We live in a modern world that is incredibly challenging to stay fit, but also very easy to achieve optimal health and wellness if you make the right choices. There’s never been a better time to enjoy a diverse range of healthy and fun-to-make foods. We now have a wealth of knowledge on video content in fitness, nutrition, psychology, and other health and wellness tips. The commonality between the past and now is that we still have contradicting information, which makes it overwhelming and confusing.
One of my favorite Ozzy Osbourne lyrics is “I’ve listened to preachers, I’ve listened to fools, I’ve listened to dropouts that make their own rules.” My unique knowledge stems from a high level of education, as well as my success in bodybuilding, which provides practical implementation. I’ve created my programs and expertise by learning from PHD’s to professional bodybuilders with no formal education, and everything in between. And one of my less favorite ways to learn about health and wellness is the hard way, where I’ve learned what to do by seeing what not to do. As a whole, you should always gravitate towards people with higher knowledge to get your health and wellness information. Not to say they have all the answers, but there’s a reasonable basis for a start to put you on the right path. There’s a reason information is often contradictory; it’s because it’s incredibly complex.
I’ve worked with such a diverse group of clients that I can tell you one size does not fit all, and everyone has a different approach to their health and Wellness journey. One of my favorite things to do when I’m working with someone is to create educated guesses about what they need to do. However, as the journey progresses, you react, and half the time, I’m wrong about what they needed to do.
Ironically, my best current clients ultimately start telling me what they need to do, and I provide a voice of reason and accountability. You do have to take control of your health and wellness. It’s always great to have a solid foundation in programming. A program should be made by your body’s response, psychology, physiology, pathology, ailments, schedule, resources, and various other factors.
Even when you have your path, you must always challenge it and continually progress and evolve it. Never get comfortable, for there’s no such thing as maintenance; there’s always a slow progression that moves like a snail. You don’t have to increase your weights, distance, or speed to get better; you may be in less pain. Part of your journey is finding out what you need when you didn’t even know you needed it. Some people are stiff and don’t even know it until they start becoming less stiff. It’s imperative to
stay proactive with your health.
