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→ WE HAVE AN IMPORTANT EXCEPTION.

And it has to do with something we hear every… single… year from my clients.

Pretend it’s January 1st.

How are you going to feel if you use the holidays as an excuse to put your health and wellness on the back burner?

And not just on the back burner …. but ended up going BACKWARDS?

Did you know that the average person expects to gain SEVEN POUNDS over the holiday season?!

WOW.

Based on our experience as coaches, we can tell you how you’ll probably feel.

You’ll feel like you’ve lost ground on any progress … you’ll feel tired … more bloated … your clothes will be tighter … and, yes, you’ll probably feel regretful.

It’s not a good spot to be in.

The good news is that you can make a few small changes NOW so you don’t end up in the majority of people who let their health and fitness slide.

It’s all about keeping things REALISTIC to keep yourself on track.

Which leads us to a little assignment for you.

Take two minutes right now … and think about how much time you can devote to your self-care through the holidays.

What can you realistically commit to? 

Is it 3 x 30-minute workouts a week? An hour of meal prep twice a week?

Can you commit to getting 7-8 hours of sleep each night? Staying hydrated? Choosing only your favorite treats (and leaving the rest for someone else)?

Whatever it is, schedule it into your planner.

Not only will you feel better, have more energy, sleep better, and actually ENJOY the holiday season more …

But you’ll build momentum to kick off 2022 strong and in control.

SO … what specific actions are you going to commit to starting THIS WEEK?

And you know what?

Telling someone else (accountability!) makes it more likely that you’ll actually follow through.

Head over to our Facebook Group and post what you’re going to do this month to stay on track. You never know who you’ll inspire!” – facebook.com/groups/gogoodguru

Accountability and support can go a long way toward helping you be CONSISTENT with your healthy habits. So can having a plan that works with your lifestyle.

That’s what our 28-Day Total Body Fitness Kickstart program is all about. It’s designed for busy people just like you who care about their health and getting results – and who also want to enjoy life to the fullest.

Want to know more? Let’s talk – just hit “reply” or click here to schedule a Free 15-minute Discovery Call and we’ll see if it’s a good fit!

We have an interested client story to share. Thought it may be useful for the rest of our clients to hear.

The other night a client just did NOT want to take any time to clean the kitchen, but it’s one of “their” chores (we all have our own chores) and they have a personal rule that before they go to bed, the kitchen has to be squared away.

Now, when we say they did NOT want to do it, we mean they really, really, really did NOT want to step even one foot into the kitchen.

They were tired counting down the minutes until they could get into bed. I’m sure you’ve been there.

But they knew the kitchen wasn’t going to magically clean itself. And they also knew something else, from past experience – and it’s actually why we’re writing you this today.

They knew that if they didn’t keep their commitment to themselves, it’d be easier to break that commitment again – and again, and again.

They also knew that it would have a ripple effect, making it easier to break other commitments to themselves, too.

So they grumbled a little bit, picked themselves off the couch, and actually cleaned the kitchen… even though they weren’t in the mood for it and was the last thing they wanted to do.

Now they didn’t do a stellar job; it was passable.  They didn’t have mystical epiphany while cleaning. They listened to some music and basically hustled their way through it.

In fact, turns out it wasn’t NEARLY as bad as they made it out to be in their head. 

When they finally DID go to bed, they felt pretty good about themselves for powering through.

The truth is, you have to show up, even if it’s just for yourself. ESPECIALLY if it’s for yourself, because that helps you show up even better for others.

It’s not any different than workouts you want to skip, or the little treats you are tempted to sneak in when no one is looking.

The more you let things slide, the easier it is to keep doing so. They don’t call it a “slippery slope” for nothing.

We’ve all said these things to ourselves before:

“Skipping my workout today won’t make a real difference, anyway.”

“I’ll get back at it tomorrow.”

“I’m really tired/hungry/stressed because work was crazy today, I just want to go home and relax … preferably with a glass or two of wine.”

Just one more cookie won’t matter.

“It’s so dark out this morning, I don’t want to get out of bed.”

Obviously, sometimes you HAVE to miss a workout or change up your nutrition – maybe you’re sick or it’s super busy at work, or you have an important family commitment. Life happens.

But here’s the question: Are you showing up for yourself the way you promised?

No one says every workout has to be a record setter – but we’d argue that the workouts you don’t want to do (or those diet temptations you find hard to overcome) are the MOST important.

They help strengthen another set of “muscles” … your motivation, your confidence in yourself, and your inner knowing that when the chips are down, you CAN count on YOURSELF to get the job done!

That’s pretty amazing... even if it’s something small like cleaning the kitchen. (which as you can see isn’t really that small, after all.

​If you'd like a way to test your commitment to yourself, try out one of our 28-Day Kick-Start Program...available in-studio and online-only at www.gogoodguru.com/kickstart.

We’ve got some good news for you today – plus some even better news! This is especially important if you work behind a desk most of the time.

Do you remember a few years ago, when all the headlines blared that “Sitting is the New Smoking”?

Basically, researchers looked into the health risks of sitting for hours at a time, and the conclusion was that if you sit a lot, your risk of dying was the same as that of a smoker – even if you exercise!

The good news is that while those headlines might have started with a grain of truth, they weren’t 100% accurate.

New studies have shown that while sitting isn’t great for you, it’s definitely not as bad as smoking, according to researchers from Canada, Australia and the U.S. who published a study in the American Journal of Public Health.

Sitting more than 8 hours a day DOES increase your risk of premature death and developing some chronic diseases by 10% to 20% … but it’s nowhere in the same ballpark as smoking, which boosts the risk of early death by 180%!

Here’s the even better news. If you must sit a lot, there are some things you can do to offset the risk of developing diseases related to being sedentary.

Basically, it all boils down to being as active as possible when you’re NOT sitting.

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