It takes awhile for healthy changes to become a lifestyle, but Michele is on her way at week 3! It’s official. Now that my blog is up and running, everyone will know what I’ve been doing in my spare time. I’ve been hinting on Facebook that big things are happening and that I’ve been motivated,…
Technical difficulties today so hopefully Michele’s week 1 write up is enough to keep you entertained… I’ve known for a few weeks that I was on deck to be the next Rockstar of A Healthy Balance. I have told all of my friends, family and coworkers and I’ve hinted on Facebook that something life-changing was…
Our next Rockstar has started on her journey and is excited to share it with you. Meet Kathleen. She has been working with us for awhile and has been a star student so we have selected her to be our next Rockstar and help her continue on her quest for health. If my life was…
Have you ever paid for a gym membership and not used it? Wouldn’t it be easier to get to the gym consistently if you got paid to do it? As a personal trainer, I kind of get paid to go to the gym, but even then that sometimes isn’t enough motivation. Let me introduce you…
Checking in with Adri on week 4 of her journey back to health… First month down! Not to brag or anything, but I had a pretty great week. Ok, ok – I AM going to brag: I worked my butt off, and made good choices on some difficult occasions. Workouts. Admittedly, I didn’t have my…
In a perfect world we would all agree that we are super motivated about exercising. In this fantasy land we’d lay out our color coordinated workout clothes every night and when our alarm went off at 5 a.m. we would spring out of bed, full of excitement for our two hour long exercise routine. Unfortunately,…
A goal undefined is simply a wish. How many times have you said “I want to lose some weight” or “I should work out more often” and thought of that as a goal? Oftentimes goals go unachieved because they are not defined. In order to achieve our goals we need to identify them, define them…
Living a healthy life requires constant goal setting. In order to reach our goals, we need to hold ourselves accountable and not let our goals escape to the land of New Year’s Resolutions and good intentions. Keep yourself motivated by writing your goals down and posting them in a visible location. For example, if you frequently…
