Motivational Articles by Wonderfully Fit PT

What Is Motivation?

July 20, 2020/in Blog, Motivation, Philosophy

Motivation is a state of mind. It can be there one minute and gone the next. There is an internal process that creates motivation. All of us have a degree of motivation within us and we can use a number of techniques to increase it and make it last longer.

When an individual taps into their motivation they can drive themselves forward with renewed energy. The best way to define motivation is that it is a source of internal energy that provides a person with the drive to achieve specific goals. It influences the behavior of a person. Read more

Every Challenge is Doable if You Chop it Down to Size

July 11, 2019/in Blog, Developing a Disciplined Mind, Philosophy

It’s very easy to get so worried about the challenge facing you that you just freeze up and quit. It’s very easy to get discouraged. It’s very easy to feel that your problem is so big and so scary that there’s really no way you can get out from under it.

You might as well just give up. You might as well lose all hope. If any of these enter your frame of mind, you are simply just taking the path of least resistance. You’re looking at the situation from the perspective of somebody who wants to do the least work.

If you are serious about coming out on top and achieving unstoppable victory, every challenge does not have to be scary. Every challenge does not have to have the potential of crushing you and stealing your dreams.

Instead, if you have the right mindset, every challenge is actually going to be an opportunity. Think about it. If you are faced with a challenge that really pushes you back against the wall and incentivizes you to step up your problem-solving skills, what do you think will happen?

That’s right. Your natural imagination, resourcefulness, and creativity are triggered. You figure out a way. If you can’t get through the front door, you will try the roof. If the roof doesn’t work, you try the basement. If the basement is blocked off for whatever reason, you will try the side door. If that doesn’t work, then you will try the back door.

If today is not an option, then you will try tomorrow. If that is off limits, then you will try the next day. In other words, you challenge yourself to become a more competent person all around by tackling every challenge you come across.

One of the most powerful revelations you could ever realize is that every challenge is doable if you chop it down to size. Every challenge actually has many different moving parts. If you pick these apart and you attack one piece at a time in many different sequences, chances are you will achieve a breakthrough.

If anything, you become a different person as you go through this problem-solving process. This is what a lot of people miss out on. They’re always looking for the short cut or, worse yet, they’re waiting for somebody to pull them out of their situation because they have completely given up on coming up with a solution of their own.

The Worst Kind of Pollutants Are The Ones You Can’t Detect Physically

July 9, 2019/in Blog, Detoxing Solutions, Nutritional Consultant

“To see is to believe.” How many times have you heard that saying? Unfortunately, a lot of people have made that statement their life’s mantra. In their minds, as long as they cannot empirically perceive something, then it doesn’t exist. Well, I don’t want to bring back nightmare memories of you back in high school or college philosophy class, but do you remember your professor asking this classic philosophy question?

If a tree falls in the woods and no one was around to hear it, did it really fall? This is one of the most basic philosophical questions because it goes straight to the heart of our conception of reality. The obvious answer, of course, is yes. If a tree fell in the woods, and we know what a tree is, and we know how falling works, and we know that falling often involves some sort of vibration in the air, and we know that vibration in the air can be perceived as sound, then the answer is a resounding yes.

In other words, reality operates according to certain rules that don’t change regardless of perception. I want you to wrap your mind around this truth, because when thinking about detox. Believe it or not, the worst kinds of pollutants in your life are not the ones you can detect physically.

They go beyond your drug test. They go beyond the alcohol level in your blood or breath. They go beyond your x-ray. They go beyond any kind of test that involves the human sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste. In other words, the worst kinds of pollution are mental, emotional, and spiritual.

Why are they necessarily worse? Well, what if I told you that regardless of what physical shape you’re in if your mind is in the right place, you will be able to do things that you previously felt you were incapable of doing. This happens all the time. People who have serious physical limitations are still able to do what they want to do because they have the right mindset.

That’s how powerful your spiritual self is. If you’re completely honest with yourself, it makes everything in your life possible. Your choice of clothing, your physical shape, your overall health, your lifestyle, all of those began as choices, and where do you think choices come from? They start out with an idea which is processed through your mindset.

This is stuff that you cannot see. But just because they remain locked within the deep confines of your consciousness doesn’t mean they have an effect. You find yourself going around in circles unable to do much about the patterns you constantly find yourself living out. Talk about feeling trapped. This is not the way to live. But, if you are stuck within this type of life pattern, you feel there’s not much you can do about anything in your life. It’s as if you are bound to repeat the same bad decisions over and over again.

What Is Holistic Detox And Why Is It Superior To All Kinds Of Detox Programs?

July 8, 2019/in Blog, Detoxing Solutions, Nutritional Consultant

Holistic detox works with the complete person. Please understand that you’re not just your skin, bones, muscle tissue, hair, digestive system, circulatory system, and reproductive system. You’re worth more than that. You’re also not just different parts, or anatomical items and tissue. You’re worth more than that.

The best way to explain this is to look at the brain. The brain, of course, is made up of billions, if not trillions of nerve cells. It is constantly bathing in very powerful neurotransmitter chemicals. It is one of the most complicated organic mechanisms in the universe. But nobody in their right mind would look at the brain and say that it is a mind.

When you look at a brain disconnected from the body, it is just a clump of tissue. It is a very powerful clump, capable of so much, but it’s still a clump. It has to be alive, it has to be fed experiences. It has to be conscious. It has to be self-aware. In other words, it has to be part of a system.

That’s how you define a mind. A mind involves memories, perception, mindsets, attitudes, perspectives. I bring up this example because a lot of people look at detoxification the same way. When they say that they want to detoxify their bodies, they’re looking at their bodies as if it’s hermetically sealed off, or surgically removed from the intangibles.

This is a serious mistake. It is no surprise that a lot of detox programs currently being promoted out there, flat out fail. They don’t even come close to delivering the benefits they’re supposed to bring to the table. How can they? They are positioned in such a way that they are supposed to deal only with your body, your blood chemistry, and other physical elements.

But the reality is that you are more than the sum of your parts; you are more than your body. You’re more than your ability to perceive. You are also your experiences, your memory, and your potential. You’re also your mindset. If you want a good example of this, look at a person’s life before and after they develop Alzheimer’s. It’s a completely different person.

It is very tragic when you see this person, complete, beautiful, deep, integrated, completely wiped of their personhood, and all you see really is somebody who is just there physically, and not much else.

Realize that you are doing the same. You might think that you are a fully functional human being who can make things happen and who is responsible and everything. This might seem to be the case but if you find yourself going around in circles or constantly making the same bad decisions, it might turn out that you’re not as free as you think. Unless and until you choose to wake up to the invisible toxins that are pushing you to run your life into the ground you won’t be able to achieve the kind of victories that would push you to the next level of self-awareness or full functionality. Learn to let go of unseen toxins.

Self-esteem without Competence is a Recipe for Failure

July 8, 2019/in Blog, Developing a Disciplined Mind, Philosophy

For the longest time, in the United States and elsewhere, educational policymakers bought into the idea of self-esteem. Please understand that self-esteem is a good thing. Nobody’s disputing that. However, according to this educational policy philosophy, for students to perform well in life, they need to have their self-esteem built up and encouraged early on.

Again, just like the observation that self-esteem is a good thing, this seems pretty good on the surface. What’s there to argue about. The problem is if you are going to be building your self-esteem based on affirmations and being made to feel good about who you are without any accomplishments or physical results produced by your efforts to back it up.

You are building your house on sand. This is precisely what happened with generations of youth fed on the steady diet of self-esteem stimulation. That’s really what it is. You just stimulated the formation of self-esteem not through actual achievements, accomplishments, sacrifice, hard work and other traditional indicators of success.

Instead, people got self-esteem by being respected for showing up. That’s it. That’s all you need to do. You just need to show up and you get a prize for participation. According to this school of thought, your feelings are paramount.

If only things worked that way. Sadly, a lot of people who base their self-esteem on the fact that they happened to show up know deep down inside that their confidence is hollow. They know that this is not the way real life works. They know that the world may have some rude surprises waiting for them. No wonder, many people with supreme self-esteem are very frustrated and confused.

As long as you’re feeling okay about yourself, then there’s really not much difference between what you think and what everybody else thinks. You are entitled to your estimation of yourself, the rightness of your action, so on and so forth.

What this created is self-esteem that produced very hollow self-confidence. People definitely can feel that they can do stuff, but they can only do it in theory. When they’re actually given challenges to produce and deliver results, most people, who focus primarily on self-esteem without the matching competence, fall apart like a house of cards.

Self-esteem without competence is a recipe for failure. If you’re having a tough time in any area of your life or you feel you’re frustrated or stuck in any area of your life, maybe it’s because of this. Sure, you feel good about yourself and it seems like you have a high estimate of your ability to get things done.

Unfortunately, unless and until that high estimation is based on actual experience and results, you’re just wasting your time. It’s probably going to be very hard for you to overcome challenges. It’s probably very tempting for you to just quit the moment you’re confronted with actual difficulty.

If you’re suffering from any of these, thankfully there is a fairly straightforward and simple solution. Click here for the solution.

Fast Ways To Lose Weight

June 17, 2019/in Benefits of Exercise, Blog, Personal Training

Having a balanced nutritional diet and regular workouts are one of the fast ways to lose weight. Weight loss can be achieved in many ways, but if it is achieved in a healthy way it is easy to maintain the body after weight loss.

Let us look at the simple and quick solutions to weight loss.

Healthy food:

Eating healthy food is the key to lose weight fast and naturally. Food rich in fibers and proteins and low in carbohydrates and fat help in slimming. Foods like plain flour, white rice, plain bread, and white pasta increase the body sugar level fast. These excess sugar in the body gets converted to fat. On the other hand consuming oatmeal, whole grain bread, brown rice, durum pasta (rich in fiber), helps in reducing body fat. Fiber-rich foods improve fat breakdown. Don’t forget to consume large quantities of proteins. Proteins help to improve metabolism and also helps to repair the body cells, which gets damaged during workouts. Further, they help in muscle building too.

Eat More Fruits and vegetables:

Fruits and vegetables are low-calorie foods with loads of vitamins and minerals. They help to fill the tummy fast. Consuming fruits along with breakfast improve the digestive power of the body and hence reduce body weight. Salads and soups help a lot in shaping up as well.

Avoid starving:

Many people are obsessed with the fact that starving is one of the fast ways to lose weight. But it is not the case. Starving actually reserves the body fat for the future and hence only provides a negative effect. Small meals at regular intervals keep the metabolism rate high and hence improve the digestion of the food consumed. Breakfast should be given a lot of importance. A healthy breakfast rich in complex carbohydrates (Carbs + Fiber) along with a portion of fruits and vegetables is the perfect way to start the day.

Diet tracker:

Diet tracker helps to monitor the food we consume every time. This prevents us from consuming high-calorie food. Measuring the food before eating prevents overeating. It is always a good practice to eat for 75% of the total capacity.

Avoid junk food:

Junk food like pizza, burgers, aerated drinks should be completely avoided to reduce weight fast. They are loaded with trans fats, which increase cholesterol levels and also body weight. Healthy snacking on nuts like almonds, walnuts, dates are better-snacking options. Completely cutting out alcohol also helps in body weight reduction fast.

Drinking water:

Drinking a large quantity of water is one of the simple and fast ways to lose weight. Water helps to cleanse the body and also flushes the excess fat and toxins out of the body. Drinking a lot of water before half an hour of a meal fills the stomach and hence prevents overeating.

Regular workouts:

Regular workouts at least for 30- 60 minutes daily is compulsory to lose weight. Workout helps to burn the calories we consume. Further, it keeps the body parts fit and active. Walking is the best exercise without any side effects. Dancing and aerobics also help in burning calories in a pleasant way. Cardiovascular exercises and resistance training in gyms give fast weight reduction.

A simple change in lifestyle:

Making small changes in daily routine also burns those extra accumulated fats. Climbing up the stairs instead of using elevators, walking or cycling to office or shops and also performing housecleaning activities without the help of electronic pieces of equipment give great results.

Relaxation:

Relaxation techniques and sound sleep of about 7 to 8 hours also are important for weight reduction. They help to keep away the stress and also help in cell rejuvenation.

In short, healthy food and a healthy lifestyle are the fast ways to lose weight. Along with this a strong motivation towards shaping is also important to achieve the desired target.

How To Lose Weight Permanently Without Fad Diets Or Surgery

June 7, 2019/in Blog, Dieting Vs. Surgery, Personal Training

Many persons have tried and fail at weight loss and I need to admit that this is because there is much misinformation and also mis-truths out there when it comes to weight loss. The excellent news is that the truth on the subject of fat loss is not a secret, and you do not have to pay wads of cash to lose weight.

Billions of dollars are spent every year on slimming programs, but we still are getting fat. I am sure you, like me, are constantly bombarded with weight loss ads, emails, banner ads, and solicitation. Even now I get them, and I usually do not need to lose any more weight. Can we have some reprieve?

If you, yourself are to experience and enjoy permanent fat reduction, then some fundamental changes will have to take place in your lifestyle. And unfortunately, this is the most difficult aspect of the diet. Weight loss programs look and sound good on paper, but unless they offer a lasting solution to your weight loss, you will visit the same road over and over. Therein lies our dilemma, too many calories and not enough activities.

The first one we want to look at is the type of foods we eat or what we eat. It is no surprise that we are the fattest nation in the world if you look at the typical American diet. This diet consists of obtaining calories from 35 to 50% fatty foods, mostly from animal sources.

With all the marketing and food placement tactics that supermarkets use to try to get us to purchase junk, we will have to be disciplined not to buy them.

Fat not add is fat not needing taking away. Are you confused by that? You see if decide to eat a 6 oz steak which is regarding 1200 calories instead of a wholesome vegetarian meal which would consist of just 500 calories, you will have to work hard at losing those seven hundred added calories. If you had eaten the vegetarian meal you would have to do nothing.

Eating smaller in general meals throughout the day will help cut down on overeating. will not snack, but instead, eat fruits or a salad or some raw nuts. Success starts with breaking your fast! Have breakfast every day.

If you stop the habit of eating late at night after 8 AM, then you will begin to notice a change in your energy levels the next day and you will be more inclined to eat breakfast. It is better to eat more frequently throughout the day but with smaller portion sizes at each meal.

Here in the USA, we have become a very sedentary bunch of couch potatoes. The less we become active, the more we get fat, and the more we get fat is the less active we become. Start small just by simply walking around the block, and then build up from there.

Is Surgery Right For You? (Diet Vs Surgery)

June 4, 2019/in Blog, Dieting Vs. Surgery, Personal Training

Choosing to get weight loss surgery is a life-changing decision and one that shouldn’t be taken lightly, for people who are morbidly obese trying to lose weight without the help of surgery can feel like an almost impossible task and requires determination over a very long period of time.

Research has shown that obese individuals that undertake weight loss surgery are less likely to regain the weight compared to people who lose weight by dieting and exercise. It does seem like a quick fix but overeating and man-made foods are a hard habit to kick and almost anyone can fall into stages of weight gain very quickly.

The BMI or body mass index is a commonly used measurement to diagnose morbidly obese individuals as candidates for weight loss surgery. Unfortunately, this type of measurement is very biased and does not calculate how much muscle is on your body or your body weight in relation to your height.

There are three basic types of surgery’s these are

Restrictive procedures – restrict the amount of food that your body can eat at one time, with some self-control you can do the exact same thing on a healthy diet

Malabsorptive procedure – alters your normal digestive process which causes foods to be poorly digested. This method is unpopular due to the body not absorbing nutrients needed from food and its quite similar to starving yourself.

The third type for especially severe cases is a combination of the two.

There are many factors that affect your body and how much fat you can lose with the most common reasons being

Age – as you get older your metabolism slows and you have to be more conscious of your diet and to eat healthily. Will be harder to lose weight

Sex – Men are able to burn fat faster than women, so if you are not seeing the same results as your husband on the same diet, it’s natural. They can both build muscle and burn fat and more muscle usually means more fat loss.

Ethnicity – some studies suggest that African American women do not lose as much weight as Caucasian women. This may or may not be true for everyone but its something to think about when choosing between diet and surgery we are all built differently and genetically prone to store fat in certain places.

Weight at Surgery – The heavier you are when you go in for your weight loss surgery the more fat you will be able to lose, this is just common sense and you will notice obese individuals dropping amazing numbers each week.

Which Is Best For Weight Loss? (Diet Vs Surgery)

June 3, 2019/in Blog, Dieting Vs. Surgery, Personal Training

Nowadays weight loss becomes a huge business and there are various procedures that promise results, but it is very difficult to navigate in this jungle. Almost most of these procedures are expensive and they often give varied results from one person to another, this would make it even harder to find one that works better for you.

Many people want to lose their weight, but for the persons who are overweight, surgery may be the only option to successfully do this. Some others may lose weight by making changes to diet. So, it is better to consult your doctor to find the right option that works for you.

There are many points you need to consider while choosing a weight loss method, such as:

Candidates:

Most of the doctors, who perform surgery for weight loss, including bariatric surgery, only do so if a person is overweight. The candidates should have their body mass index as 40 or more to undergo weight loss surgery. If you are obese and suffering from medical problems like diabetes, but the BMI is not high, then also you are eligible for the surgery. Weight loss surgery should be considered as a last resort. If your body mass index is below 40 and you are healthy, it is better to make changes to your diet rather than going for surgery. Changes in diet can reduce your calorie intake and increasing your workout activity is a good option to lose weight and keep it off.

Time:

Having surgery to lose weight results in a larger reduction of weight in a less period of time because after weight loss surgery, your stomach is unable to take too much of food, resulting in a dramatic reduction in calorie intake. If you are obese and have surgery, you would likely reach your aim much more quickly than by reducing calorie intake. If you want to lose your excess weight by making changes to your diet and exercise habits, then it will take much more time. The amount of time this would take will depend on how much weight you want to lose, such as a 20-pound loss would take 10 to 20 weeks.

Procedure:

Different procedures are available for weight loss surgery. These procedures vary from one surgery to another surgery that depends on which surgery you choose. Each surgery needs anesthesia. The surgery takes almost four hours and after surgery, you need to stay in the hospital for at least three days. After surgery, you need to make some changes in your exercise patterns and eating habits. To avoid temptations, simply it requires perfect planning on meals and focusing on regular works.

Risks:

Mainly to reduce the health problems and injuries, you need to take suggestions from the doctor before starting a new diet and exercise. Weight loss surgery contains several risks, so before undergoing the surgery, you need to consider all those risk factors.

8 Workout Motivation Techniques That Will Boost Your Fitness

May 31, 2019/in Blog, Motivation, Personal Training

Sometimes good workout motivation techniques can be difficult to come across. Some days you just can’t find enough reason to work out, and you let yourself slow down. The problem here is that if you aren’t motivated, you won’t get results. You have to want it. Really want it.

There are so many ways to keep yourself fully motivated and doing so will put you in better shape than you’ve ever been and fast. Not only that, but you’ll enjoy the ride there much, much more. Here are some great ways to start getting motivated, break those plateaus, and get on the fast track to insane health.

Workout Motivation Techniques:

1. Remember what you’re doing it for.

The best workout motivation you can give yourself is to remember why it is you’re working out. Maybe it’s the dream weight you’ve been striving for. Maybe it’s a pant size you haven’t fit into in years. Maybe you just want the satisfaction of knowing you’re in better shape. Whatever it is that got you in the gym on the first day, think about it, and don’t let it get away.

2. Track your success.

Write down every rep and weight for each workout, and how long you ran or held a plank that day. Keep a record so when you look back at the workout from three weeks ago, then the one from yesterday, you can see the improvement. Knowing that you’re improving and being able to read the proof can be a great form of workout motivation for anyone with any fitness goal.

3. Use your favorite activities to get in shape.

If you hate running, buy a jump rope for your cardio. If you love rock climbing, find a club nearby and use it to get in shape. Use the things you like to do, and you’ll get better results from them.

4. Set short term goals.

Before you start an exercise, tell yourself what you need to do. Get a number of reps or a length of time in mind, and achieve it at all costs. If you can’t make it on the first try, take a breath, and finish. Don’t ever let yourself give up halfway.

5. Set long term goals.

Much like the short term goals, you should give yourself a time or number to reach, but set it weeks in advance. If you can hold an abdominal bridge for 32 seconds now, make it your goal to hold it for a minute by next month. This will keep you pushing as hard as possible for every abdominal exercise up until the goal date. If you reach the goal, it can be incredibly motivating to see what you can achieve with effort. Continue to set more goals and keep reaching them.

6. Reward Yourself.

Give yourself something to look forward to if you reach a goal, or just for making it through each workout for the week. If you wanted to be benching 220 lbs by a certain day, and you end up hitting 235, then let yourself take a day off, or go get a celebratory meal. Workout motivation is as simple as wanting something, and doing what it takes to get it.

7. Keep it social. Try a group fitness class.

They tend to be very full of energy and motivation. If that’s not for you, get a friend or a group of friends to work out with to keep you motivated and give you some friendly competition.

8. Surround yourself with forms of workout motivation.

There are plenty of things that can remind you to work harder. Keep some motivational pictures on your phone. Subscribe to YouTube channels or to follow social media profiles related to workout motivation. Keep yourself subjected to a constant stream of motivating materials, and soon enough, you’ll never find yourself slacking off again.

Everyone has reasons for their fitness regimens, keep yours in full view and don’t let yourself slack off anymore. Use these tips to keep yourself fully motivated and get in great shape.

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