Happy New Year!

New Year’s Wishes
We have reached this time of year again..The one that marks the day when everyone reflects on what has been and what is to come. It is a sense of renewed motivations, new hopes and better understandings. I am thankful to ring in a new year with old friends that I am thankful to still have in my life, family and new friends that have become like family to me. My sincere wish is for everyone to start a new day of a new year of a new period of life with a renewed appreciation of anything previously taken for granted. May you start 2009 with thankfulness, graciousness, love, understanding, and hope.
If you are like most people, your new year’s resolution has something to do with your level of fitness. But fitness is not just actions…it is a state of mind. A lot needs to be considered to ensure that your resolution will be one that is resolved and not one that is discarded after a few months and a few frustrations. Like anything worth achieving, expect to have conflicts along the way. Otherwise, it would be easy and we would never struggle with it to begin with.
I hope that this group can serve you in some way through the year. I hope to be able to inspire you along your journey. But after all, it is your journey and you must have a plan. My first bit of advice is to assess your life. Look at your schedule: how much time do you have (and are willling) to prepare meals, work out and still enjoy your life. Your goals should reflect that if you are to succeed! So, today, if you are looking to improve your fitness both inside and out, make a commitment to what you KNOW you can do…once you have accomplished that, then move forward. Plan your meals, go to the grocery store, get moving with workouts and have dedication and willpower. Remember too, that the cliché “you are what you eat” is actually true. True fitness is a combination of meal planning, healthy eating, working out and rest/recovery…and 100% mental. Close your eyes and see things as you want for them to be…then move forward!! Keep in mind that it takes time. Have patience and be realistic.
I’ll be back real soon with more. Please feel free to send any questions pertaining to health and fitness my way and I will help you as best that I can!
In good health,
Laurie Leigh Daly
(Certified Fitness Trainer, Specialist in Performance Nutrition, Lifestyle Wellness Coach, Pilates Instructor, Group Training Instructor/Choreographer/Co-ordinator)
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