3 Principles For Overcoming Fitness Obstacles

If you're like me, the quest to stay fit and handle the weight feels incredible. And, as if seeking to be in shape is not difficult enough, there are often other obstacles to overcome: health problems, time management, value gathering or energy.

Even if you have exercised for a long time, there are always new obstacles to breaking up. So how do we put this into perspective?

According to Tom Turner, the executive link for the Spina Bifida Association is exactly the following: Perspective. And, according to him, there is no high mountain to climb. Tom would know.

Paralyzed from birth, it is now 35 years old and forms about three times a week. In fact, he told me that he could not get along without an exercise.

So, in my quest for the last word on barriers to fitness, Tom sat with me and together we developed 3 basic principles that will help reduce fears and intimidation as we strive to achieve fitness goals.

(After all, if he can exercise regularly, should not he be encouraging enough for someone to give him a chance?)

Principle # 1 Move with fear.

"Train yourself to believe that a mountain is not too high or that any goal is too difficult to reach," Tom said. Basically, it is about responding to your fears and facing them head-on.

In this principle, the goal is to recognize their fears, recognize them and then cross them. Ask yourself what makes you uncomfortable? Did you lose your way and are you afraid of never coming back?

Do you have a wound that made you fear your body? If you can visualize creatively, you can put your fears under control.

See for yourself how you wish. Remember: your body loves you and has the potential to heal to perfection. Your only job is to trust and listen.

Q: What is your body that tells you?

Principle # 2 Trust your intuition.

It is important to overcome obstacles and learn to overcome obstacles as you begin to hear the still small voice of your body. In most cases, we all want to have the pleasure of asking someone to tell us what we can and can not do.

However, our highest truth is in us. This does not mean that good opinion of others is not important, but ultimately decision-making comes from within.

When you face a challenge or an obstacle, watch how you feel. What are your instincts that tell you?

It is often simply your instinct that will lead you to a new mindset and your awareness. "I was not going to let the wheelchair get in my way," Tom said. In fact, he said that he simply had to change his point of view on this.

He says he must first know what his restrictions are, create a limit for himself. "We all have limits," he told me. "It does not matter if a person can walk or not, the obstacles are as unique as the people themselves, so it is better to know their limits."

So Tom tells me he wants to reach these limits. "I get as far as I can within the limits of what I can do: whether it's more sets, repeaters or more resistance, I'm always surprised, with small steps, how fast I can achieve a great goal."

Principle 3 Do not go soft on this good night.

What, then, about fear? I wanted to know. If we enter into fear and look at it to see if fear meets there? "So," I asked Tom, "are you afraid?" After 19 operations in my life, I really accepted fear, "he says. It comes down to our most primary fear; Fear of death.

Once you realize that death is part of the divine plan, it is liberating, you can abandon it and, on the contrary, choose the way of life. So, instead of being afraid of death, I decided to choose the way of life.

So what is the message to carry? Speaking of Tom, I remember the poem by Dylan Thomas who said, "Do not be sweet on this good night." It seems appropriate here.

The bottom line: Keeping fear often prevents us from living. Tom reminds me that a positive attitude is the key: "Life is a matter of attitude".

He also says he could let fear hit him, but he does not. "I do not want to be part of tomorrow," he concluded. That said, what fears do you have? Make the right time to face them today.

In conclusion: life beyond borders.

When have you faced your fears and pushed your boundaries to the edges, then? I wanted to know.

Tom smiled. "Find a new mountain to climb," he said seriously. "I know there will be days when I have to stay in bed and rest while my devices are being developed. At that moment I am of the opinion that I decide what I am going to look at.

Author's Note: In my personal quest to live beyond the limits, I chose Tom as my model (lucky for me, he is my brother).

We often see the media for these sources and are often illusory. There are "real" people everywhere who do good things ... they look around; Angels are everywhere!

Learn from them. Choose someone who is looking for, admire or value your values. Set your goals, climb the mountains! Define intention in motion and enjoy a healthy process.