21 No-Nonsense Fitness and Lifestyle Tips

Fitness is a way of life for me. I love training myself and other people. I love the satisfaction of a hard workout and knowing that each time I’m making myself stronger, more athletic, and healthier. I love helping people reach their goals and helping them realize that they have a lot more to give then they usually think.

I also realize that it is not a way of life for everyone. Sometimes it’s frustrating to hear excuses, reasons why people didn’t get to the gym or why they ate 3 pints of Ben&Jerry’s over the weekend. Yes I understand that people are human, things come up and life happens.

BUT…changing your lifestyle to accept that you need to exercise, eat right, and get enough sleep or you will be sick, tired, sluggish, fat, and unhappy. It’s just the way it is. This doesn’t need to happen 100% of the time but it needs to happen at least 80%. If not, look at your lifestyle and start today to make a change. Sometimes it just takes a little reality check and someone to tell you that denial is more than just a river in Egypt…yeah, I said that…

Here are some quick fitness and lifestyle tips for you. Enjoy, apply, and repeat…

1. Make a plan
2. Tell someone about your plan
3. Set goals- long term and short term
4. Lift weights- heavy ones
5. Lift weights safely
6. Have fun with your workouts- train with a trainer and/or with friends
7. Sleep at least 8 hours a night
8. Learn how to squat
9. Eat breakfast
10. Schedule your workouts into your daily planner
11. Eat 5-6 times per day
12. Train outside
13. Push a car
14. Do pull ups and chin ups
15. Focus on how your clothes fit not the scale
16. Quit talking about it and take action
17. Don’t blame anyone but yourself for your poor health
18. Don’t give up
19. Quit focusing on “cardio” and do some real work
20. Always learn proper technique
21. Value yourself and your life- you only get one chance