Just a quick podcast on how I'm feeling right now. A bit more information on myself, my gym and my views on the whole pandemic situation and where I am going next with my journey.

Continuing my daily practice and looking to help people as much as I can through sharing my experiences and setting goals for them.

Good vibes only as per!

Things may have changed externally, but everything internal is still within your control.

Don't let this situation consume you and don't let social media fool you. You still have a life to live and there is always a way to get better through adversity.

Use what's going on as an opportunity, not a threat.

Wash your hands tho.

Fasting has many powerful health benefits that will not only improve your health, but will also positively impact how you feel, and how you age too.

As I've mentioned a few times so far, the basis of all diets it that reoccurring principle of calories in vs calories out. This is an important factor, however, this principle is only concerned with one thing,.. weight loss.

If you are only looking at nutrition through the vanity-tinted lenses of weight loss, you are missing out on a whole host of other potential benefits.

What if rather being purely focussed on dropping the pounds, you could have a diet that could improve virtually every aspect of your health and wellbeing too?

Ive been in the fitness industry for over 10 years now and I am really happy to say it is finally breaking out of this traditional box of selling quick fixes and this 'weight loss at all costs' mentality.

People are starting to realise its all about feeling good. Doing what you enjoy regularly so you can genuinely find a meaning and happiness in what you are doing, rather than just being on an endless cycle of trying to lose weight and putting it back on again.

I started Hyre as a way to bring my concept to life, that we can have this health first mentality and we can focus on building a strong & healthy mindset first, the body will always follow suit.

People want to feel good & feel connected, but that looks different from person to person. So it takes alot of trial and error to actually find out how that looks for you.

This is where Hyre comes in, you come and use this environment and community as a way to find out what works best for you.

That's what happy sustainable living is all about.

Using process goals rather than product goals allows you to shift your focus on to the daily/weekly processes required to achieve any goal you may be after.

Just as with everything in life, your perspective of the situation is what makes the real difference. Rather than working on being 'on a diet' or anything like that, you just need to look at managing your life and mindset in a healthy and positive way.

It's this mindset that gives your process meaning and helps you commit to this identity change.

This identity change is the key to long term sustainable changes, and it all starts with changing your perspective and committing to a daily process.

See below for the list of process goals and durations I use with clients.

Process Goals

- Tracking targets
- calories, protein or 800g fruit and veg
- Cutting out Processed foods
- Cutting out alcohol
- Fasting 16/8
- 10,000/12,000 steps per day
- Cook 1 meal every day
- Cold Showers
- Meditate
- Reading
- Drinking more water
- Bed for 9

Duration

- 5 days
- 1 week
- 2 weeks
- 10 days

Pick one and pick a duration.

Enjoy!

Part 2 on stress.

The positive and negative effects of stress rely entirely on your perception of the situation.

You will never be able to control every stressful thing that happens to you.

But you are able to change your perception towards it.

This should be everyone's primary focus when starting to build a strong and healthy mindset.

A brief rundown on understanding stress and the importance it plays in good health.

In this ep, I am only covering the physiological response to stress (Fight or Flight) and the effect it has on the body. Stress is the silent killer yet trainers and coaches all over the world only seem to care about how a client looks, without doing the deep work needed to solve the underlying issues we all face day-to-day.

Stress causes habitual cycles of thinking which become addictive to the body when left unaddressed.

Will be releasing a pt 2 on how to really thrive and make the most of this information in the next couple days.

Thanks for listening!

How to improve willpower, discipline and mental health.

I recap on the last 2 podcasts and touch on this high-performance mindset that I coach to all my clients and now to the members at Hyre too.

Let's shift the focus away from losing weight and looking good. The goal should always be to be healthy, happy & strong. Its time to do the deep work needed to build a strong and happy brain.

The underlying reason we do anything is to either feel good or get laid (psychology 101), so lets start focusing on feeling good! (this will get you laid more too).

Long term sustainable diet improvements aren't so much down to knowing what to eat and when. It's more about adjusting your behaviours and daily habits to fit this newer and healthier lifestyle.

Trial & error is the true defining factor in finding that perfect personalised diet that will work for you.

Process goals allow you to stay focus and engaged with the task at hand during the long (and sometimes tedious) journey that is health and wellbeing.

Explaining the real important components of training and fitness.

We want to be fit, we want to be more capable, so let's start training with that mindset!

Looking at 'Training Capacity' as a whole is a sure-fire way of staying well-rounded and getting the most out of your training. You can easily spot strengths & weaknesses and then make a plan to build them both up to a level you are happy with.

Its all down to your perception of training and goals.

Change that and you change everything.