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Arriving At the Finish Line of Your Goals

It isn’t much of a secret: shedding those pounds you just don’t want is certainly not easy work. However, the more persistent you are when it comes to working on your personal fitness, the easier it’ll get over time.

Stories of successes in weight loss vary from person to person – it all depends on how hard you are willing to work to get the results you so desire. In spite of the differences, though, one thing remains as clear as daylight: it all pays off.

As a fitness trainer, I’ve helped and watched many people triumph through the countless ups and struggle through the many downs of bettering their physiques. I understand, beginnings can be difficult, and often times they’re the most difficult part of the process.

Just think, it’s only the beginning. But once you zoom right past that, you’ll be well on your way to that finish line.

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What Ever Happened To Hard Work?

Like everyone else, you want results. Like everyone else, you want to progress and grow in every aspect of your life: work, relationships, fitness, clarity of mind. Do you have what it takes to succeed? Do you have the patience, persistence, endurance and back-bone needed to put in the hard work necessary to succeed?

Even though history has shown that progress takes time and is never guaranteed, so many people continue to want (and sometimes even expect!) immediate results….

Where does this impatient desire for instant gratification come from?

-movies, TV shows and infomercials that fail to portray realistically the trials and hardships necessary to succeed (and that even then, as was discussed in last week’s newsletter, success is never a given result)

-parents who fail to challenge and prepare their children for failure (and overcoming failure through hard work)

-technology has made many of us grow accustomed to instantaneous answers to our questions (Google has replaced the hard work of memorizing information … but at what cost?)

Thomas Edison once said, “Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. As a result, genius is often a talented person who has simply done all of his homework.”

Wanting Results vs. Earning Results

If you really want results, you’re going to have to earn them. There is no shortcut to a healthy body and mind. Look at the champions of any sport: Jordan, Ali, Federer … What do they have in common? Aside from the 1% of genius, they all followed through on the other 99% … the patience, persistence, endurance and back-bone.

Do YOU have what it takes?

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Tennis Cardio Plus

Anyone interested in training for competitive tennis knows there’s going to be cardio involved. But what kind of cardio workout is best for tennis? If you want to get the most out of your workout, you need to focus on the three most important cardio conditioning factors in tennis: speed, endurance, and fast reaction time.

Speed. To improve speed, try simulating the side to side shuffle steps performed during matches. Combine that with interval running and sprints. In fact, one of Andre Agassi’s favorite training tips is to sprint uphill.

Endurance. To stretch out your peak performance time, make sure to get outdoors as much as possible. Your body needs to be readily acclimated to the outdoor conditions experienced during a match. Swim, bike, go for speed walks-just keep running to a minimum. Know in your mind when you are training for speed and when you are training for endurance.

Fast Reaction Time. To work on your reaction time, nothing is better than a personal tennis coach-someone who will force you to grow as a player through focused and intensive drills. Group clinics are sometimes even more effective as the players naturally form bonds, feel supported, challenge one another, and time after time rise to new heights on the court.