Jason Minich, owner of Catalyst Fitness in Ft. Wayne, IN. collaborates with four other Christian friends to develop an ongoing series of fitness videos for distribution to churches.
“I believe that the health and fitness of each individual within a church body reflects upon the health and fitness of the church as a whole,” says Jason.
We, at AmericanChurch, Inc (ACI) applaud Jason and his team for their dedication to this unique ministry, and post the weekly videos on our website www.americanchurch.com.
Following are the first five of ten tips that Jason offers for a better body. Check them out, then put on your workout shoes, open the video and get moving.
#1 Get Moving:
Focus and commitment are the number 1 prerequisite if you would like to change your body. Ask yourself, "If you could achieve anything with your body and you got everything you wanted physically, what would be different?" Honestly folks, what would that look like? How would it feel? If this is truly what you want for yourself physically, then what is stopping you from wholeheartedly committing to yourself? I suggest you write it down. Put it on paper. Let's stop dreaming and start achieving!
Focus and commitment are the number 1 prerequisite if you would like to change your body. Ask yourself, "If you could achieve anything with your body and you got everything you wanted physically, what would be different?" Honestly folks, what would that look like? How would it feel? If this is truly what you want for yourself physically, then what is stopping you from wholeheartedly committing to yourself? I suggest you write it down. Put it on paper. Let's stop dreaming and start achieving!
#2 Remind Yourself Daily:
You know as well as I do that we all have moments of weakness. We are human after all! Committing to a goal one day will not feel or look the same the next day. If you want to lose body fat, remind yourself daily about your goal. If you are a visual person, take a picture of yourself and hang it where you will see it every day. Or maybe a picture of what you want to look like will be better for you. Either way, at the beginning of the day, tell yourself exactly how the day will unfold in terms of physical activity and your eating. Otherwise, the day will get away from you and decisions will be made on the fly...and very often, those type of decisions are not the best.
You know as well as I do that we all have moments of weakness. We are human after all! Committing to a goal one day will not feel or look the same the next day. If you want to lose body fat, remind yourself daily about your goal. If you are a visual person, take a picture of yourself and hang it where you will see it every day. Or maybe a picture of what you want to look like will be better for you. Either way, at the beginning of the day, tell yourself exactly how the day will unfold in terms of physical activity and your eating. Otherwise, the day will get away from you and decisions will be made on the fly...and very often, those type of decisions are not the best.
#3 Drink Water:Fat "burning" is affected by how well you are hydrated. Water is the single most important thing that you need to ingest. Every moment, a countless number of chemical reactions are taking place in your body. For each one, water is needed. Without the proper amounts of water, these reactions become inefficient. This can drain you of energy, cause your body to function poorly, lead to sickness and your body may go into a water retention mode. Plus, dehydration can slow your metabolism (your body's calorie burning processes) by nearly half of what it would be otherwise. A good, quick calculation would be to multiply your body weight (lbs) by 0.5. This number would be the minimum amount of ounces of water per day that you should intake.
#4 Exercise Vigorously:I should probably clarify this a little bit. What is vigorous for me may not be the same for you and vice-versa. You should exercise as vigorously as you can more days per week than you are not. Some days, this could be a longer duration workout. Other days, it may only be a 15 minute mini-workout. Either way, when you choose to do it, challenge yourself. There are people that I know who will be greatly challenged by standing up and down out of a chair 10 times and then walking a lap around the room. If that is you, so be it...but do it daily until it becomes easier. Then, increase the challenge. Others that I know can exercise much harder than that for 15 minutes and find a quick, beneficial workout that will burn a bunch of calories. Either way, challenge yourself to improve. If you want your body to change, you have to make it change! There are very few excuses for not being able to find time for a workout. Which brings me to....
#5 Be Consistent!This could quite possibly be the most important bit of fitness advice that you will ever hear. Those who are the most consistent are the most successful. Exercise is not an "only when it is convenient" thing. The same applies when it comes to making good eating choices. Exercise and eating properly are not something that can be effective when approached with an "all-or-nothing sprint to the goal" mentality. Be the tortoise and not the hare. Your beach body can come faster than you think when you adopt this approach. However, progress is progress no matter how fast it comes. When using the correct methods, the only thing that will stop you from reaching your goal is quitting! The philosopher Aristotle said, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act but a habit." I agree.
Visit our blog next week for the next five tips and more information on Jason Minich and his team.
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