that I come in contact with want to achieve is how to lose 10 pounds in one month. It's not really a crazy goal. You guys know that average weight loss in order to be healthy is about 2 lbs. a week. So 2 – 2 ½ lbs. a week you got a ten lbs. weight loss goal. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">It's definitely something that's manageable and it's realistic. It's something that you can achieve. So when you set your goals, make sure that your goals are </span><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">realistic</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"> and something that you </span><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">achievable.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"> As you can see with the 10 lbs. weight loss it definitely is something that is manageable and easy to achieve in a 30 day timeframe.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="color: #262626;">The next thing is </span><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><b><span style="text-transform: uppercase;">you need to put action steps towards your goals</span></b>. </span><span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">What I mean by this these are things that you can control. So you can wish for things to happen within your life. But really your goals are going to be achieved by following a plan and following through with the actions.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">With our 10 lb. weight loss for example, you're going to break it down into your actions steps. You need to have an exercise routine. You need to follow some kind of nutrition plan. You need to have accountability to your goals, motivation (serves the priorities), and a reward.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">So find some kind of accountability coach or a friend that's going to hold you accountable and motivate you to reach your goals. You are also going to want to have some kind of reward in there as well. So that when you achieve these things on your daily, weekly, monthly basis, then you have some of reward or something that you look forward to. Those are your actions steps. Make sure that you guys set yourself up for success and understand what you have to do in order to achieve those goals. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
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</div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; text-transform: uppercase;">The next thing is reverse engineering those goals. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Now we know what it is that we want to achieve and we also have the action. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Then you want to break it down into weekly then daily activities.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
</span> <span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">For each action step you need to plan it out on your calendar. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">For example for a goal of exercising 5 days a week plan that out on your calendar for when you are going to accomplish this activity for each week of the 30 days.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> Then you're going to look at your nutrition plan and make a meal plan based on the nutrition recommendations and create a meal plan for the week. </span><br />
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</div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">You can even have a box there for your accountability that you can check off for when you check in with your coach or accountability partner.</span><br />
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</span></div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">The most important thing when you are setting your goals - <b><span style="text-transform: uppercase;">you figure out what they are</span></b>. And you must have the motivation to do it! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Make sure that that accountability person whoever it is (can be your husband, your best friend, your mom!) that you have in your life is holding you accountable and you have given them the OK to hold you accountable as well. So it's like an agreement between the both of you to hold yourself accountable to your goals. And you guys can really do this in any areas of your life. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">I just broke it down quickly into a fitness one for you guys because this is one I come across most of the time but also you can also break it down into your business goals. Just remember friends---- our actions have to<b><span style="text-transform: uppercase;"> be things that you can control.</span></b> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"> At the end of the 30 days celebrate your progress. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 15.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Re-evaluate where you went wrong and also celebrate where you went right! I find it super helpful to write down three things that I did really well in the month versus criticizing myself and pointing out all the things that I didn't achieve because truthfully you're not always going to achieve all your goals and that's okay.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;"> You need to get used to really celebrating your progress and just being happy that you are moving forward.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div data-l10n-id="" style="font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">I hope you guys set some amazing goals this month I want to hear about them. I want to hear what it is that you guys are setting for yourselves for this month to set yourself for success, feel free to email me at <a href="mailto:afitnurse@gmail.com">afitnurse@gmail.com</a> or follow me on #Periscope for more motivation - @alyssaschomaker! <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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HOW TO PLAN YOUR MONTH TO CRUSH YOUR GOALS

IT IS SEPTEMBER! Time to set new goals and crush it! With kids going to back to school and new things happening in our own lives, I am sup...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Wednesday, July 1, 2015 / No comments / exercise and fitness , fitness , fitness goals , Fitness motivation , fun workout , goal setting , health , healthier life , healthy lifestyle , Summer , Summer activities

Fun Exercise Ideas for Summer Fitness

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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Team Up.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you enjoy a little bit of friendly competition? A team sport might be right up your alley! Team sports might remind you of being on the playground as a child, but playing sports with a team can also provide fun exercise for adults! Start up a team with a group of friends or look for adult leagues in your area. Sports like basketball, soccer, and baseball might seem like child’s play when they’re not at a professional level, but they’re great workouts for everyone.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Set a Goal.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Running is a great exercise and an easy way to get outdoors. Sign up for a 5k with some friends, and you’ll have a goal to work toward as well as some peers to train with! Making the commitment of registering for the event makes it easier to stick with your training, and teaming up with others can give you some extra motivation to achieve your goal. You can even beat the summer heat by running in the morning before the sun gets too hot.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Swimming is another fun exercise, and it gives you a nice break from the summer heat. Swimming laps around the pool will get your heart pumping and work all of your muscle groups. Did you know you can also do strength training in the pool? Try using resistance bands or weights in the water for a intense strength workout. Pool workouts are a great option for those hot summer days because they allow you to get a full workout while you stay cool in the water.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Try these fun exercise ideas this summer! You might just discover a new activity that you love. If you’re passionate about fitness and want to share that passion with others, you should consider becoming a Beachbody Coach! Simply complete this </span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/p/become-a.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 14.6666666666667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">short survey</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and feel free to message me with any questions you might have.</span></span>

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Fun Exercise Ideas for Summer Fitness

Need some fun exercise ideas to keep you moving this summer? I’ve got some tips to get you started! It’s so important to make sure that y...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Wednesday, June 24, 2015 / No comments / abs , daily workouts , diet , fitness , fitness goals , Fitness motivation , fitness routine , goal setting , health and fitness , healthier life , inspiration , Motivation , workout , workout tips

Workout Log Tips To Get You Started

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<span style="font-size: 14.6666666666667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A workout log is a great way to help you track your fitness and stay motivated. No matter what your fitness goals may be, a workout log can be a valuable tool to help you reach them. If you’re interested in adding a workout log to your fitness routine, here are a few things to consider before you get started:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the best things about using a workout log is that it provides you with a realistic picture of your workouts and results. You might not always be aware of how much you are progressing, but keeping a log can make it easier to see how far you’ve come. Your workout log can help you see what is working well for you, and also spot areas where you can improve.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you have spreadsheet software on your computer, you can create a chart to track your workouts. Set aside some room for each type of workout you do, and a spot to track how much time you spent along with any other details. If you want, you can also include a spot in your workout log to describe how you felt after each exercise.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are also tons of free printable workout log templates online. A quick internet search will likely turn up a version that can work well for you. You can also find apps for your tablet or smartphone to log your workouts, or keep it simple and use a regular notebook. All that matters is that you find something that works for you.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don’t let your busy routine keep you from starting a workout log. Keeping it up to date is less time-consuming than you might think. Jotting down a few simple notes as you go is all it takes to maintain your workout log. If you prefer to keep more detailed notes, you certainly can! Make filling out your workout log part of your routine, and you’ll discover how easy it is to stick with it. You can also treat it more like a workout diary, and use it as an opportunity to reflect on your day.</span></span></div>
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Workout Log Tips To Get You Started

A workout log is a great way to help you track your fitness and stay motivated. No matter what your fitness goals may be, a workout log ca...

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Tips for Motivational Goal Setting

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Tips for Motivational Goal Setting

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How To Use Visualization To Get What You Want

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Getting in touch with our bodies can be challenging sometimes, especially if we have spent years being out of touch with them, and are now leading a stressful life that is dominated by competition  <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-14660/20-ways-to-get-in-touch-with-your-body.html?utm_campaign=recommendation&utm_medium=interfeaturetop&utm_source=feature" style="color: #5ac7e1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Read <span class="icon-double-angle-right" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; display: inline; font-family: FontAwesome; height: auto; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; text-decoration: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"></span></a></span></div>
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We have two minds — the conscious and the subconscious. According to <a href="https://www.brucelipton.com/store/the-biology-of-belief" style="color: #5ac7e1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Dr. Bruce Lipton</a><span style="line-height: 1.5rem;">, a former professor of medicine at Stanford University, "the subconscious mind operates at 40 million bits of data per second, whereas the conscious mind processes at only 40 bits per second."</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.5rem;">Without our even knowing, our subconscious mind is processing things at an astronomical rate. So how can we harness this power and use it to our advantage?</span></div>
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Well, the subconscious mind <em>thinks</em> in images and feelings. This could mean that if you set a goal of earning a certain amount of money or finding your soul mate, you are much more likely to obtain these future goals if you try focusing on the images and feelings associated with them.</div>
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It’s important to visualize your goals with images that trigger you in the most physical way possible. You can tell when you’ve found a great image, because you'll feel the sensation of that excitement in your body.</div>
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Whether it's a tingling feeling like champagne bubbles in your stomach, or the hairs on your arms stand up a bit —  try taking notice of how different images trigger you physiologically when you visualize your goals.</div>
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For example, my business partner and I want to write a best-selling book. So I tried to visualize our book at the top of <em>The New York Times</em> bestseller list, but that image didn't seem quite right. I didn't feel any sensations of excitement in my body.</div>
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Instead, I started to imagine that I already had a best-selling book. I visualized the situations that could come with this scenario that made me feel excited.</div>
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This was the scenario that came to my mind:</div>
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<em>I’m walking through the airport, traveling for business. I’m running a bit late (as I often do), frantically looking up at the monitor and searching for my gate, when out of the corner of my eye, I see my own face looking back at me from the airport bookstore. It’s very surreal, completely unexpected and a bit unsettling. Then I realize it’s my bestselling book and a huge smile spreads across my face!</em></div>
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As bizarre as it may sound to you, it was this series of images that created a happy, tingling and excited feeling in my body.</div>
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Another woman I know from my MBA program experienced similar success through her own visualizations. She was single, and wanted to find her soul mate. She said that she could picture clearly, the toasts at her wedding — tears would fill her eyes. And just less than three months later, she met this wonderful man! They just decided to move in together and while she isn’t engaged yet, she’s incredibly happy and feels confident that the relationship is here to stay.</div>
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Think of one of your goals right now. Close your eyes and try to imagine different scenarios that could occur if this goal were a reality. Find the images that most excite you in your body and focus on those. If you’re feeling stuck, a great way to get started is to <a href="http://akoyapower.com/resources/goal-board/" style="color: #5ac7e1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">create a Goal Board</a>.</div>
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Skeptical? Well, if you’re looking for scientific evidence before giving this visualization stuff a try, research shows that adding a visual element to our written goals may bring even stronger results.</div>
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In one <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-leaders-code/201401/why-picture-is-worth-1000-words-lessons-goal-setting" style="color: #5ac7e1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">1996 study at Michigan State University</a>, over 200 emergency room patients were given instructions on how to care for their wounds at home before being discharged. Half of the patients received text-only instructions. The rest received the same text accompanied with images.</div>
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The research team followed up with the patients three days later to see which individuals were more successful in following their home-care plan.</div>
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The results were intriguing:</div>
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<em>While almost half (46%) of the people who received the images along with the instructions were able to answer each of the wound-care questions correctly, only 6% of the text-only group did so successfully. And, those in the image group were less than half (43%) better in terms of their adherence to the instructions than the text-only crowd.</em></div>
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So what does this mean for you?</div>
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Adding pictures that represent what you want to come to fruition in your life can make attaining those goals easier than just writing them down. You can make a Goal board or even give hypnotherapy a try, by adding the element of guided relaxation to help tune in to your subconscious mind. I find that it helps to try visualizing your ideal life five years from now.</div>
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Once you’ve gotten clear on the images that excite you and represent your goals, it’s important to visualize them often in your mind's eye, to continuously trigger the power of your subconscious.</div>
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Every night when you go to sleep, spend about two minutes picturing the images of your future success. If you made a Goal Board, look at it right before bed and again first thing in the morning.</div>
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According to <a href="http://www.drwaynedyer.com/blog/how-do-you-sleep" style="color: #5ac7e1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Dr. Wayne Dyer</a>, the last two minutes before fall asleep at night stay in your subconscious mind for up to four hours while you’re sleeping! So this is the best time to do your visualization.</div>
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When you imagine your future success, your subconscious mind will draw in people and opportunities to make that future success a reality. So give visualization a try and create the future of your dreams!</div>
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