The man in the park

Hope your Wednesday is going FABULOUS.  I have been having a hard time concentrating due to the heat and having no AC in my apartment... anyhow enough about me and my problems:)

I wanted to share something that I saw yesterday at the park.

I was at a park yesterday killing time until I had my next traning appointment. Since it was really hot I found a nice shady area. As I was relaxing in my car I saw a man behind my car in one of those motorized wheel chairs. His car was actually next to mine. I didn't think much of it, he kept
complaining to his wife or friend that the chair was making an annoying beeping sound. Anywho his wife or friend left to walk the dogs. He- lets call him "George" was left there by himself . I guess he was trying to get out of the chair when he fell. Mind you I dont see him fall or hear him( I guess I was enjoying a song on the radio--probably practicing my karoke.LOL)!

I just happen to look up in my rear view mirror and there is another man there and"George" is on the ground. I would have got out and helped him but the man seemed to have it under control. And thats when I learned a lesson.

Now as the man was trying to help George up all George kept saying was " Im not hurt, Im not hurt, and I dont need help I can get up on my own"! But clearly he could not, no matter how much he tried. So the guy finally gives George his cane and George takes it but still cant get up and still refuses help. Finally the guy grabs his arm and helps George get up with his cane. Then the guy proceeds to help George fold up his motorized chair and George says :its a certain way it goes and I have to do it! Finally the man leaves and George goes about doing something with that chair.

As I saw this play out I thought about me and you. I saw how pride and stubborness can cause us to stay on the ground in life(ie a rut, bad habits, addictions..) because we do not let the people that really want to help us do so. And then when we finally allow someone to help its just enough to get us off the ground but not enough to keep us off the ground. If George would have let the man help him get up initially and help him put his chair in his car, it would have saved George alot of time and stress, but instead George was stubborn until the end.

Too many of us myself included have been like George, we waste precious time in our lives fighting the very people that want to help us. Le'ts not be like George in life or in our journey of getting healthy and fit.

Allow someone who cares to help you along the way sometime. You will find it a much easier road when you allow someone to pick you up off the ground, dust you off, make sure you are okay and send you in a better direction.
We were not meant to walk alone. 

If you haven't been to check out the rest of the blog scroll down to  see how the  women from Lean Body Fit Camp  allowed us to help them and not waste time.

Just my two cents.

Finish Strong!!

Chelsea Cooper
www.lbfitcamp.com
562 -9891217

Psalm 23

Memorial Day Workout pics & 5 key ingredients that will ensure your fitness success

Hope your day is going Fabulous!

After a long holiday weekend gettting back into the groove of things is tough. I personally can't remember what day it is:) Anyhow we had a Great Memorial Day Workout on Monday at Lean Body Fit Camp. And before I give you the 5 Keys ingredients that will ensure your fitness success let me tell you what we did on Memorial Madness Monday!!

Yes this is real people in my class working it out!! oh yeah!

We combined our both our morning and evening classes together for ONe big workout at 9am (so people could sleep in but still have time to enjoy the day). We did a jog around the park with a few exercises in between and then we  played "Octopus" can't explain it ...its kind of like tag but not, you just had to be there.    Then we got into it and did a   60 second- 3 exercise cycle workout  for 20 min that bruned off every rib, chicken, corn, baked bean , pig feet, hog mog...(lol) they might have ate or thought about eating.



Needless to say they were beat and grateful that we were finished. Great job ladies and gentlement.

Some of the LBFC crew sorry Chrsitina and Susan Im no phtograher LOL!

After class I began to think what motivated people to get up before 10am leave there cozy bed and families and come to workout at 9am on their day off. My first thought was who wouldnt want to see me and Larmar on there day off? LOL! But then I begin to think what did all the clients that showed up that day have in common? What seperates them from my other clients and just normal people that would love to lose weight, look great and have more energy.

So in no particular order these are the ingredients to change your life, your circumstances and your heatlh:

1.Written Goals-  They all have a goal. We just had everyone write a 4 week goal on one of our boards. I believe in the saying " that a goal is ajust a dream, until you write it down". We also go over other goals throughout our program and have them write those down as well. Goals posted where we can see them daily help remind us why we are doing what we are doing.

4 Week Get Ready for summer goal board

2. Desire- The goal they have is big enough to fuel there desire within. If you want something and someone gives you the blueprint  to how to get , you will follow it gladly to get to your desired outcome. If you have lost your desire maybe your goal is someone else's or you dont want it enough to do what it takes. Burning desire to be or do something gives us staying power - a reason to get up every morning or to pick ourselves up and start in again after a disappointment” -Marsha Sinetar



3.Admit there need for help-  The greatest thing someone can do for themselves is admit they need help. For a long time I thought I could do it all. But in reality Im not very good at all things and somethings I just need someone to hold my hand and hold me accountable,or it will not get done. For example paper work or even sometimes working out. Yep! I go to group classes as well and know someone is there to push me and I love the interaction with others wanting to get better through fitness. I also hear my clients confess that they would not have come to class if they hadn't signed up already or they didnt want me blowing up there phone asking them where they have been.LOL! So accountability and acknowledging you need assistance in the process is very important.

4. Willing to pay the price- Its easy to say yes I'm ready to change my life. I want to feel better about myself, I want to look good, I want to feed my body the right foods and so on. But then the real test comes, are you willing  to commitment to changing some habits? Come to class and work hard daily? Are willing to push through the sore muscles and your mind that tells you to stop as soon as you feel a little discomfort?

We all will pay the price for what we do or dont do. A little pain through a workout now or a long stay in the hospital later? Some discomfort now, but a few weeks down the road you won't even remember the discomfort because you will feel like a totally different person?  Sometimes we have to look past the momentary pain and push through to the goal. Anything you have ever acheived  thats worth anything probably involved hard work and paying a price.

5-Mindset- Although this is #5 this is actually the most important of them all. If we are going to succeed at anything we have to get our minds right. Negitive self talk will destroy a goal before you even get started. Excuses to why you can't do something is also very detrimental. And the one I see way to often is the # mindset.( I can write a whole blog about this and probably will soon). Getting caught up in a magical number on the scale has sabatoged many people that were on there way to getting to there goal.

 We live in a society that is number driven whether its how much you make a year, or how many pounds you want to lose. But see thats backward we are focused on the wrong thing. If you want more money then take your gifts and talents to the world and help them with what you have ( another blog for another time) and you will have plenty of money.  If you wamt to lose weight and feel great focus on taking care of your body. Feeding it properly, loving yourself, exercising because our bodies were meant to move, ask for help, but most of all its a lifestyle change and if you arent willing to do those things,( yes its a process) then you will never get to that magic number and if you do it by any other means( lots of shortcuts) you will either feel miserable because all you can eat is 5 grapes a day  or you will gain your weight back. So get your mind right. Showing up is half the battle the other half is getting your mind prepared for the battle.


Hope this has  helped feel free to share it with someone. Ask yourself  Do you have goals written where you can see them? Do you have a deep desire to accomplish something? Have you admitted you can't do it alone? Are you willing to pay the price? And is your mindset set on the positive or set on Negative? I always tell my Fit Campers - Get your mind right ...before you step into class. :)

Hope this helps. If you have any comments please feel free to do so. And Ill get back with you.

Finish Strong !!


Chelsea Cooper
www.LBfitcamp.com

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Jer. 33:3

MIndset Monday...& The Self Contract

Its Mindset Monday...

Unlike most people I am beginning to enjoy Mondays. Most people talk about starting new things on Monday, whether its eating healthier, a new workout program, getting back on track with resolutions, starting a  new project, organizing our finances, treating ourselves better, treating others better, the list goes on and on.

Mondays are like new beginnnigs... to start fresh and start something new.
See its all MINd set. How we view a thing in our minds and what we speak about it will come to pass in our lives good or bad. We have been talking about this in Fit Camp as of late.

Our thoughts and words make up our reality. Stop and think for a moment about the things you have been saying about yourself and your situation. Is it positive or negative?

I am on a journey in my life to live my best life Now. To get rid of the clutter and negative thought, habits and people. So I thought I would share something that I have started doing. I made a contract with myself that I would be good to myself and others. And I read it out loud daily...it fires me up and gets me started!!
If you want to read it, print it and pass it along!


  "I used to say, "I sure hope things will change." Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change". J. Rohn

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I am on a collision course with destiny

I am at the Intersection of Truth; the Avenue of Opportunity; the Boulevard of Passion;
 and on a Street named Courage.

 

All lights are green. I choose to proceed.

Today, I crash and walk away with purpose, success, and nobility.

 

Today and always:

I alone accept and own full and total responsibility for being my genuine and true self.

Therefore,

I vow to live authentically, to grow and care for my best and nobler self that I may reflect

the shimmer of God’s glory and divinity.

Today, I shall be blessed with all good things.

My day shall be good.

I will have good success.

My joy, peace, prosperity, and success shall be as abundant as the stars at night.

Friendship, favor, affluence, influence, health, happiness, support, beauty, and abundant

living shall be my constant companion.

I am unconditionally loved, celebrated, revered, appreciated, and honored beyond

measure and human comprehension.

I make a difference in this world.

This is my contract with self.

And today, I give myself permission to push until I succeed.

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Signed

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Dated




Would love to hear what you think about the self contract!!

Dedicated to your health and fitness success,

Chelsea Cooper
www.lbfitcamp.com