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How to Make a Hype Workout Stick? Part 2 – Having the “For Life” Mindset
Related Links: This is part two of a three-part series on how to make a fitness program stick! Please see my post on defining a hype workout here and part one here. Treat this as a lifestyle – not just a way to get “Bikini Ready” This is a huge pet peeve of mine with how women perceive BBG, TIU, Jamie Eason’s Live Fit, etc. Most programs that women start advertise things like XX weeks to get in shape, or how to lose weight in XX days. Fitness is not just 4 weeks of your life. It is a lifestyle. If you just want to get in shape for your…
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How to Make a Hype Workout Stick? Part 1 – Educating Yourself
Related Links: This is part one of a three part series on making a fitness regime stick! Please see my last post on defining a hype workout here So the first step to turning your favorite hype workout into a lifestyle is all about educating yourself. Here’s what I mean: Eating Healthy The first thing I did back in 2014 after my complete flop with BBG was to reach out to one of my friends who happens to be a nutrition nut and ask her what I should be eating. She told me about these magical particles that make up your food called macros. Many of you who are fitness…
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What is “Hype” Workout?
I keep using this term “Hype Workout” and I’m not entirely sure that you guys know what I mean – because it’s not a technical term. My Journey Back in 2014 I landed my first job out of college and was looking for a great way to get in shape. This was the same year that Kayla Itsines came out with her Bikini Body Guide (BBG) program in e-book form. For those of you who are unaware her workout program is 12 weeks, alternates between cardio and circuit workouts. Her circuit workouts are basically two circuits that you do for 7 minutes each and then repeat them. You can find…
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Some Surprising Statistics on Fitness
Just like most people I have started and quit different workout plans many times. So why is it so hard to keep up with our fitness goals. I started doing some digging and found a few articles surrounding why people quit and some statistics about them. According to Body Building.com in a circa 2012 study on resolutions ~ 70% of people who start a new program tend to quit! Their article was summed up by this sweet visual (below) and one of the interesting statistics here is that people tend to quit on their resolutions in 6 weeks or less! This is part of the reason why time-based programs (i.e.…