AshleyMahaffey.com Fitness Strategy Specialist with Powerful Coaching DNA

Your physical fitness is not an accessory, but a necessary tool in your outrageously successful business.

Being maximally productive to crank out products and services of tremendous value requires energy, and lots of it!  However, many people choose to invest in the accessories – website make-over, flashy power point slides, software, another training seminar, a posh outfit, etc – before considering to invest in their physical fitness.

Hey, clients aren’t buying your stuff (website, powerpoint slide, elevator speech)…really.  They are buying what you are able to uniquely serve up that impacts their lives.  How about offering them your best?  Which begs the question:  Are you truly giving from your best position? Read More…

Posted under Nutrition, Physical Fitness, Wellness, business

On Sunday, Pastor Bob Botsford gave a message regarding humility. He quoted scripture which begins, “Deny Yourself…” He went on to say that if we had denied ourselves then our country wouldn’t be in our current economic crisis.

As I sat in my seat the personal trainer in me was was thinking, “Yeah, Pastor!”

Glutton is everywhere.  And real wins come from the hard choices to deny ourselves.

Want to fit in your jeans?  Restrict your calories.

Want to PR in your next race?  Commit to the last lap of speed work when your lungs are burning.

Want to lose fat?  Finish the last set of strength training when you really want to lie back on the mat.

Want the energy to enjoy your work and family? Get your workout in no matter what your day looks like.

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I’m getting ready to travel over the holidays to a remote island. I know there will be plenty of opportunities to eat, drink and be merry.  Routine will be broken for sure. The kids will stay up late and nap little. My husband and I will be in a foreign country without our usual running routes, gym dates or food selections. 

Goal: come back in better functional shape than I am now.

How to quantify that goal needs to be specific and measurable. I want to beat my current best time for completing one of my favorite body weight circuits. Here’s my strategy.

• Have family members lined up each morning for childcare (ahead of time!)
• 730a Su/T/TH/Sa   Body weight circuit with my favorite all-in-one 
• 700a M/W/F   Cardio: 3-5 miles of intervals
• eat lots of fresh fish for lunch and dinner with veggies
• breakfast every morning: 2 eggs and oatmeal and fruit
• say “yes” to food I want to try, but only 3 bites of sweets.

This is my strategy.  Yours can be different.  The point is to get a strategy in place.  You will find greater success if you implement one that will be practical and reasonable for your goals.  You won’t feel guilty 10 days later or if you indulge in a second Christmas cooking along the way if you have a strategy to navigate the festivities.  The payoff - you will enter the new year feeling powerful and in control of your fitness!

Best of Energy!

Ashley

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