Getting Through The Winter Months

If you live in a cold area like I do, the winter months can be rather depressing.  It's hard to do anything outside, it's cold...there's not much sun....it's just not a fun time for me....I'm a warm/hot weather person...so I just have to 'tolerate' this time of year.  On the bright side though, it's a great time for me to really focus my thoughts and energies elsewhere....and that's a good and productive thing!

If you have a gym membership, getting out to the gym during bad weather conditions may not be an option....with a few essentials at home, you can obtain a decent workout.  A good aerobic DVD, some various dumbbells, maybe even a barbell, an exercise ball for abs, and even small exercise devices that attach to a door are beneficial.  Plan out various routines, and you can work out your entire body throughout the week!

This weather does allow me to really focus on my goals.  Count down the days to Spring (or Summer!), and set up a list of goals between now and then that you want to accomplish.  This is where you will notice even small improvements will add up over this time! Look forward to those warmer days and visualize your body in shape and lookin' great in your clothes.  Just think of the pounds you'll lose between now and then!  It's getting that mind-set and motivation going forward....and that's progress!

This blog is here to encourage you...and that encouragement helps me too!  Just keep that determination to move...the body was meant to move....you've got all those muscles...approximately 640 of them, and 206 bones! This time of year for a lot of us can be a challenge....fresh fruits and vegetables are not available to us, so we must find appropriate alternates.  Frozen is a good choice, and some canned varieties with lower sodium are available as well.

We'll get through these next couple of months....and when Spring does arrive, and those flowers start blooming, and the buds appear on the trees...we can look back over the last 83 days and know we have come a long way, we've accomplished so much.  You'll realize how much better you feel and look.  So, even though I'm not fond of the cold weather and snow...I know that by maintaining my focus on exercise and nutrition...these long, darker days will pass...and soon the sun will emerge....and I'll be better for it! Stick with it everybody....you'll reap the rewards if you do!