Fitness, Business, Fitness Business, & Achieving Life Goals

I was working on my mission of videoing 30 variations of the Tabata protocol (see Tabata Revisited), which requires specific timing, and was challenged trying to set up my stopwatch where I could see it. I’d done 12 variations before a colleague called out, “You know there’s an app for that.” I’ll be darned if she wasn’t right. Tabata timer not only times the specific protocol with audible and visual alarms, but gives incredible timing variety that I can use in boot camps and other circuit workouts. Love it!

So, as specific and obscure an app as you might think that is, think about other health/fitness/nutrition apps that could help you. Some are free and some have a nominal fee. There are so many for each area, I’m not recommending the ones I list, just using them as examples. Try some apps out and see how they work for you.

Diet: Any app (application) that makes it easier to journal what you eat and keep track of your calories, would be a great tool. Calorie Tracker and Lose It are two options.

Workout: Giving you ideas for exercise programs are apps from Men’s Health, iPump, and more.

Sports specific: there are apps that are programs to help you train for sporting events. i.e marathon training like Run Coach and Triathlon and Marathon training

Health: Managing your health is also included in programs such as Glucose Buddy for diabetics

Indeed there seems to be apps for every occasion. Go seee what’s out there for you.

That said, a word of CAUTION, nothing takes the place of having a professional create a program that meets your individual needs. That is always your best choice.

Happy app-ing, Mark Nutting

While the best time to start your new health/fitness/proper eating is right now, this moment, many people are waiting for the first Monday of the year. So, hey, that’s tomorrow. What’s your plan? Don’t leave to generalities, “I’ll eat better and work out.” How specifically are you going to eat better and what and when specifically are you going to do for a workout?

By now you should know that I believe in making small changes that can be sustained for a lifetime. So, what one thing can you do tomorrow to make your diet better, more healthful, than it has been. Is there something you can prepare tonight to insure that that happens? (i.e. pack a snack, get breakfast ready, etc.) As for working out, what are you going to do tomorrow? Where? (the club, home, outdoors) What could help you complete that? (Call a friend to workout with you, check the weather, set your gym gear out, etc.)

The key to getting going is to not leave it up to “winging it”. Make a specific plan for tomorrow. Ideally you’ve created a long-term plan, but even if it’s one day at a time, a plan can make all of the difference.

Good luck and let me know if I can be of help.

Mark