Page 31 - NGA NATURALmag 2016 FALL INAUGURAL Issue

Fall 2016
REBOOT Time?
By LAURA GRAy
NGA PROMOTER CA
CERTIFIED SPORTS NUTRITIONIST PRESIDENT – MUSCLE WINGS LLC LAURAGRAy38@yAHOO COM
Positive Relationships
A s s s s s s s you you embark on on on a a a a a journey of new new or renewed fit- ness ness goals consider the relationships you you you have in your your life An important component to fitness suc-
easy everyone would be fit!
When you you begin to to see results take the the time to to evaluate the the the relationships relationships that that are are getting you you you you closer to to to your your goals goals and the the the relationships relationships relationships that that are are moving you you you you away from your your your goals goals When evaluating the the the relationships relationships around you you you determine how they contributed to your your “results” whether positive or or negative You will have less success success in in in in some areas and and more success success in in in in others but the the cool thing is you can always “REBOOT” and and begin again When you you you have those “bad” days where you you you find your- self being pushed and pulled fin in in in all all directions from all all the relationships that are are swirling around you you on on on a a a a a a a a a a a a daily basis remember you you you are are the determining factor Acknowledge and and thank those relationships that give you you positive positive feed- back back and and positive positive encouragement Negative feedback can be used to to to to your advantage so it’s up to to to to you you to to to to turn negatives into positives Positive Relationships
are a a a a a a a a key factor to to to keeping
you you you on on on your your path to to to success Embrace and and and cultivate the relationships that understand and and and and support your your your “nutri- tion” and and and and and exercising exercising routine routine Keep your your your your nutrition “dialed” in in in in in in your your your exercising exercising routine routine “safe” and and and “consistent” and and and your your your fitness journey journey on on a a a a a a a a a a a line that is is is as as straight to success as as possible Make your your your journey journey your your your own and make those relationships in your your your life count n n n n n Be well be be safe be be fit cess is surrounding yourself with with relationships that can enhance your your goals as as well as as provide you you you with with a a a a a a a a positive environment Evaluate the current and and past relationships in in your life Friends family co-workers and and and acquaintances Deter- mine how they can be a a a a a a a a a a a a a positive force to to encourage and and assist you you you as as you you you strive to to reach your fitness goals Start with a a a a a a a plan that includes short and long term goals Ask yourself: what types of positive reinforcements motivate you? Pull from all sources available trainers/ coaches partnering with with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a “reliable” person to to workout with with visual motivators of people or or or images you are encouraged by journaling listening to to to inspirational and and motivating audio tools internet and and and social media sites Find out what works best for you you and and pull from these sources You You will find yourself re-evaluating decisions you’ve made This is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a good thing You You should be re-eval- uating on a a a a a a a a a regularly basis and as as as often as as as possible Criticism will will come at you from all all angles and and not all all criticism criticism will will be positive Be prepared and and and consider the the source and and and and use the the criticism criticism as a a a a a a a a a a a a a way to to evaluate which which relationships you you you want to to to cultivate and and and keep and and and which which ones you you you you may may need to to give a a a a a a a a a a a break from your life Let’s be be truthful here people you you you you you care about may may not be be posi- tive when you you you share your fitness goals but give them them a a a a a a a a a a little break and try not to to be too hard on them them If fit it it was NGA NATURAL mag 31