Walter is a certified personal trainer who weighs 182 lbs after losing 24 lbs. The document discusses various fitness barriers like lack of time, desire, family obligations, career focus, self-consciousness, knowledge, money, negative influences, media, and lack of discipline. It emphasizes choosing fitness each day and having humility, discipline, and grit to stick with changes. While aspects of fitness can be fun, real work requires enduring a grueling grind that only a few embrace. Getting decreasing fat, conditioning muscles comes at a price but results in a healthy, fit person.
4. Time - Consider time as a vehicle.
Fitness
Desire – What do you really want? Barriers
Family – Family matters. You matter first. Sometimes the
Career – Career is an activity not a substitute. greatest fitness
barriers are the
Self-Consciousness – No one else like you. individuals we see
Knowledge – Is only power if you use it. staring back at us in
the mirror.
Money – Money plays a subjective role.
Every day we
Negative Influences – Hold firm to filters. awake, we have a
Media – Media’s power is limited to your perception. choice regarding our
fitness. We can
Lack of Discipline – Consistency will prevail. either embrace it or
ignore it – but it’s
Excuses - Only exist if you make one.
our choice to make!
5. The Mighty Few Go Get IT!!
Humility - Be humble and open
to change even if you’re not quite
sure what it looks like.
Discipline - Make the decision
and stick to it. Consistency will
reward you if you maintain your
focus and direction.
Grit – Sometimes change is about
taking the fight to ourselves. Stand
up to the negative thoughts and
feelings and move forward.
6. Fitness
Isn’t Fun
Don’t believe the hype
– getting fit isn’t fun.
Sure, aspects of
fitness can be fun, but
the real work is a
grueling grind
honestly embraced by
only a few. Decreasing
fat, conditioning and
building muscle all
come with a
price…but a
healthy, well-rounded
and fit you justifies it
all.
7. “It ain’t about how hard you can hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and
keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward!
That’s how winning is done!” – Rocky Balboa (2006)