05/28/2022
A reminder to myself and all of you!
Unfortunately the fitness industry does a great job of letting us believe that our struggles with health and fitness are solely a result of our excuses. I agree to an extent; but I’m here to tell you your excuses ARE valid.
✅ You’re allowed to be exhausted after a long day at work
✅ Your bad eating habits ARE due to a busy schedule and the need for nourishment in the midst of convenience/time. It’s NOT just bc you’re “too lazy to meal prep.”
✅ Your fitness goals are compromised bc you have a long, non-stop day of meetings, commuting, classes, kids activities, etc. It’s NOT just bc you’re lazy.
✅ “Grinding” on 3-4 hours of sleep is NOT the mark of hard work. In fact, it’s more detrimental to your health than not being at the gym (more on that later).
Fitness pros, including myself, need to be better about acknowledging that your life IS busy and daunting at times. We need to understand your inherent habit of putting others before yourself. We need to be better about finding ways to support your health and fitness goals WITHIN the confines of your busy and arduous life. 👏🏾IT’S 👏🏾NOT 👏🏾YOU. It’s us. I promise you that I will lead this change by example. I want to help you find practical methods to achieve your goals in a way that doesn’t cause more physical, mental, and emotional stress than you already deal with. Stay tuned for more.