A 1-minute, Monday-Friday email, to help busy professionals move more, eat better, and think clearer.
Mano Minute (2/23): My body used to hate this lifestyle 🥗
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Mano Minute (2/23): My body used to hate this lifestyle 🥗 "The amazing thing about your body is that it will get used to whatever you give it. We can exercise and eat healthy food, or eat and drink too much and suffer the consequences. This is why it is so important to form good habits." - Peter Giersch I love this quote. It reminds me that change is hard in the beginning. But not forever. When I first started eating clean and training consistently, my body resisted. It wanted the foods I was used to. The movement felt like punishment. But I pushed through the temptations. My body stopped fighting it. It started to prefer it. Now, I crave healthy food. I look forward to training. Not because I forced myself into discipline forever, but because I let my body adapt. It got used to those inputs. And now it wants them. The hard part is not staying healthy. The hard part is the beginning. Once your body adapts, it becomes your new normal. TIP: If you are in the early stage of a habit and it still feels hard, that is normal. Keep going. Your body will catch up. |
Mano Minute
A 1-minute, Monday-Friday email, to help busy professionals move more, eat better, and think clearer.
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