Do you remember when your teacher would say keep your eyes on your own paper! Often, it was because they did not want you to copy someone else’s work or, well, cheat to get the answer.

This example applies to health and fitness as well. There are ways to ‘cheat’ and just like cheating, the results are not the best assessment of you and ultimately will lead to failure and frustration.

Another challenge that occurs too often is following a program meant for someone else’s body and goals.

You see a person who is in great shape, and you want to look like them. You want to feel in your body how you imagine they feel in theirs.

You follow them on social media, and you do ALL the exercises they do and find you are not getting the results you were hoping for, looking like them, and feeling the way you imagine they feel.

There are some excellent reasons you are not having success.

#1 You are not that person.

Your story is not theirs. Even if you find yourself saying that person is my age and they can do x,y, and z, why can’t I?

You can be me the same sex, age weight and come from the same town, your bodies, lifestyles, activities, work, stress, family life, medical history, etc. are different. Just because you have some characteristics in common, you are not the same.

You can only compare yourself to yourself, period.

#2. Just because someone looks good to you physically, you are entirely unaware and uninformed about how they ‘feel’ in their body.

We see client after client who appears to be in great shape and has worked out for years, yet; they come to see us because their body is breaking down, they have injuries that impede them from being active and enjoying their favorite activities.

So the moral of this newsletter is an old one. Just like your teacher told you in elementary school, don’t copy someone else’s work.  

If you do, you will likely only have short-term success, or the work could be wrong, and you will continue down a road filled with frustration and possible injuries.

How do you know what is right for you?  

1. Take inventory of what you have done so far that has not worked for you.
2. Why didn’t it work? (you didn’t know what you were doing, you got injured or experienced pain?)
3. Why do you want to exercise? Not, just because you know you should.
4. If you get in better shape, what will you do that you cannot currently?
5. Is there something you would like to do in the future that you know you are not ready for now?

When you have answered these questions, you have put value into why you want to do the work. There is an emotional connection to motivate you.

Then reach out to us.    at www.sohmar.com or call 630-968-7827 

 It is time for you to do your own work.

We will discuss your story with you, your medical history, goals, your why, values, and together make a plan tailored to you.

Next, we will take a thorough assessment of your starting point so you take the necessary steps to confidently participate in the activities you need, want, and love to do.

“If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.”

― Michael Jordan