Breakfast is the most important meal of the day!

Welcome to AFITNEWYOU!  Today I would like to start by asking you a question…What do you eat for breakfast?  Now when I ask this, I am not looking for the first answer most people would give, likes eggs and bacon, or a bowl of cereal.  The answer I am looking for comes from the statement people will use for intimidation, such as “I eat punks like you for breakfast!”  People will also use this type of phrase to say they have domination over a tough physical activity.  You can think about your answer differently now, and you might not have an answer to the question at this moment,

but breakfast IS still the most important meal of the day, so I want you to put into your life, an activity that you can “eat for breakfast.”  What I mean is I want you to do an enjoyable but challenging exercise that allows you to feel superior to physical activity, and I want you to do it in the morning to start your day off on the right foot to meet all of your fitness goals.

On Wednesday mornings I have a couple of clients that I train before I go to my full-time job as a teacher.  In order to fit them in, and get to school on time, I have to train them in the early a.m.  But, I also try to squeeze in a workout every time I go to the gym.  So, on Wednesdays, I get to the gym by 5:15 in the morning so I can go my own quick workout before my clients.  Because I have limited time, I do a really quick workout, and I try to make it as intense as possible.  So what I do for my warm up is a few sets of rope climbs.  A lot of people find rope climbs challenging, but I think of it as an old school elementary Phys. Ed. activity.  When people look at me in amazement, or bewilderment, that I am doing that activity in the morning, I use that phrase “I eat rope climbs for breakfast.”

Now I am not asking you to do an activity that has to be as intense as a rope climb first thing in the morning.  But I do want you to do a physical activity in the morning that you find somewhat challenging.  This will have multiple positive effects.  First, it gets you active immediately in the day.  Not only does this get your body working positively, physiologically early, but it also stops from you from being inactive later in the day due to some excuse that pops up; at least you already have done something positive to reach your fitness goals.  Furthermore, you will have a positive mental and emotional effect from conquering some physical activity early in the day.  Again, I am not only referring to the chemical effects from the physical activity that will lift your mood; I am also referring to the accomplished feeling that you will be starting your day off with.

I still think you should eat a healthy meal for breakfast…but add some challenging physical activity as well.  Go for a quick mile run, or even a jog/walk around the block.  Try to reach your personal best on a wall sit, plank or push ups.  Heck if you can, squeeze in a quick work out at the gym if you can.  It can be something simple, or intense, but make sure it is an activity that makes you feel powerful in both the literal AND figurative sense.  What better way to start the day than feeling accomplished?!  Starting the day off with the saying “I eat ______ for breakfast!” will be energetic, and can be an empowering way to reach a fit new you!