HOW TO GET FIT AND STAY FIT

 You are unique :  your home life, your employment, your social life, your genetic make-up, your thoughts, your opinions, diet, partners, children, pets... the list just goes on and on. 

 So isn't it strange how, when it comes to feeling and looking good about ourselves, suddenly individuality goes out of the window and from 'Mrs Smith' 2 doors up to the HollyWood film star in Beverley Hills, we all want the same thing: perfectly toned physiques, perfect healthy lifestyles and the fitness level of an olympic athlete!

 So how do you gain access to this fabulous world where you will look and feel fantastic about yourself?

 DO YOU?

Embrace your new lifestyle with open arms, give it 110%,  sign-up for fitness classes, the gym, go swimming, visit your local health food shop and buy things that you can't even pronounce, cut out all chocolate, crisps, biscuits, become teetotal... FANTASTIC, you'll be looking fabulous in days, your transformation won't take long at this rate. 

 Trouble is, you embraced your new life on the Monday and by the Wednesday at 3.00 pm , you succumbed to a chocolate digestive at work and it took exactly 3 seconds to turn your back on your new healthy lifestyle and go back to the comfort of the old one.  So, once again the allure of a fit and healthy lifestyle evades you and you feel like a failure, feel miserable about yourself and promise you'll try again next Monday (always a Monday)

 OR DO YOU?

START OFF with these 3 simple life choice rules -

 1.  You must enjoy your new activity -  if you start an activity that you do not enjoy and feel is a chore, you will not keep it up, try different things until you find what's right for you, from power walking to body pump, pilates, yoga to aerobic fitness, there's a wealth of choice out there.  If it's a fitness class you want to try, rope in a friend to go with you so that you don't feel too self-conscious at first and can also have fun while your there.

  2.  Habit form - don't dive in at the deep end and attend everything that's going then run out of motivation, take it easy and just start with 1 or 2 classes per week (that you enjoy!) and form a habit of going every week, make sure your new activity fits into your unique lifestyle and you don't have too much hassle taking part.

 3.  be patient - your not going to change your body over-night, following the 2 rules above is JUST THE START, but we all have to start somewhere, once your comfortable with them, then you can add on more, eg better food choices and portion control, more or different activities,  just add them in gradually and habit form the new rules until, eventually, you've gained access to the fantastic FUN world of fitness and you’re where you wanted to be: toned, trim and healthy,  welcome on board... enjoy your fitness journey.