Monday Tip: Build a Healthy Lifestyle

Jan 11, 2021

Monday Tip: Build a Healthy Lifestyle

Happy Monday everyone! We have become a nation of instant gratification. Thanks to technology, we expect things to literally be at our fingertips at any given moment. Because of this, when we don't receive the favorable results we're after, we tend to think it's not worth it and move on. But some circumstances take time, in fact they take an entire lifetime.

A healthy lifestyle is not something achieved in a matter of moments, that is why it's a lifestyle. A diet is not a lifestyle. It's a temporary fix for a permanent issue. There will always be temptation to eat, or an excuse not to work out, but when we change our way of thinking and view it as a lifestyle change we'll see daily gratification in our new habits.

Start simple with food and exercise. Look at incorporating more water or maybe throwing one extra veggie in that you weren’t before…that is progress! Think of the begging of your journey as building blocks and you eventually grow from there.

There are a few things you need to ask yourself and truly understand before diving into a healthy lifestyle change.

What is your motivation to improve your life? Do you have kids and want to lead by example? Or do you think if you lose weight and keep it off, it opens other possibilities?

What has stopped you from making these changes before? Do these obstacles still exist? How can you eliminate them? If you can't, how do you move forward?

If the thought of some of these answers overwhelm you, that’s okay. It is a lifetime of work and dedication. Taking the first step is always the hardest but once you do, you won’t look back with regret!

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By Ray Cattaneo • 07 Feb, 2024

Andrea has been at IPT since July of 2023 and has been the definition of consistency! She always makes adjustments to her nutrition and exercise when needed and pushes herself in workouts every single time. Each month she exceeds her goal of losing body fat mass, and has lost a total of 24lbs of BFM since joining! She's able to chest press 25 lb dumb bells and can do a full pushup without any assistance now. You can really see the difference in how Andrea carries herself and the confidence she has now compared to her first day at IPT. She completely transformed her life for the better!

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By Ray Cattaneo • 03 Nov, 2023

Rey has been here since early June & has never missed a session! He's on-point with his tracking for nutrition and always does his cardio. He has hit every goal since he started and has lost 49.6 lbs of body fat mass and gained 3.8 lbs of skeletal muscle mass. Down from 48.9% BF to 36.6% BF. The health of his knees has improved drastically and he continues to have an exceptionally positive attitude!

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By Ray Cattaneo • 02 Aug, 2023

Hi, my name is Dylan and I’ve been at IPT since December of 2022, and my fitness habits have greatly improved since then! Since I started at IPT, I’ve been consistent with all of my workouts at the gym, my workouts outside of the gym, and my nutrition. I’ve lost 13.2 pounds of body fat, and have gotten stronger and faster with every session. My training at IPT has helped me to throw a no-hitter this baseball season as well as decrease my 40 yard sprint time!