19 Ways to Get Motivated to Exercise

April 6, 2016 by ptpt Leave a Comment

Maintaining a regular exercise routine can be challenging, even though we KNOW fitness and exercise is great for us!

So how can YOU stay motivated to keep up with your fitness training, or even get started with a new fitness training program when you just ‘don’t feel like it’?

Dumb Little Man’s Claire Jones has 19 Ways to Get Motivated to Exercise just for you!

1. Tell a Friend when you plan to work out and what activity you’ll be doing – an accountability partner is a great asset!
2. Create a Playlist that lifts your mood and gets you moving
3. Put on your sports gear and head out the door immediately
4. Arrange a workout with a friend – again accountability will be a huge asset for your success!
5. Make it FUN – do what you enjoy.
6. Incorporate little bursts of activity into your day – You don’t have to be at the gym for it to count as exercise!
7. Plan how far you want to run, swim or walk, and then halve it.
8. Buy gear that makes you look and feel good.
9. Work out in the morning, whenever you can.
10. Join a Sports Group – meet new people that enjoy the same activities as you!
11. Find an activity that’s on your way home from work.
12. Keep picturing the most sporty version of you.
13. Go for ten minutes only – once you get going, odds are you will continue beyond your 10 minutes!
14. Go to the gym when your favorite TV show is on – now you have no excuse. 🙂
15. Give yourself a reward after you’ve worked out.
16. Remember that action creates motivation.
17. Set up a 30-day Challenge.
18. Don’t focus on the whole workout.
19. Write down the excuses you have for not working out.

For a breakdown of each motivation tip you can read the Full Article on Dumb Little Man HERE

As I sit here typing this, I have a date with a trail that I am supposed to be running.

So remembering that action creates motivation, I will finalize this article, and run on the trail for ten minutes only…which I am sure will turn into more, but right now I am thinking of all the things I need to do today.

My reward will be that satisfying feeling you have when you have accomplished something awesome!

Which is how I feel after every fitness training session at Innovative Results – The Orange County Fitness Playground, so I am sure that this will be no different.

Not focusing on the full workout, just doing ten minutes, using action to create motivation, and feeling that huge sense of achievement when I am done is what will get me motivated to exercise for this particular exercise in my fitness training program.

Make Your Next One, Your Best One!

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Doctor Amazed By Health Results from Innovative Results Training For A Year

September 4, 2015 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Below you will read the story from one of Innovative Results clients, and why his doctor was amazed by his health results.

The Innovative Results fitness gym and personal trainers care deeply about improving people’s quality of life, to include general health measured at annual doctor’s visits.

Read this client’s success story below…

Dear Innovative Results team:

I wanted to send you a hearty thank you for all that you do!

When I first came to Innovative Results fitness gym and personal trainers, my goal was to make it through 4 weeks of the training program without quitting or complaining and to diversify my physical fitness away from years of distance running for fitness.

After 3 weeks at Innovative Results – The Orange County Fitness Playground, I was convinced that I could improve my fitness, and all around spirit, so I signed up for 6 months (for fear of being tempted to quit if I was on a month to month program).

Well, that was 2 ½ years ago!

My goals, which are posted at Innovative Results, are to push myself and continually improve my all around fitness and lifestyle.

Never in my wildest dreams did I consider my health readings. Last year, my doctor told me, my cholesterol and blood pressure levels were very high and he was concerned.

After that, I decided to change my workouts from three days to four days per week, to drink more water, watch my diet (nothing scientific) and get more sleep.

At my most recent annual physical a few weeks ago, my doctor was amazed that my blood pressure and cholesterol levels dropped significantly to a very healthy level and exceeded his best case expectations, or predictions for me.

I’m now in the top percentage of health for guys my age (mid 40’s), a result I never thought possible.

In fact, I’m convinced these incredible improvements are a by-product of Innovative Results training program.

Thank you for all your great coaching, encouragement and unique training environment.

Next one best one!

Innovative Results Family Member and Client

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The Benefits of Good Posture – A TED-ED Video shared by Innovative Results – The Orange County Fitness Playground

August 21, 2015 by Jessica Leave a Comment

We hear it from a young age, your mom at the dinner table, dad, grandparents or maybe even teachers, telling you to “stand-up straight,” and/or “don’t slouch.”

They were right!

From their perspective, it didn’t present the BEST looking you from an appearance stand-point, but how about your physiology?

Innovative Results – The Orange County Fitness Playground, knows to well what happens when we slouch.

The all too common side effects of poor posture that may start as minor aches and pains, can soon negatively affect your internal organs!

The dreaded “C’s” of the car, computer, couch, and cellphone are turning all of us into what Innovative Results clients know as the “Human Cashew,” causing simple body and muscle movements more difficult or worse–PAINFUL!

The great news is that poor posture can be fixed, and so can the ailments that come with it.

Aside from fitness certifications, and an enormous amount of continuing education on health, fitness, movement, recovery, healing, and improved quality of life, we will scour the internet looking for excellent experts to back the claims we have already studied, researched, and know are true.

It is no different with this very important aspect of our physical and mental self – posture!

We found an excellent TED-ED video that describes the benefits of good posture.

View the FULL Benefits of Good Posture lesson from the TED-ED YouTube Channel, and then follow up with some great Innovative Results articles on reversing poor posture below!

Check out these video exercises to reverse poor posture from Innovative Results:

The Road to Improved Posture – 17 Mobility Drills for Your Upper Back & Shoulders
Stuck at a Desk All Day? This Exercise is For You!

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‘Diligence IS the Mother of Good Fortune’ & Goal Crushing

August 14, 2015 by Jessica Leave a Comment

“Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.”
– Miguel De Cervantes

‘Good fortune’, more like GREAT in the case of this Innovative Results Family Member!

Hey Innovative Results Team,

Thanks for the call yesterday, I appreciate you checking in on me.

Wow, so stoked to be back today and get the sweat on – I was actually looking forward to it (well maybe not so much the versa climber after the leg workout).

I was fearing the weigh in as I expected negative results from living the vacation life for 8 days.

I was super stoked to get down to 200.4 the day before I left, and was not looking forward to going the wrong way.

I got on twice to double check, but I hit 199.7 both times.

That means I cut over 25 lbs in 5 months, big change and I feel great.

I know it’s not all about weight #’s, but it is definitely motivation and quantifies the hard work put in.

I appreciate everything you do and all the inspirational things you pass on.

You have great team, but it will be good to do some IR lead workouts again.

I’m looking forward to next week and the next 5 months brother.

Thanks for making me even sexier, didn’t think it was possible.

Mahalo,

Innovative Results Client and Family Member E.O.

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Your Mind Body Connection with Aubrie Pohl, One of Innovative Results Incredible Fitness Coaches

July 22, 2015 by Jessica Leave a Comment

By Aubrie Pohl

Close your eyes, slowly extend your arm in front of you, then raise it up.

How do you know you only raised one arm? How do you know you didn’t raise a leg? What made you sure that you actually raised your arm at all?

You couldn’t see your movement with your eyes closed, but you could still feel it.

Every human has a unique anatomical structure, but we all experience this kinesthetic sense.

This intimate interconnection between body and mind.

Do you know what that means?

We are born to move.

That is what Innovative Results – The Orange County Fitness Playground – is all about!

Our bodies love movement.

With every reach, lift, stretch, twist, jump, and dance our bodies reciprocate and expand, lengthen, strengthen, open, and grow towards their greatest potential.

How Often Do You Move?

This hasty, task-filling lifestyle we live often can become so busy that we forget moving our body is always an option.

… and being sedentary has become the “normal.”

We are working jobs that require us to sit for hours at a time, and day after day going through the same robotic motions.

We are working our minds while our bodies remain stagnant.

In turn our bodies become stiff, slow, weak; yearning for the freeing sensation of the muscles expanding and contracting, giving and receiving.

This is directly correlated to a decreased quality of life.

Our bodies long for movement.

Our physiology craves the vast variety of movement experienced in the days where our bodies were in motion from sunrise to sunset.

Consequently, our bodies are now confused.

Why are so many movement ranges missing?

What happened to the constant motion?

Movement Simplified

Every movement you are doing or not doing is registered by your body.

It doesn’t register the one hour “workout” on the elliptical as enough to make up for the eight hours of inactivity at work.

It doesn’t count the three sets of ten bicep curls as effective to overpower the shortening of the bicep muscle during eight hours of contraction.

It needs more.

We can divide movement into three different patterns: push, pull, and rotation.

Every reach, lift, stretch, twist, jump, and dance is some form of those patterns.

Pushing uses the musculature close to the body to extend outwards, while pulling draws the musculature in.

Rotational movements are the circular movements that keep our core strong and powerful.

Encourage yourself to move on a regular basis, freely and openly, in whatever way feels best.

Take breaks from stillness and extend your limbs in any direction, with your eyes opened or closed, tapping into this alliance of body and mind.

Experience the healing pleasure as you move through the three movement patterns, every day of life and notice your body moving better, looking better, and feeling better.

Improve Your Mind Body Connection with Aubrie Pohl, One of Innovative Results Incredible Fitness Coaches!

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After Learning These 9 Running Technique Drills – Steve Makes a Mental Gain

December 12, 2014 by ptpt 1 Comment

This video has all 9 Running Technique Drills that helped Steve, Anshika, and countless other Innovative Results fitness clients get faster, more efficient, and more effective running. Keep reading to hear Steve’s awesome story of fitness training at Innovative Results – The Orange County Fitness Playground.

Every time an Innovative Results client and family member share their story and do a review, they are helping us help more people improve their quality of life.

Read about Steve’s running and quality of life improvement here:

I wanted to thank you and share a story about running that I think you’ll enjoy.

As you know, I have been doing triathlons for the last few years and I’m always looking for ways to improve my performance.

Coming to Innovative Results after taking a 12 month break due to injury has been one of the best decisions I’ve made.

I’ve been able safely gain my strength back in order to keep myself injury free going forward.

The fun and self confidence I gain are just extras!

Last week at our regular Innovative Results workout you had us do some running but it seemed odd to me at the time because we only have 20 meters to work with.

I wondered how we were going to run indoors?

With skill and clarity you (Coach Aaron) explained the processes of running as controlled falling.

My favorite part was the demonstration of what a baby looks like when they learn to walk – you’re really good at it with your daughter’s example fresh in your mind!

The visuals and the exercises combined to make for what ended up being a decent workout (as usual).

What I wanted to share was my recent experience on a run.

I never said I was a FAST triathlete and my running pace has been plateaued at a pace averaging between 9:30 and 10:00 per mile.

As I began my run I said to myself, “Fall forward” and tried to apply the techniques we just learned at the IR session.

I was very comfortable while running, more comfortable than usual.

Then I realized I was enjoying running at a pace that was in the 8:30 per mile range!

At various points on the run I was even able to get into the high 7’s pace.

I have not been running much so I know that much change in performance was not due to pounding out miles, rather it was MENTAL.

I couldn’t tell if my actual technique was really different, but my mental state was.

Instead of trying push my body forward stride after stride I leaned forward and consciously tried to use gravity to my advantage.

IT WORKS!

I have a lot more training to do before I’m back in racing form, but I expect some nice gains next year.

In the meantime, I have some other physical endurance goals to accomplish this Spring and with the support I get from Innovative Result and you (Aaron, Aubrie, Mark, Madison, and Mason) as my coach I have every confidence that I’ll achieve those goals and beyond.

Thanks for your passion!
Steve Stary

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Establish Your SMART Goals & Start Achieving Fitness Results

October 17, 2014 by ptpt Leave a Comment

Earlier this week Innovative Results set out on a SMART Goal mission 🙂

A mission that will benefit not only Innovative Results clients, but all of you in our extended family of readers!

This year is the year WE “ambush the Holidays”, and fight Holiday weight gain.

If you have not yet read Don’t Let the Holidays Pack on the Pounds This Year we recommend you do so now.

After reading the IR Blog above, you will have a great outline of how answering a few questions for YOURSELF will help hold you accountable, and help you find support in your peers by sharing your SMART Goal. Below is an incredible example of how to use this blog to get you to your goals.

Jared Charity started training at the Innovative Results Facility in May 2014. Since his first day, it has been Jared’s devotion to his routine and commitment to his goals that has brought him incredible fitness results. The IR Family is thrilled to be Jared’s accountability partner in his journey to success!

What is the best thing you do for improving your quality of life with Innovative Results?

Workout at IR holds me accountable to working out! It provides me with a unique team environment I have not been able to find since I stopped playing football in college. The staff at IR is always willing to help you out in anyway possible with nutrition and exercise advice.

How do you manage your sleep, nutrition, stress level, and hydration?

I have started getting up early every morning to workout. This helps me get to sleep better at night. I try and get at least 8 hours of sleep, but that doesn’t always seem to happen. I use the myfitnesspal app to manage my nutrition intake and a garmin vivofit band to track my fitness output. I stopped drinking anything, but water. Occasionally I will have a monster absolute 0 when I need a little something extra. I manage my stress through my workouts. Working out allows me to clear my mind and focus on myself.

Why is improving your quality of life important to you?

Improving my quality of line if important to me because I want to to live a long healthy life. I come from a family that has struggled with weight. My mother, sister and aunts have all had gastric bypass to help them loose weight, but I want to do it without surgery. I want to be around to see any kids I have in the future grow up and be able to play with them.

It is obvious from the first moment you trained at Innovative Results that we believe in you, and we believe in your improved quality of life. I want to help you on a deeper level with all aspects of your health:
· Nutrition Plan
· Hydration Plan
· Stress Reduction
· Sleep Plan and Circadian Rhythms
· Motivation
· Support
· Goal Setting
· SMR and Stretches
· Outside Workouts

The best way for me to help you is for you to take a moment and establish a SMART Goal to end this year on the best note you can. Here is how the SMART Goal works:

S-Specific
M-Measurable
A-Attainable
R-Relevant
T-Time-bound

This is Jared’s response:

I want to try and get down to 275 or under. I know with my build anything over that will be a struggle. I would also like to tone down and loose the “moobs” and love handles that I have had forever.

I will track my weight using myfitnesspal. I weigh myself once a week. I also track various measurements, like waist size and chest size, to see if these are dropping as well.

I would like to think that a weight of 275 is obtainable for me. I am also pushing myself to get at least 45-60 min of cardio in each day.

This fits perfectly in my life currently. However, 2 months ago I could not have said the same thing. Since I started at IR I have seen a positive change in myself for the better and this change has been spilling into other various aspects of my life outside of IR

I would like to see these results ASAP, but know that baby steps will be needed. I have my wedding coming up in March of 2015 and would like to be at my target weight or at least very close to it by then.

Send us your SMART Goal, and IR is overjoyed to walk this out with you over the next few months!

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Avoid Being the Victim of Holiday Weight Gain this Year

October 14, 2014 by ptpt Leave a Comment

By: Aaron Guyett

Let’s face it, the Holidays are scary for people trying to lose body fat, get stronger, feel better, and move better, and Innovative Results wants to help you continue to improve this Holiday season!

Let’s ambush the Holidays this year instead of having the Holidays ambush us!! Say “NO” to unwanted holiday weight gain 🙂

Let Innovative Results partner with you toward your next achievement, big or small.

Take two minutes to read this and five minutes to fill out the information below, and set-up your free trial with us, to be WAAAY MORE LIKELY to make it through this Holiday season without gaining body fat, AND Actually LOSE unwanted pounds, increase energy, gain strength, feel better, and move better!! (Source: Summary of Recent Goals Research(PDF here: Gail Matthews Written Goal Study Dominican University), by Gail Matthews, Ph.D., Dominican University, this is in reference to writing down goals and having accountability for your goals.)

Innovative Results is completely focused on improving the quality of life for our clients and our community. Let us help you improve your quality of life starting today!

We have been around since 2005, and our trainers have over 50 years of collective experience and education. We get better every day to help you improve.

Why is improving your quality of life important to you?

Once you come up with your why–the how and what is easy.

It is obvious from the first moment you train at Innovative Results that we believe in you, and we believe in your improved quality of life. Beyond our incredible in-house workouts, we want to help you on a deep level with all aspects of your fitness and health improvement:

• Nutrition Plan
• Hydration Plan
• Stress Reduction
• Sleep Plan and Circadian Rhythms
• Motivation
• Support
• Goal Setting
• SMR and Stretches
• Outside Workouts

The best way for me to help you is for you to take a moment and establish a SMART Goal to end this year on the best note you can.

Here is how the SMART Goal works:

S-Specific (who, what, when, where, how, and why)
M-Measurable (How will you know when you are done.)
A-Attainable (Is this goal realistic? I can help with that if you are not sure.)
R-Relevant (How does this fit into your life now?)
T-Time-bound (When will you achieve your goal? What’s your deadline?)
Fill out the form below, or send an email with your SMART Goal to info@innovative-results.com, and we are overjoyed to walk this out with you over the next few months!

Improving the Efficiency of Your Kettlebell Technique

September 26, 2013 by ptpt Leave a Comment

If kettlebells aren’t a part of your workout routine, now is a great time to get started.

Once used in the 18th Century(Russia) for the measurement of grain and other goods, kettlebells quickly shifted into heavy athletics training and muscular development.

For all you history buffs you can check out – Kettlebell Science: History of the Kettlebell

There are some incredible health and strength benefits in using kettlebells, in fact IR broke down what we considered the Top Ten Reasons .

Over the past couple years the IR Team has been fortunate enough to learn from some of the best Girevoy Sport coaches and athletes in the World, and with kettlebell use and competition on the rise we would like to share our knowledge with you!

On November 12th, 2016, you can join Coach Jason Dolby of the Orange Kettlebell Club and Coach Aaron Guyett of Innovative Results in a 1-Day Certification Course that will instruct form, technique, efficiency and Giveroy (kettlebell) Sport.

Skill level does not matter for this course, this is for anyone looking to improve from basic to advanced all are welcome!

Get More Information and reserve your spot click on the link below!

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Crawling Drills For Improved Core Strength From Innovative Results – The Orange County Fitness Playground

March 27, 2013 by ptpt 3 Comments

Give these 7 crawling drills a try, and watch your abs and arms get lean and strong:

The “Work Your BODY” Workout Move.

Functional and Simple.

Even a baby can do it!

Crawling.

We did it when we were little.

But now?

Now we never crawl and when we do it seems ridiculously hard…especially crawling backwards (And the crazy part is… some of us even started crawling by crawling backwards!)

But crawling is probably the best core move you AREN’T doing!

When you do a tabletop crawl, you work everything down the front of your body from your shoulders to your knees.

So how do you do it?

1. Start on your hands and knees with your hands under your shoulders and your knees under your hips.

2. Draw in your belly button toward your spine and tuck your toes under and lift up onto your hands and toes.

3. Move forward by moving the opposite arm and opposite leg. So step forward with your left hand and right foot.

4. Stay on your toes and focus on keeping your knees close to the ground and your butt down as you move!

Crawling can be done forwards, backwards, laterally and even in circles!

Want a strong core?

Crawling is one of Innovative Results favorite ways to build stability, strength and increase body awareness.

Crawling is a contra-lateral movement, which is a fancy word for right arm and left leg moving together, while the left arm and right leg move together.

This is how we walk, run, swim, and bike from one place to another.

It is a great way to train your brain, and we have given you some crawling moves to train your body as well.

Enjoy these core, ab, upper body, lower body, and brain enhancing movements.

Try crawling today!

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