Don't "Fall" apart this season

Don’t “Fall” apart this season….

This time of year is not usually synonymous with health and fitness goals but it is actually a great time of year to get in shape. The weather is cool enough to be comfortable any time of day, the kids are back in school and life has gone back to a normal schedule, and the gyms are empty because the “New Year’s Babies” haven’t set their January goals. It’s the perfect time to stretch your legs, enjoy the fall colors, and get the body you want for Christmas.

"I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature."
-- John D. Rockefeller

Get outside and participate in the many activities this season has to offer, hiking to see the foliage, apple picking, pumpkin picking and bike riding. Get the whole family involved and create memories that you get to keep long after the weight is gone.

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."
-- Mahatma Gandhi

Re-visit an old goal. There are great events year around now. Find that 5K you’ve been meaning to do, or register for the Tough Mudder with some friends. Set a date to reach that goal and sit down with a calendar, when we set our goals with a date we are 90% more likely to reach them.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus; and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them."
-- Bruce Lee

Then clean up your nutrition. It is harvest time! It is easy to fill your post workout meals with fresh vegetables and fruits. Visit your local farmers market and get courageous with your food choices. Find new ways to prepare squash, spinach, pumpkin, and other health options.

"Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them."
-- Orison Swett Marden

Take back the power this fall and make it your healthiest season this year…….