Think Like An Athlete

Last night as I watched the Super Bowl, I was reminded that you always have to work harder than you currently are, if you want to continue to improve your fitness level. Athletes have to continuously train harder to compete with other athletes for a spot on the team, to beat the opposing team, to continue to be the best, to keep their endorsement deals, to compete with younger and less injured athletes, etc. They have to commit every day to diet and exercise.

If you stop working at your current intensity or quit exercising, it takes only two to three weeks for cardiorespiratory fitness to decrease. Muscular fitness appears to decrease after two to three months. The only time you can hold your current fitness pattern is if you want to stay the same.

If you want more results, you have to work harder and smarter--frequency, duration, intensity and/or change the type of activity you do. If you do the exact same workout exercise (running or spinning or elliptical machine) for the same amount of time, the same number of days a week, at the same level, you will not see continued improvement. Your fitness level will plateau.

Think like an athlete. Adjust your workout as needed to get the results you want. Change up the Frequency, Intensity, Duration, and/or Vary Your Exercise activity!

Need more motivation? The Olympic Games begin February 12!