June's C-FIT BIT! Newsletter

Quotes of the Month:

"Sun's out: Guns out!"

Trainer Talk

Hallelujah, summer has arrived!

With summer come warmer (hotter) days, sunshine, an abundance of alcoholic beverages, parties, vacations, and the overall mindset of enjoying the time and life you are given.

That being said, it is often easier to derail your health and exercise efforts during the summer months than it is during the holidays. Most of us await the summer months so we can finally let loose and enjoy ourselves, often at the expense of all the progress we have made during the previous 9 months.

The trick to maintaining a balance between the discipline needed to remain successful (healthful?!) and the call of executing the life's-too-short-so-have-a-beer mindset is this:

Rearrange your priorities, and keep those priorities simple.

Before you click away, hear me out. The issue with the above statement is that many folks often take this to mean that they have to pick a workout over a function with friends or some kale salad over the burger they really want during vacation. Oop, I'm trying to be healthy and fit so I don't have time to enjoy myself. I barely have time as it is; how can I do both, and still achieve my goals?

Easy there, pardner. This is how.

Life Hacks: Smarter not Harder!

(adequate consumption is at LEAST half your body weight in ounces daily! Eg: if you're 150lbs, you should drink at least 75oz of water)

Client SPOTLIGHT

Meet Ella and Jim!

Only one of C-FIT's Studio Couples, these guys have been members of C-FIT's small group classes since year one.

Ella is a Hampton Roads (or is it Coastal Virginia? or Tidewater?) native, and chose Suffolk for the rural setting, while her counterpart, Jim, hails from Canada and bounces over the border frequently with work.

Jim is what I like to, and often do, call a "tree trunk of a man" during our small group classes. An active individual, Ella joined C-FIT years ago to get fit and keep up with Jim who was, as she says, "running, lifting, hockeying all the time. He follows me around..." Ha! Accountability partners are some of the best means of success.

Since joining C-FIT, they have both experienced "more energy, more patience...the urge to make people get out of my way on the way to workout..." (Ella). And outside of the gym, Jim says he's had more energy and focus. These two thrive on the interactions with the other studio members, the "friendly competition, no screaming youngin's, and creative fun workouts."

For the newbies, they recommend: "Don't get discouraged. It will get easier, you will get more coordinated and stronger; it is actually fun and in all likelihood, you will not die."

*snort* Thanks for that, Ella! =)

Would you recommend C-FIT to a friend/acquaintance? "Of course!"

From Maxwell Nutrition: Jean's Journal

Since alcohol seems to be the staple of summer, here is a healthier option for those of us who like to indulge during these hot months!

This is one of my favorite summer drinks! It's extremely refreshing, and delicious with or without the booze! No added sugar, and no high-calorie mixers. It's perfect.

4 cups watermelon

2 tsp lime juice

1/4 cup fresh mint leaves

4 oz vodka (optional)

1/8 tsp salt

ice

Divide mint into four glasses and muddle in the bottom of each glass. In a blender, mix watermelon, lime juice, salt, ice, and vodka (if using). Pour into glasses and enjoy!

Link to Maxwell Nutrition

(photo sourced from Google Images)