Sweeping Away the Fitness Clutter: Decluttering Your Mind and Workout Routine

What in the heck do a messy car & a noisy fitness industry have in common?

BOTH of them are overwhelming as heck, leaving you feeling frustrated & wanting to avoid running starting anything. 

**Full disclosure: This is my car. This picture was taken a week ago & I still haven't cleaned it.  See! Avoiding it. 

We are overloaded with conflicting fitness and nutrition information:

We've all seen the headlines:

"Studies have found that (insert healthy food) now causes (insert cancer)"

"Don't do this exercise, do that exercise".

"4 reasons why Keto is the best way to lose weight"

"Meat is bad"

"Meat is good"

"Eggs are good"

"Eggs are bad".

It goes on and on. The noise is deafening and leaves even fitness professionals shaking their heads.

For someone just starting out on their fitness journey, articles like this would make me want to slam my laptop shut and keep doing what I'm doing.

Much like my messy car, I just turn the other cheek and avoid it for another day (or weeks in my case..)

So how do we weed through all the nonsense and find a feasible starting point?

1. Start with the basics.

For nutrition:

If it came from the earth or an animal, you're good.

Drink lots of water.

Avoid canned/boxed foods as much as possible.

Eat fruits/veggies.

For fitness:

Going into the gym and doing squats, pushups, situps, shoulder presses, bicep curls, etc.... it's perfect.

Go for a walk. Go for a jog.

Do some stretching.

Let's uncomplicate things why don't we?

2. When doing research, if you stumble upon something that says "do this, not that"... keep scrolling.

Make sure your resources are reliable.

3. Take a moment to figure out some specific goals you have related to fitness and nutrition. 

If it's to "get stronger", focus on protein intake.

If it's weight loss, focus on a calorie deficit.

If it's mobility, look up a stretching video.

4. Consider hiring a professional to help you navigate the fitness world.

Just like a clean car leads to stress-free car ride, a simple approach to fitness leads to a more fulfilling & sustainable experience.