Hello fellow REIN Members, I hope you all enjoyed last nights September 2007 BC REIN Workshop. What a treat it was to hear Les Hewitt speak and to get a chance to meet him. For those of you that were there I am the fellow that volunteered and went on stage with Les and committed to a new exercise program. I declared a goal is to implement a 5 day exercise program that includes 3 days of running (cardio) and 2 days of weight training in the gym. I am to get up and run at 6:00 am for a 1/2 hour and I committed to start that this morning. Talk about a great way to make yourself accountable. Share your goal with a room full of people and say you are going to do it. As Les said, "Face your fears head on. Focus and follow through!". I am happy to share with you my results:I got up at 5:40 am and made it out the door around 6:15 am. I completed 5.10 km in 28:32 minutes and I ran at an average pace of 5:35 per km!
I want to share with you a few things I learned from Les Hewitt last night and the "Power of Focus" exercise. As well as what I am doing to make this new exercise program a reality for me.
1) Be clear on what you want and why you want it.
Last night I made a clear exercise program, three days cardio and two days doing weights.
The reason for me to be in shape is that I was born with congenital heart disease and I have high blood pressure. I take medication to control it but, I want to do it naturally. As well, in January my wife and I received the greatest gift we could ever receive and that was a beautiful baby girl named Olivia. I want to improve my life and I am committed to live long, healthy and to be a role model for her! There is no way that I am going to let my wife, my daughter and myself down by not taking care of my health and I know that if I can implement this habit, I can implement any habit I choose to.
2) Decide on the Habit you want to implement and the action plan for that new habit
New habit: Exercise five days a week
Action steps taken:
I hired a fitness trainer to train me. We workout for an hour every Wednesday and Friday from 6:30 am to 7:30 am. I found that being accountable to someone works and does and not let myself slack off. I tried doing a program over the Internet and as well as programs by following books. It did not last and I was not consistent. There were days were I did not work out and I found that having to meet someone causes me not to miss a workout. If you can not hire a trainer get a workout buddy, someone you can go to the gym or exercise with.
I also got my self an i-pod Nano, a pair of Nike+ runners and downloaded some running programs from i-tunes web site earlier this month. For me I love listening to music while I workout and I love gadgets. The Nike+ system is so cool it is like having a running coach run with you. You here this voice, it updates you on the distance you have ran, your pace, your calories and it motivates you to do more. It is a lot of fun and Nike has created a whole community where you can challenge others and see how you rank against them, www.nikeplus.com. Your Nano keeps track of your progress, your workout history, your fastest time and your farthest distance. That is how I knew my stats which I shared with you earlier. I think the key thing is to find something that you find fun and motivating.
I would love to hear what anyone else is doing to keep in shape and to hear your success stories. I find sharing is one of the best ways to learn and I hope that I was able to share something with you which can help. I also feel that what Don Campbell and REIN are providing and teaching us is truly life enhancing and changing. I would like to thank them for exposing us to great programs and to all these great people, like Les Hewitt, and I look forward to seeing and hearing all of our success stories!
Best regards
Tony Cikes
Sutton West Coast Realty
604.714.1700
I want to share with you a few things I learned from Les Hewitt last night and the "Power of Focus" exercise. As well as what I am doing to make this new exercise program a reality for me.
1) Be clear on what you want and why you want it.
Last night I made a clear exercise program, three days cardio and two days doing weights.
The reason for me to be in shape is that I was born with congenital heart disease and I have high blood pressure. I take medication to control it but, I want to do it naturally. As well, in January my wife and I received the greatest gift we could ever receive and that was a beautiful baby girl named Olivia. I want to improve my life and I am committed to live long, healthy and to be a role model for her! There is no way that I am going to let my wife, my daughter and myself down by not taking care of my health and I know that if I can implement this habit, I can implement any habit I choose to.
2) Decide on the Habit you want to implement and the action plan for that new habit
New habit: Exercise five days a week
Action steps taken:
I hired a fitness trainer to train me. We workout for an hour every Wednesday and Friday from 6:30 am to 7:30 am. I found that being accountable to someone works and does and not let myself slack off. I tried doing a program over the Internet and as well as programs by following books. It did not last and I was not consistent. There were days were I did not work out and I found that having to meet someone causes me not to miss a workout. If you can not hire a trainer get a workout buddy, someone you can go to the gym or exercise with.
I also got my self an i-pod Nano, a pair of Nike+ runners and downloaded some running programs from i-tunes web site earlier this month. For me I love listening to music while I workout and I love gadgets. The Nike+ system is so cool it is like having a running coach run with you. You here this voice, it updates you on the distance you have ran, your pace, your calories and it motivates you to do more. It is a lot of fun and Nike has created a whole community where you can challenge others and see how you rank against them, www.nikeplus.com. Your Nano keeps track of your progress, your workout history, your fastest time and your farthest distance. That is how I knew my stats which I shared with you earlier. I think the key thing is to find something that you find fun and motivating.
I would love to hear what anyone else is doing to keep in shape and to hear your success stories. I find sharing is one of the best ways to learn and I hope that I was able to share something with you which can help. I also feel that what Don Campbell and REIN are providing and teaching us is truly life enhancing and changing. I would like to thank them for exposing us to great programs and to all these great people, like Les Hewitt, and I look forward to seeing and hearing all of our success stories!
Best regards
Tony Cikes
Sutton West Coast Realty
604.714.1700
