Member Spotlight

Azalia Sedano

I started to seek a life of fitness because I have only one life to live and I believe everyone has a purpose on this earth and we are meant to be happy. Changes that I have seen in myself since joining LIFT Wellness Center are my discipline and commitment. My boyfriend is a member of LIFT and encouraged me to become a member, as well as motivating me to accomplish my goals.



Azalia is Vegan and she is motivated to share tips and health advice to people who not only want to look good but feel good as well. She owns a business called Juice it up where they sell organic cold pressed juices. 

The holidays are coming!

We challenge YOU to stay active to maintain or lose weight during the holiday season!



Don’t be the one that says I’ll just start on New Year’s day! Get ahead of everyone else!

Join our Holiday Survivor Challenge!

Trainers Corner

A Little Goal Can Go a Long Way

Join me in an exercise real quick, I promise it won't take long. Look in a mirror or your phone's camera, and have a real honest conversation with yourself. Don’t lie to yourself, but have a frank conversation and don't pull any punches. When you look in the mirror, do you like who you see? If yes, that’s great, and if you don't, that’s okay too! But either way, ask yourself why? Why are you happy, satisfied, or content with the person staring back at you? Is it because that person tries hard, works hard, etc. Has that person looking back at you had big accomplishments, small achievements, or done things that make you smile? It’s okay, brag on yourself a little. On the flip side, if you're not looking at someone you want to, why is that? Are you frustrated with that person (yourself), confused at that person, or have a hard time looking that person in the eye? Is it a physical appearance you don’t like, or is it emotional reasons you're not happy with the person looking back at you? 

In society today, I feel like the question of WHY? isn’t asked enough. Without questioning things, learning really never takes place. Information can be acquired, but without proper association to a proper question, that information can't be properly converted to knowledge, which is defined as “the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.” Unless we take the time to ask why about ourselves and how we are really feeling and thinking, especially in regards to your mental and physical selves, how are you able to truly apply and make yourself happy? I know every year we set New Year's Resolutions to make yourselves better or happier, only to have forgotten about them a month into the year, and no progress has been made on them. If you fall into the category of people that successfully make and keep the goals they have set for themselves, I applaud you!!! For the rest of us, how can we do better?

Set Meaningful Goals

Goals that are set just to set them, are dead the moment they are conceived. I know that's a little harsh, but the reality of it is that unless you have a purpose or reason for setting the goal you won't devote time, energy or resources into achieving that goal. If you want to lose weight for a goal, that's great, but why? Back to that question. Is it to look better, to be healthier, to live longer, etc. If you put the blanket statement of losing weight as your goal, narrow it down, make it personal. The more personal you make it, the more likely you are to be able to achieve it.

Make a Plan

So this may sound cheesy, but in a Hallmark movie, I learned a valuable lesson. In the midst of a budding romance, one character said to the other, that if they wanted to make a change they needed to have more than just an idea to make the change, but they needed to come up with a plan to make the change a reality. Without a plan, the idea was as good a dream that would never happen. I was floored! You can ask my wife, I have way too many ideas, and as such my lack of planning leads to a lot of unfinished projects! You have your personal goal set, now make a plan to achieve it! And be realistic with it! Some things may only take a week or two, others may be a lifelong struggle! Once again be honest with yourself about it and plan accordingly. Nothing kills your hopes and aspirations more than coming up short on your hard-fought for goals. But appropriate planning can help mitigate disappointments and help maximize outcomes!

Track Your Progress

Final step folks, take the time to track your progress! If your goal is to start a business, lose weight, finish school, be a better friend, etc, find a metric you can track, and track it. This can help you see your overall progress and efforts. If you're failing in some area, why? Reevaluate and see what needs to happen to make the success a reality. Don't give up! Ask for help when needed, don't be too prideful to let others help you on your journey.

All in all, goals are TOUGH!!!! However, they’re worth it! By learning how to set and achieve goals, you’ll be able to unlock potential in your life you never thought possible. And to end this off, here's an amazing opportunity for those looking to start their goal making journey, especially during this holiday season. To lose or maintain weight, we will be starting the Holiday Survival Challenge. A great chance to have a goal with a deadline already set that you’ll have to plan and be diligent with to achieve, but a very doable goal too, so don't be shy and join us. See the section above for more details!

-Brad Royer ATC, LAT, CPT

Personal Trainer

Member Services Associate

Group Exercise Instructor

Pool Tech

Fitness Technician

Massage Therapist

Exercise Specialist

Swim Instructor

Lifeguard



Employees receive a FREE LIFT Membership

Our Christmas Gift to YOU: 10 FREE CrossFit LWC Classes!

Join our CERTIFIED CrossFit L2 & L1 Coaches on Saturday, November 26th @ 9 AM for a FREE OPEN WOD!

Come meet our CF LWC Community at LIFT Wellness Center!

Contact CrossFit L2 Coach Blake Butler for more information

crossfitlwc@gmail.com



*attend on 11/26/22 to get a punch card with 10 FREE CrossFit LWC Classes* (Valid through 12/31/22) 

CrossFit LWC just celebrated our 2 Year Anniversary.

We've seen so many personal successes and friends made in our community. Our CrossFit community, had a Halloween themed two part WOD with celebrates like Hulk Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage, Stone Cold Steve Austin, SpongeBob, the "Waterboy", Georgie, and so many more! 

We are excited to see where our community will go in the years to come and would love to have you join in with us! If you are interested, contact Blake A. Butler, Head CrossFit Coach at CrossFitLWC@gmail.com

LIFT Cafe is open the same hours LIFT Wellness Center is open!

• Monday-Thursday 5am-9pm
• Friday 5am-8pm
• Saturday 7am-5pm
• Sunday 11am-5pm

Carbs, protein, and fat are all incredibly important in our diet for many different reasons, but they also all provide calories. And no, I am not talking about the tiny creatures that live in your closet and sew your clothes a little bit tighter every night. I am talking about energy!

Simply put, a calorie is a unit of energy. In nutrition, calories refer to the energy you get from the food or drink you eat or the amount of energy needed to do an activity. The amount of calories we need depends on our height, weight, age, gender, medical status, activity level, as well as other factors. Because of all of these factors, our calorie needs change from day to day. This is one reason sticking to an exact number of calories (or under a certain number of calories) can be frustrating when trying to manage our weight.

Each macronutrient we have discussed in the past few months provides the body with calories. Carbohydrate and protein both provide four calories per gram, while fat contains nine calories per gram. Though it may seem like cutting out all fat in your diet would reduce your calories and cause weight loss, this is not necessarily the case. Fat takes longer to digest, so it keeps you feeling full for longer which might mean you eat less overall.

For better or worse, managing our weight is not always as simple as calories in versus calories out. Sometimes it is helpful to think about food, or energy, as gas in a car. You wouldn’t get very far driving your car around on Empty, and eventually the car would just stop. This is where the simple comparison ends though, because our body desperately wants to survive. It will find every way it can to continue going on with as little gas as it can, IF it is put in that situation. Our body works much better when it’s not put in that situation, so in order to see weight loss, we must have enough fuel (energy, or calories). 

Holiday Cranberry Sauce

Locker Update:

If you notice that some of our lockers are missing doors, we have good news! We are working to install brand new locks that will have fewer issues. This will be a gradual process, so thank you in advance for your patience. There are 13 new locks in the men's locker room and 3 in the family locker room.

We still have a few lockers available to rent. Be sure to see the front desk if you are interested! 

We’re participating in the #DowntownJacksonPassport event! Stop by LIFT Wellness Center or any of the participating businesses between Nov 1 and Dec 1 to get your passport stamped and enter to win a $500 prize package. Check out the Downtown Jackson Website for more information and who is participating. We’re excited to #shopsmall!