This weeks topic is titled “What’s your secret” because sometimes we are so stuck on finding out everyone’s secret to how they lost weight, how they lost inches, how they had the guts to change their bad habits or had a diet from foods which they craved or couldn't live without!! So tell me…what’s your own secret you're going to have on how YOU lost weight, how YOU shredded those inches to fit in your jeans, or how YOU got rid of that sweet tooth and soda! Or should I say pop for all my Texans who say pop instead of soda LOL!! Mark Twain said it best “The secret to getting ahead is getting started”. So yes you can be interested in wondering how someone else got their results, but then why not go home and rewrite your secret your way that no one thought of doing before. Think about how nice and good it would make you feel for it to be the other way around and people come up to you asking you what is YOUR secret!!

So you workout, but have you ever thought about what drives you to do it? It isn't only about the way you look, is it? We are more than simply something to be looked at…our secret is our rational, realistic, and healthy thinking that we come to terms to understand, which then leads to us seeing that our reflection is not the definition of our worth!

Mark Twain wasn't necessarily attempting to motivate people to exercise when he said “The secret to getting ahead is getting started” but he may have been! There are many paths to getting started and continuing along a health path of fitness inspiration. Our owners here at IPT Ray and Amy came up with quotes on our shirts not just to be random quotes, but so you concentrate on the positive messages that you find to help you along the way. All it takes is one word, and one time that you glance at the message our shirts are trying to feed you for that day!!

Might sound crazy and weird but when it comes to motivation, think of your belly button. Obviously we all have different shape and size belly buttons, but I want to picture yourself having an “Inny” and an “Outty” LOL. Think about what messages from others/television/ads/seminars inspire you to workout? (AKA the “Outty”) Also from those specific outside sources…what messages are demotivating? Lastly, think about goals most drive you to work out, perform better, and reach your peak potential in the facility as well as outside of it…. do you notice that when your goals are ones that come from inside of you (AKA the “Inny”), you are more likely to jump into a workout routine because its something you have complete 100% passion about or there’s some sort of emotional pull attached to it?

Create your own secret by starting a new trend not many people may think of…can’t get ahead without starting!