A Journey of a Thousand
Workouts...
Begins with a
single drop of sweat!
Lao-tzu, the
Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC) wrote in "The Way of Lao-tzu" that , "A
journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Five years ago, on
March 25th, I started my workout journey with P90X with a single drop of sweat.
Sometime in the next 8 or 9 days, I will have completed 1,000 workouts in the
SuperGym ranging from P90X to Insanity to Chalean to running and more recently,
hiking with my 7 year old daughter Grace up in the mountains.
That's a lot of
sweat, but what did I get for it? A fit and healthy body. I've maintained my
ideal weight. The ability to do things that a lot of men half my age can't do
today. I've become a positive role model and example to my children. I have
made a career out of sharing the benefits of health and fitness. All from that
single drop of sweat from doing Kenpo X on March 25th 2007 (yes, I just took a
DVD out and started doing it. I didn't read the manual or follow the guide, but
then I realized that there was a way better plan than mine!)
Can I Tell You A Secret?
If I tell you a
secret then it won't be a secret anymore. But I have to. In last week's
newsletter, "Fitness,
Simplified" I asked for 5 people to join a Challenge Group so that we could
all work together, support each other, keep each other accountable and reach
our goals together.
I created the
Facebook group "Challenge To Change 2012" (a "secret" group), people responded,
and it has been wonderful meeting new people and sharing our fitness journey
together. Yesterday, I asked the group if we could add new people and they
overwhelmingly said yes.
So I am going to
ask again and this time not put a limit on the size of the group. We share
successes and failures, confidence and fears, tips, advice, resources, but most
of all a common bond that we are going to succeed in reaching our goals by
working together - no matter what.
I want you to join
the Challenge To Change 2012 and the way to do that is to simply send me an
email at howtobefit@aol.com.
You have to have a Facebook account to be in the group and that is the only
requirement.
March is National Nutrition
Month!
Splash some color on your plate!
It's National Nutrition Month and the theme is "Eat Right with Color." This
month the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics wants you to make healthy choices
by incorporating a colorful variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean
proteins and dairy into your meals every day. To learn more about how to better
focus on nutrition to reach your goals, go to the Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics site by
clicking here.
In Closing...
I guess that I
could accurately say that I am a "gym rat" even though I never go to the gym to
work out. I may go out the door to run or hike, but most of the time I don't
have to go anywhere except to my home gym. I hope that all of you will join me
for my 1000th workout in the SuperGym. I am sending all of you an invitation to
sweat with me on that day! |
