Coffee Talk #231: Start Your Wellness Journey

It’s SPRING INTO ACTION time at FWA and I want to help you get moving this season.

Today’s topic: Getting Started on Your Wellness Journey

I’ve been a fitness professional for 12 years. At the beginning of my fitness career, I was mostly focused on the physical aspects of fitness and really into cardio. Over time, I started increasing knowledge of the human body, the systems, and got really into variety, strength, and helping people get comfortable with the idea that they DESERVE to feel good.

I think a lot about wellness and fitness and how they intertwine and how they are essentially the same thing. I love learning and incorporating all the knowledge I build into my fitness sessions and 1:1 time with clients. I love learning about INDIVIDUALS and helping them define success.

Here are my top 5 tips for moving that needle forward on your wellness journey:

1. Define a goal

You’re more likely to be successful on your journey if you define it! Write down one goal, set a timeframe and work toward it.

2. One thing at a time

Overloading causes stress and it’s unnecessary. Choose one thing to focus on at a time. Examples: drink 2-3 more cups of water a day, go to bed at 11 p.m., walk for 20 min a day…

3. Enlist help

You are not alone. There are people who want to see you be successful (it is me; I am people). Surround yourself with energy and goal-driven folks. I love helping individuals define a goal and CRUSH it.

4. Set a weekly affirmation

This is your guidance for the week. My best tip: set an affirmation and save it as a daily alarm on your phone (mine goes off daily at 4 p.m.). Examples: I am doing my best, I believe in my dreams, I am strong, I am in charge of my happiness…

5. Every day for 3 weeks

Once you define that ONE thing, that ONE goal, do it every single day for 3 weeks. This builds it into your habits. SUCCESS comes from something you do daily. DAILY. You can do this.