It feels rather impossible. We’re almost 9 years to the day we opened up sweatlocal to a completely EMPTY 5:30am class. Not exactly a “grand opening” for a new gym in Huntsville amiright??? Forgive me for being a wee bit harsh on this birthday blog, but the reality is, I had no business being in […]
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THEIR NOT CHANGING THEIR WORKOUTS DAILY: So let me explain… If you’re NOT working out and all of a sudden you begin working out, cherry picking a new workout you found on Instagram daily WILL absolutely change your body. You went from NOT putting stress on your muscles to CONSISTENTLY presenting a new work load.
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Do this instead… HOMEWORK below… I don’t care how S.M.A.R.T. your goal is, “I will lose 7 lbs in 8 weeks” ain’t nothin’ but a DESIRE. It’s an outcome. It’s not actually a GOAL! Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, about the Specificity, Measurability,Attainability, Relevancy, or Timeliness of that goal drives results. Results are achieved through consistent ACTIONS. This
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Travel is a NORMAL part of our work and family life. More often than not, I see folks peg their vacation plans as a “bump in the road” or a kink in their fitness journey so I wanted to focus on the ADVANTAGES behind not being in your normal gym element. 1. JOJI – The
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I’m going to tell you a story. I’m not proud of it. In fact, I am the grand coward, an elephant afraid of a mouse. And while it would be more comfortable to talk about empowerment at moment where I am a woman standing her ground and facing her fears, that superwoman cape is
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It’s absolutely insane that sweatlocal has been in existence for over 5 years and it wasn’t until this Fall that I sat down to write our EXACT mission and vision statements. You see, I’m a free thinker when it comes to business (and fitness) and so I outwardly reject or at least QUESTION a lot
I’m waiting … for my work schedule to slow back down. for the weather to get warmer. to finish up this project. for my kids’ baseball season to end. for my big work trip to pass. for the holidays to end. for life to settle down. for kids to go back to school. to find
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Pet Peeve: I am going to start my diet AFTER ___________ (insert any holiday of the year.) Have you looked at a calendar lately? There’s a candy/food holiday or celebration AT LEAST once per month. Add in birthdays, showers, weddings, sporting event celebrations, GNO, vacations, and work events and you are LUCKY to ever find
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I am 100% a fan of making New Year’s Resolutions!!! I know many people don’t meet them, but I don’t find that to be a flaw in WHAT New Year’s Resolutions are. I simply think most folks just SUCK at writing long term goals and could use some kick ass “How To” coaching on goal
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GOOD ENOUGH… it’s a term that most people dislike because they automatically let their brains go to “settling for less.” And while that can be one interpretation, I believe there’s another more positive side to “good enough.” The recognition that the NOW, the here, the what is right in front of you has TREMENDOUS value
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