Y'all, I am ECSTATIC!! The group, eight women who got me their final number, lost a combined total of 41 pounds in 4 weeks!! Isn't that amazing? These are regular, normal people. Moms, college students, women with careers, making the time to workout each day and choosing to eat right. It is the simplest thing but so many of us complicate it. They did not. They lost their excuses and found results!
Today, my October fitness group, Fall Into Fitness, kicked off. We have 14 members and already, in just the few short hours that we have been officially started, I can feel their excitement, their motivation. These individuals have big goals they want to achieve. Some are losing baby weight, some are working out for their wedding, some are just trying to get a grasp of meal planning and clean eating.
Why does this work? I mean, couldn't we all just work out and eat clean. It isn't like any of us are getting together to work out. I remember being skeptical when I joined my first challenge group two years ago. Here is what I quickly found out:
1) Even though you aren't physically with the people in your group, you are very much mentally and emotionally with them. You are working towards the same common goals. You are sharing struggles. You bond. There is that team mentality of not wanting to slack or let anyone in the group down, so you put the donut down and go push play on your workout. It is a very powerful thing to be connected to a group.
2) Competition is fierce. Yes, teamwork is strong. BUT, add a little competition into the mix, and people get right down to business. When you know your hard work could earn you a prize, it is a really good motivator!
If you need something like this in your life--contact me! I would love for you to be a part of my next group. It doesn't matter what your location is, what your level of physical activity is, where you are starting from! It just matters that you start. I'd love to help you!
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