The email today is going to cover an important topic that often gets overlooked. We spend so much time focusing on our goals, whether how close we are to them or how far we still have to go, that often we forget to enjoy the journey.
Look, I know how badly we want results. We make a change, we feel like we should immediately get to reap the benefits, but the body doesn’t allow you to do anything quickly. This is where the patience aspect of “stay patient, stay consistent, and stay challenged” comes into play. If your focus is only forward at your ultimate goal you will miss all of the fun along the way. Instead, begin to focus on your body while you exercise and you will notice the small improvements that indicate you are inching towards your goal. The ability to do one more perfect repetition, or run a little bit faster, or having your heart rate and muscles recover faster after a movement…all of those are small indications that we are improving. This is also a very short list as there are many, many ways that the body will improve. Unfortunately for us, these small indications are also often what we overlook as we allow frustration and doubt to set in. This frustration and doubt leads us to overreact and do something drastic to speed things up. Often times, this drastic change does nothing more for us than push us farther from our health and wellness goals.
There is a great saying when it comes to saving money, “save the pennies and the dollars will save themselves,” that applies to the body in a certain sense. That type of an attitude, where you focus on the smaller things, will help with patience with your body. If you focus on the small victories and improvements along the way, you will notice the subtle changes within your body that will add up to you reaching your goal. Don’t allow frustration towards your overall ultimate goal prevent you from enjoying your journey towards being healthy.
Keep working hard and please don’t hesitate to let me know if there is anything that I can do to help you succeed. Have a wonderful day J.
Derek Rohrig
Wellness Center Manager
602 S. Jefferson St. Roanoke, VA 24018
P: 540.853.3089 l F: 540.853.3066
“When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal, you do not change your decision to get there.”
~ Zig Ziglar
