Getting Your Family Into Fitness
by Christopher
Guerriero
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How you manage your personal fitness and nutrition has a ripple
effect that spreads across your entire family.
Getting and staying in shape is important for you - but your workouts
may be more important for your family. The reason: your family is
inexorably drawn to follow your fitness example - for good or bad. How you
manage your personal fitness and nutrition has a ripple effect that
spreads across your entire family.
Your “personal ripple effect” may be one of the most powerful forces
shaping your family's mental and physical future. Consider the
following:
We are products of our environment. We gravitate toward what we are
repeatedly exposed to. It's a simple matter of repetition. The more we
see, hear, use, or eat something the more it becomes ingrained in our
psyche. In fact, social scientists believe environmental repetition may
have an effect on gene expression and can literally change your
biochemistry.
The power of suggestion is strong. The power of repeated suggestion is
practically unstoppable. So if you’re making poor fitness and nutrition
choices at any age, it’s likely your family will be making the same
choices shortly.
“When Junior sees Dad parked in front of the tube and digging into a
bag of chips, it's hard to resist the same lifestyle. And chunky Mom, plus
chunky Dad, often equals chunky kids”.
The evidence is compelling. Your example, your behavior, your habits
are being absorbed by your family at warp speed. The secret is making it a
blessing instead of a curse.
It’s never too early or too late to start. In the research center,
my staff and I see the impact that consistently exposing people to a
healthy lifestyle has on individuals. As people mature, they embrace
exercise as a natural, fun part of their lives.
You have the power to influence the health and fitness of every person
in your family (your children, your spouse, your siblings, your parents
--- and even your friends). The fitness habits you help them build will
keep serving them in every area of their life. I can think of no better
gift to give people than the gift of health.
But here's the secret...
You absolutely must lead by example. Never "tell" a person what they
should do, just keep living a healthy life in a tight lean body, and
people will instinctively gravitate to you and learn from your
examples.
The process for some "hard-headed" folks might be a bit slower, but
they'll come along once they see how much more fun you're having in your
new body than they could ever hope to have unless they pick up the pace
and learn from your example.
So how do you do it? It’s a day-to-day process and a series of
repeated small steps that add up to awesome health habits. Every time
you choose the vegetables over the chips, a walk over a drive, and an
active game over T.V. , you’ve
just made another donation to yourself and to your families lifetime
health and fitness fund.
It’s your personal ripple effect in action…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Christopher Guerriero, is the founder of the National Metabolic &
Longevity Research Center and a best-selling author, speaker, and coach to
millions. He is creator of the award-winning 'Maximize Your Metabolism'
system. To learn more about this step-by-step program, and to sign up for
FREE how-to articles and FREE teleseminars, visit: Maximize Your Metabolism
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