Right about this time every year, people who make it through cold winters start to shed clothing. This can feel good or bad depending how you feel about your body. Let’s face it. The pandemic made most people a little ‘softer’ than usual. But that can be changed pretty quickly if you follow the ‘Spring Shape Up Checklist’ items posted here that I asked HEALTHYFIT to put together for us.

If you’re like me, the first warm Spring day is a loud wake up call to try to speed things up a a little (understatement) to get into better physical shape as fast as reasonably possible.

(I'm not sure ordering from the Venus Swimwear catalog right this moment is reasonable) 

But noticeable progress can be made pretty quick! According to Fitness Director Jamie Levine at HealthyFit, if you just start ‘moving’ you’ll move in the right direction and everything will start to tighten up and things will start to snowball in a really good way!”

I want to share that every timeI show up at this women’s gym I joined not to long ago, I feel better about myself. I want to encourage others who are trying to get back in shape after this ‘twilight zone’ last few years to just GET MOVING. It matters. Whether you’re struggling with body image, mental strength, a little depression or just the desire to feel more alive again it’s time to make some moves. I believe! All of a sudden I’m bending to pick up stuff without grunting! Call Page Six in The POST.

So here’s The Spring Shape Up Checklist. Follow it and share it with somebody who could use a boost.

HEALTHYFIT Fitness babe Jamie Levine says, ‘ideally’ we should follow this all year long. (And all I’m saying here is let’s just reboot)

Water! Water! Water! Thats a big mention here because dehydration zaps your energy. Water flushes out fat, and it’s great for metabolism. I have trouble drinking enough water but I’m trying harder. Jamie says, says people who don’t drink enough water are usually drinking something else and if you replace all your other liquids with water for ‘awhile’ it’ll  show in your face and skin. A nicer face is. good incentive. (Why the hell wine goes down so easy I'll never know.) 

Your diet does play into how fast you get into shape. James says,  if your diet is crap it’s going to be a huge obstacle to your progress.

“Theres a saying in the gym…. You can’t out exercise a bad diet”!

And about those 10,000 steps a day? Honestly for most mortals I know hitting this number is nearly impossible. When I try and can’t live up to that number, I do end up feeling a little frustrated and occasionally also end up in a pizzeria.  But I’ll try harder.

Jamie points out, the fittest people in the world are people who walk everywhere. She also mentioned she actually knows people who get off off their couches at night and go out and walk the last couple thousand steps to make the 10,000. (Must be their couches.) 

Anyway …cheers to Spring. And to this Spring Shape Up Checklist.

This fitness shape up information is ‘gender friendly’

However If you’re woman looking to check out an all women’s gym and happen to live in the Mamaroneck, N.Y. area, I highly encourage you to just  show up and walk in to HEALTHYFIT on The Boston Post Road and look around and try it out for free. No Drama. No Pass Necessary. Jamie says any gym that doesn’t let you try it first is not worth it.

Hoping to motivate some new people with our straight up shape up podcast conversation.