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Workout Motivator – Fear Tastes Good

by John Heringer on September 19, 2012 in Fitness, Health & Beauty, Lifestyle

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As the weather starts to turn a bit foggier in the morning and daylight leaves us a little earlier, it’s especially important to keep your motivation fired up! Today’s short but sweet Monday Motivator is all about embracing fear. Self-help expert, Susan Jeffers, said:

“Feel the fear and do it anyway.”

Stepping into unknown things like a new fitness program, a new nutrition plan, or breaking old habits can be uncomfortable and downright scary! When you have feelings like this you need to re-read this quote and go rock it anyway! Fear and self-doubt can be the ultimate downfall to someone trying to achieve their health and fitness goals and even any goal in life for that matter.

You’ve got to dig deep. And while you can allow yourself to “feel the fear,” you still have to push through and get the job done. The best part is that by attacking the fear instead of backing down, you will create a pattern of success. You will build your self-confidence and self-esteem so that the fear begins to inhibit you less and less. Ultimately, you will put yourself in the driver’s seat for all of your fitness and fat loss goals and it will be a cinch to achieve each and every one of them.

So go give fear a big hug, (perhaps scream some obscenities at it and create the health and fitness lifestyle you deserve!

Till next time, have a terrific start to your week!

Dedicated to your success,

John Heringer and the F.A.T. Team

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Monday Motivator – Let the Games Begin…

by John Heringer on September 10, 2012 in Fitness, Health & Beauty

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Time to get crackin on those fitness goals and start the week off right! Today also marks Day 1 for the participants rocking our 6 week Body Transformation Challenge so be sure to wish them luck!

This quote is very fitting not only for our 6 week participants but truly for every one of us as we continue to strive for fitness and health success and a physique we can be proud and happy of. Mr. Robert F. Kennedy said:

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”

You’ve got to lay it all on the line if you really want to achieve your goals. All the tough sacrifices and decisions that need to be made. The bad habits that need to be broken. The priorities that need to be re-examined. The positive habits and lifestyle changes that need to occur and stay present for the long haul.

All of this can be tough. Yet, this is what it will take to get to where you want to go. You cannot just dip your toe into the water. You’ve got to jump in and just keep swimming. Throwing yourself “all-in” is the only way you will achieve success.

So stay committed, persevere and keep rockin!

Till next time, have a terrific start to your week!

Dedicated to your success,

John Heringer and the F.A.T. Team

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You are your biggest obstacle

by John Heringer on August 21, 2012 in Fitness

Another “motivator” to kickstart that motivation and get you in the right mindset for success! As these summer months come to a close I know there are some last minute vacations, BBQ’s, parties and who knows what else. I also know that these tend to include not much activity and a lot of bad foods and drinks….all of which are very detrimental for all that hard work you do at bootcamp or on your own workouts. Here’s a great quote I enjoyed by author Peter Zarlenga who said this:

“I know that no one can really stop me but myself and that really no one can help me but myself.”

You are both your biggest obstacle and your best path to fitness and health salvation. Personal Trainers, bootcamps, dieticians and other health and wellness professionals can give you the tools to be successful and help keep you on track but it is ultimately up to you and no one else.

This can be a tough pill to swallow because it contains a helluva lot of responsibility. Are you up for it? If not, then you’ve got to understand that you may never achieve the results that you want. If you’re not willing to do the hard work, make the necessary lifestyle changes and burden the responsibility, then you may never change.

You can either accept this fact or do something about it. I truly hope it’s the latter. If you want to live longer, enjoy life, move better, look better, feel better, fit into hot clothes, increase your self-confidence, and self-esteem, and take care of your body, then you will not make excuses. You will not stand in your own way. You will make the sacrifices you need to make and get things done, period.

It’s time to take a fresh, new look at your goals and your current progress. It’s time to get mean, get determined and take charge. It’s time to finish up these summer months strong and keep that momentum through the rest of the year and the rest of your life. Let’s do this!

Have a terrific start to your week!

Dedicated to your success,

John Heringer and the F.A.T. Team

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San Jose Personal Trainer says “Stop Creating Obstacles!”

by John Heringer on August 13, 2012 in Fitness, Health, Health & Beauty

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What’s happenin’ everybody?! Are you ready to get your head back in the game and finish off your summer months strong? It’s crazy how summer and vacations and BBQ’s can completely throw people off of their routines and all of their fitness and fat loss progress comes to a crashing halt or even starts to regress!

This blog post and Monday Motivator is here to help attack that issue and make all of you “Solution Finders” instead of basking in and complaining about the “Problems.” So read up and then comment below on what one or two of YOUR solutions are with some issues you’re having currently. Chances are that when everyone shares some insight, there is going to be a lot of solutions available that you can try and implement into your life!

Ok so without further ado, here’s a great quote by Mr. Henry Ford that made me think about all of this. Henry said this:

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.”

You simply cannot give yourself the opportunity to take your eye off the prize. When you do this, you allow (yes allow) all of the excuses, procrastinations and who knows what else to come into the picture and detract you from achieving what you can and should achieve.

I know it can be tough, but as a longtime personal trainer in San Jose I’ve realized that, in order to achieve your goals, you need to be a Solution Finder.

Some examples:

Problem: You try desperately to get into bootcamp consistently and it isn’t working.

Solution: How well are you planning out your week? Are you looking at your schedule on Sat. or Sun and actually “blocking” time out for your workouts? This is essential….as is communication with your loved ones if you need to coordinate the kids’ schedules. This also must be done, week in and week out to be effective in the long haul. Summer doesn’t mean you get to stop doing this even if things get a bit crazier.

Problem: You’re trying to get to your local gym to rock some more cardio but it’s not happening.

Solution: Be spontaneous. Sure, access to a treadmill or bike or elliptical is nice but your body is your own vehicle so use it! Go walking, hiking or running and don’t give yourself a chance to think twice, just do it! Even if it means 3, 10 minute walks…at the end of the day that is still 30 minutes of exercise that you would not have done otherwise.

Problem: You’re eating too much and too many bad things.

Solution: Toss out the bad stuff that is still in the pantry, enlist the help of family and friends to cook healthier meals, eat out less often, etc. And don’t go grocery shopping on an empty stomach!

That’s enough for now, but my point is that each day you are encountered with several obstacles and problems that can lead you away from your fitness goal.

The question is: can you focus on the solution?

I know you can and if you do, get ready to reap substantial reward! So share your SOLUTIONS below and let’s all be successful together!

Have a terrific start to your week!

Dedicated to your success,

John Heringer and the F.A.T. Team