Get Fit For Life

Our Mission

We're on a mission to changes lives in a positive way by providing fitness advice, education, inspiration and motivation you can use to live a healthier, more active life. We believe everyone is capable of living a healthy life. Sometimes it's just a matter of acquiring the right knowledge and motivation to succeed.  

In this episode I talk about the 'Get Fit for Life' mission, including why this podcast series was created, upcoming episodes, and how we can help you achieve, and exceed your fitness goal. Ultimately, it's all about helping you 'Get Fit for Life'.

The Fabulous 15: 

Since your workouts have been pretty good in terms of consistency, timing and intensity. And you’re finally starting to see some good results. Let’s try to keep this momentum going and build on your solid foundation. In this episode I offer advice and suggestions that will help improve your training moving forward, which will eventually improve your overall results. I’m going to focus my attention on the first and last 15 minutes of your workout, ‘The Fabulous Fifteen’ as I like to refer to them. I know this might seem insignificance to many of you, but I can tell you from experience those first and last fifteen minutes are much more important than you think. Here's why...

Fitness After 40: What You Need to Know

If you’re just starting, or re-starting your fitness program after your 40th birthday you should know there is going to be a lot of good, some bad, and definitely some ugly moments you’ll have to contend with along the way. And although I applaud your effort and enthusiasm my accolades will not help you succeed. What will help you achieve your fitness goals is my advice, and many years of fitness experience. So let’s see if we can get that old engine of yours purring like it did way back when.

Make Those Good Workouts, Great Workouts: 3 Simple Suggestions to Make it Happen

Okay, so the good news is you’ve been able to maintain a fairly consistent fitness routine for several months now. Congrats! You’ve already accomplished something many people fail to achieve – sustain a training program. Since you’re already ahead of the populous, let’s try to take your program to the next level, with a few simple suggestions that can help make those good workout sessions, great!

Fitness Focus: How to Overcome Obstacles & Setbacks

Whether you’ve been engaged in a fitness program for a few days, a few weeks, months or years it’s inevitable that you will encounter various obstacles and setbacks that impede your progress and hamper your ability to achieve your fitness goals. Unfortunately, these things are an unavoidable fact of fitness. Everyone, and I mean everyone from amateur to professional will experience obstacles and setbacks throughout their fitness journey. But they don’t have to diminish your drive, focus and motivation. And they certainly shouldn’t be the reason you give up on achieving your fitness goals.

Learn how to overcome obstacles and setback that might impede your fitness progress, so you can achieve your fitness goals.

Protein consumption is a vital component of every fitness program, and essential in helping you achieve maximum training results. But are you consuming too much protein, or not enough? Is the protein you're consuming the right kind of protein based on your training? What are the benefits of protein shakes and when is the best time to consume yours'? Part 2 of our nutrition series answers all of the questions above, and talks about what, when and how you should consume your protein in order to maximize your training results.

How Carbs Can Impact Your Training & Results 

Carbohydrate consumption has gotten a very bad wrap over the past few years, especially with the emergence of the Ketos diet. When people hear the word 'carbs', they immediately think of unwanted, unnecessary calories. The reality is, not all carbs are bad for you. In fact, carb consumption can play an essential role in helping you achieve peak training performance. But since all carbs are not created equal it's important to know what, when and how to consume your carbs in order to maximize your training results.

Learn How To Build & Maintain A Fitness Program That Yields Positive Results

There is one thing every fitness program needs to survive the test of time...good results! Each year millions of people invest their valuable time, energy and effort in a fitness program. Unfortunately, not all of them achieve the results they desire, or need in order to sustain program longevity. As a result, they become discouraged, disappointed and eventually abandon their entire fitness program. Well, it doesn't have to be that way for you. Learn how to combine the key components of a successful fitness program in order to achieve the kind of results that will inspire you to maintain a long-term fitness plan. Because when it comes to fitness motivation, nothing speaks louder than positive results.

What You Need To Know About Fitness...

Everyone from experienced fitness enthusiast to those stepping on a treadmill or picking up a kettlebell for the first time all share a similar desire to live a healthier, more active and rewarding life. But while in pursuit of those goals they eventually all realize one thing - achieving 'true fitness' - long-term, sustainable fitness can be a real struggle. There are many challenges, roadblocks and obstacles along the way, none of which can be completely avoided. But those who understand the challenges and learn how to navigate around the roadblocks and obstacles will significantly increase their chances of reaching the ultimate goal - 'true fitness'.

Ready to Start A Fitness Program? Here's What You Need to Know.

Starting a fitness program presents a unique set of challenges for many people. Everything from your schedule and nutrition, to program design and lifestyle considerations will impact whether your program is successful. However, what you do and how you approach the first 6-8 weeks of your fitness plan are critical to establishing a program that can stand the test of time, and give you the results you desire. JT, a nationally certified personal trainer, with over 25 years of fitness experience, shares his insights and advice on how you can achieve and maintain early success with your fitness program.