#46 – There Are Only Baby Steps

In fitness, there are only baby steps. Ya ya, fitness is a journey. Trust the process. Consistency beats intensity. You’re beautiful as you are (are you?). You’ve heard it all before. I say it a lot myself. Maybe you roll your eyes. Maybe you’ve heard it so much that you no longer hear it.

Girl, you know it’s true (Milli Vanilli). Fitness is a lifelong process. Only those who play the game for a long time know what it takes to stay fit. I tell everyone I coach: you have to do it forever, or it doesn’t matter. It’s a weekly commitment. A daily choice for some things. Of course you are allowed some breaks here and there, but you have to quickly find your way back for fitness to be with you forever.

There is only one approach that works: baby steps. Fitness is never a quick or smooth process. Ask the fittest people you know and they will share some struggles. Any self-improvement takes time. New habits require small steps repeated over and over until they become routine.

If you understand this about fitness, then you can start to trust and enjoy the process.

Baby steps.

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