Tag: weight training

Combating Grief With Exercise

by Mershon Niesner

No matter how busy my life gets, if I do nothing else, I lift weights. Maggie Fazeli Fard, Master Fitness Trainer

One way to move beyond grief is to move towards self care. If you’re wondering where to start in prioritizing your fitness training, Maggie Fazeli Fard, Senior Fitness Editor for Experience Life Magazine and a Master Fitness Trainer, recommends you start with strength training.

Maggie writes, “No matter how busy my life gets, if I do nothing else, I lift weights. Why? Because it builds muscle, boosts bone density, improves cardiovascular functioning, balances hormones, inspires creativity and cognitive function, supports mood and mindset, keeps me mobile, and supports healthy aging.”

Weight training sounds like a magic bullet and it’s never to late to get started!

Coaching questions: What are your fitness priorities? How will exercise help you move forward?

Adjust Your Course By One Percent

by Mershon Niesner

 I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying. Michael Jordan

Although I’ve been using weight machines and handheld weights for over eighteen months, I was recently disappointed when I learned that my bone density had again declined. I was hopping the weight training would move me in the opposite direction. 

I’ve decided to add at least one percent to my training every time I go to the gym. One more push with the weight, one more mile on the bike. James Clear in his book Atomic Habits argues for the power one percent. “If a pilot leaving from LAX adjusts his heading just 3.5 degrees south, his plane will land in Washington, D.C., instead of New York. Such a small change is barely noticeable at takeoff — the nose of the airplane moves just a few feet — but when magnified across the entire United States, passengers end up hundreds of miles from their destination.”

My take-away is that if I make even a tiny change in my workout routine, or any other aspect of my life, I can move myself to a different destination. It’s worth a try. 

Affirmation: I can do a bit more.

Coaching questions: In what area of your life do you need to adjust just one percent? What difference will it make in the long run? Are you willing to give it a try? When will you start?

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