A Healthy & Fit Lifestyle: Three Steps to Create Your Perfect Life
Stuart Schaefer
October 17, 2007
It’s never easy changing your lifestyle. Let’s face it, by now you’ve created your own way of life that’s comfortable and without surprises. Why would you want to upset things?
We tend to fear change and the unknown, but that doesn’t mean change is bad. In fact, modifying even one aspect of your life can be extremely helpful. Improving areas of your life, having an eye-opening experience, or opening doors to opportunities you may have otherwise missed can all come from shifting your lifestyle, even if it’s just one aspect.
There’s no better change than becoming more healthy and building a fit life, but how do you start, what happens then, and how do you make sure to keep moving in the right direction once you’ve started?
These are all valid concerns and questions, which is why this article is guiding you through three easy steps to make sure your transformation proceeds as smoothly and as quickly as possible. Upon the first read, you might pass these steps off as common sense; however, I would like to point out a few things. First, it’s always nice to revisit what might seem like “common sense.” Sometime we take things for granted, and we forget to USE our knowledge. Have the know-how is one thing, actually applying it to our daily lives is a whole new ball game. Second, ask yourself if you’re using these steps. Are you actually moving forward in life?
These three guidelines will help create, maintain, and perfect a healthy lifestyle. They are simple and easy to apply. Once you use the steps for fitness, you should be able to repeat them in order to stay on the right path and begin applying them to other areas of your life.
Step 1: Research and Know Your New Area
Preparing yourself for a shift in habits by knowing what will be required in your new lifestyle allows you to mentally prepare for the changes at hand. Going into anything blind is a bad idea. You can’t prepare, you don’t know what potential negatives or challenges exist, and it’s much harder to create an optimal success strategy. It’s like investing in a stock you know absolutely nothing about—you would never do something like that because the risk would outweigh the potential benefit.
If, however, you have done your research, it’s easy to know what impending challenges you’ll face and how to overcome them. You can also learn from other’s mistakes—and avoid them.
So how do we research our topic? Simple. First, try to find a book on the subject. I know there are a lot of books out there, but choosing the right one should be intuitive. You want to look for a book that corresponds to what you want. For example, if you were a beginner trying to get in shape you would want to look for a book that covered nutrition, weight training, and aerobics—a full package. This would give you a great knowledge base of what would be required and it would provide you with a program to get you started. The simpler the book, the better; too many sources try to overcomplicate fitness when it can actually be a very simple topic.
After you’ve familiarized yourself with a basic understanding, it’s time to immerse yourself in the topic. Doing this is hard, but ALWAYS leads to success. Find mentors; read as many different articles on the subject as possible; read conflicting ideas to look at every possible angle; volunteer your time to work for someone with extensive knowledge on the subject. Do whatever it takes.
Immersing yourself does two crucial things: (1) It forces you to become adept in the new field. (2) You naturally start changing your lifestyle in order to gain knowledge.
Step 2: Create a Time frame
Humans are interesting creatures. We seem to wait until the last minute bfore we actually perform or change. We put it off as long as possible, fearing what might lurk ahead.
If we create a time frame to start implementing our healthy lifestyle (i.e., a schedule), then we begin holding ourselves accountable. We create deadlines and adhere to them (if we can commit).
Creating a time frame also allows you to see how much will have to be accomplished within a specific period of time. For example, if you decided to start changing your lifestyle and becoming fit in the next two weeks, you could see that you would be replacing certain habits or changing your routines. You would have two weeks to mentally prepare for such changes by gauging how much work you’ll need to put in for your changes. This time would also allow you to start creating a strategy. This might include such things as when you could work out; what foods you would need to change or start eating; when to eat your meals; even changes in your sleep schedule.
Step 3: Commit to Your Future
This is the final, and most important, piece of the puzzle. You could know, in depth, everything about fitness. You could set a rigid time frame/schedule to start accomplishing your goals. But without committing 100 percent to changing and following through, without dedicating yourself whole-heartedly to “sticking with it,” it’s likely you will fall short and burn out.
Truly committed people understand the pain, sacrifices, fears, and other roadblocks that must be overcome. They understand that things will get downright hard. They know success isn’t a short-term or immediate result. They also realize that, in order to succeed, they must persist through these difficulties.
Committing means you’ve promised yourself that you will keep going—keep trying—until you reach success. Under no circumstances will you give up.
True commitment isn’t easy. In fact, it requires a mental change, which includes breaking through Mental Inertia, becoming Emotionally Charged, and building your Inner Strength. This is all taught in a new book called Lifetime Physique.
The book takes you, step-by-step, through a comprehensive 10-Step Transformation Process that reveals:
How to overcome Mental Inertia to reach success;
How to become Emotionally Charged to achieve anything;
How to dissolve fat away by eating more;
How to gain strength and generate an endless source of energy;
How to transform your body by working out LESS, not more;
How to build a sensible, sustainable lifestyle;
How to take control of your mind—and your life.
What sets, Lifetime Physique, apart?
It takes an inside-out approach—focusing on the mind first, then the body;
It guides the reader through The 10-Step Transformation Process;
It combines Nutrition, Weight Training, and Aerobics in a complete program;
It provides a sensible eating program that doesn’t starve you;
It uses an efficient training program that actually helps create time;
It provides a comprehensive 16-week transformation success plan.
This book is revolutionary in its approach. Ever wonder why so many people fail at their New Year’s Resolutions after two weeks? They don’t develop the right mindset. If you can commit yourself to fitness, and you succeed, then you WILL succeed in other areas of your life and ultimately build a successful lifestyle.
Start today! What have you got to lose? Visit www.lifetimephysique.com
We tend to fear change and the unknown, but that doesn’t mean change is bad. In fact, modifying even one aspect of your life can be extremely helpful. Improving areas of your life, having an eye-opening experience, or opening doors to opportunities you may have otherwise missed can all come from shifting your lifestyle, even if it’s just one aspect.
There’s no better change than becoming more healthy and building a fit life, but how do you start, what happens then, and how do you make sure to keep moving in the right direction once you’ve started?
These are all valid concerns and questions, which is why this article is guiding you through three easy steps to make sure your transformation proceeds as smoothly and as quickly as possible. Upon the first read, you might pass these steps off as common sense; however, I would like to point out a few things. First, it’s always nice to revisit what might seem like “common sense.” Sometime we take things for granted, and we forget to USE our knowledge. Have the know-how is one thing, actually applying it to our daily lives is a whole new ball game. Second, ask yourself if you’re using these steps. Are you actually moving forward in life?
These three guidelines will help create, maintain, and perfect a healthy lifestyle. They are simple and easy to apply. Once you use the steps for fitness, you should be able to repeat them in order to stay on the right path and begin applying them to other areas of your life.
Step 1: Research and Know Your New Area
Preparing yourself for a shift in habits by knowing what will be required in your new lifestyle allows you to mentally prepare for the changes at hand. Going into anything blind is a bad idea. You can’t prepare, you don’t know what potential negatives or challenges exist, and it’s much harder to create an optimal success strategy. It’s like investing in a stock you know absolutely nothing about—you would never do something like that because the risk would outweigh the potential benefit.
If, however, you have done your research, it’s easy to know what impending challenges you’ll face and how to overcome them. You can also learn from other’s mistakes—and avoid them.
So how do we research our topic? Simple. First, try to find a book on the subject. I know there are a lot of books out there, but choosing the right one should be intuitive. You want to look for a book that corresponds to what you want. For example, if you were a beginner trying to get in shape you would want to look for a book that covered nutrition, weight training, and aerobics—a full package. This would give you a great knowledge base of what would be required and it would provide you with a program to get you started. The simpler the book, the better; too many sources try to overcomplicate fitness when it can actually be a very simple topic.
After you’ve familiarized yourself with a basic understanding, it’s time to immerse yourself in the topic. Doing this is hard, but ALWAYS leads to success. Find mentors; read as many different articles on the subject as possible; read conflicting ideas to look at every possible angle; volunteer your time to work for someone with extensive knowledge on the subject. Do whatever it takes.
Immersing yourself does two crucial things: (1) It forces you to become adept in the new field. (2) You naturally start changing your lifestyle in order to gain knowledge.
Step 2: Create a Time frame
Humans are interesting creatures. We seem to wait until the last minute bfore we actually perform or change. We put it off as long as possible, fearing what might lurk ahead.
If we create a time frame to start implementing our healthy lifestyle (i.e., a schedule), then we begin holding ourselves accountable. We create deadlines and adhere to them (if we can commit).
Creating a time frame also allows you to see how much will have to be accomplished within a specific period of time. For example, if you decided to start changing your lifestyle and becoming fit in the next two weeks, you could see that you would be replacing certain habits or changing your routines. You would have two weeks to mentally prepare for such changes by gauging how much work you’ll need to put in for your changes. This time would also allow you to start creating a strategy. This might include such things as when you could work out; what foods you would need to change or start eating; when to eat your meals; even changes in your sleep schedule.
Step 3: Commit to Your Future
This is the final, and most important, piece of the puzzle. You could know, in depth, everything about fitness. You could set a rigid time frame/schedule to start accomplishing your goals. But without committing 100 percent to changing and following through, without dedicating yourself whole-heartedly to “sticking with it,” it’s likely you will fall short and burn out.
Truly committed people understand the pain, sacrifices, fears, and other roadblocks that must be overcome. They understand that things will get downright hard. They know success isn’t a short-term or immediate result. They also realize that, in order to succeed, they must persist through these difficulties.
Committing means you’ve promised yourself that you will keep going—keep trying—until you reach success. Under no circumstances will you give up.
True commitment isn’t easy. In fact, it requires a mental change, which includes breaking through Mental Inertia, becoming Emotionally Charged, and building your Inner Strength. This is all taught in a new book called Lifetime Physique.
The book takes you, step-by-step, through a comprehensive 10-Step Transformation Process that reveals:
How to overcome Mental Inertia to reach success;
How to become Emotionally Charged to achieve anything;
How to dissolve fat away by eating more;
How to gain strength and generate an endless source of energy;
How to transform your body by working out LESS, not more;
How to build a sensible, sustainable lifestyle;
How to take control of your mind—and your life.
What sets, Lifetime Physique, apart?
It takes an inside-out approach—focusing on the mind first, then the body;
It guides the reader through The 10-Step Transformation Process;
It combines Nutrition, Weight Training, and Aerobics in a complete program;
It provides a sensible eating program that doesn’t starve you;
It uses an efficient training program that actually helps create time;
It provides a comprehensive 16-week transformation success plan.
This book is revolutionary in its approach. Ever wonder why so many people fail at their New Year’s Resolutions after two weeks? They don’t develop the right mindset. If you can commit yourself to fitness, and you succeed, then you WILL succeed in other areas of your life and ultimately build a successful lifestyle.
Start today! What have you got to lose? Visit www.lifetimephysique.com
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