“What we call failure is not the the falling down, but the staying down” Mary Pickford

We’ve all attempted at one time or another to succeed at a lifestyle change. Lose weight, get our 8 hours sleep, stop smoking, eat more fruits and vegetables, reduce fat in our diet, take our vitamins daily, floss daily, the list is endless.

No matter what you have tried and failed at, let it not defeat you from trying once again. The past 8 weeks Team Fitness Personal Training facilitated a lifestyle challenge. Inspired by the biggest loser this challenge didn’t resemble the reality TV program in any fashion. Much more than a weight loss camp, our challengers busted poor lifestyle habits, discovered fitness benchmarks and then worked at improving those scores. They became educated on nutrition and most of all they became accountable to themselves, not a couple of hard nosed trainers looking for TV ratings.

Some excelled and had weekly success while others struggled daily. Congratulations to those who excelled. You are to be commended. Those who fell short of their goals however; you need not despair. Everything that you learned along the way is in your archive and can be pulled out in a heart beat to be used when you pick yourself back up, regroup and set the next goal of lifestyle change.

If you stay down and never attempt to reach the lifestyle goals you set, that will be considered failure. Every day is a new day for new beginnings, new triumphs, perhaps another failed attempt. Nonetheless, each time you pick yourself back up is one more success than the day before.

So, keep working toward positive lifestyle change. One day you will reach the goal, check it off your list and start on the next one. We look forward to encouraging you onward and sharing in your next triumph!