If you close your eyes, breathe deeply, and start to visualize your best self – who is he or she? How does he or she look? What’s the expression on his or her face? How does he or she feel inside? What is he or she proud of? Spend 5 minutes here – visualizing the […]
Are you being carried away by the tide?
The best analogy we have come up with while working with clients to describe how most people live their lives is that they get carried away by the tide. Imagine the powerful ocean currents pulling you in whichever direction they wish. Life can have the same effect. People, circumstances, and indecision can carry anyone away […]
Your upper limit problem
In his book The Big Leap, Gay Hendricks discusses a fascinating concept called the Upper Limit Problem. Essentially, it’s where we have an upper limit to the level of happiness, joy, and good feelings we can experience before we go into self-sabotage. Most people are unaware of the upper limit problem but those who become […]
I love change!!…Said no one ever.
You want results. That extra 15, 25, or even 50 pounds should have been gone…like…yesterday, right? You want to be pain-free but getting off the couch or out of the desk chair seems near impossible? We all want a better body, to be healthier, to live longer. But we don’t want to put in the […]
7 Strategies To Fight Food Cravings
People experience food cravings for a variety of reasons from boredom to loneliness to food addiction to habit and many things in between. Fighting them can be really tough! However, there are some strategies that make it easier to push through them! Next time you feel a craving coming on, try one of these: 1. […]
Abs Classes Will Never Get You Abs
We are asked all of the time how people can get better, flatter, and more visible abs. It’s the #1 area people want to improve. Go into any gym and you’ll see thousands of crunches, situps, ab machine whatevers, and so on. Do those people have visible abs? Usually not. Abs classes are prevalent in […]
The 80/20 Rule
Our goal here at Peak Fitness & Rehab is to teach you to live and eat in a way that is sustainable long-term. No yo-yo diets or quick fixes here! As you know, we run nutrition based challenges throughout the year that really require you to step up your nutritional compliance, but for the most […]
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
You will become what you believe you are. It’s a fact. It’s the self-fulfilling prophecy. So, if you tell yourself that you’re a fat failure on a daily basis – guess what you become? If you tell yourself you’re sick or injured constantly, you will be. Believe us – this piece of the puzzle is […]
Authentically YOU
What is authenticity? To us, it means being yourself no matter what. Being the you that you KNOW that you are. It means never compromising to please others or because you think you should. Take a 10,000 foot view of your life right now. Look at your home life, work life, social life…. Are you […]
Are You Making This Critical Mistake?
It’s a mistake to think it’s selfish to take care of yourself as your first priority in life. You must NOT confuse self-sacrifice with love and support. You’ve heard over and over again that you have to take care of yourself in order to be the best you can be for others…but how often do […]