Dabbling

This past August I had the opportunity to spend a week in California learning from Alwyn and Rachel Cosgrove. Needless to say I learned a great deal of business and fitness information from them. One of the points Alwyn made a couple of times was to not dabble in things.

I think dabbling is something that many of us do. I know I have in the past. We see something new or hear about something new and want to try it or do it or whatever. Which is fine, as new ideas and challenges are always great. But, the problem arises when these new ideas cause us to get away from our main focus, whatever that may be. We are now spending time dabbling on our new idea that would be better spend focusing on our main long-term goal. Don't get me wrong some of these new ideas lead to great things that can help us achieve our long-term goals, but mostly dabbling leads to unfinished projects and misused time.

People do this with exercise all the time. They see an exercise program on TV, buy the program and get started with great enthusiasm, "This is the program that will get that 10 pounds off!", they tell themselves. They do it for a couple of weeks, then one day they see the cover of a magazine promoting J-Lo's flat stomach program. And guess what they are now on that program. And the process repeats itself and they never see any significant results.

If these people would just stick to one program and follow it for 3-4 months instead of dabbling with 5-6 different programs over that same 3-4 month period they would see better results and make progress.

Stop dabbling and start making progress!

Live Fit,

Josh

Doing The Opposite Of What You Want

What do you want to achieve? What do you want out of your life? What do what to be remembered for? How much weight do you want to lose? Whatever your answer, what are you doing to achieve those goals? 

The surprising thing is that most people are doing the opposite of what the want. Why? Because they usually do not have goals set and review them daily, they don't know what they really want, they procrastinate and plan and plan and plan, but never take action. 

If you want to lose 10 pounds: Are you eating healthy each day? Are you working out 3 days a week? Are you actively seeking out the best weight loss programs? Or are you still eating candy bars, working out infrequently and still walking the same 3 miles on the treadmill?

What if your your dream is to retire early and live your life in financial freedom? Are you saving/investing at least 10% of your income? Are you in a career that you love and will allow you to retire early with financial freedom? Do invest in your education and spend one hour learning each day? Or are you spending everything that comes in not saving anything, never spending on your education, never making time to learn for one hour each day, and hate your job?  

Whatever it is you want it will take consistent hard work. I emphasize consistent because nothing happens overnight. It takes small steps each and everyday in the direction of your goal that will add up over time resulting in the achievement of your goal.

You can achieve anything you desire whether it is the body of your dreams, owning your on business, or anything else. All it takes is consistent work and focus each day. Do this everyday for a year and you'll be surprised how far you've come in a year.

Live Fit,

Josh

Why Did I Become Interested In Fitness?

Believe it or not this is a question that many of us in the fitness industry get ask often by our clients, and I am no different.

I became very interested in fitness (strength training) around the age of 13. I was very skinny and wanted to add muscle to my body to become better at sports. I started with very basic equipment, my bodyweight, can't get anymore basic than that. I created a routine that I would do everyday and added exercises as I came up with them or saw them in a magazine. I did a lot of crazy exercises some were good and some I laugh about now. But, nonetheless I did get stronger.

As I went through high school I began to lift at our high school weight room as part of my football conditioning. I absolutely loved it and couldn't get enough of it. Actually I probably worked out too much and actually hindered my progress. 

After graduating high school I moved on to college and went into a Division III football program were I continued to workout. However, this is were the constant training and dedication I had in the weight room caught up with me. After a year in college the training back fired and I overtrained. My body was to the point were it had been pushed so far and so hard with very little time to recover that it could no longer keep up. This was my breaking point and also when I quit football. For about 6 months after I did not workout very seriously, I mean I still worked out but it was unstructured and I did whatever I felt like doing that day.

Going through that taught me a very valuable lesson. YOUR BODY NEEDS REST! 

I have many other stories and learning experiences about fitness, but I save those for another day. I just wanted to let you all know how I became interested in fitness.

Live Fit,

Josh

Who We Are and What We Offer

We have been training clients in the New Castle, PA area for the past six years. In September 2008, we open our own fitness coaching facility to enable us to continue to provide our clients with results and well as help new incoming clients.

Our staff is the most highly trained group of fitness coaches in the area who specialize in fat loss fitness coaching. We are continually educating ourselves and staying update with the best and latest fat loss methods. There are many fad diets and exercise programs that come and go everyday, but we focus only on what works rather than what is popular.

Defined Fitness offers its clients a semi-private atmosphere where everyone motivates and encourages each other, as well as holds each other accountable to their fitness goals. Each client is taken through a thorough evaluation and then an individual 12-16 week program is set up for their needs and goals.  

We would love to have the opportunity to help you achieve your fitness goals. If you are in the area stop in and get started with our 7-Day Free Trail Membership. We also provide program design for clients outside of the New Castle, PA area.

We can be reached at 724-698-7897 or at JoshDefinedFitness@comcast.net

Live Fit,

Defined Fitness