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A SPECIAL THANKS: To Adam for coming on and sharing how he balances fitness in different areas of his life!

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A SPECIAL THANKS: To Mykal for coming on and sharing how he balances fitness in different areas of his life!

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A SPECIAL THANKS: To Corissa for coming on and sharing ways for us to jumpstart our fitness – both mentally and emotionally!

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A SPECIAL THANKS: To Gannon for coming on and sharing about how he sustains a healthy environment!

Fitness Opinion discusses my opinion on if working out in shorts at the gym is necessary for a good workout. Turns out that I tend to have a bit of a contrarian unpopular fitness opinion on this one. Leave a comment below on whether or not you agree or disagree on this fitness opinion!

Standing Hip Flexors Stretch is an easy way for you to stretch and release your tight hip flexors at home while standing. All that’s needed is a chair next to wall! The great thing about this standing hip flexors stretch is that you get a deep of a stretch as you need virtually anywhere. Today’s video will teach you how to confidently and safely stretch your hip flexors, particularly if you sit down at your job a lot.

The Pros And Cons Of Having A Workout Partner is something that everyone should consider along their fitness journeys. Today I’ll give you some options to consider when determining the pros and cons of having a workout partner. At the end of the day, the correct answer is whichever option keeps you consistent along your fitness journey!

Have you ever noticed how hard it is to stick to something that you don’t enjoy doing? Throughout my professional career I’ve encountered many people who actually want to exercise, but simply don’t find it enjoyable. What’s interesting, however, is that I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t enjoy the benefits of regular exercise (eg. better sleep, less stress, mental focus). So today I’ll go over a few ways you can enjoy regular exercise and enjoy the benefits as well!

If I’m to be honest, I’ve gone through seasons in my life where I didn’t enjoy working out. I enjoyed benefits of working out, just not the process. Then one day it finally dawned on me:

people only stick to things they enjoy doing

From that moment on I made the decision to only focus on exercises that I enjoy doing.

For instance, with cardio I prefer running instead of doing “burpee” exercises because I hate doing burpees. In the same way, whenever I run it’s always outside because running on a treadmill is too boring for me. The key is that whether I do 100 burpees, run outside, or run on a treadmill – I’m still enjoying the benefits of cardio.

The beauty of exercise is that it’s broad. It’s so easy to forget that exercise is not just limited to the gym, weights, and 2-hour workouts. I actually had a friend once tell me: “Emmanuel I simply don’t workout anymore because I find it boring. I love racquetball though, I could play it for hours”. Little did my friend know that playing racquetball IS his workout! Perhaps he didn’t realize this all along because he finds racquetball so effortlessly enjoyable.

In the same way I issue you this exactly challenge. I challenge you to find at least one activity that you enjoy doing so much that it doesn’t seem like exercise.

Because at the end of the day, exercise is nothing more than “moving while having fun”!

Key Takeaways:

• Going through seasons where you don’t feel like working out is normal
• Exercise isn’t limited to just the gym
• Find something that you enjoy doing that doesn’t seem like exercise

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A SPECIAL THANKS: To Ed for coming on and sharing his secrets to a long and active life!

Hypertrophy Explained (muscle growth) goes into detail on how muscle grows with resistance training. Today’s video also equips you with key tips to ensure your long-term hypertrophy. No matter where you’re at one your fitness journey, you’re well equipped with hypertrophy explained properly.

How To Do A Lat Pulldown Properly is a fundamental back exercise. Unfortunately, there are many people who demonstrate improper form when attempting to do a lat pulldown properly. Today’s video goes over how to do a lat pulldown properly, and safely, so that you can perform this exercise confidently at any gym!

Check out the benefits of cable machine exercises at: https://dailyfitboost.com/different-equipment-different-goals-cables/

How To Get Back In The Gym after taking time off is not a easy task – but no worries I got you covered! In today’s video I provide 3 step-by-step fundamental tips on how to get back in the gym that will help build your confidence! The key is a sustainable fitness journey is a solid foundation and routine to help get you back in the gym.

Often times when we want to get started on a huge task (let say, losing weight) it’s very easy to get hung up on how long things will take. The term “paralysis by analysis” is a phenomena that occurs when one over-analyzes a situation to the point of not taking any action (eg. “what happens if I don’t lose any weight after 3 months?”). The reality is, you wont know what results you’ll have 3 months from now until you take today’s first step.

Therefore, the focus of today’s Monday Boost is to spur you into action by simply taking that first step!

“The Reason We Don’t Get Started”

One component that keeps us from getting started is the psychological mechanism known as the “fight or flight” response. In short: Fear and anxiety causes us not to take a first step due to protecting one’s self. As a result, we never give ourselves the opportunity to grow and try something new (Note: This is also the environment in which the skill of procrastination, another fear-based mechanism, takes place).

“So How Can I Get Out of this Fear-Based Over-Analyzing and Procrastination Emmanuel?!”

Have you ever jogged down a slanted road, or slowly rode a bike downhill? The force that begins to “carry you” moments later is called MOMENTUM! This is exactly what I want for your fitness journey!

The key is: All momentum starts with one small step in the right direction.

And another step.

And then another.

Before you know it, all these small daily steps (momentum) you’ve built over time begins carrying you to you goal! See how simple that is?

Take another look at the image for this post. I started with a light jog downhill and by the time this photo was snapped I was almost nearing full stride!

Now it’s YOUR turn:

Let go of any missed opportunities in the past by recognizing that procrastination is something that most people struggle with (myself included). Make a decision today to take small, tiny steps towards your goal each day and let’s ride that wave of momentum together!

Key Takeaways:

• Over-analyzing leads to inactivity
• All it takes is one step small step to get momentum started
• Momentum is a collection of small steps over time

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A SPECIAL THANKS: To Daryl for coming on and sharing how he’s overcoming his fitness frustrations! 💪🏾💪🏾

*Edit [27:08]: The name of the person Daryl would like to meet and have dinner with is Dale Carnegie, who is the author of the book “How to Win Friends and Influence People”