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[0:06] ever told yourself that this is a year
[0:08] you're finally going to get into shape
[0:09] but somehow you keep falling off trust
[0:11] me I get it because I've been there
[0:13] before I made Fitness a lifestyle I
[0:14] struggled with feeling lost overwhelmed
[0:17] and feeling like I had no real Direction
[0:19] but the truth is starting your fitness
[0:20] journey is so much more than just going
[0:22] to the gym or eating healthy it's about
[0:24] building habits that actually fit into
[0:26] your life so in today's video I'm
[0:27] breaking down five gamechanging steps
[0:29] that will make your fitness journey
[0:30] stick this time this isn't about quick
[0:32] fixes or unrealistic plans this is about
[0:34] setting yourself up for long-term
[0:36] success let's get into
[0:39] it step one is to figure out exactly
[0:42] what you want you need to be clear and
[0:44] specific about your goal are you trying
[0:45] to build muscle get leaner improve
[0:47] endurance maybe it's just a feeling of
[0:48] feeling more confident in your body for
[0:50] me actually writing down my goals helped
[0:52] so much every morning I take a few
[0:54] minutes to journal reminding myself
[0:55] exactly why I'm doing this because let's
[0:57] be real motivation will fade there there
[1:00] will be days where you don't feel like
[1:01] showing up but but when you have a goal
[1:02] that's clear it's easier to stay
[1:03] consistent and your goal doesn't have to
[1:05] be extreme it could literally be you
[1:06] committing to the gym three times a week
[1:08] or drinking more water or even walking
[1:10] 10,000 steps a day and one mindset shift
[1:12] that completely changed for me was
[1:14] focusing on the process and not the
[1:16] outcome if your goal is Fat Loss don't
[1:18] obsess over the scale instead track how
[1:20] strong you feel how your energy improves
[1:21] how your clothes fit differently the
[1:23] more you focus on the small winds the
[1:25] more motivated you'll
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[1:28] stay okay now that you have a goal let's
[1:30] talk about your workout routine because
[1:32] this is where a lot of people can go
[1:33] wrong they either do too much too fast
[1:35] or they pick a plan that doesn't align
[1:37] with what they want for example if
[1:38] you're trying to build muscle but all
[1:40] you're doing is cardio that's probably
[1:41] not going to cut it and if you're trying
[1:43] to lose fat but skipping on strength
[1:44] training you're missing out on so many
[1:46] benefits the key to choosing a plan is
[1:48] one that supports your goal two is
[1:50] actually sustainable for your schedule
[1:52] and three is something that you enjoy
[1:54] for me I keep my workout structured and
[1:55] effective by sticking to this format do
[1:58] compound movements these could be your
[1:59] heavy multi-joint lifts like squats dead
[2:01] lifts or presses I then move on into a
[2:04] unilateral exercise this can help
[2:06] correct muscle imbalances and improve
[2:08] stability think of things like single
[2:09] leg rdls split squats single arm rows I
[2:12] then finish off my workout with one to
[2:14] two isolation movements these focus on
[2:16] specific muscles like bicep curls tricep
[2:18] extensions or lateral raises this keeps
[2:20] my workout efficient balanced and goal
[2:22] driven listen if you're new to the gym
[2:24] and feeling overwhelmed just stick to
[2:25] the basics focus on mastering your form
[2:28] and compound lifts first before adding
[2:29] extra weight and lastly track your lift
[2:31] so you can focus on Progressive Overload
[2:33] at the end of the day consistency
[2:34] matters more than anything the perfect
[2:36] plan means nothing if you can't stick to
[2:38] it so pick something realistic and start
[2:40] showing up
[2:43] consistently so now that you've set your
[2:45] goal and picked out your workout routine
[2:47] now you need to fit it into your life
[2:49] because if you don't it's only a matter
[2:50] of time before you fall off and let's be
[2:52] real for a second most people don't
[2:53] struggle with motivation they struggle
[2:55] with structure how many times have you
[2:56] told yourself I'll go to the gym later
[2:58] and then later comes and suddenly you're
[3:00] too tired something comes up or you just
[3:01] don't feel like it anymore that's why I
[3:03] always say treat your workouts like an
[3:05] important meeting you wouldn't just
[3:06] randomly fit in a work meeting or a
[3:08] doctor's appointment so schedule it and
[3:09] start showing up your workouts deserve
[3:11] the same level of priority and I know
[3:13] some of you might be thinking I don't
[3:14] have time I'm too busy I'll go when I
[3:16] have more energy but here's the truth
[3:18] you don't find time you make time like I
[3:20] said before schedule it like an
[3:22] appointment literally block off time in
[3:24] your calendar and treat it as a
[3:25] non-negotiable also find your best
[3:27] workout time if you're not a morning
[3:28] person don't force yourself to train at
[3:30] 5:00 a.m. if your evenings are packed
[3:32] hit the gym earlier in the day set a
[3:33] realistic Commitment if you can only go
[3:35] 3 days a week that is totally fine just
[3:37] be consistent with those three and also
[3:39] have a plan before you get into the gym
[3:41] nothing wastes time more than walking in
[3:42] and not knowing what you're doing also
[3:44] for me having a pre-workout routine
[3:45] changed everything it eliminates
[3:47] decision-making and gets me in gym mode
[3:49] my routine usually looks like this I
[3:50] finish off work I don't scroll I don't
[3:52] have any distractions I close my laptop
[3:54] and shift Focus I change into my gym fit
[3:57] and something about putting on a cute
[3:58] outfit just makes me feel so much better
[4:00] about going into the gym the goal here
[4:01] is to make your workouts a
[4:02] non-negotiable but also sustainable
[4:04] because at the end of the day it's not
[4:06] about having the perfect plan it's about
[4:07] having a plan that you can actually
[4:08] stick to and once it becomes part of
[4:10] your routine you won't even have to
[4:11] think about it it'll just be something
[4:13] that you
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[4:15] do okay now let's talk about nutrition
[4:18] because no matter how hard you train
[4:20] what you put into your body matters just
[4:21] as much as your workouts and listen I
[4:23] know nutrition can feel overwhelming
[4:25] there's so much information out there
[4:26] calories macros meal timing what to eat
[4:29] what not to eat eat it's really easy to
[4:30] over complicate it but here's what I've
[4:32] learned the simpler you can make it the
[4:33] easier it is to stay consistent because
[4:35] eating healthy isn't just about knowing
[4:37] what to do it's about setting yourself
[4:39] up for success I first recommend
[4:40] starting with a Sunday reset for me
[4:42] Sunday is my reset day it's when I set
[4:44] myself up for the week so I'm not
[4:45] scrambling every day trying to figure
[4:47] out what to eat I go grocery shopping I
[4:49] stock up on everything that I need for
[4:50] the week I also meal plan I don't prep
[4:52] every single meal but I make sure that I
[4:54] have staples ready and lastly I clean
[4:56] and organize because the clean kitchen
[4:58] makes it so much more easier to at home
[5:00] when I go grocery shopping I keep it
[5:01] simple I focus on Whole nutrient-dense
[5:03] Foods that fuel my body here's my go-to
[5:05] list for protein sources I go for beef
[5:08] chicken eggs Greek yogurt carbs I go for
[5:10] Rice oats fruit potatoes the fats could
[5:13] be anywhere from avocados raw cheese
[5:15] nuts and one of the best things that you
[5:17] can do is go to the store with a plan
[5:18] make a list before you go so you're not
[5:20] just throwing random stuff in your cart
[5:22] and then wondering what to eat later I
[5:23] don't over complicate meals I keep
[5:25] things super simple high in protein and
[5:27] something that I actually enjoy at the
[5:28] end of the day you you don't need a
[5:30] perfect diet you just need a system that
[5:31] works for
[5:34] you welcome to my active work closet
[5:37] this actually is one of my favorite
[5:39] Parts about my apartment I just love
[5:42] walking in here every single morning and
[5:44] just thinking to myself like what should
[5:46] I wear today there's so many options so
[5:49] in this part of the video I wanted to
[5:50] talk to you guys about investing in some
[5:52] cute active wear and I know it's not in
[5:55] everyone's budget to shop every single
[5:56] drop which I totally understand because
[5:59] before I was an athlete or before I was
[6:00] sponsored by any brand like I was very
[6:02] limited on what I was buying thought I
[6:04] would talk you guys through my favorite
[6:05] honor active pieces so that you know
[6:07] exactly what to buy I'm not the best at
[6:09] organizing this closet but this all Mak
[6:11] sense to me so down here we have the
[6:13] shorts over here we have leggings up
[6:15] here we have sports bras and on this
[6:17] wall we have all the tops and jackets
[6:19] from honor active starting off with my
[6:21] favorite product with leggings my
[6:23] favorite leggings from H interactive has
[6:25] to be effortless for sure reason why we
[6:28] all love effortless is because because a
[6:30] it's super flattering B it's comfortable
[6:33] and C it's just super moldable to your
[6:35] body like these leggings look good on
[6:37] every single person see there's a butt
[6:40] scrunch here it's super subtle it just
[6:42] snatches you in makes your glutes look
[6:44] so good and yeah these are my favorite
[6:46] leggings this is the color purple orchid
[6:49] my favorite onor active sport bra is
[6:50] changing by the minute but if I had to
[6:52] pair something with these leggings it
[6:54] would have to be this micro bralette up
[6:57] here I believe this is the unified micro
[7:01] bralette comfortable it has pretty good
[7:02] coverage and it's just really really
[7:04] flattering I quickly put these on so you
[7:06] guys can see what it looks like okay
[7:08] this is fit one like I said super
[7:10] flattering especially in the back with
[7:13] the butt scrunch just really flatters
[7:15] your glutes and the sports bra is super
[7:17] comfortable like I feel like this is
[7:19] such a cute outfit obsessed I just put
[7:21] on the matching top and I forgot how
[7:23] much I love these this is the everyday
[7:26] seamless fitted tops if I'm not wrong
[7:28] I'll leave it on the screen scen so you
[7:29] guys can see but on the days that you
[7:32] don't want to wear a sports Bron you
[7:33] just want to wear a matching top I feel
[7:35] like this is such a cute outfit okay
[7:37] just picked out outfit number two these
[7:39] are the unified wrap shorts in forest
[7:41] green I believe I love these shorts
[7:43] specifically on leg day just because it
[7:45] look super flattering they are different
[7:47] than the effortless they don't have a
[7:49] butt scrunch they just really accentuate
[7:51] your glutes still because of the Contour
[7:54] so I love these and I'm pairing it with
[7:56] this white long sleeve top that just
[7:58] released last week I don't know if it's
[8:00] still in stock so don't come for me but
[8:02] this top with the open
[8:04] back literally obsessed I haven't even
[8:07] worn it to the gym yet but I was
[8:08] planning on wearing it with those shorts
[8:10] so I want to show you guys what it looks
[8:11] like I am literally obsessed I think I
[8:13] met like this more than outfit number
[8:15] one but I feel like the shorts just look
[8:17] super flattering on I really love how
[8:20] it's wrapped and it just you know shows
[8:22] your curves and on top of it this long
[8:25] sleeve is so comfortable you don't have
[8:27] to wear it with any sortz brought it has
[8:29] padding inside and my favorite part
[8:31] about it is obviously the open
[8:34] back and yeah I just feel like this is
[8:37] the cutest leg day fit okay last outfit
[8:39] to give you some inso but this is soft
[8:42] motion I haven't showed you guys this
[8:43] yet this is one of my favorite
[8:45] collections from enactive I know that I
[8:47] keep saying favorite but genuinely mean
[8:49] it with this one I'd say for the gym you
[8:52] definitely can wear it it is sweat
[8:54] wicking but I love this more for
[8:56] lifestyle and everyday so to run errands
[8:58] or maybe if you're going going to a
[8:59] pilates class like the best workout
[9:02] outfit ever it's so cute and it's also
[9:04] very minimal branding so it doesn't look
[9:06] super flashy I just love it so I'm
[9:09] wearing their sports bra and then these
[9:11] are their straight leg pants which you
[9:13] guys can't see I'll show you guys in the
[9:14] other room and they also have these
[9:16] jackets to match and I just had to show
[9:18] you guys because it literally looks
[9:20] stunning like are you guys seeing this
[9:24] outfit I'm literally obsessed so
[9:28] fluttering looks so expensive and I just
[9:31] feel so confident so this is what the
[9:33] straight leg looks like I literally love
[9:35] how loose they are at the knee they're
[9:37] just so flattering I'm literally
[9:39] obsessed yeah those are some of my
[9:41] favorite pieces from honor active and
[9:43] like I said before I know that it's not
[9:44] in everyone's budget to splurge on so
[9:47] much active wear like totally understand
[9:49] that when I first started my fitness
[9:51] journey I think I had one good pair of
[9:54] leggings and one cute sports bra that I
[9:56] literally wore to the ground like
[9:59] literally really re-washing it and
[10:00] wearing it probably every other day like
[10:03] that's how good that outfit made me feel
[10:06] just made me want to wear it every
[10:07] single time I went to the gym so yeah
[10:08] wanted to mention that I do have a
[10:10] discount code with honor active it's
[10:11] code Brenda and my support link is in my
[10:13] bio if you want to shop I do like to
[10:15] host monthly giveaways to those who use
[10:17] my support link just because I know how
[10:20] good it feels to wear a c confident
[10:22] outfit in the gym so I just want to give
[10:24] back as much as I can okay so now that
[10:25] we just covered the exact ways on how to
[10:27] get started in your fitness journey I
[10:29] want to end this video off with a little
[10:30] motivation and shifting your mindset so
[10:33] first off I want you to engrave this
[10:34] into your head that the results that you
[10:36] want to see aren't going to happen
[10:37] overnight you know what that is okay
[10:39] because the person that you're going to
[10:40] become throughout this journey is going
[10:42] to be worth it you're going to find
[10:43] yourself you're going to feel so much
[10:44] more confident and you're going to be so
[10:46] proud of everything that you've achieved
[10:47] and I also want you to know that the way
[10:49] that you're going to see results is how
[10:50] you show up every single day so I really
[10:52] want you to be clear on your habits and
[10:54] stick to them every single day so really
[10:56] get good at prioritizing your daily
[10:57] habits and making the gym non-negotiable
[11:00] there's of course going to be days that
[11:01] you don't feel like going to the gym or
[11:02] you don't feel like showing up at all
[11:04] but in those moments you're actually
[11:06] going to push through and you're going
[11:08] to feel so much better about yourself
[11:09] you're going to build discipline you're
[11:10] going to feel good because the person
[11:11] that you want to be is on the opposite
[11:13] side of everything that you're putting
[11:15] off in those moments that you really
[11:16] push yourself and don't skip the gym you
[11:18] actually build more character and you
[11:19] build discipline so I really want you to
[11:21] remind yourself of your why and push
[11:23] through on the days that maybe you're
[11:24] doubting yourself and lastly I want to
[11:26] say don't wait for the perfect time to
[11:28] start because I promise you you will be
[11:29] waiting forever the only time to start
[11:32] is now so now that you saw this video
[11:34] you know exactly what you need to do and
[11:36] to help out I do have my workouts listed
[11:38] I post a lot of my content my workout
[11:39] routines on socials I'll leave them over
[11:41] here for you to see I just want you guys
[11:43] to know that you really can do this and
[11:45] I'm going to be here supporting you
[11:46] every step of the way I'm excited to see
[11:48] you get to your goals this year
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