Family First

I had a father, mother, and their ten year old daughter start with me in the gym a couple of weeks ago. They have committed to living a healthy and active lifestyle, and to doing it together.

They are my inspiration for this blog. In order to make health and fitness a principle to live by you need to surround yourself with others that live by that same principle. If you don't, it will be much harder, and the changes of you eventually falling off track are very high. Ask almost anyone around you that has made it a New Year's resolution to become healthier and exercise more. Almost everyone has tried it, but few have been able to maintain it. Why is this? They tried to do it alone, they thought they could ignore what others around them were doing or in this case not doing. Trying to live a healthy lifestyle while others around you don't is very hard, and when changing your way of living is as hard as it is, it becomes a hundred times harder.

It doesn't have to be this way! If you can find a way to convinve the ones you love the most to on the journey towards a healthier life with you, it can be one of the most memorable experiences that you share together! How do I know this? What do I have to back up what I just said? Personal experience! My son Aaron is almost 20 years old, and he's over in Kenya helping others right now with the Doctors Without Borders program! I am so pround of him and we have many memories. One of my favourites was the time we did a powerlifting competition together in my friend Adam's garage. That's right, we squatted, deadlifted, and bench pressed together! We pushed each other, reached goals together and had a blast doing it! We have been doing this ever since he was a little boy. I am beyond thankful that I chose to take that journey along with him.

Everyone around me always hears me saying "You're not alone on this journey" and I am here as a trainer and a friend to help you. Well, why don't you try bringing your family along with you and see what happens. If you end up with the same result I did, you will be so happy and thankful that you chose to do this. I promise!!!!