The real secret for you to maintain a consistent fitness routine is putting it in your schedule and treat it like any other meeting you won’t miss. To be consistent you must make it a part of your day like brushing your teeth or eating. Today I want to introduce you to a great guy who did just that and it’s made a huge difference in Mike’s fitness and weight loss pursuit. Take a quick read; this is Mike’s fitness story!
How long have you been exercising consistently?
10 months
What influenced your decision to get dedicated and be consistently active?
I saw the success that my wife was having and she pushed me to go and try it out.
How much weight/inches/jean sizes have you lost and what are the changes you’ve seen in yourself?
Since my highest weight, I have lost about 50 pounds. I can also notice a huge difference in strength
What is your favorite thing about Boot Camp? What Exercise most scared you at first?
My favorite thing about boot camp is the motivation and everyday is a different exercise. The exercise that scared me at first was shadow boxing on Fridays.
Can you briefly tell me why you continue to do Boot Camp?
I continue to come to boot camp because I continue to see progress to overall better health.
What are some of your biggest barriers to staying active and how do you overcome those barriers?
My biggest barrier to staying active is finding the time in the day. I overcome this by purposely not scheduling anything for the time that I go to boot camp.
Since becoming consistent with your exercise, what’s the biggest change you see in yourself physically and mentally?
The biggest change that I see would be becoming stronger physically and mentally being willing to push myself harder on certain exercises.
How would you classify your current eating habits?
I just try and watch what I eat and don’t overindulge.
Do you have a specific diet/eating strategy that you follow?
I try to eat a larger breakfast, smaller lunch, and something healthy at night.
Do you have a favorite go to healthy meal or food?
Grilled Chicken Salad
Do you have advice for someone contemplating starting a fitness/weight loss journey or advice for someone struggling to stay motivated?
Don’t be scared! Everyone at boot camp is friendly and is willing to help out.
I want to thank Mike for sharing his story with us today and want to hammer home a few great points Mike made in his story. First, like I said at the top if you want to be successful at getting fit or losing weight you must schedule your fitness time and not let anything interfere. You must make it a priority. Second, don’t let fear prevent you from attending Boot Camp or any other fitness program that will help you get results. Everyone’s pursuing the same goal and would love to help you and see you succeed. The real key to weight loss is your diet. You must pay attention to everything you eat to include serving sizes. If you’re serious about losing weight and keeping it off nothing is off the table (count your carbs) but you must be careful to watch serving sizes and not over indulge. You can do this just like Mike, take action and get started TODAY!