May the Focus be with you. 

I want to share with you the immense power of focus.  Especially focusing on one thing at a time. It’s HUUUUUUGE and Nobody really does it anymore!!  

Ok, Let’s put FOCUS into ACTION through this exercise today. 

Decide what is the most important thing about your health & fitness that if you could change for the better would improve your entire life the most.

This will be Your One Priority that will be the centerpiece of focus over the next several days of mindset work in this Challenge…and ideally for the next 60 days or so.   

Here are some ideas to get things going for you.

ILLNESS – If you have an illness that prevents you from living a healthy life, that could very well be your one thing.  If you can improve and even heal this illness, think about how much better your life will be.

ADDICTION – I am definitely not an expert on addiction, but I think it is of paramount importance to add here and I am happy to support you to the best of my ability if this applies to you.  Addictions that directly and adversely affect our physical health and wellbeing such as addictions to smoking cigarettes, illegal drug use & alcohol consumption, could be the most important thing to conquer first on your health quest. 

PAIN – If you have chronic pain, this affects everything in your life.  If you could improve it and perhaps heal it, imagine how much better you will feel.  There are natural approaches that can heal pain.  Personally, I had a lower back pain issue that I feared couldn’t be healed.  The pain was so intense I slept in a reclining chair for 10 months and couldn’t walk for more than 5 minutes without stopping.  Honestly, It was a form of hell for me.  It took me over 2 years, but it’s gone now.  And my life is sooooo much better now.  If chronic pain is an issue for you, this may be the best thing to focus on and improve first.

FAT-LOSS – In general, this is the one that most of my clients come to me to help them with.  I highly recommend it if you know that you are overweight.  Losing excess fat has so many health benefits., such as 1) Decreased risk of diabetes 2) Lower blood pressure  3) Improved cholesterol levels  4) Decreased risk of heart disease and certain cancers 5) Improved mobility  6) Decreased joint pain  7) Improved blood sugar levels  8) Decreased risk of stroke  9) Reduced back pain 10) Lower inflammation  11)  Better Sex drive…and the list goes on.  Fat-loss is very easy to measure and know 100% that we are making progress.  If fat is your biggest problem, make fat-loss your One Priority.

MUSCLE GAIN – This is the 2^nd most popular goal of my clients.  To completely transform your body, look at 3-5 years of training at least twice a week and more ideally 3-4 times per week for between 45-60-minutes per session.  I am not saying this to scare you, or for you join my training program. I just want you to know what you can expect.  Most men can build 1-2 lbs (450g – 1kg) of muscle per month and most women can build 0.5 – 1lb (250g – 450g) of muscle per month.  And that’s using an excellent strength training routine and diet, ideal amount of sleep every night, proper recovery, and low stress. Although you can make noticeable changes in your physique in the first 3-months of training 2-4 times per week at 45-60 minutes per session, please look long-term if your #1 goal is building a sexy, muscular body.  Once you get the bug for strength training though, you will love every REP of the journey. 

PERFORMANCE – I work with a few clients whose main purpose for training and nutrition coaching is to improve their performance at work.  I work with business professionals, singers and actors who need the power and stamina that their work demands of them.  I have definitely experienced an upgrade in my power, focus and stamina from increasing my health & fitness.  If you feel that having more power, strength and stamina in order to have higher performance in your work or life, this may be the best thing to focus on first.

HEALTHIER HABITS – Some people are happy with their health and they just want to improve a habit or two over the next 6-months. This is straightforward and very easy to focus on.  For some people that may be drinking an ideal of water each day.  For others it may be getting really good sleep.  If this sounds like an approach that you feel would benefit you the most, please choose a habit that is most fitting. 

I hope I gave you enough examples here to get you focused on your One Priority.  Now it’s time for the fun part!  Good luck!  If you would like some clear samples for each category above, click here for some One Priority samples.

What is Your One Priority?  What is that vital thing about your health & fitness that if you could change for the better, would improve your life the most?  Write it down in one sentence. 

Please do it now.