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For mildly obvious reasons, boosting your immune systems seems to be top-of-mind for people right now. Your overall body weight, the foods you eat regularly, your quality of sleep & stress-management, and how much you exercise ALWAYS impacts your immune system and your body’s ability to take care of you in the face of viruses, infection, etc. So, to put it mildly, taking care of your overall health every single day must be a top priority… now more than ever. There are certain foods that have a known effect to boost your immune system, so given the state of the world, I thought it would be valuable to compile a list for you so you can add these to your next grocery order ASAP. Of course, always speak to your doctor first. Here’s to health, immunity, and getting through this stronger together! Lots of love, Wilcox Wellness & Fitness WANT MORE OF THIS? Be sure to connect with us on Social Media. We post daily on both Facebook and Instagram for motivation, inspiration, and helpful tips, tricks, and strategies for healthy living. You can join our private Facebook group to go even deeper with us or book a call to see how you can get started training with us in person. We can't wait to connect with you and support you along your journey with healthy living!
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Too often we think that when we achieve a certain goal – making a certain amount of money, achieving a specific weight or size, or even finding a relationship we love – then we will be happy. But the truth is, happiness is a choice and something you create where you are now – not somewhere in the future that’s brought on by an achievement or another person. There’s no need to say to yourself ”WHEN this thing happens, THEN I’ll feel happier.” Because you can CHOOSE it right now. No matter where you are and how tough it might seem.  Here are a few ideas on ways to create happiness:
1. Grow yourself – Whether it’s learning new skills, building a new career, reading personal development books, creating new personal practices, etc, there are a million ways to grow yourself. Growth avoids stagnation, which can be a very depressing experience for some people. 2. Give more – This could be giving to charity, giving to a friend in need, or simply leaving a bigger tip for your server at a restaurant. Giving fundamentally makes us feel good! 3. Get into nature – Spending time outside with fresh air, sunshine, and the sounds of the outdoors is 100% good for your soul. You might find yourself seriously inspired if you do this frequently enough! 4. Spend time with loved ones – This can be friends, family, or even your pets. Experiencing love, connection, and laughter is a critical need for all humans. 5. Move your body! Endorphins that make you feel good and happier are a real thing! Humans are designed for movement – not sitting in desk chairs, on couches, and in cars throughout the day before moving to the bed at night. So, do yourself a favor and commit to movement in some way every single day! WANT MORE OF THIS? Be sure to connect with us on Social Media. We post daily on both Facebook and Instagram for motivation, inspiration, and helpful tips, tricks, and strategies for healthy living. You can join our private Facebook group to go even deeper with us or book a call to see how you can get started training with us in person. We can't wait to connect with you and support you along your journey with healthy living!
Our HABITS determine the quality of our life, the direction of our life, and who we are as people.
Our HABITS impact our health and happiness, the quality of our relationships, and how we feel about this one beautiful life that we live. AND the amazing thing is that we have FULL control over our HABITS. FULL CONTROL. If you are at the point where you know what habits you want to implement to make a change - you are in the right place. This presentation is going to take you thorough the 5-step process of implementing these habits into your life. See Less There’s just one thing that separates people who reach their goals from those who don’t... It’s their habits! And the best news is that YOU have incredible power to change them. All you need is a simple step-by-step strategy! Our latest guide, Powerful Habits for a Powerful Life, will walk you through exactly HOW you can create healthy new habits that will last a lifetime. The guide outlines a simple 5-step strategy you can follow starting TODAY including a workbook, to guide you through the exact habit change process! You can get your copy for free RIGHT NOW, as our gift to you! https://wilcoxwellnessfitness.lpages.co/powerfulhabits/ Learn how to: ?Set goals that inspire and mean something ?Find the FIRE to take action fast ?Identify exact steps that ensure your success ?Get back on track ASAP … and so much more! BONUS: This strategy will help you achieve goals in any area of your life! Lots of love, Wilcox Wellness & Fitness WANT MORE OF THIS? Be sure to connect with us on Social Media. We post daily on both Facebook and Instagram for motivation, inspiration, and helpful tips, tricks, and strategies for healthy living. You can join our private Facebook group to go even deeper with us or book a call to see how you can get started training with us in person. We can't wait to connect with you and support you along your journey with healthy living! There are two primary ways people handle themselves in their own lives. One person is the passenger. They allow others and outside factors to steer the direction of their lives. To dictate what happens to them, where they go, how they feel, where they end up at the end of their days. The other type is the driver. The driver knows what they want, goes after it, and doesn’t allow anyone else or anything to stand between them and the life they’re going to build, and everyone around them benefits as a result of their commitment. Most people are passengers for a million and one different reasons. Drivers are far more rare. They’re not ever too busy to take care of themselves and ensure their family also has their needs met. They’re focused and determined and seemingly “have it all.” And simultaneously, they experience deep happiness and fulfillment because, as the driver, it’s what they’ve chosen and created.  One isn’t better than the other – that’s not what this is about.
But the driver tends to make more out of life. And the beautiful part of all of this is that we get to CHOOSE if we’re the passenger or the driver. It’s never a coincidence, although often we don’t realize the choice. So, my friend… have you been living as the passenger or the driver in your own life? No judgment either way. And based on this analogy, is there anything you’d like to do differently? <3 Paige WANT MORE OF THIS? Be sure to connect with us on Social Media. We post daily on both Facebook and Instagram for motivation, inspiration, and helpful tips, tricks, and strategies for healthy living. You can join our private Facebook group to go even deeper with us or book a call to see how you can get started training with us in person. We can't wait to connect with you and support you along your journey with healthy living! Willpower is like a muscle – it gets tired if you rely on it too much, and that can lead to quickly falling off track with your new habits. PLUS, your underlying lifestyle hasn’t been set up to support the long-term changes you are trying to create. That’s where the power of HABIT comes in. When you slowly introduce changes to your lifestyle, you not only need to use less willpower, you also are building a STABLE FOUNDATION for even greater change! THE TRICK: One trick is to create small habits you can easily build into your life so you almost don’t notice that they are there. With that in mind… I have a question for you! What are 1-2 small new habits you can start practicing today, to help build a healthy foundation? I’m talking about something simple, like: ● Drinking a big glass of water first thing in the morning ● Going for a 5-minute walk after lunch ● Repeating 1-2 positive mindset affirmations as you start your day ● Or something else that resonates with you. WANT MORE OF THIS? Our latest guide, Powerful Habits for a Powerful Life, will walk you through exactly HOW you can create healthy new habits that will last a lifetime! The guide outlines a simple 5-step strategy you can follow starting TODAY, including a workbook, to guide you through the exact habit change process! You can get your copy for free RIGHT NOW, as our gift to you! Just click here to download now: https://wilcoxwellnessfitness.lpages.co/powerfulhabits/ Have you seen the new docuseries about Michael Jordan called The Last Dance? If you haven’t seen it, it’s pretty incredible and I highly recommend it. Most people don’t know this about Jordan… but he had a secret club called “The Breakfast Club.” After a 3-year playoff losing streak to the Detroit Pistons in the late 80’s, Jordan decided to triple-down on his already legendary practice habit by creating a secret “club.” He realized he needed to improve his strength and endurance to overcome the Pistons, so he set up a morning workout habit to specifically improve those traits. It wasn’t long until some of his teammates became curious about his early-morning routine and joined him. Every morning as early as 5 o’clock, they’d get together for intense workouts and also have a nutrient-rich breakfast to help refuel, repair, and rebuild their bodies. This was in ADDITION to their normal practice schedule! Back then, this holistic approach – combining nutrition and fitness – was considered groundbreaking. It’s common now because it works… but the Chicago Bulls went on to become a legendary team, dominating the NBA in the 1990’s by winning 6 championships!  I love this story for so many reasons, because the same strategy can be applied in our everyday lives. It isn’t just for pro athletes and wealthy celebrities.
First, the Bulls had a goal – they wanted to win, but first they needed to beat the physically dominating Pistons. Jordan took control of the situation by figuring out what needed to change. Then, he created an intentional, step-by-step plan to make that change possible, and hired a trainer and chef to help him. He didn’t wait for his team to buy into his new morning workout habit – he started on his own. And when they saw his success, his teammates joined him – and they made a serious dent in sports history. Think about how you can do this in your OWN life. What’s that first step YOU can take? Lots of Love, Paige WANT MORE OF THIS? Our latest guide, Powerful Habits for a Powerful Life, will walk you through exactly HOW you can create healthy new habits that will last a lifetime! The guide outlines a simple 5-step strategy you can follow starting TODAY, including a workbook, to guide you through the exact habit change process! You can get your copy for free RIGHT NOW, as our gift to you! Just click here to download now: https://wilcoxwellnessfitness.lpages.co/powerfulhabits/ REFERENCE: www.sportscasting.com/this-secret-club-might-have-been-the-secret-to-michael-jordans-success/ As the weeks in global quarantine are passing by, many of us have settled into a new normal. One without child care, and hugs from a friend, and high fives from your trainer. One with more family, more time to focus, and more time to aspire for greater things in life. We’re in this in-between space, walking this strange thin line... One of fear mixed with enjoyment. One of panic but also calm. We’re in a time knowing things aren’t normal, but they will eventually be normal again. We are entering the in-between – the not knowing when things will go back to normal or what that will look like can be agonizing. The hard part about this for so many people is that it’s entirely out of our control. We want to control. We want certainty. And it is simply impossible to control a pandemic. Really, we are always kind of under the delusion that we’re in control of our own world. Some people are using this opportunity to step up their life’s game – connecting more deeply with family, or creating new businesses, or taking some much needed R&R, or working on projects that have been on the to-do list forever. Others are paralyzed by fear and uncertainty. It’s all ok. There’s no right or wrong response to an experience none of us have ever had before. It will pass. This is a new temporary normal. And as we re-enter society, that will also become a new temporary normal.  We will always be impacted by these events, but my hope is that it’s all for the better on the other side... and I really believe it can be better because I believe that everything happens for a reason and life happens FOR us, not TO us.
So, when you’re finding yourself torn or paralyzed by the state of the world, the news, and the 4 walls of your home, go inward. How can you choose to make this the best possible, growth-oriented experience for yourself? I promise answering that question will help us all get through this with a lot more ease. Let me know the silver linings you’ve uncovered in all of this. Share in the comments below. We’re in it together and we will get to the other side of this stronger together. Lots of love, Paige Photo Credit: Hazen (6 years old - he took this photo while I was making his breakfast. The first of 759 meals that I will make throughout the course of the day for my 2 kids. I know you parents out there feel me!) WANT MORE OF THIS? Be sure to connect with us on Social Media. We post daily on both Facebook and Instagram for motivation, inspiration, and helpful tips, tricks, and strategies for healthy living. You can join our private Facebook group to go even deeper with us or book a call to see how you can get started training with us in person. We can't wait to connect with you and support you along your journey with healthy living! Can I share a secret with you? I don’t love exercise. I never have. I don’t dread, or hate, or dislike exercise. I’m just neutral on the actual act of working out. It’s just not something that I love. Exercise for me is like brushing my teeth - it is something that I just do and don’t think much about. I don’t obsess over it - I just do it - I show up. Just like brushing my teeth. It is a healthy habit that allows me to show up as the best version of myself. I am passionate about living my very best healthy life, having the energy to enjoy spending time with my kids, and having the strength and stamina to do anything in life that I want. What is your relationship with exercise like? A - something I love B - something I dread but I do anyway C - a healthy habit that I don’t have to stress too much over <3 Paige WANT MORE OF THIS? Be sure to connect with us on Social Media. We post daily on both Facebook and Instagram for motivation, inspiration, and helpful tips, tricks, and strategies for healthy living. You can join our private Facebook group to go even deeper with us or book a call to see how you can get started training with us in person. We can't wait to connect with you and support you along your journey with healthy living! Have you ever been checking your phone… or vegging on the couch… and suddenly start thinking about a goal you want to work toward? It’s a little push from deep within you – something you can feel in your gut. Almost everyone has felt this way at one point or another. Maybe you finally want to clean up your eating to improve your health. Maybe you want to start working out so you get your energy back and feel stronger. Or maybe your home is still feeling a little too “lived-in” after the coronavirus situation and you get an urge to organize and clean. Whatever the exact push is, author and motivational speaker Mel Robbins calls it an "instinct for change." She also says that, unless you do something about it within 5 seconds, that instinct will die. She came up with the 5-second Rule (based on real science) to help keep that instinct alive. Basically, as soon as you have that instinct (as long as it’s one that supports your goals!), you count backwards… 5,4,3,2,1 and then you DO IT! And guess what? It works.  There’s just one thing that separates people who reach their goals from those who don’t...
It’s their habits! And the best news is that YOU have incredible power to change them. All you need is a simple step-by-step strategy! Our latest guide, Powerful Habits for a Powerful Life, will walk you through exactly HOW you can create healthy new habits that will last a lifetime, including the 5-second Rule and much more! The guide outlines a simple 5-step strategy you can follow starting TODAY, including a workbook, to guide you through the exact habit change process! You can get your copy for free RIGHT NOW, as our gift to you! Just click here to download now: https://wilcoxwellnessfitness.lpages.co/powerfulhabits/ Hope you enjoy it! Wilcox Wellness & Fitness WANT MORE OF THIS? Be sure to connect with us on Social Media. We post daily on both Facebook and Instagram for motivation, inspiration, and helpful tips, tricks, and strategies for healthy living. You can join our private Facebook group to go even deeper with us or book a call to see how you can get started training with us in person. We can't wait to connect with you and support you along your journey with healthy living! It’s easy to get wrapped up with doing more reps, going faster, or lifting heavier to get in a great training session. Today, I used my session to work on stabilizing my knees & fighting to keep posture throughout! It’s a tough mental challenge as there were many times I just wanted to ‘move’. In the end, my knee feels great & my posture intentions are set for the day!! Winner winner chicken dinner!! WANT MORE OF THIS? Be sure to connect with us on Social Media. We post daily on both Facebook and Instagram for motivation, inspiration, and helpful tips, tricks, and strategies for healthy living. You can join our private Facebook group to go even deeper with us or book a call to see how you can get started training with us in person. We can't wait to connect with you and support you along your journey with healthy living! |
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