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Grateful for you!

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It was a busy Weekend with FitHouse Activity and a great reminder of all that there is to be thankful for!!! Friday night we ended the week a MyZone MEPS party. It was 2 hours of fitness and a whole lot of FUN!!! Relay races,  musical mats, the fish game and Sand Ball Toss were a few of the highlights! We were on a mission for MEPS but turned it into a few hours of fun! 

Over the past month our members have brought in items for the boxes of love. We have some of the most generous members!  This weekend our family tied up the odds and ends and packed them up to take to the City Mission. It was so good to see the kids off their electronics and really engaged in a great cause. They kept coming up with more and more ideas of what we should add to the boxes. It’s great to know that 6 families will have a little more happiness to their holiday thanks to all of you! 

Today we ran The Run 10 Feed 10 on Peters Trail. It was a virtual run and the registration covered the cost of feeding 10 local families. Things started out a little cold but warmed up quickly and it was a great morning for all who participated. 

Lastly, tonight at midnight we wrap up The Coast to Coast MEPS Challenge. We had 34 participants from FitHouse battling it out for the past 30 Days with 6 other facilities across the country to earn activity points based on our heart rates through the MyZone system that we have.

We only have two hours to go it is safe to say we will take a strong second to a Team called The Energy Lab from California. I am so proud of our team and how they played this past month. We started out in front and then went head to head with the Energy Lab for the past two weeks. Competitions are always a lot of fun but can also be a different experience for everyone involved. These are some of my takeaways from the Coast to Coast Challenge.

 Challenges can often help you realize that you are capable of more than you ever thought, they can help you step out of your comfort zone,  or meet someone new, that is truly what it’s all about.

YOU are the only one who can determine your success!!!

As with everything in life…often you get out of it what you put into it. That factor can change an entire experience. 

This challenge motivated me to do some things that I haven’t done in awhile…bleacher workouts, outdoor runs, night time pushes and brownie eating…thanks to the Bentzs!!!

It was a reminder that getting out of my comfort zone is a great thing and there are many ways to do that. It was great to see like minded teammates on a mission, believing in each other, supporting each other and motivating one another. Things are better with a team!!!

It is an incredible thing to be able to do what we did with our bodies this past month. There are many out there who can’t. DON’T take any day for granted, don’t take a body that is healthy and strong for granted, honor the days that you have time to exercise because you CAN!!! Ignore that voice in your head that says I don’t feel like it because there will be plenty of days when life gets in the way and you really can’t. 

This weekend reminded me how grateful I am for the FitHouse Community!  We are all on different journeys but our passion to be healthy and fit, to be the best version of ourselves has brought us together. It’s not always easy to make our health and fitness a priority. We are on this mission to live our best, feel our best and have fun while we are at it!!! Being surrounded by an amazing Community makes it a lot easier. #GRATEFULFORALLOFYOU!!!

Inky Johnson

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Click HERE for  eight minutes of inspiration by Inky Johnson

I had the opportunity to see Inky Johnson live this past summer and he and his story were a true inspiration. He is a tremendous speaker and leaves it all out there when he speaks. The adversity he experienced in his life has catapulted him to find his purpose and propelled him to his next level and he uses this adversity to impact thousands.

I was writing this about an hour before heading to meet a dozen or more of our MyZone Challenge Team outside in the frigid cold for a kick butt workout!  Although I was excited to get out on the field for something different I’m not going to lie I was not excited to be outside in the cold.  I am most definitely sure they weren’t jumping up and down about it either.

Then I came across this video. Timing couldn’t be more perfect for what I heard. “Sweat Equity”, that’s one of the things Inky talked about and a message that hits close to my heart. I’ve always been somewhat of a grinder…I’m not sure where it came from other than possibly it was built in the times of my life when I was told that I couldn’t achieve something, something that I really wanted. I believed that I could achieve anything if I was willing to do what it took, if I had the passion and the desire and took action. Sometimes I got faulted for grinding too much…. for having a hard time taking a break. There is no doubt life needs balance but there is also something to be said about that thing called “Sweat equity”. Sweat equity builds Spirit, it builds a certain type of mentality, it builds a certain type of individual and once you have it it’s really hard to turn it off. When life gets hard sweat equity kicks in. When my husband lost his job, sweat equity kicked in,  when my dad had his stroke sweat equity kicked in, when life gets overwhelming sweat equity kicks in.

I am surrounded daily by people with “Sweat equity”. You show up when you don’t feel like it, you build spirit, you have built a certain type of mentality and you have fallen in love with the process. I see YOU grinding and I see your “sweat equity”.  I see you making an impact through your own life on the lives around you.  Circumstances don’t  have to define our lives, we define our lives! I am grateful for “sweat equity” and for all of you who inspire me daily with your own.

Today I was grateful for..

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Today I was grateful for

  •  The FitHouse family that inspired me to start the day with exercise and abundant energy
  • A Body that works hard when I ask it to
  • Kids sleepovers and little girls laughs and giggles
  •  The Crisp fall air
  •  Family time on Sundays

There are so many blessings that surround us but sometimes its easy to lose sight of those between the laundry that needs done, meals that need prepared, work that needs to be completed, whining kids, a house that needs cleaned, a body that feels tired etc. etc.

It’s easy to take for granted those things that are the most important in our lives, our families, our health, our freedoms and abilities. Often it is when we lose one of those things that we realize how important they truly are to us.

Join me in training the gratitude muscle this month and raising  appreciation for all of the blessings that surround us big and small.

The Gratitude Challenge!

Everyday will start with three things I am grateful for! We will do this at FitHouse at the end of our classes!

Every day I will say thank you to someone I am grateful for!
End the day asking your children, spouse, or yourself what the best part of your day was!

Pretty Simple!!!

Becoming more grateful can be a key to changing habits, creating more happiness in your life and improving your health! Let’s be grateful together!!!

Halloween is in the Air

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Although the fall weather has still not arrived quite yet Halloween is in the Air!  This week we will be supporting Breast Cancer awareness month by wearing PINK see the details below!

We’ve got one more week until the start of our first ever MyZone Facility Challenge where we will be competing against 6 other facilities across the country!

There are only a few spots left on Team FitHouse!!! 5-4-3-2-1 Jump on board…if you want to some extra motivation to keep your exercise on track leading up to the holiday season and have a BLAST while you’re at it! We’ve got two belts in stock at FitHouse for anyone who needs one!

With Halloween around the corner it’s time to start brewing up your Halloween Costume for our FitHouse Spooktacular Workout!!! We will be celebrating  throughout the Halloween week with some Freakishly FUN  Halloween themed additions to your workouts….Make sure to join us!!!!

I’ll wrap things up with one thought for the week!

 Decisions!

This past weekend was the Fall retreat for the Mastermind group that I am a part of. I look forward to this trip because it is a chance to step back and evaluate myself, look in the mirror, be authentic, share with, guide  and learn from others that are on similar paths and most of all have some quiet time to think, reflect and connect with myself. This retreat is fuel for my body mind and soul and when you have a role to motivate others in whatever title you have it is crucial to take those opportunities to refill your own tank. My trip to Telluride was booked several months ago before I realized that it was Homecoming weekend.

I had to make a decision.

Although my daughter encouraged me to go on the trip I couldn’t imagine not being here for her first Homecoming so I decided to cancel my trip and be here. Over the past few days several other things transpired and I was really glad that I was here. I also know that if I would have went to Telluride all would have worked out one way or another.

 Our lives are full of decisions.

When we have too many decisions on our plate it is easy to fall into a decision paralysis…we’ve all been there. When we have big decisions to make it is also easy to become paralyzed with the fear of making the wrong decision.

I believe there are no wrong decisions if you align your decision with your values and with your heart. Ultimately it is our decisions that shape our lives. Every decision leads us down a path and often we have no idea where that path will take us, who it will connect us with or what other path it will connect us to…that is the beauty of life and our own individual power of choice. Through our decisions we learn more about the person that we are and the person that want to become.

We often think of the big decisions as the ones that shape our lives but sometimes little decisions repeated on a daily basis can have just as big of an effect on our lives. Sometimes it is the right little decisions over time that open the door to bigger opportunities in our lives. We have to be careful that our little daily decisions are in alignment with our values and with what we want in life. Decisions not in alignment with what we desire repeated over time can lead us in a direction that is far off our intended course.

Are there decisions that you need to make this week to keep you in alignment with the direction that you desire to go and the person that you want to be?! !

Come get your daily dose with us this week!!! New to FitHouse? Give us a call or send us an email to set up an appointment and learn more about how we can help YOU on your health and fitness journey!

It’s PINK OUT

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This week at FitHouse!!!!

Many of us know somebody who has been affected by breast cancer or is undergoing treatment or some of you have battled this disease yourself.

Help us support the fight for breast cancer this week at FitHouse by wearing pink to class. You will be entered in a drawing to win a $25 credit toward FitHouse apparel.

Our NEW Fall Apparel will be coming soon!

 

A Spooktacular Month at FitHouse

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sppoktacular halloween workout, october happy hour friday 13th 5-7 pm sharp edge, pink out for breast cnacer week, myzone coast to coast MEPS challenge october 22- nov 20

I hope you all had a great weekend!

My husband and I took a 36 hour detour from the daily grind this weekend and enjoyed two nights in Nemacolin. We hit Ohiopyle for a beautiful bike ride to the city of Confluence and then back to Nemacolin for the Brats and Brew fest.

It was an awesome day away in nature, listening to music and just spending time together.

In the past few years those moments have been few and far between and we have realized that we’ve got to grab them when we can.

 

Life is busy for all of us!

I mapped out our calendars for the next quarter and realized that this was the only weekend in the next 3 1/2 months without an engagement that we needed to be there for the kids.

Taking a little time to breathe, relax, connect with those who are important to you and give yourself a break can be definitely be challenging. Whether its a day, an evening, an hour or a moment, take the opportunities and make the opportunities when you can!

Those little breaths can help to keep you on track body, mind and spirit.

We’ve got a lot of great stuff happening at FitHouse in October to help keep you on track with your health and fitness!

Come join in the fun and get ready for a Spooktacular month!!

Come get your daily dose with us this week!

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What Does FIT Mean to You?

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what does FIT mean to YOU?

About a month ago FitHouse was asked to be a part of Canon Macs FIT Day. It’s a great day where they line up all day activities related to health and fitness. We kicked off their day with a warm up and work out on the field. They requested aerobic like activities with some dance mixed in. Who better to bring but the finest Jam Instructor in Town..Kara! Now I know I can speak for Kara as well in saying that as 400 7th graders kids entered the stadium we were a little doubtful about our ability to win them over.

Well two moms from Peters pulled it off. In a matter of minutes the kids were moving, smiling, laughing and sweating. At one point we had to fight them off the stage!
It was such reinforcement that Movement and music are some powerful stuff!!! We did agility drills, strength drills, mobility drills and we jammed hard!!!

None of that is really important, what WAS REALLY important was the energy that was created that morning. There were laughs, smiles, high fives and we had a BLAST! I was really proud of the kids.
I was asked to come back in the afternoon and do some motivational speaking for the 7th graders. Now that was a challenge that I was not sure that I was up for lol! After all I have teens of my own! Of course I couldn’t pass on the opportunity to possibly get into the head of maybe just one kid and have something that I say maybe make a difference.

Since their day was called Fit Day I decided to share my experience with what it means to be FIT!
I started by asking them what their idea of FIT was. I got some of the typical answers, having muscles, exercising, being strong. This is how many people view FIT.  In the third session a young girl gave a definition that I loved….FIT is feeling good!  FIT is so much more than having muscles! FIT is something we ALL need in our lives!!! As I left there Friday afternoon I was reminded that WE are the best leaders that this future generation can have, in our homes, in our schools and in the messages and things that we teach our children.

Here’s what I shared and I am sharing it with you because if we all focused on being “FIT” it would add so much value to our lives! The future generation need us to pass it along to them!!!

What is FIT????

Feeling good for the life you desire.

Ultimately being fit is about a feeling good! To life the life I desire I need great energy, I need to be happy, I need to be strong and I need to have confidence. Fitness is a choice and it is made up of multiple lifestyle choices that include

Fueling your body right with whole, nutrient filled food

Including Exercise and movement daily

Getting enough Sleep and recovery to rebuild and recharge

Having a Positive Mindset

Intelligent Choices are necessary for true Fitness

Our lives are the sum of the choices that we have made. The choices that we make today have an impact on our tomorrows. Choices can put more stress in our lives and lead us away from who we want to be or they can reduce the stress in our lives and move us in a forward direction.  Choices can give us health or lead us towards disease. Choices can create unnecessary conflict in our lives or can lead us towards peace. We need to recognize our power with choice and choose wisely.

Taking Action

We can have the absolute BEST intentions but without action nothing changes, nothing happens. We had 3 sessions of about 135 7th graders. I stood in front of them with a FitHouse bag with a book and a Starbucks gift card inside. I held it up and asked “Who wants this?”  About 134 hands went up and I heard the ME ME ME!!!  I  stood there for a few seconds then I said what will you do to get it?  After a minute or so of a few shout outs, looking at their friends and whispering someone  came up and grabbed it. That was what I was waiting for!  They took action! Whether it be our health and fitness or something else that we want in life ACTION is a MUST! Taking Action was something that took me a lot of practice! It is still one of the hardest things to do sometimes. Taking action can be scary, it can be uncomfortable. It is easy to keep ourselves trapped in the what if zone. What if I look stupid, what if it doesn’t work out, what if I’m not good enough, what if I overextend myself. We can waste a lot of unnecessary time and energy in this place. When we take action we create momentum, we create energy and we usually empower ourselves to keep taking action!

There are many components to truly being FIT! It’s a way of life that includes our body, our minds and our spirits. One doesn’t work without the other. Use FIT to empower yourself and your life!

Come get your daily dose with us this week!!! New to FitHouse? Give us a call or send us an email to set up an appointment and learn more about how we can help YOU on your health and fitness journey!