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If you’re reading this blog post, then you have a friend who is truly worried about you. Or…you found it on your own. Which is equally awesome!
But the whole point of this blog post is to convince you to make some changes to your diet and lifestyle.
Ahh! Don’t go anywhere!
Give us a chance to explain. This is NOT a body-shaming post. This is just a call to wake-up to the reality that maybe you aren’t at the best place health wise, and maybe you could take some steps to improve. For you. For your family. For your future.
We are all shaped and formed differently, and we are all beautifully and wonderfully formed. What we are talking about here is YOUR body in a healthy place for you.
We’ve been doing this for a really long time. And here’s a sad and shocking statistic:
According to the World Health Organization; “At least 2.8 million people each year die as a result of being overweight or obese. The prevalence of obesity nearly tripled between 1975 and 2016.”
We get why you’re hesitant. Losing weight and getting into good physical shape is hard. It can be incredibly frustrating. It involves significant lifestyle changes that are not much fun to contemplate. To do it successfully you need a large amount of discipline, support, and encouragement.
And sometimes that is not easy to come by.
But success feels SO GOOD. The journey might be long, but before too long you will start to see results when you stick with it. You’re going to feel like an entirely new person. You will feel younger, more energetic, happier, and just better.
And to get there you are most likely going to need help. Which is what we provide you with.
Individual Fitness, not to toot our own horn or anything, provides you with a customized physical fitness program to meet your specific needs and goals. To help YOU—your body, your history, your preferences—reach YOUR specific goals. It is not a one-sized fits all approach here. We are not trying to turn you into a triathlete, unless that is what you want to become! We aren’t trying to give you abs, or sculpt the perfect beach body. We want to help you become the healthiest version of yourself so that you can live longer and enjoy more of your life.
Let’s start with the facts, shall we?
- 73% of people that set physical fitness goals as new years resolutions abandon them before meeting their goals. Now there are a lot of reasons for this, but the main ones are not having support and not having SMART goals. Both of these things Individual Fitness helps you with.
- While you can lose weight with changes to your diet alone, it is much harder to keep off, and more likely to be a temporary loss. Slashing calories drastically can also lead to side effects such as lost muscle mass, and a drop in your metabolism (your body going into starvation mode). We like to focus on sustainable, healthy changes to your diet, not just a temporary fad diet, such as you are only going to eat grapefruit and hard boiled eggs from now on.
- The benefits of exercise go far beyond weight loss. “By preventing cancers, improving blood pressure, cholesterol and sugar, bolstering sleep, attention, energy and mood, and doing so much more, exercise has indisputably proven itself to be the world’s best drug.”
Convinced yet?
Ultimately, you have to make the decision that’s right for you. Regardless of our input. Regardless of what your friends are telling you. But make sure you are in fact doing WHAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU. This is your wake-up call!
Guess what? Now we’re worried about you, too. If you need us, we’re here. Book a free consult with us to get started. Come in, and let us show you how we can support your healthy lifestyle and fitness changes so that you can feel better and live longer.