Unhappiness comes from striving and being something that goes against your principles and values. Living a life that other people hold to high standard, doesn’t do much for you. (more…)
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Black Magic Mind Games
Sorry for being quiet on the blog front this past month. I’ve been eyeball-deep into final editing of my book. Title is still pending, but it’s something along the lines of The Guide to Hardcoreless Fitness. It’ll be an expanded book version of some of articles I’ve written in here. Expanded to make it more actionable and (heavily) edited for clarity. (Apparently, at times, I ramble. Go figure.)
Anyways, I’ll keep you posted as it gets close to being done.
I did actually have a short thought I wanted to share today. Something rather bizarre I found helpful when dealing with brief moments of low self-confidence. (more…)
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Story About How The Answer Can Be Simpler Than We Think
The Struggle
Hi. My name is Joonas and for years I had issues with my gut. More or less daily I felt that something wasn’t quite right. I am sure you can relate, when you know your body you know when something is not quite right. Then every six months or so I used to get pain so bad that I couldn’t get out of bed for two days. During those few days I’d have as much energy as what my LG phone has after about two hours of usage, none. I’d know when it was coming on too since I wouldn’t feel hungry (me not being hungry is as absurd as someone not liking oxygen) and I’d get that, not pleasant, “here we go again” – feeling. (more…)
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No snacking might be THE thing
No snacking might be THE thing.
Less calories.
Lean into the feeling of feeling peckish. What causes it? Is it a psychological or a physical feeling.
Hunger pans go with a glass of water.
Flexibility with your day.
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If Your Goal is to Improve Overall Health and Fitness
If you are training for overall aka general fitness, meaning you want to get stronger, drop a bit of fat, stay lean and release stress, there is no strict rules on how to structure your training routine. If you have no desire to compete in powerlifting why work up to a massive deadlift, squat or bench press. If you are not looking to take part in any body composition competition, you don’t have to go on mad diets.
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Thoughts on… VI: Stress, Habits, Mindfulness
Once every 3-4 months, I go through all my notes that I’ve written down and do a roundup post of what has been going through my head. Thoughts and quotes from books and actions that I’ve found helpful for me or for my clients. Your mind can work for you or against you when trying to reach you fitness goals. For the Parts I – V, check the links below this post. Without further due, here’s the Part VI where I ponder mindfulness, habits and stress.
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How to Create Process Goals
A lot of us think we need to know all the answers before starting. Or that the goal we choose now is going to last for an eternity, as if our interest are the same now and in 5 years time. So we paint these grand, and sometimes scary goals that requires enormous amounts of work. Focusing on process goals is a great way to achieve larger goals that might seem too intimidating at first. (more…)
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Adjusting Training and Eating Habits for Lifelong Success
Not every life situation is ideally suited for an all-out attack on your health and fitness goals. There are times when improving your training and eating habits has to take a back seat. Then there are times when you can focus almost exclusively on training, habit changes and generally winning with health goals. Adjusting habits to whatever else is happening is an important skill to have. Here’s how to do it all.
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Why Most People Struggle with Diet and Training Consistency
Long-term consistency and therefore success with training and diet doesn’t come from willpower. No, consistency happens while marching on a road paved with positive habits that align with your goals, lifestyle and values. But there’s a major factor that doesn’t get talked about enough. It negatively affects all of us, but especially those with type-a personality. (more…)
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Attitude for Happiness
Most of us have big aspirations for the future. If you’re like me, you are always looking for the next thing to work on or to get better at. Figuring out how to make your personal life better and how to have more impact in you professional life. Maybe you are in search for happiness and looking for it in perfection. But I think we are doing it wrong because contentment can be found in the attitude you have. (more…)