Change is good for the soul. It’s how we learn and grow and begin to push ourselves to limits we didn’t know we were capable of. But some people will hang on to an old situation for familiarity and ease sake until it is literally causing them more pain than pleasure. I believe that even asking yourself if you should make a change is a sure sign that you should, or at least give it some serious thought.

Being sore is part of the game and something you have to work through to get to the other side. It doesn’t last, but I’ve got some things you can do to help ease the soreness or make it pass more quickly. Just don’t give up.

Squirrels are relentless. They don’t stop until they find a way to get what they want. Sometimes they will even risk it all and hurl themselves through the air to get to that feeder. Watching them never give up is really quite amazing. How do we get some of that?

External motivators can definitely help get your initial movement going, but you need to combine your external workout motivation with intrinsic workout motivation to be able to keep it going long term.