You Can't? Or You Just Don't Want To?
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by Monica Hilton
3M ago
You Can’t? Or You Just Don’t Want To? Ask yourself this question: On a scale of one to ten, how uncomfortable are you today? What was the first thing that popped into your head? Being physically uncomfortable? Mentally? Uncomfortable in your career? As a parent? Now ask yourself this: How hard are you willing to work to move out of this discomfort? Let’s use your career as an example. Many people dream of becoming an entrepreneur. They think, ‘If I could just work for myself, I’d have the freedom and flexibility to do whatever I want.’ After being an entrepreneur for more than a decade, I alw ..read more
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What Difference Does it Make?
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by Monica Hilton
3M ago
What Difference Does it Make? Have you ever set out to start something new or accomplish a goal, only to end up putting it off, or never getting started at all? Years ago, I remember working a corporate job and being wildly unhappy. I sat at a desk all day, gained a bunch of weight and had the energy of a potato. And, knowing deep down this wasn’t the life I wanted for myself, I kept setting goals to do something about it. But every time I’d attempt to start, the same thought would creep into my head: ‘What difference does it make?’ In regard to my fitness or nutrition, I knew that anything I ..read more
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26 Cookies, 12 Pieces of Pie, 8 Pounds and a Partridge in a Pear Tree
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by Monica Hilton
3M ago
26 Cookies, 12 Pieces of Pie, 8 Pounds and a Partridge in a Pear Tree A local radio station has recently been sharing stats about the holidays as part of a trivia contest. And that’s how I learned the following: The average number of cookies consumed during the holidays is 26. The average number of pieces of pie is 12. And the average person gains eight pounds each year during the holiday season. One of my family members is a high school teacher. Last weekend, she told me that her co-workers have an annual tradition called “The 12 Days of Treats” leading up to Christmas. She explained th ..read more
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How Big Is Your BUT?
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by Monica Hilton
5M ago
There’s one thing everyone at the gym has in common, no matter what your story and background look like: You (and everyone else) arrived here looking for some help. That might be fitness help, which is why most people initially walk through the door. Maybe it’s guidance with nutrition or mobility. Or perhaps you need accountability (helping to keep you on track). No matter what form of help you need, there’s just one indicator of whether or not you’ll be successful: The size of your but. Say what? No, not your butt. Although we also help with that. I’m talking about your BUT. I’ve coached hund ..read more
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Isn't It Time To Invest In YOU?
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by Monica Hilton
5M ago
Think back to December 31st of last year. Or the year before. Perhaps the year before that too. You made the decision: This upcoming year is your year. All those ads online confirmed it. “New Year, New You!” they proclaimed. Some of those gyms even promised you free pizza for $10 a month, so there’s that. But where to start?! Google. Google will help. You sat down and started searching: Gyms. Gyms in Indianapolis. Cheap gyms in Indianapolis. Cheap places to burn off 74 Christmas-tree-shaped Reeces Peanut Butter Cups in Indianapolis. A Different Mindset. What if we shifted our way of think ..read more
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Stop Doing Stuff You Hate.
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by Monica Hilton
5M ago
We all have that one friend that drags us to stuff that we don’t want to do, but we do it anyway because… well, friendship is pretty neat. So your friend Sally texts you: “Will you try this new workout with me? It’s called hot cycling. You basically do a spin class in a room that’s 120 degrees! Let’s do it!” Now on one hand, you know that cycling in Dante’s Inferno sounds like the worst idea you’ve ever heard. Worse than gas station sushi. REALLY bad. But on the other hand, she’s your friend and you did eat those extra few cookies in the office break room. It was only five… or seven. Nine…&nbs ..read more
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It's The #1 Word: INTIMIDATION.
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by Monica Hilton
5M ago
I’ve always said that if I opened a bar instead of a gym, I’d have no trouble getting all of my friends to come. But instead of serving up beer and nachos, I’m asking them to try a fitness class. Oh, the humanity. Judging from their reactions, asking people to work out is apparently worse than asking them to help you move. And that usually includes beer. There’s a glaring reason that it’s like pulling teeth to get my friends to work out: Working out is work and I’m asking them to work. Yes, there’s a reward and a reason for doing it, BUT. IT’S. WORK.  But ultimately, my friends ..read more
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There's Never Been A Better Time To Try CrossFit. Here's Why.
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by Monica Hilton
5M ago
Almost three years ago on a Tuesday afternoon, I got the news. My gym was being forced to close “temporarily” due to COVID. Two days later, as I was loaning out all of my equipment to members in preparation for the at-home workouts that lay ahead, someone asked me, “Aren’t you afraid that people will start building up their home gyms and decide not to come back when you reopen?” I simply answered, “No,” and continued counting the inventory of kettlebells. What made me so sure that home gyms and live streaming weren’t the wave of the future? And why do I delete the emails I keep getting from va ..read more
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Here's Why "Getting In Shape" Is Not A Good Goal
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by Monica Hilton
5M ago
Most people start a fitness journey with setting goals. Whether someone is just getting starting or they’ve been taking classes for years, here’s the goal I see time and time again: “I want to get in better shape than I am right now.” This comes in various forms: I want to be more fit. I want to lose weight. I want to get stronger. In comparison to your career, this is essentially the same as saying, “I want to do some work and make some money.” It’s fairly obvious that in gaining employment, your goal is to exchange your skills for compensation. In the same way, it goes without saying at t ..read more
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The Top Three GAME-CHANGING Things You're Probably Not Doing
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by Monica Hilton
5M ago
When it comes to goals, there are two types of athletes at the gym: I like to call them “Competitive” and “Just for Fun.”   The “Just for Fun” athletes want to sweat, laugh and be healthy. The “Competitive” athletes might be training for something like a local CrossFit competition or they’re seeking auxiliary training to achieve skills, build strength and “level up.”   Both groups are here to be better than they were yesterday, that’s what brings us together. And throughout people’s fitness journey, they may go back and forth between the two groups.   For anyone in either group ..read more
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