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The Benefits of a Mastermind

June 21, 2022 by Maria Sogard Leave a Comment

VFit Community

MASTERMIND.

Here at VFit Studio we believe in health for the whole self: mind, body, and spirit. We deliver functional workouts over 70 times a week and these connect us with in real time with our team.

For an enhanced membership experience, to bring connection even further, we also have opportunities for our community members to join Mastermind groups. These groups are formed based on different program or membership experiences and help our members engage, learn, and lean on one another in a variety of program formats and options.

The Mastermind group opportunities we have for our members include:

  • VFit Connect – year round enhanced membership experience with includes 2 weekly community corner sessions a week, a monthly wellness workshop, and monthly manifest Monday meditation session
  • Ascent – a 100 day challenge that runs in the late winter/early spring that connects teams of 10-15 together with a wellness coach to work together to hold one another accountable in working towards personal goals
  • 6 Month Challenge + Holiday Hustle – accountabilty challenges based on either 6 months or from Halloween to New Years, that brings together small groups of VFitters along with wellness coaches to work on check in goals and team building. Spoiler alert … In 2022, we will host our first Holiday Hustle!

We continue to work to find new ways to bring together smaller groups of our community to foster more connections and bring together shared experiences.

Below, we have all the letters that spell out mastermind explained and use our CONNECT membership enchancement as a basis to give more concrete examples of how each part of a mastermind benefits the members that are a part of it.

M

MENTORSHIP –  Having mentors around you is going to keep pulling you upwards.

Each of us is a master at something.

During our CONNECT sessions, we we are able to share our expertise with one another and learn from others .

You can find a mentor in so many areas of life through CONNECT, and you can be a mentor to others.

Chance are if you are facing something big or small, someone on the CONNECT team has already navigated those waters and can help you learn from their lessons and experience.

A

ACTION – if you are not a part of a group aligned with similar values, chance are at some point you won’t take action and will get stale or stuck.

You need the right support team to be by your side to keep you in ACTION.

This is part of this year’s mantra.  Action.  Are you putting in the work for your goals?

Your CONNECT team is here year round to keep you accountable, taking action towards you goals and dreams.

S

SUPPORT – CONNECT offers a big added level of support and structure, that is consistently there year round to hold you up.

A mastermind is your safe place to bring your challenges and let others in to help you find solutions.

The support in CONNECT is through the VFit trainer team AND other members of this mastermind and something you can count on in this add-on membership experience.

T

TEAM – Take it to the next level with a smaller group that is your TEAM.  Your go-to group that you can rely on and know you can connect with twice a week, plus two live specialty monthly sessions.

What you get out of the team experience is what you put in!  This goes two ways.

There’s a huge benefit to leaning into teams and growing together.  A rising tide brings up all ships, and this team is your tide to help you up-level your health and well being all year round.

E

EXCELLENCE – We aren’t talking about aiming for perfection here, but honoring progress.

Continuing to work on yourself and honoring that work in progress you are.

Without being a part of a group who are sharing goals with each other, there’s a tendency for excuses to start piling up and many of us can slide back into old, familiar habits, losing ground on personal goals and development.

R

RESULTS –  A lot of the results and reward in working towards a goal are all those incremental steps you took to get there.

Think of hitting a large goal like running a marathon.  Don’t imagine and celebrate the end result of yourself just during actual race, but picture yourself pushing through each moment, each practice run, to keep going.  Even showing up on the days when you just don’t want to.

That push, those mini-wins along the way, all add up to your end result and those pivotal moments are all something to be celebrated as benchmarks you’ve set out for yourself.

M

MANIFESTATION – Whether you believe in manifesting and bringing your vision to life or not, hear us out.  There is real power in this – it’s called the power of attraction.

Our brains are powerful beyond belief and help you connect the dots once you start putting your dreams out there.  When we are in tune and alignment with our dreams, it’s 10,000X more times more likely to happen.

Having a group to support you, to share your dreams with, to push through with, to help you believe in YOU – is so important.

I

INSPIRATION – We all need extra inspiration at times.  Whether you have hit a slump or bump in your road, having people around you that can help you when you are needing the extra inspo is huge asset.

Looking for a new book? New job? Taking on a new project at the kids school? Getting through a funk?

Masterminds can help you grow your inspo tank as well, by bringing fresh ideas, support, and to lend a hand.  Share it and let your inspiration grow and take shape.

N

NETWORKING – Not in the traditional, salesy sense, but in working in a deeper level with people who have been through similar trials and tribulations you have been through.

Connecting through shared experiences to hep cope with grief, tackle the transition from working life to retirement, to the everyday demands of life.

Those with shared expertise or going through similar life events are a big component of the mastermind.  Connecting virtually or in person with one another is made possible through the group.

Networking together helps you know more people and possibly explore new places to build deeper relationships.  Whether it is new career paths, new friendships, or learning how to build stronger family ties.

This is a special network for you to be a part of and grow, to lean on if you need one, and to help you expand your comfort zone.

D

DEVELOPMENT – You are never so good at something, that there’s no room to grow and improve.

Working on personal development gives you something to look forward to and new goals to stride for.

Personal and professional development opportunities are part of the mastermind experience.

Monthly workshops are crafted to help you grow each month and weekly sessions provide opportunity for spontaneous sharing of resources and connections.

Sharing our expertise, giving you resources and material to help you grow and develop is at the heart of a mastermind.

Filed Under: VFit Studio News, VFit Tips Tagged With: exercise, fitness, inspiration, mindset, motivation, wellness

First Friday’s Wellness Cafe Round Up: The Kinetic Chain and Posture, How to Stop Body Bashing, and Marma Points

June 3, 2022 by Maria Sogard Leave a Comment

The Wellness Cafe at VFit Studio has been in full swing this spring with two excellent sessions held in May and June.

In May, Lauren and Maria hosted the Wellness Cafe with insights on the following two areas:

  • the kinetic chain and posture led by Maria, sharing insights on functional movement and body balance and imbalances and how to work to correct them
  • how to stop body bashing with Lauren with insightful prompts and tips on how to combat this negative self talk led by Lauren

Slides

After the presentations, there was an excellent live session discussion focused on negative self talk, thank you all who attended for sharing and we will bring this topic back in the future for round 2.

In June, Shari led as a guest host in the cafe with a conversation and presentation on marma points. She led us through a thorough presentation and why these areas on our body are important then we went through the top 10 marma points together. This was an eye opening and powerful exercise and a great introduction to this concept which was new to many of us in attendance.

Slides

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First Friday’s Wellness Cafe: Setting Intentions for the New Year

January 24, 2022 by Maria Sogard Leave a Comment

We kicked off 2022 in the First Friday’s Wellness Cafe with Lauren and Maria focused on intentions for the New Year. With a focus on a short and long view for goals, our conversation flowed and worked on brainstorming personal goals and intentions, with a shift in mindset from a classic New Year’s resolution.

We have included the full slides that were used by Lauren and Maria during the session which include many prompts and brainstorming ideas for the upcoming year:

We also have below the full replay of the session below. During this 30 minute session, Lauren and Maria share ideas on the topic and there’s member engagement and sharing about ideas to set intentions for the year:

During the live session, a few other resources and comments were shared by members. We have them included below:

Sarah Z shared the following:

A good video to help you understand how to dig deeper and figure out why you want to do something….called 7 layers deep. It’s so good. I will share it here as it can help you with what Lauren is sharing:
https://youtu.be/Sv882g7UVQE

Kristin A shared a great New York Times article about our human desire to do an annual instinct to improve eating.

https://messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/template/oakv2?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20220107&instance_id=49661&nl=the-morning&productCode=NN&regi_id=84225412&segment_id=78932&te=1&uri=nyt%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter%2F24640e1a-d7a1-5738-b879-173bfe80fa46&user_id=dad5236cf145bc250375e6bb767b776a

Linda A shared a journal that has been working well for her called The 5 Minute Journal which has worked well for her to get into the daily habit of journaling.

For planning out the year with weekly and daily goal setting, many members have picked up the VFit Annual Compass Planner. For those still looking for a comprehensive planner these are still available for sale as a PDF download.

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Dream Believe Do Repeat

December 28, 2021 by Maria Sogard Leave a Comment

It has been SOOOOOOO hard keeping this in, but the time has finally come to share our 2022 VFit “Mantra of the Year!”

We do not take lightly to choosing these each year. After all, the powerful words we are called to set as out mantra, set the underlying tone for an entire year around here.

Sweat, Smile, Shine was one that would be hard to out-do and will be grandfathered in as a permanent tag line of VFit.

But as we head in 2022, nearly 2 years into a pandemic and where every single person has gone through some major life shifts and transformations, we have a calling to: Dream, Believe, DO, Repeat!

VFit is a one of a kind community, we need a one of a kind mantra!

In fact, we went back and forth many times on the trainer team, with many good mantra’s but none of them gave us the chills we needed!

Then Rachele hit to her 2021 vision board and there it was front and center! Words she had been staring out all year long, without realized the true power they held.

Dream

When we have dreams within our mind, body and souls, we are alive! Having dreams/goals gives us emotions, it keep us uncomfortable, it reminds us that we have more potential than we even realize in this life. It all starts with a dream within…….

Believe

But a dream is just a wish, until we start believing in ourselves, in those around us and when we have that unshakeable faith that….

YES I CAN!

DO

DO = action! It means doing the things day in and day out that will proper you closer to the dream you believe in. It means that you are willing to show up for yourself on that days you don’t feel like it, that when you fall down, you

have built the tenacity to get back up.

DO is a sum of the choices/actions you make day in and day out, that make up the quality of your life.

Repeat

We say this often in classes… “repetition produces results.” You do not do something one, 2 even 100 times and become proficient in that area.

We are what we repeat, and repeating the positive habits in your life on a regular basis, WILL change you life for the long term.

Focus on your “best practices list,” meaning what are the actions, that when done on a regular basis, leave you feeling and living your best life.

If you fall down 99 times, get back up 100 and repeat the habit of not giving up on YOU!

While we know a new year will bring much that we didn’t plan for, or that is out of our control, we firmly believe the power of these words will keep us united as a community and #VFITSTRONG in 2022!

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Why Real Connection Matters in Fitness

November 15, 2021 by Maria Sogard Leave a Comment

Not getting the fitness results you want with yourself current plan?!

This may be why👇

A series of code isn’t going to help you get the fitness results you are looking for…

We’re seeing a big trend in infusing tech with at home fitness, by using AI and the celeb factor.

While that is great for a lot of things, it won’t work for most people to be successful and get the results they want in the long term for maintaing health and wellness. We are humans and are geared for REAL connection.

A real, authentic community is what really sets us apart from what’s out there in the marketplace as you shop around and consider what your next fitness program will be.

Since day 1, we’ve valued knowing our members names and hosting our live workouts on Zoom so we can safely guide our members through each class.We know our members kids and grandkids names, and have had the opportunity to watch many grow up through the last 6 years.

If you’ve missed class, we check in on you if it’s been a while to make sure everything is okay.

Our members travel with us and take us on vacations, that’s just how commited they are.

A true test of your fitness plan is if it “works” out when life is out of the norm. When you find a platform that works for you and helps you biuld that consistent workout habit, that’s what you do. Your entire lifestyle changes.

With our members rehabbing from injuries or coming back from maternity leave, our live instructors are there making sure to provide modifications for them to get in their workouts alongside the entire live team.

We celebrate our members birthdays and they get to coordinate with our instructors who host birthday celebrations in class. We truly know our members. You can’t replace that with algorithms and avatar stats.

We aren’t robots. We aren’t celebrities.

Right now, REAL connection and support is needed more than ever.

Our members keep coming back because of that human connection we offer. It’s heartfelt. Authentic. And not something you can code.

Your workouts can be virtual and from home, but if you wonder why “the glam and glitz” isn’t keeping you motivated – you may need to change your approach.

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The Only Decision is Action

July 29, 2021 by Maria Sogard Leave a Comment

We’ve been going through a special marketing case study program the last few months and working to further develop our core messaging and deliver more impact, content and resources to our community.

Through the process, we’ve been writing. A lot. We’ve been asking a lot of questions. We’ve been peeling back the many layers of what it means to run a true wellness community and sharing from the depths of our souls the power of self care as a daily habit.

We’ve also been hitting the live videos more than usual on our social feeds, sharing more about the challenges we find are common among the women in our community when it comes to working out.

As we scour our last 45 days of social posts, we are identifying a major underlying theme that ties all of them together:

THE ONLY DECISION IS ACTION

Think about this for a moment. As you go through your day, any time you said YES to something, but didn’t actually do the thing you said yes to in that moment, you didn’t really decide anything. Did you?

Many of us can fall into this trap and say, oh yes, I’ll do that later. I can get to that tomorrow. Yes I’d love to take a trip to the mountains.

But when later comes and you don’t do the thing. Tomorrow comes and you don’t take action. Or months pass and you haven’t booked that trip to the mountains…all you have here is a case of inaction.

Often times we are jealous or judge others for success, accolades and the fun they are having, all the while we aren’t even working at ALL on getting to that level in our own lives. We aren’t respecting all the hard work, failures, lessons learned and grit that went into achieving that level of success.

The only real decisions you make in your life is what you do in the present moment. Present moment action is when you are – in the moment – doing exactly what you have set out to do.

It can at times be scary, and also liberating! When you start doing more and more present moment action you can find yourself in a flow, continuously doing exactly what you want to be doing while you are doing it.

We get it though, there’s A LOT on your plate right now. But if you look at what you’ve put on your plate with a discerning eye:

  • // is your to do list lining up with your personal prioritities?
  • // are there more things to do than there is during your waking hours?
  • // is there a possiblity you are setting yourself up for failure by adding too much?
  • // have you blocked out any free time to be in the moment?
  • // are you afraid of what’ll happen if you cut your list down?

When you approach your day with a personal reset on what your priorities and goals are, and work to take action on what’s important to you in the moment, you’ll find that when your head hits your pillow at the end of the day that you’ve put yourself in a stronger position at the end of the day from the moment you woke up.

You can find strength and personal empowerment in your days if you choose to do more of what you love, more of what fills your cup, and take action in the present moment as much as possible.

BOTTOM LINE: ARE YOU GUILTY OF NOT TAKING ACTION?

If you’e been putting off starting a workout program or routine and saying you’ll start next Monday, or in the fall, or at the start of the New Year than we challenge you to start today.

Just 5 minutes. 5 minutes of action today trumps all the other possibilities listed.

You can only take action today, who knows what lies ahead? All you have ultimate control over is what you choose to do today. We encourage you to choose YOU and get in self care on the most important day of your life: after all, it is called the present because it truly is a gift.

  • The Benefits of a Mastermind
  • First Friday’s Wellness Cafe Round Up: The Kinetic Chain and Posture, How to Stop Body Bashing, and Marma Points
  • First Friday’s Wellness Cafe: Special Guest Misa with 12 tips for raising healthy eaters
  • First Friday’s Wellness Cafe: Ayruveda 101 with Lindsay
  • First Friday’s Wellness Cafe: Revisiting Wellness Intentions and Mindset Shifts

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The VFit #CRUSADE

April 13, 2021 by Maria Sogard Leave a Comment

Crusade – what a powerful word, movement, mission, whatever you may call it – that word packs some heat!

What follows is a heartfelt message from VFit Studio owner and founder, Rachele Jaegers:

This word represents a calling that was so electrically delivered to me from the universe over the past few weeks.

I eagerly invite you to click play on the message above and listen to my 10 minute call to action. I personally invite YOU to join this #CRUSADE we are on at VFit.

I simply cannot keep quiet any longer – there are some truths that must be brought to light now more importantly than ever as we shift back into a new season of life.

Please do not be so rushed to get back to “normal” that you find yourself in a place where your health and well being takes a back seat.

We have a duty to come out of this pandemic with the drive and dedication to take control of our physical and mental well being.

#CRUSADE – Coming out a year of a pandemic I feel rocked to my core to use our voice, our team, our passion to make a positive impact on the culture of health care.

I invite you to take a second to read out loud this powerful quote. Heck, stick it on a post it on your mirror like so many of us have done. This quote sums up about your personal ability to take control of your health:

“I make my health and well being a priority.”

We are more fired up than ever to empower the world that self care is not selfish, it is critical care.

We must stand together motivated, united and with the common value system that each one of us have so much control over our own health and well being.

You can not pass the power that you hold over your own health and well being to anyone else.

If this past year has taught us anything, it’s that self care is critical care – and it takes WORK to maintain.

As a collective we fear that so many have given up in their quest to put in the WORK to take care of their mind, body and spirit.

Yes it takes WORK to live a healthy lifestyle- a lot of work. But it’s the most important work that you will ever be charged with doing.

Don’t you teach your kids that anything worthwhile takes hard work, resilience and diligence. These very lessons are also the core of “health care”.

You can outsource much of your life, but getting in exercise – as our trainers like to continually remind and thank our members about – is NOT one of them.

You are in charge of your own workouts.

You are in charge of your own food.

You are in charge of what you allow into your mind, who you choose to engage with, what you watch on TV.

You are in charge of prioritizing sleep. You are in charge of what you feed your body.

You are in charge of so much more than we are at times left to believe.

So today we stand together at VFit ready to take on this #CRUSADE and we need as many to stand up and speak up.

DO NOT feel shamed for sharing your sweaty selfies, DO NOT worry what other’s think when you get excited and passionate about your fit fam. DO NOT downplay just how much effort and self respect goes into taking care of yourself.

To live to your fullest purpose and potential, it is not merely an option to take care of yourself, it is critical and needs to be a non-negotiable priority in your life.

It is never too late to take control of your own personal health and change that narrative in your head if you are not currently make YOU a priority.

You are deserving of taking control of your health and well being, please don’t discount the power that you my friend hold so much of!

This is our mission and our own personal crusade this season here at VFit and we can’t wait to see who rallies to the mission.

Please feel free to share this blog/video, comment below or send us a message.

And if you want to join the VFit team, the most powerful and uplifting community around, check out our current membership options here.

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12 Lessons Learned from 2020

January 7, 2021 by Maria Sogard 2 Comments

Above: VFit Studio Founder and Trainer Rachele Jaegers

The year 2020 has come to a close.

Start your 80s era slow cap as we usher in a brand new year together.

While many want to push 2020 as far out of memory as possible, it is through our toughest times that we grow and learn the most.

We are here today to to look back at the last year , sharing our top 12 lessons of 2020.

There was a lot of good and light that came from the darkness, silver linings, and strength. We encourage you to take some time to reflect on your own lessons and just how far you have come.

You can read the highlights below, or press play on this workout replay of willPower with Rachele, where each lesson is woven into a 30 minute workout:

Replay of Willpower weaving in the top 12 lessons of 2020

Lesson #1: Dream Big

Right now you have opportunity in front of you in the form of a blank slate of a year. If 2020 taught us anything, it is that we can’t predict what may be coming, and to focus on what you can control.

Your dreams are all yours for the chasing.

Go forward and let yourself have those big dreams.

Find something that lights you up and try to soak some of that joy in as often as possible. Do your best to not let the past get you down and not to feel like all is lost.

Keep your faith and hope, and always remember: dreams are for everyone.

Lesson #2: Chase More Sunrises and Sunset

This lesson was personally experienced while I was at a retreat in February with my Todd Durkin Mastermind group. There was a special ‘optional workout’ each morning and the second morning’s workout happened to be a beach sunrise workout.

While it sounded amazing, the ocean is magical, it was also my first time away from my husband and 3 kids – I ad the opportunity to sleep in.

BEEP – the alarm chimes off at 6 am and with blackout curtains doing their thing, there was that voice inside my head that said, “why don’t you sleep in a bit?”.

Thankfully, I didn’t. In my gut I knew that it was going to be a magical workout full of energy, laughter, grit, sweat and the beautiful sun rising over Coronado toward the Pacific Ocean. I can still vividly remember that morning and just how magical the experience was.

At VFit, we always say, “If you beat the sun up, you have already won the day.”

If you aren’t a morning person “yet”, you can start slow and gradually start waking up 5 min earlier each day to create that earlier morning routine. Talk to yourself as if you ARE a morning person.

There’s magical peace in the quiet of the mornings. The early mornings are often the only part of your day you have full control over.

On the flip side, as the days come to a close at sunset, don’t forget to look out, take a deep breath in and look at the sun setting. Some of the most magical painted skies come at sunset and it is an opportunity to honor the day and your 100% record of making it through.

Lesson #3: Be the Coffee Bean

From the book The Coffee Bean by Damon West & Jon Gordon, this lesson we shared all year long at VFit.

The world is a pot of boiling water. Right now the water is boiling and as hot as can be.

In life, you can be three things: an egg, carrot, or coffee bean.

2020 taught us just how needed more coffee beans are in the world.

In the boiling water of life, the carrot gets soft, loses hope and structure.

The eggs harden and gets tougher, loses hope and becomes pessimistic.

The coffee bean, however, when it hits the water, it changes the water.

Even if you are walking into store with mask on, smile! People can feel your energy and one thing we can not lose grip on is hope and faith.

While there is much we can’t control, we will always control our thoughts, reactions and how we treat others. Be the coffee bean!

Lesson #4: Serve More

As humans we have service in our hearts.

When March hit last year and the world around us crumbled, we rose to the occasion and found an opportunity to serve more.

VFit had been open for over 4 years and knew that we could offer help so many were in need of. We pride ourselves on our community, so we opened our doors FREE TO ALL for an entire month with the VFITSTRONG initiative.

Overnight we doubled our class schedule, attendance nearly tripled to our classes, we added kids classes, cooking classes, Spanish, happy hours – we were doing everything in our power to bring light, love, sweat, smiles and shine to others.

Our VFITSTRONG mission tested every system we had built the past 4 years to the max. We could have easily crumbled had it gone wrong, but we didn’t even have time to “what if” ourselves.

Sleep was scarce, fear was high, trainers were working overtime, we were vulnerable, but we were called to serve and lead with our hearts!

We wanted to help create a sense of stability, community and sanity to a world that was just flipped upside down.

While this month of trying to navigate our own home lives being flipped upside down and opening our virtual doors to all, was one of the toughest months of 2020, we wouldn’t take it back for the world.

We stayed true to our mission of purpose, impact, change lives, save lives.

It may not always be at the perfect time, but find ways in your day to open your heart and serve others.

Lesson #5: Ask for Help

A tough lesson, but one we will all need to learn. You may have a hard time with this one too, but the thing is, if you don’t ask for help, no one knows you need it.

In 2020, we learned to lean on others more than ever and often times in more creative ways than ever.

I would have never made it without the help from my spouse, family, in-laws, trainer team, and friends.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Think of a swinging pendulum and don’t try to balance everything all at once. Work to be vulnerable and ask for help when you need it. Others want to serve as well, so you’ll be doing both sides a favor.

Lesson #6: Get Busy Living

It can be so easy to get caught up in fear, anxiety, and paranoia, that we can forget all the parts of our life we do have control over.

Do your best to connect with family and friends more personally. Do things that light you up – whether it’s dancing more, snuggling your pet, or diving into a hobby and passion of yours.

Say yes more and do what feeds your soul. Take the trip down the street, hike that mountain, swim in the lake, unplug more.

You don’t need to travel the world to get busy living. It is about being present and connecting more.

Lesson #7: Who Matters Most

Who are those people that truly matter the most to you? With quarantine, many restrictions and cancellations placed through the pandemic, we all found ourselves at home more.

Some suddenly had more family time than they knew they could handle and others are still counting down the minutes until they can hug their loved ones again.

In 2020, we were shown just who matters most in our life.

Or, perhaps in this last year you discovered that there were those around you that were casting a dark shadow and changing your thought process. You were able to let them go.

Find who matters most in your life and protect your space like it’s gold, because it is. You have the ultimate control over the energy you let in. Your life will be a reflection of the people you are surrounded by.

Lesson #8: Daily Habits Define Your Days

When the world was spinning out of control last year, it was easy to go into spring break mode, let loose and give up on many of life’s daily tasks and activities.

While that’s okay in small spurts, it clearly is not sustainable in maintaining a high quality of life.

Having structure is important.

Ask any VFitter and they will all be singing praises of gratitude for the structure, stability and support of the daily habits we continued to keep in place.

Some days it took every ounce of our energy to just show up, but those times when it is the hardest to show up and you still do – those are the times that build your resilence.

When we lose structure of our strong but powerful daily habits, we start to let our days control us and suddenly a whole month or year may fly by and you can’t remember a second of it.

Habits aren’t always the most fun word in the dictionary, but create good strong ones and you’ll have a lot more time to have fun and thrive in life.

Hone in on your daily habits to help you maintain structure and control.

Lesson #9: The Stick

We all carry ‘the stick’ around with us. The stick is what we use to beat ourselves up with and judge ourselves. Have you ever noticed that the voice in your head is harsher to yourself than you are to everyone else around you?

Stop beating yourself up with the stick.

Instead turn that stick into a back scratcher!

Use it to celebrate a win or compliment and change that mindset.

Same tool, two very different uses, choose wisely.

Lesson #10: Unplug to Recharge

Last year we were all pushed to our max. Oftentimes, this happened over and over and over again.

How do you recharge and get inspired? There were so many times in 2020 when I personally didn’t have inspiration or motivation to get it all done and keep serving with my many hats.

In 2020 I found the best inspiration come back to me when I finally stepped away to unplug. It is now on my 2021 goal sheet to take one weekend a month to fully unplug.

You don’t have to read everything out there and look for outside inspiration all the time.

Your true inspiration is from within.

Quiet your soul and dig into the whispers.

Lesson #11: Simplify to Amplify

2020 taught us, we can’t do it all!

You do not have to recreate the wheel in everything you do. Last year taught us all that there is a simpler life – because so much was taken off our plates.

Less commuting, being away from home, travel, etc. Getting in quality time with your family and things that feed your soul sometimes means simplifying your life and daily calendar.

Be intentional with what you choose to add back in and be sure to keep some of that quiet that 2020 brought to us.

Lesson #12: Community Matters

I am an only child and have worked hard my whole life to build strong communities.

Community is what gets you through.

We all had a story to write last year. We all made it. Don’t compare your story to anyone other persons’ story.

Make sure you are part of a community that TRULY wants the best for you and in the toughest of days they will pull you up.

You also have to lean into it as well and give to your community. Be a team player, share your lessons learned, reach out and offer a helping hand, don’t be afraid to speak up.

Without my family community and the VFit community I am not sure what 2020 would have looked like for me and I am thankful I don’t have to find out.

As human beings we need other’s, make sure to build strong communities in your life.

So that’s a wrap on 2020 – Those are my top lessons. Do you have any you would like to share with us? Let us know and comment below.

And always if you are looking for that team that truly wants the best for you, is there to lift you up, make you smile and keep pushing you forward in your health and wellbeing journey, we have room for more at VFit.

Check out our team options here.

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Meet VFit’s December Member of the Month

December 16, 2020 by Maria Sogard 6 Comments

2020 is coming to a close and we’ve made it to the 12th level of the year – aka December – congrats to us ALL! If you are reading this, you have a 100% track record of making it to this very moment, no matter how tough some days got.

The entire VFit Trainer Team has been reflecting back on all that 2020 has thrown us and as we sat down to sift through the nominations for our December “Member of the Month,” we came up with a unanimous decision that brought us all to happy tears.

The heart of VFit is our community. The soul of our platform is the personal connection, authenticity, and passion that every VFitter shares with each other.

As we poured through the names of MANY deserving VFitters, there was one theme we kept coming back to.

In a year that has kept so many loved ones apart, VFit has been a rock solid catalyst for keeping families connected, motivated, healthy, and strong.

It brings smiles to our hearts to reflect on our journey this year – getting to see SO many families connecting each day through our live, face to face workouts.

Grandparents waving to their grandkids after a circuit class – from New York to Cali.

Mother daughter duo’s sweating, smiling and shining after completing their morning workouts together – from 2,000+ miles apart.

Entire families logging into Zumba and Cardio Dance to fill their homes with laughter and cheer.

Sisters taking Cardio Shred together every Thursday morning – from Florida and New Hampshire.

Cousins who grew up together, but now living far away, able to log into nighttime Yin classes to relax and unwind after long days of raising young kids.

We saw it day in and day out – families that were “apart,” still logging in together to say their hello’s, their “I love you’s” to one another, and get in an epic sweat sesh!

So many sisters, moms, grandparents, kids, cousins, in laws; all getting to spend quality time together, in this year that did all it could to limit how we got together.

Amidst the up’s and downs of 2020, there was no stopping VFit classes or our community from coming together.

For December we want to honor and celebrate the VFit Family Tree – over 100 of our members are accounted for here! That’s nearly 1/3 of our entire member base connected by blood or marriage

It truly makes our hearts sing knowing that through VFit, these families were able to connect, get stronger, and keep that special family bond throughout 2020.

Is your family on this tree? How many more branches will we grow in 2021? We can’t wait to continue to watch this tree grow.

In health,

The VFit Trainer Team

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Repeat After Me “I DESERVE THIS!” -What is Your Fresh Pot of Coffee?

September 4, 2020 by Maria Sogard 4 Comments

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We talk a lot about habits, especially morning rituals. What we do each day to start it off on the right foot.

Getting up early is my saving grace. The quiet of the morning is one of the most magical times of the day and sets the tone for the day.

I’ve felt very on top of my morning game for years now. It’s my time to shine.

That is … until I had two good friends, who also happen to be VFit trainers over last month.

What follows is a simple story about how my morning coffee ritual brought me to one of the most powerful mantra’s I now repeat several times a day and how my support system gave me a very powerful lesson.

My morning ritual actually begins the night before: I lay out my workout clothes, get my water cup out and set my coffee maker up to brew a fresh pot of coffee as soon as I am up at 5:30am. I always brew a near full pot of coffee as a security blanket (I’ve got 3 young kids and a puppy, you NEVER know how nightime will go!), but there is almost always at least 1/2 pot left by day’s end.


VFit Trainer Janelle – thank you for this lesson!

So there I am, hanging out with VFit trainers Janelle and Lauren a few weeks ago, chatting with them in the kitchen as I get my “stuff’ set for the next morning.

I skipped the getting the fresh pot of coffee ready part and they asked me why?

I replied, “Oh there is enough old coffee left, I’ll just reheat it in the morning, it’s easier and that way I don’t waste anything.”

To which they both gasped and asked, “Does it taste good reheated?!?”

We all know the answer to that, no way! It tastes like burnt day old coffee.

“WHY ARE YOU DOING?!” asked Janelle.

“You deserve a fresh cup of yummy hot coffee EVERY DAY! You do everything for everyone,” added Lauren. “

“Rachele, YOU DESERVE IT”, they both shouted at me.


VFit Trainer Lauren – I’ll always remember this morning thank you!

It sounded amazing to have a fresh, hot cup of coffee each day! Extra work, yes. Maybe a bit extravagant since I already had coffee in the house that I already made, ableit very old, but still – it was there.

And so for the next few minutes my good friends gave me a very powerful lesson that I’ll never forget.

YOU deserve fresh coffee if it makes you happy.

Now I know what you are all thinking! Buy a keurig, make less coffee each day, what on earth does coffee have to do with a fitness blog, I can go on!

But I share, because this lesson really hit me hard.

By changing the script in my head from “this is more work”, “it’s easier if I just….”, to “I DESERVE THIS!” changed my entire outlook from that day forward.

Say it! Say those 3 power words next time something feels like a chore or like you aren’t worth the extra effort.

I promise it will empower you and take you from a feeling of “I have to”, to “I get to”. And when something feels like a reward, you will do what it takes to keep those rewards coming, because you do deserve it!

For you, maybe it’s something like taking a daily shower, getting outside on a walk every day, or taking time out of the day to exercise.

What is your ‘fresh pot of coffee’ that you deserve that you’ve been neglecting?

Even if it’s a little extra time and effort, if it’s something that fills you up and will make you feel good – give yourself the license and grace to do it for yourself.

Then savor it. Enjoy it. Know you deserve it and are worthy of it.

What is your ‘fresh pot of coffee’ you’ll give yourself today?

Share below in comments once you do it and let us know how it feels.

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