Setting Goals and Motivation Articles

Don't Know Where to Start With Weight Loss? by Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT
Have you fallen off your weight loss wagon? Have you lost motivation and energy? Has the weight you lost crept back on, and now you feel completely helpless, out of control and don't know how to get started again?

Avoiding the Holiday Weight Gain by Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT
Life doesn't have to be so demanding. You can enjoy yourself and still keep your figure. Thanksgiving and Christmas doesn't have to have a negative impact. The trick is to keep a balance.

Recharging Your New Year's Resolution!! by Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT
Every year I see the same people make the same resolutions in the same manner and every year I witness them crashing and burning, and inevitably adding more body fat than what they originally started off with.

Regaining your Motivation to Exercise by Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT
The biggest mistake I witness in those who want to lose weight is that they begin full force, doing weight training and cardio for an hour each. This may make you feel like you are burning body fat and you may see the scale go down the first two weeks, but that loss was most probably from bone, muscle, and water.

6 Reason's Why Exercise Programs Fail by Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT
Jumping into a fitness program with both feet is very common. Many times people get all ho hum with their goals and exercise program and have a do-or-die attitude. Granted, it's a good attitude to have, but it can also be a legacy.

The Holiday Blues Stop Here by Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT
If you are tired of getting the Christmas blues, find out what you can do to get rid of them once and for all right here in this newsletter.

What Will Santa Leave You? by Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT
Nothing fuels the mind and body like physical activity. It's simplest, yet most constructive thing you can do for yourself. Giving yourself a little something to make exercise more fun is an added advantage.

8 Simple Tips on How to Get in Shape by Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT
As you will learn in this article, getting in shape is more than just starving yourself and doing endless hours of cardio. You will be surprised to learn that you can still eat food and not have to live at the gym to get in shape. Get the 8 simple tips of how to get in shape now!

Seasons Eating's by Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT
It’s that time of the year again; Christmas parties, family get-togethers, exchanging gifts, baking, shopping. If you want to keep your waistline in check during the holidays, you are going to have to take some precautions to ensure temptation doesn’t get the best of you.

7 Simple Steps on Keeping Your New Year’s Weight-Loss Resolution by Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT
Whether a New Year’s weight-loss resolution is that or just a delusion is based on how you view it. If you make a weight-loss resolution in relation as a negative, then chances are you won’t stick with it very long.

The Balance of Power by Cathleen Kronemer
Anyone who has ever tried to embody these words as a lifelong philosophy is most likely aware of two things: the thrill, and the danger. The thrill can come in the manner of extreme sports, daredevil challenges, and risks that can leave you feeling exhilarated. But when the philosophy manifests itself as an eating disorder, the outcome can be deadly.