Welcome to Week 3 of the UCS Superhero 5K Remote Training Program brought to you by OptionZ Health & Fitness and Training for More (optionz.biz).

Mary Poppins was on to something, wasn’t she?  Anything CAN happen if you let it and work hard enough for it! Each week you’ll see intervals getting longer with decreasing recovery time BUT you’re getting stronger, endurance is building and confidence is growing. Trust me, you ARE stronger than what you think!

It takes a healthy mind to create healthier bodies. It was once believed that the brain was hardwired during childhood and there was nothing we could do to change that. Thank goodness, today we know otherwise - we have the ability to change and create habits, increase happiness and improve  health!

Neural pathways are the highways of communication from your brain throughout your body, responsible for your habits of thinking, feeling and acting. With practice you can create new pathways by consciously directing your mind towards new goals. Believe you can, and you will. Your body responds to what it hears your brain saying. 

Practice positive affirmations daily. Write them on post-it notes and put them everywhere! “I’ve got this” - “The 5k finish line is mine” - “I am strong”. Recite these mantras over and over, especially during your workouts (especially the really tough ones). Negativity and self-deprecation have no home here.

Interested in more in-depth private or small group health coaching with Andrea? Visit www.optionz.biz for more information or contact her at andreamalin@gmail.com

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GVH Studio | MSK Engineering | Northeast Delta Dental | Hickok & Boardman | Southern Vermont Medical Center | Genoa Healthcare

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Casella | R.K. Miles | The Richards Group | VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region | Goldstone Architecture | Hill & Thompson