An Easy And Achievable Goal

Physical activity is one of those things we avoid. If she came in with a cane on some days, her trainer modified the workout. They also incorporated stretching and core into every workout. Each week, Lynne’s trainer increased resistance as well as reps and sets. They mixed it up a lot, too, with a variety of exercises. Her body reacted well to the challenge. They would do 2 days of strength training a week and 1 day of mobility and pool cardio. Her resistance and weights increased in varying degrees between 50 percent and 75 percent. As for her strength gains, they started almost every week with her trainer increasing the resistance. He pushed for more repetitions, added another set, and gave her a variety of exercises for the equipment. She got the movements and form down quickly and also knew whenever her trainer increased the resistance or weight. Her trainer checked in to see how she was feeling, while he studied her form and made necessary modifications to ensure a good workout.

Ball And Chain

Lynne joined the test study because she felt challenged. Fred said to me one day while I was at his house that I was unhealthy and needed to get in shape, she said. He offered to pay for my strength training, but then added, But I don’t think you will do it. That was the challenge that got her going. Once she went home, however, fear set in. She knew she was in bad shape and that her excess weight and lying around all day were making her depressed. Failure could follow. And failure was public. Lynne took a trip to France while she was well into her training. It was summer and 98 degrees outside. She had to perform on stage, and before strength training, she had been growing exhausted by the performances and regularly struggled to catch her breath. Looking back at France, had she not been training for 3 months, she wouldn’t have been able to walk across the field or pull off the performance.

No Feeling Is Final

But now she was in great shape! That’s what the strength training had done for her. And that trip alone gave her the boost to know she’ll keep at it. It’s a lifestyle change for the betterment of my remaining existence, and it must never stop. I’ve got a lot of work to do and I’ve made the commitment to do it for the rest of my life, she said. And this surprise attitude adjustment came just a few months into her effort. She realized no one in the gym was watching or cared! When asked about benefits in addition to strength, Lynne said, Don’t even get me started. She performs better, she’s singing better, she was inspired to do a new recording, and she started writing more. Additionally, she feels confident enough to share her journey with her fans and friends. At first, she felt like she didn’t want to tell anyone what she was up to in the training department in case she let herself down. But once she saw her success and knew she could keep it going, she began to write and post about the path she’d taken. People wrote back, inspired. Stairs no longer daunted her and her newfound confidence was noticeably apparent! It’s a lifestyle change for the betterment of my remaining existence, and it must never stop.

Nine More Lives

Just walk into the gym. Make that an easy and achievable goal. She said not to be afraid that someone’s going to make you go from zero to one hundred in your session. She went from breathing heavily from just walking down the hall to embracing her trainer and the gym. Just walk into the gym. Make that an easy and achievable goal. Lynne’s story will resonate with many of you out there who fear failure and who struggle with their weight. Fear of failure is much more than fearing that time and money will be wasted. There is that for sure. The older we are, the more frightening just about any new prospect becomes. We concentrate increasingly on what we do well and avoid what we do not. As the years go by, we stick with the things we’ve gotten good at over the years. In fact, it is the tragedy of our time that engaging in physical challenges that could greatly improve our health has become an arena of wholesale avoidance. So, the challenge of shifting gears and getting started is at first psychological. That’s what Lynne probably faced long before Fred intervened. One thing that Lynne had going for her before she got started with her resistance training is that she left the house to work. The call of the stage still moved her. Yes, it provided her with an income, but she also had people showing up to hear her sing. Many of us are moved to work and do things for others we might not do for ourselves. There is a motivation in being called to do something, as it is a great blessing. Fred saw that Lynne’s current health and future health were in jeopardy. Lynne, in return, is calling to others. She’s built a following to help her through her quest for health and so that she can provide motivation to those just starting out. She knows what they face and she cares. She shared and a community began to grow. One important fact to keep in mind on your quest is that motivation need not be wholly individual. The pathway through the inner resistance that Lynne faced is accessed by patient, incremental every effort. You will need some simple physical assessments, but many of them can be done on your own. They will get you focused on the first few things that you need to work on. Soon, you will be showing others how to do what you have done and the psychological hurdle will have been left far behind. You need to just get started and break through your resistance and fear.