Dear SOMHELP Members,
One thing that I promised you is that I'd share items of interest as I came across them. As a little background on this post, some of you may know that I teach BodyATTACK here in Helena, which is a fitness program from Les Mills International (they also do BodyPUMP, BodySTEP, etc.). One of the presenters who frequently appears in our instructor materials, Bevan James Eyles, has a blog on fitness, which I visited today, and found some of his thoughts, well, thought provoking.
Some quotes:
"'What does it take to create a life time love of fitness, one where people get all the benefits of a healthy lifestyle choices?'
The biggest thing I have discovered is that health and fitness isn’t about a certain exercise, being on the latest diet or buying equipment that promises the world. Fitness is about behaviour. That statement is so important I’m going to say it again, fitness is about behaviour! The people I have seen who I know will be healthy and fit for life are the ones who have figured these behaviours out and made them work for themselves."
...and more:
"I truly believe that everyone can have a love of fitness. Notice that I said love there, not habit. There’s a huge difference between the two. When you have a love you wake up early because you want to be out there doing it, you make good eating decisions because you are focused and have a target that requires that you make the best decisions for yourself."
Fitness is about behaviour. I like it! Check out Bevan's web site as you'd like: www.bevanjameseyles.com.
1 comment:
Such a great point! It seems that the lifestyle needed to be healthy has not changed much over the years, even with all of the diets and exercise fads....great encouraging words!
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