Why chasing perfection is ruining you your fitness progress.

CrossFit, and group exercise in general, tends to attract a lot of social, outgoing, and often high-performing personalities. High achievers are used to doing things well.

When you’re used to always doing things “right” it can be very difficult to start doing things poorly, but that’s often exactly what it takes to start a new fitness plan.

I see the hesitation every day inside of the gym. I’ve had countless clients tell me they don’t think they’re “fit enough” to start, despite the fact that getting fit is the exact reason that they came in in the first place.

I’ve seen the hesitation as prospective members compare options, evaluate programs, and try to find the perfect program only to let the indecision drag them down until they ultimately end up doing nothing.

People very often act like their options are the perfect 5 day a week program, or nothing at all.
That couldn’t be further from the truth.

This “all or nothing” trap is something that chronically afflicts high performers especially. By attempting to apply the same standards to your fitness as you do to your work or other areas of your life, you end up holding yourself back from doing anything at all.

Small actions, performed consistently have a compounding effect far greater than you might realize at first.
20 minutes of movement 2 days a week may not sound like much, but if you’re currently at zero, then that is an infinite improvement.

Just two workouts a week adds up to over 100 workouts a year! Three workouts a week? That’s over 150!
Do you think 150 workouts a year can move the needle on your fitness? Because I’m here to tell you with 100 percent certainty that it will.

One of my favorite clients, Jim, comes in every Tuesday and Thursday from 8am to 8:30am. He rarely misses a workout and has been coming in for close to four years now. Doesn’t sound like much when you look at it on a weekly or daily basis, but he’s put in hundreds of hours over the last few years.

When he started, he had trouble lifting his arms over his head and he could barely work for more than a few minutes without having to stop to catch his breath.

Now he’s doing overhead presses, doing workouts that he couldn’t even have imagined doing 4 years ago, and, most importantly, he is able to play with his grandkids without pain and go on family vacations without worrying about getting around or carrying his suitcase.

Think of your health as a savings account. Each individual deposit may not feel like a lot, but it all adds up.

Jim has a significant buffer in his health now due to small, consistent deposits made over the course of years. That’s how you get results.

Now for the hardest, but most important part: workout #1. Not sure what to do? Start with a 20-minute walk. Don’t overthink it, just get it done.

If you feel stuck and don’t know where to start, good news! We have helped hundreds of people just like you get to where they want to be with their fitness. Come on in for a chat and we’ll help you come up with a plan that will actually work.

Let’s get started.