Creating a movement -- #livewithhope

Have you ever had one of those days?  A day when you feel like everything is falling around you?  I know I have, even recently.  We all face struggles.  We all face hard times.  We all hit points that feel like the end of our ropes.

If you have followed me on Instagram (@jeffpittsfitness) or LIKED my Facebook Page you would have seen the hashtag #livewithhope.  I saw hope defined as the desire + expectation = hope.  I think we often lack one or both of these things.  We have lost a desire to see or be different.  We have lost an expectation that things can change.  And what we have really lost is HOPE!

Once of the most crippling feelings is a loss of hope.  I dont' know where you have lost hope.  Maybe you've lost hope in your fitness.  Maybe you've lost hope in your job.  Maybe you've lost hope in a relationship.  What I realize is that a fitness program and Shakeology won't magically fix broken places...this email is not about that.

This is just a simple word of encouragement -- #livewithhope!  Find your desire and expectation for what it is you have lost hope in.  Sometimes the tipping point of changes is our belief that it can be different, our HOPE that it will be different.

I have a dream, if you would dream with me to create a movement.  The #LIVEWITHHOPE movement.  What I think we don't realize is that so many people live hopeless, live in constant emotional struggle.  That there are people who everyday face that day without an expectation to that change will happen.  The loss of expectation drains desire to make it different.  It creates a life without HOPE!

Would you help me by doing one things over the course of the next week?  Will you tag one pic, one facebook post with me in it and the hashtag #livewithhope.  Maybe we don't change the world, but I do believe we can change one heart!  Help me create a movement the #livewithhope movement.

Hoping you find your hope!

Work to Play

The overriding question to ask is WHY?

   Why be healthy?
   Why to active?
   Why improve your fitness?

What I realize is that everyone has a different specific reason as to start and pushing through their personal health and fitness journey.  Yet, I  believe that each of us could agree that there is one common reason for all of us.  We put in the work in order to play.

It doesn't matter what your play is.  It could be hiking, rafting, rock climbing.  That type of play requires you to push toward a peak physical condition to thrive in that type of hobby.  If you golf, play softball or just some YMCA basketball, being better physical condition means that at the end of those games you are less exhausted, less sore and recover faster.

Yet, maybe your play is shopping or singing KAROKE on a Friday night.  Does being in better health improve these?  Why not!  Isn't more exciting to shop for clothes that fit you better?  Isn't enjoyable to go the store and buy something a size smaller?  And what about KAROKE?  Well, sure.  Better cardiovascular will help you belt out those Celine Dion notes from the Titanic Soundtrack, you diva!

No matter what your play is, improving your physical conditioning and health can make that activity even more enjoyable.  Improving your health will prolong your life giving you more time to enjoy those hobbies and activities.  Improving your health will in the long term lower your medical expenses and give you more resources use toward enjoyable activities.

So why do you put in that work, why do you sweat, strain, push and dig deeper?  In order to play!  Go make the most of your work and enjoy your play time!

Jeff Pitts Fitness