LindaLu's Ultimate Challenge

  Linda-Lu's Ultimate Challenge 
By Linda Mitchell www.lindalufitness.com

With the healthcare crisis upon us, I thought this would be a timely and relevant blog post.

Western medicine generally speaking only looks at the symptom of what’s wrong and then slaps a medicine on their patients that have side effects 10 times worse than the problem. Now with the affordable health care bill (that wording alone is a joke) our healthcare is about to go through the roof.

So I must ask this question, have you ever considered taking charge of your own health? I for one do not want to leave my health in the hands of the federal government. I am 51 and I'm not on medication of any kind, by choice I go to a holistic doctor which I pay for out of pocket. My holistic doctor always gives natural solutions. I truly believe a pound of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I eat a whole foods diet and stay away from anything overly processed as much as possible and I make sure to break a sweat daily.

Most chronic disease can be prevented by just managing what goes in your mouth. Diabetes, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Obesity and cigarette induced Lung cancer in many cases are entirely preventable. I heard this statement somewhere recently and wholeheartedly agree, "Food is the most abused anxiety drug and exercise the most underutilized anti-depressant."  The alternative is also true; food can be your medicine and exercise your drug. It is worth taking the time to be mindful of what you eat.   Your healthy meals aren't just going to magically appear for you, so you must be intentional with what you do.  I ask people all the time where they live, and they reply with an address but the reality is we live in our body and that is the home we better take care of.

The real truth about healthcare is it starts with you. Be your own best friend.  Make the choice today to take your power back and begin investing your time into doing your own research on the benefits and healing properties of natural food.  I personally invite you to join my 6 weeks Whole Foods Challenge, where the focus is better health and weight loss is just a by-product.  Make your self-health a priority. Any age rocks when you’re healthy and you fuel your body with natural substances.  Reach your goals and your dreams naturally... by cutting all of the crap out of your diet and breaking a sweat daily. LindaLu's Ultimate Challenge Starts October 21st. Message me for details. lindalu7782@gmail.com

Surfs Up!

When I turned 50, it’s like I woke up one morning to the realization that my life was half way over. I thought to myself if I’m going to do something, now is the time to do it. I consciously made the decision to take ownership for my life and do the things I've always dreamed of.  The first thing I decided to do, was to stop making excuses why I couldn't do the things that I wanted to do.  The next step I took was to stop blaming others for holding me back.  Instead I began saying these kinds of statements to myself: “I want this and I’m worthy of it. If there is an obstacle in my way I am going to overcome it. This is my life and I’m going to live it, not be controlled any longer by what others think I should or should not do.”

I made a bucket list of everything I had ever dreamed of doing and began marking things off my list. The list goes something like this.  I went surfing, white water rafting, completed a Navy Seal Obstacle Course, rode the New York Subway, took a pole dancing class, signed up for school at Integrative Nutrition, entered a National fitness Competition, trademarked a name for my business and started my own bikini team. The year isn't up yet, next week I'm going to Philly to run "The ROCKY stairs".  I have to admit I was afraid at first whether I would be able to balance it all, but the time passes anyway why not go for your dreams?

When I took my first surfing lesson I smiled ear to ear the entire time!  I was having so much fun just trying to get up on the surf board it didn't matter if I got up." Yes, you bet your sweet bippy I did get up! Surfing was a total blast. You know a lot of times all the fun is just in going for it, making the attempt to do something new. 

I am now a graduate of The Institute Of Integrative Nutrition. I placed 3 times in The Top 5 at Fitness America at Age 50. I am the CEO of CHICKFIT and will be competing again in November with my lovely CHICKFIT Bikini Team.
Being beautiful to me is going after life the way you were meant to live it, FULLY and authentically.  You can be the author of your life. Age is just a number; you can define what you want to be, by what choose to do.

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Slow and Steady Gets Results

Slow and Steady Get Results

Scenario.......Two people start exercising, one says to the other "OMG I can't keep up with this, it's too hard, everyone is leaving me behind, and besides I'm old and overweight." the other says, "Well, I know if I keep with this I am going to get in better shape. I want this so bad I am not going to give up.". The first person ducked out of class and never came back, the second person lost 25 pounds in 10 weeks.

I see this time and time again, people come to class so worried about what everyone else is doing, whether they are keeping up with the 25 year old doing 100 reps at the speed of light.

My advice is slow and steady wins the race, don't blow yourself out, don't worry about what everyone else is doing, you will get there in your own time. Focus only on what you can do today, then tomorrow it will be more, and before you know it, peeps will be having trouble keeping up with you.

This may be contrary to what most people believe when they begin bootcamp or any type of exercise regimen  but you don't have to be the best or work out the hardest to get great results!

The people who usually get the most results are the quiet determined ones who put forth consistent effort and never quit.

 Fitness Is Contagious! Catch It!
Linda

www.lindalufitness.com

Finding Your Passion

Fit Over Forty Column/ Ms Fitness Magazine

Finding Your Passion

By Linda Mitchell www.lindalufitness.com

I believe for most of us the time will come when we begin reevaluating our choices in life; asking ourselves:  is this really how I want to live the rest of my life?  You may feel you are stuck in a miserable situation, whether you are in a dead-end job, overweight and out of shape, or you’re in a loveless relationship.   Many people out there are living their life just to get by and survive.  More often than not people may even feel a little bit afraid to take the necessary steps to change their situation.   You can either just survive, or you can choose to succeed.  Success comes by following your heart and finding your passion.   It’s never too late to choose a new path or strengthen an old one.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, dream, discover.”

- Mark Twain

To identify your passion, try these three simple steps.

Find your passion

1.      What brings a permanent smile to your face?

2.      What can you see yourself doing all day long?

3.      Do you love it so much you would do it for free?

Face your fears

1.      Ask yourself, what’s the worst thing that can happen?  Prepare to accept or improve upon it.

2.      Identify the risk involved. Take a chance.

3.      Have faith and take the first step.

Take Action

1.      Prioritize and make a list of necessary steps to reach your goal

2.      Start small and everything will begin fall in place, one by one.

3.      Get Support  from those that will encourage, motivate, and inspire you on your journey

Recently, I caught up with life coach and career expert Polly Giblin (www.pollygiblin.com).  Polly’s advice on finding your purpose and passion is to ask yourself: what’s your heart saying?  Polly said, for most of us, finding our way in the world has more to do with what others think we should be doing, than what our heart tells us to do. She says when you allow yourself to recognize the small voice within; you can begin taking new actions toward living your dreams.

When you actually decide what your passions are, you may feel that they are a little foolish and crazy.  If so, you are probably on the right track to brilliance.  Be a pioneer, instead of going down the path where everyone else is.   Blaze your own trail; that is what will set you apart and make you great.  There will always be naysayers and those who stand on the sidelines and criticize.  Wouldn’t you rather get out there and live your life then watch it go by wishing:  I could a, would a, should a?  The more steps you take towards your dreams, the happier you will become.

Celebrate your Age.

3 generations
Linda, my daughter Tiffany and my mother Marjorie

Have you ever noticed two people of the same birth-date seem to be miles apart in the aging process? You may be getting older but it doesn't mean you have to be old. Age is only a number on the calendar, attitude is what determines your over the hill or rounding the corner for your next adventure. I believe attitude truly determines your altitude ninety percent of the time.


As that day on the calendar approaches many people make a mental decision to stop striving for something because they feel their time has passed. Well I'm here to tell you that your time has just begun...
I want you to think back for a moment to the last time you really went after something. Didn't you feel vibrant and alive? Don't let a number on the calendar call the shots on how you are going to live your life. To live and I mean to really live life to the fullest is to go after your dreams with the pursuit, passion and vigor of youth


    Ask yourself what keeps you ticking? Go after things that excite you so much that you can hardly wait to get out of bed in the morning and you feel eager for your day to begin. Life opens up when you do. Once you open our mind to all of the possibilities, you won't believe the exciting things that life has in store for you. Age will never cross your mind again; the primary thing on your mind will be life. Sometimes you may feel stuck but the only thing standing in your way is probably you, sochange your mind-set today. Give yourself permission to live your best life now.


"Even if you're on the right track you will get run over if you sit there"-Will Rogers

Happy New Year
With Love LindaLu

The power of "Goal Setting".

"Without goals we are like ships that have set sail with no destination."

Dreams can be realized. We must first know what we want, and then have the courage to go after it.  It doesn’t matter what our dreams are big or small, we will never accomplish the goals we don’t set. 

Opportunities are available to all of us. So why do some of us have the life we really want, while others never seem to achieve their lifelong dreams?  Surprisingly enough many people just never ask for what they want, nor do they pursue their dreams. Drifting through life aimlessly is easy, because we never risk failing.  Fear of failure is a powerful force. Fear can cheat us out of realizing our greatest dreams if we let it.  COURAGE is the best antidote to overcome fear. Go after what you want in life no matter how outrageous your goal may seem. 

Give yourself a clear cut goal with a time-line of reaching it. Visualize yourself actually achieving your dreams and then go after them. The pursuit of your dreams is a very important part of actually achieving them. 

 “Nothing ventured, nothing gained”