OBSTACLES INTO OPPORTUNITIES

Forgot your gym shoes at home. Snow storm. Stuck in a hotel. Babysitter cancelled. Super busy at work.  What do you think?  OBSTACLES?  Yes... OPPORTUNITIES? Maybe.. ;)
I am honestly impressed and inspired daily by my amazing clientele and class participants.  These guys are HARD CORE.  Hard core.  They have shown up to train with socks on, Crocs on, even barefoot (ie. forgot your gym shoes at home). I once trained a client in her suit.  She forgot her workout clothes, but was determined to get her session in.  Awesome!  Bad snow storm hits Denver. My clients make it in.  My class is still full. I have had class participants rearrange their work schedules around class time. If they have to leave early to make a meeting, they show up, do as much as they can, wipe off their sweat and get back to work.  The client story that inspired this blog post happened last week. She was in Vegas for work and determined not to get off track or let her fitness slip. She'll tell you about it...

"To stick to my fitness goals in Vegas and not be defeated by the $20+ gym fee, I packed my running shoes and used the strip to log in 15,000 steps a day.  I used a pedometer to keep my motivation and to try to push myself to go further each day.  I also took to the hotel stairs, my particular hotel tower had 15 floors and a stair well to go with it, as all do per fire code.  I hiked those stairs and when I got to the top I took the elevator down.  Back up again, elevator down.  Up again, elevator down.  Five times, for a total 39 minutes of stair heaven.  

The nice part of using the elevator down was that it gave me just enough time to catch my breath before starting the next hike which allowed me to do it more times than I would have otherwise done if I took the stairs down. Each stair workout (which I did two out of the four days I was there) and every other walking day was followed by the regular push-up, crunch and oblique routine I have established.

That is how I met my fitness goals in Vegas.  In getting my workouts in, it helped me to make good choices while eating out.

Thanks Emilee for the inspiration and for getting my head back in the game before I took off to Vegas, the week could have gone in a completely different direction."

Seriously awesome! Talk about turning an obstacle into an opportunity! 

Life is going to get busy, things are going to happen. How you handle it and what you choose to do makes all the difference. Stay focused and get creative!  Obstacles or opportunities?  It is up to you ;)  Get to it!

GET INSPIRED 2013...Cindy's Story

Here we are...2013!  So excited for New Year's resolutions and the opportunity to help people successfully reach their goals and get the results they want! So curious to know what is behind the resolutions you are making this year... What inspires you to want to change? What motivates you to be healthier? I truly do love being a part of each and every one of my client's journey towards a healthier life. Seeing them succeed is something that motivates and inspires me!  I have been working with Cindy since September and it has been awesome!  She is an amazing testament to what you can achieve with determination and commitment to change.  If any of you think you are too busy to get in shape.  Let this girl prove you wrong. ;)  Cindy finds the time to get her workouts in and prepare healthy meals in addition to raising two kids and running a busy and successful business.  Did I say busy?  Make that very busy! ;) She is making it happen and I am so proud of her!  Each week, she continues to shed pounds, inches and fat.  She is getting stronger, has more energy and is leaving the girl we used to know behind!  We are just a couple of months in.  The pictures on the left were taken in September and the set on the right, just two months later, in mid-November.  Stay tuned...she is working hard and not slowing down!  Over the next few months, I will continue to post on her progress as well as updated pics. I could not be happier for her!  So excited to see where she will take her fitness this year!  Here is her story in her own words!  CHEERS Cindy!  2013 is going to be a FABULOUS year for you!!!

CINDY SOVINE-MILLER:

"I am a working mother in pursuit of a healthy and sustainable lifestyle and the body that comes with it!   I can tell you that you have never met a trainer like Emilee before.   She is one of the most positive influences in my life.   I started her nutrition and training plan in September of 2012.  Nine months after my second baby I still weighed the same as the day I left the hospital. 

Since working with Emiliee I have lost 20 pounds and even more in inches.   The belly I just assumed I would have to have surgery on some day is noticeably firming and I see the path to a flat stomach!  Not only is Emilee a phenomenal trainer: I love my butt, but, she also gives you the tools you need to work through challenges physical or emotional that are keeping you from reaching my weight loss goals.   She picks up on it immediately if I get frustrated and gives me ideas and new path suggestions to get to my goals.   

Changing habits and lifestyle take time and commitment, but the benefits are endless.  Even my husband agrees, Emilee is worth every cent in giving me something that will save me money for the rest of my life; a healthy outlook to go along with my healthy body!   This is an investment worth making!"

DON'T LET
ANYONE EVER
MAKE YOU
FEEL
LIKE YOU DON'T
DESERVE
WHAT YOU WANT.

You know what you are made of...you have the strength, desire and motivation to get what you want. Stay true to what you want and you will get it!

So excited to get this week started! Ready to destroy it in the gym, make some amazing healthy food and have some FUN! Happy Monday all! Let's GO FOR IT!!!

BE STRONG!!!

SKINNY VS. STRONG

Do you want to be skinny or do you want to be STRONG? Being STRONG isn't a fad, being STRONG is a way of life. You can be skinny for a little while, being STRONG is forever. STRONG is sexy, empowered and energized. Let's get it guys! BE STRONG!!!

No matter if you are in the gym, on the court, on a trail, or going up a mountain...kicking ass is awesome! Get out there this weekend and kick some! Run hard, play hard, lift hard...give it your all and kick some ass!!! (-:

Where your head is at is more important than where your body is at. Pure determination and believing in your strength, endurance and abilities will take you further than you thought possible. "NOTE TO SELF: Don't let your head give out before your legs give out.