 | Lisa Vermillion is President and co-owner of Get Fit Bee Fit and Thin and Healthy Weight Management. Lisa opened Get Fit- 4 years ago in Valley Center, after receiving certifications thorough the American Council on Exercise as a Weight and Lifestyle Management Consultant and Certified Personal Trainer. In January, she Grand Opened Thin and Healthy Weight Management in the same location. Lisa not only provides weight loss programs for individuals but she also implements business wellness programs for small businesses and large corporations. Additionally, Lisa is a Certified Life Coach providing guidance for individuals in the areas of career, relationship and personal development. She is available for speaking engagements in the areas of Physical Fitness, Weight Management, or any Life Coaching area (goal setting, positive attitude, sales, etc). Lisa can be reached for questions or speaking engagements by phone (316) 755-1115 or email at mvmillion@yahoo.com |
Diet & Nutrition
2009-10-01 09:07:00
Finding enough energy to exercise
Question: I know I need to exercise, but when I get home from work, I’m so exhausted I just want to ‘veg out’ in front of the TV. How can I find enough energy to exercise?
Answer: The reason we don’t do what we need to do is simple. We have made a habit of not doing it.
Our habits are the things we do daily, much of the time without thinking about them. 90% of the thoughts we think today are the same thoughts we had yesterday. We are indeed creatures of habit. Many times we do what is familiar and convenient because we believe it’s easier. We don’t plan. Because we don’t plan, we never move toward our goal.
For example, you come home from work and your first instinct is to plop down on the couch and “veg out” for awhile. You know you should exercise, but you make excuses like “I’m exhausted”, “I don’t feel like it”, or “There’s too much going on.” It’s a habit to plop down on the couch and it’s a habit to make excuses.
One might say, well I don’t like to exercise. Guess what. People who successfully reach their goals don’t necessarily like to exercise or do the other things necessary to reach them either.
The difference between people who reach their goals and ones who don’t, is that successful people are willing to do the things that are necessary. Be willing to get up off the couch, be willing to make plans, be willing to start right now, today, to change your habits. Every step you take toward your goal, you begin to create a new habit.
First, identify the habits that are holding you back from accomplishing your goal. Habits always come in predictable patterns, so look for and identify them so you can create a predictable pattern to overcome the old habits and create new ones.
Second, make your new habit a “must” instead of a “should”. Demand a bit more of yourself than you did yesterday. It’s not necessary to pressure yourself to be perfect. Just demand more of yourself today than you did yesterday. “Should” implies its something that isn’t going to get done, “Must” implies “I will.”
Finally, we must remember we become what we think about. We must create positive statements that describe what we want our lives to be like, stated in the positive present tense. Once we create our statements, we begin to affirm them everyday. Say them out loud to yourself 5 times every day. To further cement them into your subconscious mind, write them down 5 times each day. Continue this process daily for 30 days. Donna Krech, President and CEO of Victory Management says “Our thoughts become our beliefs; our beliefs become our feelings, and our feelings become our behaviors, our words and our actions.” Make it a habit to think on positive things, make it a habit to reach your goals.
