The Plan

Introduction-

                It is important for us as Fitness Professionals to have an all-around knowledge when it comes to health and wellness.  This means it is wise for us to know about not only the physical aspect of health but to know how to deal with the mental and spiritual side of things as well.  This is because all three of these topics of health and wellness compliments each other and will either help or hurt your overall fitness depending if you are are strong or weak in certain areas.  For example if you are physically strong but are weak mentally this could lead to bad eating habits, due to peer pressure or depression.  I myself need to strengthen myself spiritually.  Although I believe in God I don’t always release everything to him.  I am pretty stubborn and I feel as if I need to do things my-self most of the time.  If I can just release all my problems to God I would be way better off.

Assessment-

                Assessing yourself in each domain is something you can do in your own time.  This will give you a general idea of how you fair in each of the three areas.  I myself have done this several times.  I already knew going in for the most part what my weaknesses would be.  Most of us do we are just too hard headed to do anything about it.  But sometimes seeing the results in plain black and white will motivate change.  I usually score very well physically and mentally.  I am very strong willed and determined to accomplish anything I set my mind to.  I don’t let most things get to me and I am able to keep my life stress free when I need to.  Spiritually I do pray and meditate but I just feel as if some aspects of my life I cannot totally give up.  This is where my weakness is and what I need to work on.

Goal Setting

                This is a deal breaker for some because they set goals but most of the time, are not sure how to achieve the goal they want to get to.  How you achieve goals is simple.  First you need to set a goal.  If you are trying to lose weight for example find a goal weight and a time table you would like to meet that goal in.  Let just say you want to lose 60 lbs. in six months.  This is a very attainable goal if you stick to it.  Now that you have a goal and when you want to do it by this is where most will get overwhelmed and most of the time quit.  This is because most will look at the overall goal and try to go straight for it.  If you do this then you probably will get discouraged when you are not seeing results you want to see or you don’t think you are losing fast enough.  Don’t try to go after the big goal head on.  Set small goals along the way to get to your main goal.  For example say in one week I want to lose 2 to 5 lbs.  Then you will see the smaller goal as way more reachable as the big picture goal.  Once you achieve the small goal you will have a since of victory and this will help you build confidence and momentum toward your overall goal.  It’s the small victories that will lead you to the championship!  My goals right now are to maintain a toned mind, body, and soul.

Practices for Personal Health

                The main practice is to stay focused in every domain of fitness, mind body and spirit.  If you are able to not allow yourself to be distracted in any of these areas you will be successful in your overall fitness.