Tip Tuesday

From an email received from Jen Comas.  Her blog can be found here: http://jencomas.com/

 

A few years ago, I was listening to Joy Victoria give a fantastic presentation at The Women's Fitness Summit, and she referenced a quote from Dave Dellanave regarding some advice that he had given her regarding deadlifts:

 

"Just make it easy."

 

Something so simply, yet so profound, because how often - especially when it comes to health and fitness - do we completely over complicate things?

We allow ourselves to get tripped up agonizing things such as whether asparagus or broccoli is better. Or should I eat my post-workout meal 10 minutes or 15 minutes after training?

In truth, nutrition and training are simply not that difficult.

If we can manage to drown out the noise for just a few minutes, the equation for success for most people looks like this:

Nutrition:

• Eat only when you're hungry,
• Eat protein with most meals,
• Eat lots of veggies with most meals,
• Eat enough carbohydrate to sustain your unique activity levels,
• Add just enough dietary fat for flavor and satisfaction,
• Drink lots of water,
• Stop eating when you're satisfied; not "full"

Pretty simple.

Fitness:

• Resistance train three times per week,
• Walk a lot (or do other non-exercise movement) daily,
• Keep your sessions short, but intense,
• Challenge yourself, but don't crush yourself

Lifestyle

• Prioritize sleep,
• Create stress management techniques,
• Spend more time in nature,
• Give/receive more hugs

It's actually all this simple.

We don't need to complicate things, or add to our stress levels by overthinking it. Keep it simple, be consistent, and the results will come. 

 

When in doubt, ask yourself the ultimate litmus question:

"How does this make me feel?"

And I don't mean at surface level. I mean, deep down, how is what you're doing really making you feel? Do you feel energized, happy, confident, proud of yourself, and like you're getting the most out of life?

Because aren't those things really the only ones that matter?

Let it be easy, friends. 

In strength,

Jen 

#truth