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Run the Day or the Day Will Run You

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VFit’s Weekly Inspo

At VFit, we believe there’s two ways to live your life.

One is being REACTIVE. 

We have all been reactive at times, it happens to us ALL! But if you find that more of your time is spent being reactive, it’s time to change the script in your mind.

Letting situations outside of you control, run your emotions, mood and actions. Being reactive leads to high levels of stress, regret and takes A LOT of energy to live in that state. It is exhausting to  constantly be reacting to people and situations when life doesn’t go as planned……. Which if you are living in the same world we are, happens EVERY SINGLE DAY.

Spending time around reactive people is quite exhausting as well, and can leave you in that state of being.

Being reactive takes so much time and energy, that most living this way become stuck and can never quite move forward toward their true life potential. Being reactive runs your tank down to empty and leaves very little energy left to chase dreams.

But good news if you are currently finding yourself stuck in this “world” – YOU CAN CHANGE! Like anything, having the will, commitment and discipline to better yourself, can change your relationship with your own thoughts and actions.

At VFit, we work really dang hard to spread the tools to the world, so that we can all live a PROACTIVE life!

We have a big saying at the end of our classes that we tell ourselves and our members, “By taking this time to exercise and take care of yourself for 15-30 short minutes, you now RUN the day, the day doesn’t need to run you!”.

Self-care is not a luxury only reserved for those with excess time, money and means. It is critical care that each and every person deserves and needs!

By taking the 15-60 minutes a day to care for YOU, you give yourself the power and control to run your days, not have your days run you!

For us, exercise and slowing down are the 2 best ways to set ourselves us to be PROACTIVE.

They may be on the yin and yang side of the spectrum, but both forms of self-care are incredibly powerful.

You know that feeling after a great workout? The one where endorphins are rushing through your entire body and you feel on top of the world? Like you can go out and accomplish anything you set your mind to? Because you can!

Through the act of showing up, working hard, and filling your body with fresh blood/oxygen, you empowered your entire day! YOU are unstoppable.

I can’t tell you how many times I have been running around like a chicken with my head cut off, reacting at my kids, getting nothing productive done, stressing out over my to-do list and then I stop, log into my workout and BAM – I turn into a patient, productivity machine!

That time I just spent on ME, actually created more productivity, happiness and life in my days!

My workout didn’t “take up” my precious time, it got me in alignment to enjoy and be more present in my day.

Another surefire way to turn from REACTIVE to PROACTIVE, is to actually slow down and tune in! To journal, to stretch, to meditate or take some conscious rest.

In this high tech and fast world, many wear being “busy” as a badge of honor. But it really isn’t about the quantity of things you have on your plate, but the quality of how you fill those minutes in life.

If meditating and slowing down are foreign concepts to you.  Guess what?  That right there is where you need to start if you are going to lead a more proactive life and be led by your dreams. 

Even taking just 5 to 10 minutes to slow down each day can have a significant impact on your mind, body, and spirit.  From our VFit Take 10 blog by Trainer Shari, to our 15 minute Stretch it Out EXPRESS series, to our nightly Unwind classes and various yoga formats we offer – these are all tools that will help you slow down, tune in, and settle with your own thoughts.

These days with media coming at you from every direction, from your phone, computer and car radio, it’s so easy to get distracted and zone out. 

We challenge you this week to take at the minimum five minutes and instead of zone out, zone IN. To see just how powerful a 5 minute break in your day can be for you to listen to your heart and find what may lead you to a more proactive life.

In health,

PS If the sound of adding more mindfulness is appealing, or even the opposite, if it’s TERRIFYING to you, we encourage you to sign up for our September program called Mindful Moments brought to you by VFit trainers Steff and Shari.  This program will run the full month and help you each day to create more space for you.

You Aren’t a Tree, if Something Isn’t Working, Change Your Conditions

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VFit’s Weekly Inspo

Being outside and connecting with nature is such a huge part of wellness that is often overlooked these days. The fanciest, most high tech studios are coming out on every corner. Many having the feel more like a nightclub, than a fitness studio. And why that is all good by us, we love reaching beyond the norm of a traditional gym, there is a big piece of health that we feel MANY are missing out on these days………

Getting outside! 

And we aren’t talking purely for the benefits you get with Vitamin D coming from the sun. We believe when you get outside and soak in different sites, sounds and levels of energy, you are doing a huge benefit to your physical and mental well being.

At a time when most of us have jobs that keep us indoors, a long commute, then head home to make dinner, eat indoors, then go to bed, where’s the outdoor time? You can literally navigate 90%+ of your life these days without having to step foot outside. Drive-thru’s, grocery delivery, Amazon (guilty as charged here!), food delivery, etc.

But as humans, it is crucial that we get fresh air and time to unplug every single day if possible. This is an area that even a few minutes of effort on can reap a huge return on your time investment.

At VFit, we live by 7 Pillars of health and getting outside is one of them. That means, our core values on what makes a well rounded and healthy person, getting outside ranks as important to us as exercise and food! GASP, we said it and we mean it.

Even a few minutes outside can bring you a huge host of benefits such as: increased mental clarity, boosted immunity, a greater sense of being, grounding to your true self and a moment to UNPLUG. 

In this tech driven world, even taking a few minutes to step outside and listen to the birds chirping, or to take a walk all alone, can do more to your health and well being than a 30 minute workout. Or you can even multi-task and do a workout outside!

We can get so stuck in a routine and stuck in our box, that we can forget the joys of being outside.

We chose this image and yoga pose (“tree pose” for those who are not familiar) to bring a strong visual to this week’s inspirational message:

“You are not a tree.  If things are not working for you, change your conditions.”

We invite everyone to find 10 minutes this week to head outside and take a couple moments with each sense with our VFIT 10 Minutes with the Senses Outside:

Sight – Look up at the sky and colors and shades above you, whether blue, or shades of grey with clouds. Check out the landscape around you, the shades of green, brown, maybe the flora around you is in bloom.  

Touch – Now walk around and focus on the feeling of your foot as you step onto the earth.  Gravity’s pull bringing you to the ground. If you can, even take off your shoes and practice the art of ‘grounding’ – walking barefoot in a mindful state.  At a chemical level, the ions between you and the ground are shared when you do this. How does the air feel around you? Is it humid? Run your hands through the grass, along some tree bark, along the warm stones in your driveaway.

Hearing – Get yourself into a safe area to do so, and then close your eyes.  Settle in a comfortable position, then use a few moments to listen. Quiet your mind and focus on the sounds around you.  The blue jays, buzzing bees, passing cars, waves crashing, distant sounds of lawn mowers or construction down the road.  

Smell – This one is likely the easiest, as our olfactory sense never turn off.  Even when we run around busy as can be, you’ll ALWAYS be able to smell the spray of a skunk or the blooming of your peonies in the yard.  Take a moment while outside and see what else you can smell. The smell of the ocean or a salt marsh? Perhaps you smell your garden mulch, or lavender from your garden.

Taste – Finally we come to taste.  While we do not advocate too much on this one outdoors unless you KNOW it’s something safe to eat such as a fresh strawberry from your strawberry patch, another way to do this one outdoors is to practice mindful eating.  Grab something to eat, take it outside, and before you put in your mouth, truly focus on it then take a bite and chew at least 20 times before you swallow. As you focus on chewing and the enzymes in your saliva break down the food, notice the subtle differences in taste.  Mindfulness while eating helps promote healthier digestion.

Now that was just 10 minutes of not doing anything in particular, but just being outside.  How did that feel for you?  

Imagine now, letting in more mindfulness of the senses while you are outside AND then adding in more outdoor activity on top of that.  

A big complaint that many have about keeping up with their exercise routines is that they are bored.  They feel stuck. That they lack the motivation to want to go to the gym anymore. And to be honest, we can’t blame them!  Going to the same exact space each time, with the same equipment, stale indoor air, maybe even the same playlist of music. There’s NOTHING fresh there. There’s no heightening of the senses, no variation.

We encourage our members to take their workouts outside whenever possible.  Whether its logging in with their device anywhere they can find service – and we’ve seen it all, from ponds, beaches, backyards, to playgrounds! – or simply hiking or a jog, we know that there’s just so much good that comes from spending more time outdoors.  

Getting yourself outside more will bring your more happiness, boost your energy, increase the ever popular Vitamin D level, build mental abilities by helping you think more clearly, and again, boost that immunity and shake things up.

We challenge each of you to work to add in more outdoor time this week and see how you feel by week’s end.  Start with the VFIT 10 Minutes with the Senses Outside and see where that takes you!

Rachele, Maria and the VFit dream team!

Make Yourself a Priority

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Make yourself a priority - at the end of the day, you are your longest commitment
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VFit’s Weekly Inspo

We are here today to share our weekly inspo with another simple, yet powerful message:

“Make yourself a priority.  At the end of the day, YOU are your longest commitment. “

Life is FULL of commitments.  That’s why we are all so ‘busy’ isn’t it?  Kids have soccer.  Husband has to work late.  PTA has a meeting.  Library has story time.  Church has a fair this weekend.  We are all just … so … committed…

BUT hey, what a minute!

What about the ultimate commitment????!!!

YOU are the ultimate commitment.  You and this one body you have, and this one heart, one brain you have, is where it’s really at. Without all of that, you are simple fighting the upstream battle to keep up with life and aren’t enjoying the ride.

You have ten toes, two legs, two arms, you name the body part….. and it’s truly up to YOU on how you honor your commitment to your own life, which will in turn translate into how high a quality of life you will lead.

No one wants to simply SURVIVE, we want to THRIVE! We aren’t saying that some weeks are going to be in pure survival mode, but if you find your life controlling you more than you can enjoy and control IT, it’s time to make some serious changes. It can be done, we promise! 

It’s ok to say NO more often! 

It’s ok to schedule time for YOU!

It’s ok to tell your family that YOU need a few minutes of time and to hold tight!

It’s ok to spend a little bit of money on YOU! It’s the best investment you can make. When VFit is used the way it is designed to, it is simply one of the greatest investments you can make, which will positively transfer into every other area of life, because we are all about filling up YOUR tank, in just 1-2% of your time. You have that, believe us!

YOU are worth it as well, and if you think it should be all about your family and nothing left for YOU, you are wrong!

I guarantee if we ask your family what they want the most from YOU, it isn’t your money or energy running them around from event to event. They want a healthy and happy YOU! We are willing to put money on that hands down.

So many times we hear from potential members, ‘oh wow, VFit sounds great and I really wanna workout, but I just don’t have the time.’ 

Heck we even have some members that “donate” to VFit each month and although we bend over backwards to give you ever tool, every form of motivation, every opportunity to just DO SOMETHING, some still aren’t quite ready to commit those 30 minutes a day to themselves. (and if that is you reading this, maybe this very email will strike a cord to get you to show back up! We are here with open arms for your return!)

We hear you, but those words really just boil down to you not honoring your commitment to yourself to take care of your own health.  

We hear you, but those words really mean you aren’t ready yet to take ownership of your own health.

We are spread across the country, but our bond is STRONG and built around our common core philosophy that your commitment to your own personal wellness is a worthy goal for each and every woman out there.

How are you honoring your commitment to yourself today?

At VFit, we believe you need the power of a team, connection, and community to truly be successful in reaching your goals. 

It’s REAL life – no special effects, lightening or makeup.  It’s real women, working and training together from their own homes, hotel rooms, or wherever life has them at that moment.

VFit is so much more than just a workout, we have built a way of life. 

It’s truly a lifestyle that brings the kind of personal connection that is often missing today.  We have gathered like minded trainers and members and built a platform that works and each week we have members hitting personal goals and milestones they never thought was possible.

The VFit trainer team is here 364 days a year to help support and cheer you on, as you work towards your best self in 2019, inside and out! We can’t get your dressed and logged in, but we will keep doing everything else in our power to keep you motivated, enjoying your fitness and honoring this amazing body you have that deserves to move and be challenged!

In Health 365 days a year,

Rachele, VFit Owner and Maria, VFit Second in Command

In Health 365 days a year,

Rachele, VFit Owner and Maria, VFit Second in Command


PS. If you are looking to be surrounded by a positive and inspirational group of teammates and trainers that will change the way you approach life, the VFit team has a spot for you! Don’t go at your health and fitness alone.

Fitness is a superpower that transfers into every other area of life.

Our passionate team is here to cheer you on, make you proud and show you that fitness is not a punishment. In fact, let us be the best part of your day!

Join the team for less than $2/day at https://thevfitstudio.com/join-vfit-team/

Take 10 – Body Awareness

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There may never be ‘that perfect time’ for you take for yourself.  You have to find those moments, steal them from the day, and give yourself clarity in thoughts and mind.  In just 10 minutes with this guided meditation with Trainer Shari, you’ll be refreshed, rejuvenated, and at peace with a focus on body awareness.

From Shari:
 
“Don’t forget to take time for yourself each day.  You have to put your oxygen mask on first.  
 
In today’s take 10, I take you outside with me, and guide you through a body awareness mindfulness activity.  
 
Don’t underestimate the power of just sitting outside and taking 10.”
 
Where will you take 10?
 

 
 
 

About Shari

Shari is VFit’s resident miracle worker from Texas! She leads an “Unwind” class, unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. But don’t let her zen like ways fool you. She can deliver just as Yang of a high intensity class and leave your muscles “good” sore for days to come.
 
“Born and raised in Texas, I was a competitive gymnast in grade school and went on to be a competitive twirler in High School.
 
I attended college at The University of Texas in Austin, majoring in English and Kinesiology.
 

Having always had a love for physical fitness, I taught group fitness throughout college, and upon graduating was hired to teach public school.With the demands of a new job and a new husband, exercise became my time to unwind.

With my 3 children now in school, I returned to my first career as a group exercise instructor.

Yoga is one of my favorite styles to teach because it has something for everyone. It is healing and strengthening all in one. It truly is the complete package.

When not in the gym teaching, I enjoying spending time outdoors hiking and exploring with my husband and 3 children.

We are avid travelers who enjoy each new adventure that we encounter. All three of my children are very active in competitive sports.”

Favorite Fitness Quote: “Fitness is a journey not a destination”
 
Credentials:
RYT 500 Yoga Therapist
ACSM CPT
Senior Fit Specialist
Mobility Specialist
Yin Yoga Specialist

Wishing Does Not Change Anything, Showing up and Trying Does

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VFit’s Weekly Inspo

Nothing jazzes us up more than a Monday. And we always try to send these weekly inspo blogs out on Monday, but we are going to be honest and say that life handed it to us this week and we are a tad behind.

But just as our weekly Inspo theme goes about taking action, just because we missed our own self-inflicted deadline to get our blog out, doesn’t mean we gave up and scrapped it.

This week is all about taking action. We love to start our week with ACTION and why we coined the phrase “Never Miss a Monday” as one of our top mantras, but maybe the “start” to your week is another day.

Roll with us on this one and fill in whatever day you want, because the message remains the same for us all.

What exactly sets apart someone who looks forward to a Monday , and one who dreads it?  It’s all about taking ACTION. SHOWING UP AND TRYING! Not simply setting a goal, and just wishing it’s going to come true.  Goals without action are just dreams. And dreams don’t change your life for the better, action will!

One of my favorite things to remind my members when a class get’s tough or their limits are pushed, is that they came to “work-out”. Meaning what we put with our effort, is what we are going to get out of class and it’s ok for something to feel tough or challenging.

In fact, those are the character building moments that you will grow both mentally and physically from.

This week’s inspo is all about taking action: “Wishing does not change anything, showing up and trying does.”

There’s a reason why there’s some memorable quotes that come from this mindset of action and doing something.  Becoming proactive and DOING is what set’s go-getters apart from dreamers and at the end of the day, we all deserve to chase our dreams, to work hard for them and to reap the benefits of not just the end result, but of the entire journey.

Heck, even Nike knows the power of doing and coined “Just Do It” as their motto ages ago.

Meet any successful person in the world, and you know what they all have in common?  Action.  

Not only are they acting on their goals, they are setting themselves up for success by making a plan and holding themselves accountable for reaching milestones.

Even when a goal is not reached, because you never make 100% of the shots you take, but you do make 0% of the ones you never take. So we like our odd’s in at least showing up and always giving our best effort, knowing that even if we don’t always hit our goal, we got a lot further in life than had we not even tried.

So many are held back from greatness because they don’t show up and TRY! 

Take a workout routine for example. That’s our passion, so that’s what we are going to give you as a prime example. We hear objections left and right, day in and day out.

Here are the top objections we hear:

// Many people NEVER start a workout routine because they are scared they aren’t good enough.

// That people will see them. That they will look silly.

//That whey were once in shape, but now can barely walk a mile.

// That they fell off the wagon and have sooooo far to climb back up. That they don’t know what to do (which is exactly why joining a program is your best idea, but more on that later!).

and the numero uno excuse, drum roll please…..

// That they are too busy.

But these are not objections, they are excuses

And here is what we have to reassure you that it’s ok to just show up and TRY!

// You are good enough and you will always be worth it! Stop telling yourself you aren’t and degrading your worth in this world! We believe in you, but you need to believe in you!

// You won’t look silly and even if you do, your tribe should be the right kind of people who cheer you on and laugh along with you. Health is a journey and should be a fun one. You don’t show up to workout so that you can be perfect at everything. You would get bored and burnt out. Feeling silly, or “not good” should be a good feeling and means you have room for growth.

// Yes, people will see you, but welcome to this thing called life. People see you at the store, at your office, at the post office, bank, on and on and on. Human’s are mean to be seen and communicate with each other, and if this is the reason you won’t take action, it should be the very reason you really NEED TO!

To work on this confidence skill set and again, believe that you are always worth it.

// If you once were in amazing shape, but now can barely charge a flight of stairs, oh well! You can’t change whatever happened, but you can take control and change it now. It all begins with that first action step. Then repeat a single step over and over and just keep building back up.

// You aren’t too busy! You aren’t! It’s a matter of priority and you know that and I know that. When it matters, you find the time. Being fit can be managed in 1-2% of your day. It also will pay you back the other 98%, so if you think you are too busy, again you aren’t! Once you value how dang important your health is, you’ll get this and never look back again on this excuse

And the last big objection we hear to people taking action when it comes to health/fitness is, “I don’t know what to do or where to begin.”

You don’t have to! That’s not your job, you are good at what you do. Leave your workouts to professionals who know what they are doing and who are professionally trained and experienced at this. It’s always always worth investing in a personal trainer or fitness studio in our opinion – always!

Our world class certified trainer team custom crafts each and every VFit workout to make every minute matter.  They thoughtfully prepare each class, with functional movement a priority, and based on class format, work to bring our teammates the highest quality workout possible, and one that is interactive as well.

We are not a one way live stream where you are simply watching our trainer on a broadcast and she’s seeing a bunch of names on the side of the screen and stats of how high your heart rate is or isn’t!

No no no!  That’s not what we are going for at all.

What VFit is all about

At VFit, we believe you need the power of a team, connection, and community to truly be successful in reaching your goals.  With VFit, yes, you are watching our trainer lead the class, but before class, she’s interacting and saying hello to everyone by name as each member logs in from their home.

She sees you in your kitchen working out, with your dogs, your children, she gets to know you through having you join the live workouts and sharing your home with her.

We share wins, encouragement, and accountability.  You also get to know her as life happens on her end of the screen.  Her children running about, her husband walking across the screen to grab his lunch from the fridge. 

It’s REAL life – no special effects, lightening or makeup.  It’s real women, working and training together from their own homes, hotel rooms, or wherever life has them at that moment.

VFit is so much more than just a workout. 


It’s truly a lifestyle that brings the kind of personal connection that is often missing today.

Rachele Jaegers – Owner, VFit Studio

We have gathered like minded trainers and members and built a platform that works and each week we have members hitting personal goals and milestones they never thought was possible.

They do this by taking ACTION.  By being held accountable.  By not sitting at the sidelines of life, using every excuse why they CAN’T workout, but rather are jumping right in. 

Even if there are bumps and bruises along the way, or a bit of a cold, they’ll still keep coming in, showing up for themselves, and do something.  There’s a modification for everything!  There’s no modification for sitting and wishing your way to health though.  

We’d love to help you take action

If you are ready to take action, we welcome with you with open (strong) arms and our support community to help you lead your best life.  One filled with all the adventures and joys of movement you deserve.  And it all starts with that simple first step. 

This month we even have an exclusive membership bonus gift, so give yourself not only the gift of UNLIMITED action, we’ll throw in a bonus goodie as well https://thevfitstudio.com/join-vfit-team/

The VFit trainer team is here 364 days a year to help support and cheer you on, as you work towards your best self in 2019, inside and out! We can’t get your dressed and logged in, but we will keep doing everything else in our power to keep you motivated, enjoying your fitness and honoring this amazing body you have that deserves to move and be challenged!

In Health 365 days a year,

Rachele, VFit Owner and Maria, VFit Second in Command


PS. If you are looking to be surrounded by a positive and inspirational group of teammates and trainers that will change the way you approach life, the VFit team has a spot for you! Don’t go at your health and fitness alone.

Fitness is a superpower that transfers into every other area of life.

Our passionate team is here to cheer you on, make you proud and show you that fitness is not a punishment. In fact, let us be the best part of your day!

Join the team for less than $2/day at https://thevfitstudio.com/join-vfit-team/

Quality of Life = Quality of Habits

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We here today to dish up your weekly inspo from the VFit team.  As you know by now if you have been keeping up reading these, we do not propose any quick fixes or solutions that are not sustainable.  We are all about layering on healthy habits and creating a daily habit of movement that you will continue and value for the rest of your life.

Today’s theme is just that: “Quality of life = quality of habits”

At first glance, there’s not too much to that statement.  But re-read it again.  Now, think about yourself for a moment.  How are your daily habits impacting your own health?

Do you wake up early each day and have a morning ritual in place, such as an early bird workout to kick off the day with a bunch of wins? Or maybe you have a power hour of reading and inspiration to start you day.

— OR —

Does your alarm go off, you hit snooze 2-3 times, then grunt and bear it as you swing your legs out of bed, where the world hits you with its demands. Instead of being proactive, you are reactive all day long. Then you hit the bed exhausted and do it all again, over and over.

If you are more in the scenario B camp, most likely you have no set morning routine and you barely want to get out of bed, because you feel like each day you just can’t catch up!

We have good news, you can change that! Right here, right now.

We are huge believers in setting up a morning routine that works for you, one that sets you up early in the day as having accomplished something important, and creates a positive tone/winning attitude that will carry you through your day.

Our early bird classes are the busiest of the lineup at VFit! Probably because VFitter’s are go getters and want to start the day with a body full of energy, fresh blood, oxygen and smiles.

It is amazing how productive you can become when you start your day doing something such as a challenging workout.

All of the sudden instead of dreaming when you can take a nap and dreading your to-do list, feeling overwhelmed and full of anxiety, you now have the mental clarity and physical energy to start marking your to-do list off with stride and pride.

Interview any successful person out there and 9 out of 10 have a solid morning routine in place that begins each day with some version of self care and “me” time.

You can not water from an empty can all day long, you simply can’t. 

So if you are finding that your days run you, we challenge you this week to change your approach. Start waking up 30 minutes earlier and setting a routine for YOU! If you have exercise dialed in later in the day, we still encourage you to set some sort of morning routine such as reading, journaling, listening to a podcast, reading a bible, taking a walk, or something else that fills YOUR tank.

At VFit, we of course love a good morning workout to get oxygen to our brain and a body full of energy and purpose, but we all may have something different that fills that tank and we support that.

Remember, routine takes time to build. It may be tough at first to get out of bed a little earlier than usual, but that 30 minute commitment to YOU will pay you back throughout your day. We aren’t suggesting you sacrifice your sleep, and that is why we feel 30 minutes is a powerful enough amount of time to change your life, and not affect your ability to get a full night sleep.

We have created fun, functional, effective workouts that our members set their alarms for and LOOK FORWARD to each day.  Even those who never considered themselves “morning” people, have changed their ways by creating this routine of movement to begin their days.

With  daily habits of movement and self care, you are prioritizing your own personal health and ensuring that you have the energy, mental well being, and clarity to be there for those in your life that count on you each and every day. 

Life is about balance and harmony.  By focusing on your daily habits, you make it second nature to include self care into your routine and this has a positive feedback loop that continues to increase your wellness each and every day.  You feel SO good, you want to keep going and keep up with all the good stuff you are doing for your body!

The VFit trainer team is here 364 days a year to help support and cheer you on, as you work towards your best self in 2019, inside and out! We can’t get your dressed and logged in, but we will keep doing everything else in our power to keep you motivated, enjoying your fitness and honoring this amazing body you have that deserves to move and be challenged!

In Health 365 days a year,

Rachele, VFit Owner and Maria, VFit Second in Command


PS. If you are looking to be surrounded by a positive and inspirational group of teammates and trainers that will change the way you approach life, the VFit team has a spot for you! Don’t go at your health and fitness alone.

Fitness is a superpower that transfers into every other area of life.

Our passionate team is here to cheer you on, make you proud and show you that fitness is not a punishment. In fact, let us be the best part of your day!

Join the team for less than $2/day at https://thevfitstudio.com/join-vfit-team/



No One is You, and That is Your Power

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This Monday is extra special as it marks the start of a new Week, Month, Quarter, Round of Yango and #NEVERMISSAMONDAY. Our team is feeling it too, because classes are PACKED!.

Today we are here to lift you up, by helping you take a moment and recognize something inside you may have not realized was quite there: POWER!

Yes, you have all the POWER in the world in your life to make this life what you want.  Just like snowflakes, no two people are the same. 

And you truly are the one and ONLY person in your life that has the ability to make changes and take control of each and every day.

Please do not try to pawn off that power on any other person or circumstance. EVERYTHING you need to succeed toward your goals is built right inside you.

Sure, outside forces can help along your journey, but anything great you are going to achieve starts with YOU! It starts with the belief in yourself that you are worth it. The discipline within yourself to show up and put in the work. And the self respect and grace toward yourself that no matter how many times you stumble or fall, YOU CAN get back up and try again.

Some little action steps that YOU can take, that happen to how a profound impact on the quality of your life are:

// YOU set your alarm in the morning, and can set it to a time works for you you to get in a little “me time” as we like to call it. We love having a power hour (or half hour) in the early hours of the morning. When the house is quiet and there is a calm you won’t get the rest of the day. Starting your day with a tank full is a superpower that you are entitled to as well.

It’s not easy to wake up early, but we promise, YOU CAN DO IT! And if mornings are not your jam, take that same approach for 30-60 minutes a night. Taking just 2% of your day to fill YOUR cup quite possibly might be the best thing you can do for yourself.

// YOU are the one who moves one foot in front of the other, choosing where to go, who to be around and what pace to take on your life. Do certain people bring no joy or good to your world? Is your schedule overloaded to the max and leading to excess stress and fatigue. You are who you are surrounded by, so do your best to pick the people and activities that make you smile! You are allowed to say no to things and sometimes that is the best thing you can do.

// YOU are the one who puts food in your mouth, likely also it’s the case that you are the one buying the food and choosing what to eat. Pick food that nourish’s your body and keeps it the well fired machine it is built to be. Feed yourself processed food and sugar, you’ll feel the effects the rest of your day. You don’t need to be a millionaire to eat real food. 

You are the one who gets to lead your own life.  While there are obligations with work and family, there is a lot of power you have within you to make the most out of this life!

You can choose to use your power to build healthy, lasting habits by nailing down an exercise habit that you truly enjoy, with a team you love and that supports you.  You can choose to nourish your body with nutrient dense food and hydrate so your body has what it needs and deserves to help you feel your best and lead your best life.

By definition POWER is ‘the ability to do something or act in a particular way.’

How are you choosing to harness your power today?

Exercise is a super power!  Log in to our Met Mash class on a Monday morning and we guarantee you you’ll feel like Wonder Woman after all those rounds are done.  Take each round one at a time, and by the end, you hit 56 rounds of awesome!  You have 56 wins!  56 times you pushed yourself, moved that body, and exerted your own power to control your day.

The VFit trainer team is here 364 days a year to help support and cheer you on, as you work towards your best self in 2019, inside and out! We can’t get your dressed and logged in, but we will keep doing everything else in our power to keep you motivated, enjoying your fitness and honoring this amazing body you have that deserves to move and be challenged!

In Health 365 days a year,

Rachele, VFit Owner and Maria, VFit Second in Command

PS. If you are looking to be surrounded by a positive and inspirational group of teammates and trainers that will change the way you approach life, the VFit team has a spot for you! Don’t go at your health and fitness alone.

Fitness is a superpower that transfers into every other area of life.

Our passionate team is here to cheer you on, make you proud and show you that fitness is not a punishment. In fact, let us be the best part of your day!

Join the team for less than $2/day at https://thevfitstudio.com/join-vfit-team/

And if you are looking for nutrition help, we have set up a nutritional supplement program, VFit Squad,  with membership options, including nutrition coaching, that will help you dial in this important area of you health.


#goals

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Happy #nevermissamonday VFit team,

We are here  with a wonderful weekly inspo post to get your ready for the upcoming week and inspired to SHOW UP –  because you are always worth it.

Let this theme guide you in some motivation and action this week and we hope it fires you up as much as it does for us.

This week, we are bringing you a quote about being proactive with your health: 

“A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.”

Vague notions of why you should workout simply do not work out for many of us!

Simply saying to yourself, I should work out to be healthy is nice and all, but there’s no real goal there, no real motivation. 

At VFit, we firmly stand by the belief that one of THE best side effects of working out is self-respect and confidence!

Sticking to a workout plan, showing up on the days your don’t feel like it for no good reason, working through moves that are tough, mentally challenging yourself with new formats – all of those are proven to give you a better sense of self worth and self love!

And if you don’t truly love yourself and want to honor your body, than who else can?

Knowing and doing do not go hand in hand, so today we are here with a real life challenge that you can set into action TODAY!

Studies show that when you tie in your actions to a set goal, then you are more likely to stick to your routine to get there.

Many times, you’ll have # goals for yourself, but not back them up by any plan.  You want to weigh x amount, you want to fit in a size x pair of pants – and on and on.

Goals without a plan are dead in the water. 

Just wishing your way to health will get you nowhere.  You need to first, set a concrete goal, then work backwards and create action steps with a timeline of just how you’ll get there.

We love this quote by Brian Tracy because it brings up an important topic of self confidence.  Many of us, at some point in our life, can lose our way a bit and our confidence takes a real toll.  As women and caregivers, we can start putting others first, and slowly our needs (and our health) starts being pushed back, and back, and back, until our confidence is so low our self worth deteriorates.

To bring back your confidence – and your health! – we are here to help you identify a goal today for yourself that’ll take three months.  Because we all have the choice to lead a healthier life. 

And in true VFit fashion, please DO NOT tie your goal to a number on a scale. That is not a true motivator, will lead you to a bad relationship with yourself, where you feel defined by a number, and just is no way to set your goals. We get that some people truly need to lose weight, but that will be a byproduct of changing your health habits to a more proactive approach and one fueled by self respect.

 Here’s the drill:

// Take 5 minutes right now and envision something for your own health you’d like to be able to physically accomplish in 3 months, we’ll call June 1st our goal date

// Keep it realistic, but also something you know you’ll have to work on consistently for three months to reach your goal

// Some possible goals could be:

>> if you’ve been working on your push-ups but are still against a wall or a chair, working up to getting 10 knee push-ups in by June 1st, or if you are already on your knees for push-ups, setting a goal to work to toes … or if you are already on those toes, working on a higher number of reps!

>> much like the couch to 5k phenomenon, if you have done NO physical activity in months, your three month goal can be to work on your cardio and strength training and be able to take our 30 minute Tabata Time class and push yourself for each round, or even sign up and run that 5k you’ve always wanted to do

// balance a challenge?  Challenge YOURSELF by scheduling yourself in for yoga classes weekly and build up your core stabilizers to be able to reach that peak yoga pose you’ve always wished you could hit (modifications always welcome!)

// tired chasing the grandkids?  Consistently take a mix of our classes the next three months and we can ASSURE you come June 1st you’ll be running around the playground with them and not miss a beat

Maybe none of the above were an exact fit, but we hope they gave you some ideas of a good 3 month goal you can set for yourself.  

We are asking you to make a physical goal, because that will be one that you can measure.

NOW write out the plan to get to your goal and place it somewhere you will see every single day. 

What is one action step you can do each and every day to get you to your goal? Face that each day, where it will fire you up to keep pushing and keep showing up or getting back at it when needed.

We love the idea of a written contract with yourself too. You would be hard pressed to cancel a contract, set that same mentality with yourself.

And if you don’t hit that goal, we still have good news! We guarantee you will have made huge strides simply by setting a goal, making a plan of action and will have more confidence going into June 1st.

Sometimes it’s a matter of looking within and digging deep into our inner dialogue to create lasting change. 

The VFit trainer team is here 364 days a year to help support and cheer you on, as you work towards your best self in 2019, inside and out! We can’t get your dressed and logged in, but we will keep doing everything else in our power to keep you motivated, enjoying your fitness and honoring this amazing body you have that deserves to move and be challenged!

In Health 365 days a year,

Rachele, VFit Owner and Maria, VFit Second in Command

PS. If you are looking to be surrounded by a positive and inspirational group of teammates and trainers that will change the way you approach life, the VFit team has a spot for you! Don’t go at your health and fitness alone.

Fitness is a superpower that transfers into every other area of life.

Our passionate team is here to cheer you on, make you proud and show you that fitness is not a punishment. In fact, let us be the best part of your day!

Join the team for less than $2/day at https://thevfitstudio.com/join-vfit-team/

And if you are looking for nutrition help, we have set up a nutritional supplement program, VFit Squad,  with membership options, including nutrition coaching, that will help you dial in this important area of you health in the New Year.

In health 365 days a year,

Rachele, VFit Owner and Maria, VFit Second in Command

If you are ready to commit to three times a week, we invite you to join us today!  Our team has built in accountability, live trainers that are there to guide you safely, and we’d love to help you reach your year end goal!


There is another way, the VFit way.

In Health 365 days a year,

Rachele, VFit Owner and Maria, VFit Second in Command

PS. If you are looking to be surrounded by a positive and inspirational group of teammates and trainers that will change the way you approach life, the VFit team has a spot for you! Don’t go at your health and fitness alone.

Fitness is a superpower that transfers into every other area of life.

Our passionate team is here to cheer you on, make you proud and show you that fitness is not a punishment. In fact, let us be the best part of your day!

Join the team for less than $2/day at https://thevfitstudio.com/join-vfit-team/

And if you are looking for nutrition help, we have set up a nutritional supplement program, VFit Squad,  with membership options, including nutrition coaching, that will help you dial in this important area of you health in the New Year.

Your Body Can Withstand Almost Anything, It’s Your Mind You Have to Convince

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We love having a “theme” or quote to focus on each and every week and hope you do as well.

This week, we are bringing you a quote about being proactive with your health “your body can withstand almost anything, it’s your mind you have convince.”

We get it, starting a workout habit can be really hard. Sticking with a workout routine can be hard. Getting back at it after a week, month or year off can be hard.

While in your head, you know, you just KNOW all the benefits of working out, it is also in your head where you tell yourself it’s okay to skip a workout today.  Or that skipping tomorrow’s won’t hurt either.  And the next day.  That you’ll just pick it all back up again on Monday.

But then Monday comes, and you ‘get busy’ and you put it off again.  

While you are physically capable and able to workout right now, there’s this crazy dialogue in your head that holds you back and keeps telling you it’s okay to keep pushing it off.  That ‘later’ you will get back into it once things settle down.

Settle down?

There is no settling down in this life.  There will ALWAYS be stuff going on around you.  There are no ideal conditions.

Broken ankle?  You can still get in upper body work like bicep curls!  In fact, we just put together a 3 part CHAIR WORKOUT SERIES that you can literally do from a chair. Check it out here.

You can still take our Yin series of yoga, work on meditation and bringing more calm to your life.  

Getting a new habit can be hard.  Many say it takes about 21 days for the habit to start, and 90 for it to truly become a lifestyle change.

That means for 90 days you need to keep showing up in some capacity or another for YOU! That doesn’t mean a physically grueling workout every day, but it means, making your body and self care a priority in some manner EVERY SINGLE DAY. Whether it be 5 minutes or an hour. EVERY MINUTE MATTERS

All the numbers in the world we cite though do not mean a thing if you keep putting off your day 1.

If it’s been a while since your last workout, that’s okay!  Modifications exist for a reason. Modifications are building blocks to success. To staying the course. To not getting hurt and not feeling defeated.

Modifications still allow you to lap every person who didn’t even get up and try. Modifications are wonderful and we ALL need them at different times in our fitness journey, whether it be rehabbing and injury, starting over, being sick, or just feeling a tad off.

It can be hard to re-write that pattern in our head about skipping workouts.  For 98% of us out there, we have a body that can get up and move for 30 minutes. That isn’t the issue. It’s getting your brain to commit as well and just show up.

Maybe that negative voice has always been there, telling you it’s okay to skip, that there’s always next week… but think for a moment, how has that mindset and listening to the voice treated you so far?  Are you where you wish you were physically?

As much as we love and value the physical aspects of workouts, they are just a sliver of the magic of exercise.

More so than the physical improvements and strides you make, are the mental gains and strengths that you EARN by showing up and working hard through exercise. Life can be HARD! And having a brain full of willpower, a brain that believes you CAN do hard, a brain wired to not give up the second the going gets though – that is pure magic you are gifting yourself and will improve the quality of your life.

 If your brain and heart aren’t in the game, and all you care about are the physical side effects of exercise, most likely you have never stuck to a workout routine long term.

Our brains are incredible and the best part is that at any time you can work to rewire your thinking and sync your thoughts with your actions.

Our bodies can put up with A LOT! That’s not usually the barrier, as we say in the quote above. It’s our brains that we need to push to get stronger and to feed with willpower.

If you want RESULTS, you have to move that body as part of our healthcare.  Simple as that.   You need to honor your body and keep it moving to get fresh oxygen running through it and boost those endorphins.

So next time you hear that voice in your head say it’s okay to skip a workout today, why don’t you prompt a NEW VOICE in your head that says, sure, you can skip out, BUT first you have to show up and do 5 minutes. Then you can call it quits if you still feel like it?! 

Maybe after that 5 minutes you still decide to not workout a minute longer, or maybe that 5 minutes turns into 30 and the best workout you’ve had in months! We experience that magic all the time.

Sometimes it’s a matter of looking within and digging deep into our inner dialogue to create lasting change. 

The VFit trainer team is here 364 days a year to help support and cheer you on, as you work towards your best self in 2019, inside and out! We can’t get your dressed and logged in, but we will keep doing everything else in our power to keep you motivated, enjoying your fitness and honoring this amazing body you have that deserves to move and be challenged!


In Health 365 days a year,

Rachele, VFit Owner and Maria, VFit Second in Command

PS. If you are looking to be surrounded by a positive and inspirational group of teammates and trainers that will change the way you approach life, the VFit team has a spot for you! Don’t go at your health and fitness alone.

Fitness is a superpower that transfers into every other area of life.

Our passionate team is here to cheer you on, make you proud and show you that fitness is not a punishment. In fact, let us be the best part of your day!

Join the team for less than $2/day at https://thevfitstudio.com/join-vfit-team/

And if you are looking for nutrition help, we have set up a nutritional supplement program, VFit Squad,  with membership options, including nutrition coaching, that will help you dial in this important area of you health in the New Year.

In health 365 days a year,

Rachele, VFit Owner and Maria, VFit Second in Command

If you are ready to commit to three times a week, we invite you to join us today!  Our team has built in accountability, live trainers that are there to guide you safely, and we’d love to help you reach your year end goal!


There is another way, the VFit way.

In Health 365 days a year,

Rachele, VFit Owner and Maria, VFit Second in Command

PS. If you are looking to be surrounded by a positive and inspirational group of teammates and trainers that will change the way you approach life, the VFit team has a spot for you! Don’t go at your health and fitness alone.

Fitness is a superpower that transfers into every other area of life.

Our passionate team is here to cheer you on, make you proud and show you that fitness is not a punishment. In fact, let us be the best part of your day!

Join the team for less than $2/day at https://thevfitstudio.com/join-vfit-team/

And if you are looking for nutrition help, we have set up a nutritional supplement program, VFit Squad,  with membership options, including nutrition coaching, that will help you dial in this important area of you health in the New Year.

Choose Change Before Change Chooses You

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We are here for your #transformationtuesday with a wonderful weekly inspo post to get your ready for the upcoming week and inspired to SHOW UP –  because you are always worth it.

We love having a “theme” or quote to focus on each and every week and hope you do as well.

This week, we are bringing you a quote about being proactive with your health “choose change before change chooses you.”

In today’s day and age, you’d have to be truly living under a rock, to AVOID information about how to treat your body right. 

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you “know” that moving your body, eating well, being hydrated, sleeping and getting in regular exercise is how to ensure a better quality of life. No one would argue against these things.

Yet, with all this information we are placed in front of, let’s admit it, we can be reluctant to make changes.

Knowing is simply NOT enough to be healthy. 

You have to have the drive and willpower to show up and work for your health! Because being healthy is work. But so is not being healthy and if you ask us 99 times, we would pick putting in the work to be healthy over the work not to be EVERY SINGLE TIME!

Yes we “know” we need to workout regularly, but we let our to do list take over, our “busy” lives and soon enough, those workouts be the first thing to go by the wayside. 

Those regular workout habits slowly start to lose more and more priority in your life,  and then our energy to just show up leaves as well.  Our confidence goes.  Our cup runs empty.  Our stress levels increase.  Our sleep deteriorates. We stop meal planning, we stop planning all together, hoping one day it will just all come back into our lives effortlessly when the time is right. 

The downward spiral may continue, until there’s some forcing function that makes us FINALLY hop back into our workout/health routine.

You are forced to make a change.  Possibly because your pants stop fitting.  Because you can’t remember the last time you felt good in your own skin.  Or, the last time you were proud of yourself for accomplishing something.

Or maybe, your life truly starts to depend on getting healthy! Chronic pain, health issues, heart issues, diabetes – these are all huge wake up calls for many. 

Change is hard though and it is not nearly as fun when you are forced to make a change!

But change is part of life and something we need to be more proactive toward and not reactive with!

DO NOT, we repeat, DO NOT wait until life kicks you in the butt and forces you to make a change in your health habits.

The longer you hold off and fight the changes you know you need to make, the harder those changes will be to make.

We aren’t trying to be Debbie Down this Monday. If fact, the majority of our members do not need to make a change when it comes to exercise, you’ve got that DIALED IN and our classes are near record breaking levels week, after week.

But maybe there is another area of your life you are resisting making a change you know you need to make, and this can still be a lesson you apply to better your life in another area.

“Choose Change Before It Chooses you.”

How do you do that?

You get proactive,  you dust yourself off today and make the changes you already know you need to make. 

You make ONE small change and commit to it for the next month.

Maybe that is showing up to 10  minutes of exercise per day.

Or eating one extra serving of vegetables a day.

Maybe that change is putting your phone down an hour earlier every night, to help you get the rest your body NEEDS.

Or setting a glass of water by your bedside, to wake up and nourish your body with hydration each morning.

Change doesn’t have to be a negative experience. Change is beautiful. It means you are alive and have the ability to change what is no longer working.

You make the choice to change, before it’s forced upon you.

The greatest gift in life we have is this one body we are given to live in.  And each day, we are given the choice of how we are going to treat it.

With something so sacred and rare – there is only one you – how can choose anything but the best for yourself?

At VFit, you are part of a sacred team around here. Where we truly want to guide and empower you to get the most out of your life and health.

Share with us if you would like, what is one change you want to focus on right now in your life?

In health 365 days a year,

Rachele, VFit Owner and Maria, VFit Second in Command

If you are ready to commit to three times a week, we invite you to join us today!  Our team has built in accountability, live trainers that are there to guide you safely, and we’d love to help you reach your year end goal!


There is another way, the VFit way.

In Health 365 days a year,

Rachele, VFit Owner and Maria, VFit Second in Command

PS. If you are looking to be surrounded by a positive and inspirational group of teammates and trainers that will change the way you approach life, the VFit team has a spot for you! Don’t go at your health and fitness alone.

Fitness is a superpower that transfers into every other area of life.

Our passionate team is here to cheer you on, make you proud and show you that fitness is not a punishment. In fact, let us be the best part of your day!

Join the team for less than $2/day at https://thevfitstudio.com/join-vfit-team/

And if you are looking for nutrition help, we have set up a nutritional supplement program, VFit Squad,  with membership options, including nutrition coaching, that will help you dial in this important area of you health in the New Year.