Fit for Life: Fail to Plan? Plan to Fail
Saturday, April 19, 2014
There are many factors, and moving parts to whatever it is you try to accomplish, weather it be building your business, raising a family, or trying to get fit and healthy. In order to utilize your time efficiently, and succeed, you have to make a list, and prioritize the most important elements of this list, because our time is limited. For this article I will give you examples of things related to health and fitness, since I am not very knowledgeable at the other two – but working hard on the business plan part.
Nutrition First
The number one priority in your quest for health and fitness needs to be your nutrition plan. Without sound nutrition you will fail to become healthy. You can get fit “looking” by eating low fat artificial food and man made supplements, but my goal is overall health, and you can't become, and maintain, good health by doing so. So make food quality priority one. Now to take it a step further if you find yourself wondering what food type to eat, make protein your priority, especially if you train hard. Protein will help build and repair muscle tissue, and it will take fewer calories to satisfy you, keeping you strong and lean. I always advise balanced nutrition, but if you are pinched for time, or low on funds, make protein a priority.
Balance & Core Strength
When you begin an exercise program, your number one priority needs to be balance and core strength. If not, you can compare it to trying to build a house on a sand bank. It may stand for a while, but eventually, the foundation will erode, and it will come crashing down. Do not load the body, unless your foundation is strong and balanced enough. If you currently go to the gym, strength training should be first on this list. Especially when time is limited, this should be done before cardio. Two reasons it is more beneficial, is that it builds muscle, and muscle burns more calories at rest, and with proper strength training your posture will improve, and your chance of injury decreases. You can make it metabolic by performing super sets or doing time intervals with little rest between sets, thus improving your heart and lung strength. When time becomes a factor, and you need to prioritize exercises, squats, dead lifts, shoulder presses, and a rotational exercise, will cover all the essentials: strength, mobility, and stability, creating balance throughout the body.
If you fail to plan, then you should plan to fail. This line has been following me around for years, and I have proven this to myself many times. One example was not getting to the market and buying snacks before a road trip. This should have been a priority equal to getting fuel. Instead, I thought I could wing it and grab something where I was going, only to discover a town with fast food and dollar stores on every corner. I settled for beef jerky, and mass-produced yogurt from a Seven Eleven store. No plan equals failed nutrition. So let this line play in your head before you make a list, then remember my advice, make your own list and highlight the important stuff. Plan and Prioritize, and you will prevail.
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