How many of you take accountability into consideration when you're thinking about your resolutions? Statistically, having someone to hold you accountable improves your rate of success by 95%! I'll take that over a failed list of resolutions any day!
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Today marks the third day of the PiYo Challenge Papa L and I are doing. Three days is only a meager 5% of our sixty day commitment but progress is progress! One of the comments Papa L contributed after we concluded our workout this morning was, "I just like working out with you. I think that's my favourite part," and I heartily agreed.
I was once what you would have labeled a fitness junkie or a gym rat: I was a competitive swimmer for my local city college. I ran at least three miles a day. The rock-climbing gym employees recognised my car whenever I pulled up. I attended a nightly kick-boxing class. All told, I spent a minimum of six hours a day swimming or doing some form of cross-training. And I loved it. But, when I really sit and think about it, I'm more than a little sure that one of my favourite things about all of those hours spent working out was that I was doing it with friends. I never wanted to miss a training session, ditch a run or skip out on an afternoon swimming laps because that meant missing a conversation with a friend, ditching a buddy or skipping out on my teammates.
Accountability. Do you need it? Is that the last piece in your motivation puzzle that you're missing? It could be the thing that makes all the difference. And that's what I'm here for. I set up what I call "Challenge Groups" of four or five people and, together, we keep each other on track. Anything and everything from cutting out soda, staying hydrated, or joining me in a workout challenge. Anyone interested?
I was once what you would have labeled a fitness junkie or a gym rat: I was a competitive swimmer for my local city college. I ran at least three miles a day. The rock-climbing gym employees recognised my car whenever I pulled up. I attended a nightly kick-boxing class. All told, I spent a minimum of six hours a day swimming or doing some form of cross-training. And I loved it. But, when I really sit and think about it, I'm more than a little sure that one of my favourite things about all of those hours spent working out was that I was doing it with friends. I never wanted to miss a training session, ditch a run or skip out on an afternoon swimming laps because that meant missing a conversation with a friend, ditching a buddy or skipping out on my teammates.
Accountability. Do you need it? Is that the last piece in your motivation puzzle that you're missing? It could be the thing that makes all the difference. And that's what I'm here for. I set up what I call "Challenge Groups" of four or five people and, together, we keep each other on track. Anything and everything from cutting out soda, staying hydrated, or joining me in a workout challenge. Anyone interested?
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