Training 101: Why do you TRAIN?

September 21, 10:21 PMLA Personal Training ExaminerOzzie Jacobs

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Train for strength and confidence.

Motivation plays a major role in one’s ability to stick with a training regimen.

Does motivation derive from the ability to fit into your favorite pair of jeans, look like the celebrity of the hour or does our motivation derive from an intrinsic desire to be healthy?
“Yo-Yo” fitness is the consequence of training for the wrong reason.

Training for the wrong reason will not give you the willpower to complete the last thirty minutes on the treadmill, nor will it motivate you to drive through the heavy LA traffic to get to your gym.

The best motivation comes from within and is sustainable when one realizes the power that training can have on the development of an individual’s strength and confidence, which inevitably leads to success.

On the weight room floor and on the yoga mat we spend hours committed to achieving a goal. We face the obstacles of fatigue, fear and weakness but ever so often we discover our ability to find the inner strength necessary to succeed. On the mat and on the gym floor we develop the coping skills necessary to face each challenge with confidence.

TRAIN for tenacity and resilience every day! Check out the following videos, to help you along the way:

- Rising Warrior

- Exercise: Beyond Physical

- Yoga Sculpt Workout