TGIF (Thank Goodness I’m Friendly)

For many people, eating less and exercising more is easier if they don't go it alone. It makes sense that healthy living loves company! Would you rather be watching your weight in a crowd that's munching on fruit and veggies (supportive/successful environment) or vegging on some junk (sabotaging/unsucessful environment)?

 Even the most airtight excuse for avoiding exercise can evaporate when someone asks you to go for a walk or run. In our quest to become physically fit and or improve our overall health, our ability to reside within successful environments is crucial. Working out with a buddy is a perfect example of creating that successful environment. It creates accountability, increases motivation, support, adherence, as well as it simply just makes the time pass by in a more enjoyable manner.

This month, the employee’s here at H3 are participating in our very own employee wellness program – Operation Health.  So for January – our monthly challenge is to “find a fitness friend” i.e. work out with a buddy at least one time per week. Thus, this Fitness Friday is not a workout per say, it’s a challenge for you to grab a buddy and hit the trails, gym, machines, etc. Introduce them to something new or vice versa. Maybe you make this your new “new years” weekly regiment too, or maybe you just partake in the buddy system this weekend. Either way, have fun! Isn’t that what life is about anyways?