Work, kids, daily household responsibilities and now the Holiday season, how on earth are we suppose to keep up with our fitness routine. Working out is always on the daily to do list but somehow time goes on through the day and workout gets pushed to the bottom of the list and then they drop off the list completely.

Motivating people to workout and stay fit is a huge part of my job and through the years I have compiled a few tips and tricks to help you get your workouts in and stay fit while keeping up with your busy life.

Have the Holiday festivities already gotten you a bit off track? We have all had those times when our healthy regime takes a back seat and things go off the rails a little bit with eating, drinking and exercise. From Thanksgiving to the New Year can definitely be one of those times for many of us. It is hard to stay on your normal healthy eating routine with those heavy holiday meals, happy hours with the extra calories of drinking and the added desserts. We are busy shopping, wrapping and worrying about everyone else which can very quickly lead up to more than a few missed workouts and a few unhealthy meals.

Inspiration can often come from places you are least expecting. I was proof reading one of my sons final papers for a college course on how it is now more important than ever to develop a good spiritual practice.

Everything right now is hard! It is hard to know what is right and what is wrong. It is hard to find ways to connect with people that you love and honestly you guys, it is hard not to judge others. Imagine yourself as a sponge soaking up all of the information and energy that is out there in the world right now.

Do you ever find yourself saying” I am so bad, I just ate all of those chips” or ” I have to eat good today because yesterday I was so bad”. I put “bad” in quotes in the title because food is neither good nor bad, it is simply food. That being said, there are certain foods that provide more fuel for your body and help it perform at it’s peak, while supporting a healthy weight. Fundamentality it is all about creating balance in your life and with your eating habits.

Your alarm sounds off, a sound you dread each morning so you hit the snooze button once maybe twice before dragging yourself out of bed, reaching for your phone as you head down to the coffee maker. Maybe you watch the news or check your email before you are even fully awake. You start reacting to emails, news, kids and works before you even have a moment to think about what kind of day you want to have. This used to be me, I was reacting to whatever came to me in my day like a kid playing dodgeball in gym class. I hated that game.

The following is something 100% of my clients have heard me say time and time again. I work with so many amazing people with the majority being female. They are rock star mom’s, kicking ass in the work world, running a household and tending to their families. They make time for everyone, friends, kids, husbands, they even find time to do volunteer work and help those less fortunate. These amazing women would drop anything and everything for the people in their life. The only problem is that they put themselves last or sometimes not on the list at all.

We have all have had those weekends when our healthy regime takes a back seat and things go off the rails a little bit with eating, drinking and exercise. Maybe its an out of town wedding, a weekend getaway or simply a holiday weekend with friends where fruits, vegetable and your daily exercise is replaced with greasy hots, hamburgers, beer and perhaps a margarita or two. You had a-lot of fun for sure, but when the dust settles and daily life returns it can hit you like….

“We are all broken, that’s how the light gets in” Ernest Hemingway

This quote speaks to many of us as we recall hard times we have been through in our lives. It may bring up pain or discomfort. It may make us want to hide in shame because we have faltered at times in our lives and were less than perfect.

If you read my last blog post, you know I am all about starting your healthy journey with a healthy mindset. What you think, you create and all that good stuff. With that being said…

For the past 20 years I’ve been bopping between gyms, yoga studios and health clubs collecting skills, clients and …