Starting on January 22, the Get Fit NH family together starts to bolster your own nutrition while encouraging others to do the same.  The Challenge can be summed in in the three statements below.

1. MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF
Forget diet plans. counting calories, and pills and potions. Simplification is the key to getting focused - the less we have to think about it, the better. You'll learn how to setup your kitchen for success, shop only for the foods you need, and a step-by-step plan for getting the results that will keep you motivated.

2. LEARN TO LISTEN TO YOUR BODY
Sometimes you don't know how bad you feel until you feel better. There are 3 common food categories that affect us more than we realize, and you'll discover which ones might be making you feel less than your best.

Just in case you missed all the information we've sent your way, check oall the details for your 21+ Day Jumpstart Nutrition Challenge here.

I'll see you on January 13th for your Jumpstart Goal setting Workshop- plus all the ins and outs of this challenge.

Don't forget to sign up today!

This is your chance to make the final preparations. 

On January 13th at 9am in Concord, your team of coaches is going to get you ready for change. The January Jumpstart Nutrition workshop will be an hour of getting you ready, helping you be set and then letting you go!

We'll take the 21+ Day Jumpstart Nutrition Challenge guide and break it down so you have your goals laid out before the challenge begins. We want to make this challenge easier for you. We'll teach you how to listen to the signals your body has been telling you for years. Plus I want to show you how to access the accountability and support you need. 

                                            Be ready mentally

Get set physically

                                                          All so you can go!

What if you're not sure you're going to do the 21+ Day Jumpstart Nutrition Challenge? Come on in. We'll be focusing on setting the goals you need to be the best you. If you're undecided now, check out the information because there is a bonus for signing up early. Shhhhh...... its the nutrition guide printed out for you. 

You don't have to be doing the 21+ Jumpstart Nutrition Challenge to benefit from this workshop. We'll set some well defined personal goals and then make those goals ones that inspire you to succeed.

Let me help you be Ready, Be Set, and then you can, Go!

Mark the date:

Jumpstart Nutrition Workshop

                                                 January 13th at 9:00am 

                                               Location:  Get Fit NH Concord

It is hard to think about in the moment, it really is, and I understand that more than most.  When things happen and times get hard how can you look around and say “well this stinks but at least I learned something as a result!”.  You wont see it until the dust settles, until things clear.

I have realized this more and more recently.  Many of you know at this point I injured my back months ago, and I am still having trouble and working on recovering from that injury.  It has been a long, extremely frustrating several months.

However the one solace I take in it is this, in my attempt to figure out what is going on with my own body, my coaching has taken a massive step forward.  The amount of new techniques I have learned to help myself, which I am then taking and applying to others with issues that there seem to be no answer for.  It has flipped the way I often look at things on its head and as a result I am finding that I am able to help more of you more effectively.  

I know it is hard to see in the moment, but when things get tough, that’s when you need to look to learn as much as you can.  Its unbelievable the amount of help it will give you or those you care for later on.  Just remember that!

-Coach Adam

Don't waste any more time. You need to be ready. In January, its easy to not do anything, not change anything, not make any resolutions. But if you train at Get Fit NH, you are not known for taking the easy way out. 

On January 13th at 9am in Concord, your team of coaches is going to get you ready for change. The January Jumpstart Nutrition workshop will be an hour of getting you ready, helping you be set and then letting you go!

We'll take the 21+ Jumpstart Nutrition Challenge guide and break it down so you have your goals laid out before the challenge begins. We want to make this challenge easier for you. We'll teach you how to listen to the signals your body has been telling you for years. Plus I want to show you how to access the accountability and support you need. 

                                            Be ready mentally

Get set physically

                                                          All so you can go!

What if you're not sure you're going to do the 21+ Day Jumpstart Nutrition Challenge? Come on in. We'll be focusing on setting the goals you need to be the best you. If you're undecided now, check out the information because there is a bonus for signing up early. Shhhhh...... its the nutrition guide printed out for you. 

I'm not going to sell you on the 21+ Jumpstart Nutrition Challenge here, I want to help those who have decided to set some goals make those goals ones that inspire them to succeed.

Let me help you be Ready, Be Set, and then you can, Go!

Mark the date:

Jumpstart Nutrition Workshop

                                                 January 13th at 9:00am 

                                               Location:  Get Fit NH Concord

There once was a lady

We will call her Katie

She thought she could be fit and eat cookies daily

Katie did Zumba, she ran and she trained

So why couldn’t she work off all that she gained?

The answer is simple though you might not believe me

Exercise is crucial, but it takes more to be lean

It’s called broccoli and spinach and even collard greens

You need protein, healthy fats, water and more broccoli

It’s all about the food, it’s called adulting

Your shape is your choice

You must ignore the voice

The one that shouts chips, soda and wine

You are in control of how you dine

So if you want to be lean

Train hard and eat clean!

By Coach Meagan

*Rhyming sequence inspired by Coach Adam*

Nancy and I received this in an email last Friday, and it truly is a gift. On this Christmas Day, we want to share this gift with you. Thank-you Cara.

Growing up, I was not familiar with the story of "The Polar Express". Some stories make it in to our childhood experiences, and some don't . I had all the other classics. "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" , "Santa Mouse", and "T'was the Night Before Christmas". I still have those books, tucked in to my hope chest for future use. We read them to our 3 children when they were younger. The stories always found a way to become new again, each time we read them.

It was in 1994, when our oldest child Luke was 2 when we were first introduced to the Polar Express. My father had bought us all tickets to the Polar Express train/dinner ride out of North Conway, NH. What a treat! By the end of it, we were all "believing" ! The elves whisked us off the train to the North Pole, where the story was read to us. We could see wolves eyes in the trees as we traveled to and from the North Pole. My husband Keith and I were like "was that real?" at the end of the night. Luke's eyes were wide and I think he was awake most of the night after. We had an amazing time.

Since then, when the movie came out I had to have that for the kids. It is still one of our favorites. The themes of "Believe" and "Lead" run through the movie. Each child in the main story line have challenges to overcome, as well as strengths. Together they are stronger. They form friendships as they go through the adventure together. One of my favorite parts is when Santa presents the "first gift" of Christmas to Chris, the main character in the movie. The gift is a small sleigh bell, that rings pure and true.

This past October my family and I ( as well as an entire community) said good-bye to a dear friend of ours. He was literally here one minute and taken the next. No explanation and still none today. Baffling. Leveling. The lessons that Mike taught us are many. He had the gift of helping everyone he met to rise up a bit further, try a bit harder be better people, do more, and reach higher. His lessons live on through the hundreds of people he reached in his life. Within the same 12 hours we learned we will become grandparents in May. Our minds and hearts were confused as we were in a fog of helping the our family friends cope with their loss, and make arrangements to say goodbye. The days that followed were a haze. When the fog lifted we began to process the gift of new life that will soon be coming our way. And our focus went on to the future, and in helping our daughter begin the next chapter in her life as well.

As we approach Christmas, I am reminded of the "first gift". I am thankful for the gift of health as a result of being in the Get Fit NH family. I think of the multiple roles I carry daily: wife, mother, daughter, friend, "glamma" to be, co-worker, employee, Leadership Coach, dance Mom.....the list goes on. I can't be my best self without the "first gift", which is the gift of health. Even when the world goes upside down and sideways( which it will) I have learned to put myself first, so I can help others.

I am thankful to all the coaches at Get Fit NH and for all you do. You are changing lives daily.
Wishing you and your families a healthy, happy holiday! Here is to the "first gift" ....and may that bell never lose it's beautiful sound. Believe , and you will always hear it.

Cara Wiley

This post is dedicated to Mike B. and to grand-baby A or J with love to you both .

The first question to ask yourself is, does the body work as a bunch of individual systems working coincidentally at the same time? Or does it consist of a continuous bunch of interconnected systems that feed off each other?  It is definitely the second option of the two.  Why do I bring this up?  This helps us understand how small changes can team up to create major ones.  

My favorite example of this is Tom Brady, its just such a great example to use.  I know I know, none of us are NFL players and Tom’s jawline rivals even mine!  The way I am using this is the obsessive level that he takes care of his body.  Could we all be like Tom if we had millions of dollars and our own team of cooks, shoppers, and nutritionists? Maybe I suppose, but those are just parts to the overall puzzle.  When you break it down what has Tom really done to become the first quarterback to start in the league over the age of 40?  Forget about the ability to read the defense and all that, I just mean on simply a health and fitness level.  Here are the secrets…ready for this? He puts NOTHING in his body that has been show to cause inflammation, he hydrates, and he exercises…BOOM!

This is the part that’s important to consider, is it one specific part of his diet that leads to 100% of his health?  No of course not, each little step builds on the others.  For example, is the fact that he doesn’t eat nightshades alone going to lead to incredible performance? Not its not, but you combine that with no sugar, no dairy, perfect hydration, and what do you get? Amazing health.  That’s why its important to look at health as a full picture made up of a lot of parts.  If you take a multivitamin is it going to help you? Yes some, but will it help you to the same degree as if you take a multi, fish oil, and eat supportively? No it won’t.  This is the reason why many of us have been told “take vitamin B for energy”, and then we take it and feel not different.  While its true vitamin B helps with energy production, it isn’t effective if you aren’t eating the foods to support it.  Remember the body works in unison, to give yourself the best chance at a fully healthy life find things that work together to get you there.

-Coach Adam

Not too long ago we did a new warm up in the gym. It was a series of getting up and down off of the floor. I think it is really important to remind you and dive deeper into the “why” behind those drills. It is a drill that we just cannot take for granted. This is a life skill that we CANNOT lose as we mature. Many of you know someone who took a digger and watched their life change dramatically.

You want to know a scary statistic? 28,000 deaths occur each year due to falls or fall related injury. 28,000! That is a huge number. You know what I bet is an even bigger number? How many people do you think ended up in a nursing home because of a fall related injury? I know of several.  Training ourselves how to fall and how to get back up might be the most important skill of them all.

These drills may feel silly while you are doing them, but to tell you the truth, they can save your life. Maybe you are wondering what the point of having our left hand on our left knee was or our right hand on our right knee…let me explain that better…aside from a few laughs there is a genuine purpose there.

Picture this…You have a stroke, you are alone, the whole left side of your body is limp, but you still need to call for help. Can you pick yourself up off of the floor and get the help that you need? Maybe that is a morbid image, but it is a possible scenario.

Do not take for granted your ability to get up and down off of the floor and don’t let that skill get away from you. We have to practice it. If nothing else then maybe it will motivate you to be able to get up and down off of the floor to play with your grand-kids!

I don’t believe in too old, because I see people training in here, lifting heavy weights and totally beasting it in their 80’s. You’re not too old and neither are they!  Keep training hard, because these are the skills that will help you age with grace and keep your independence!

Make it Happen,

Coach Meagan