Archive for 'Mindset'
The Importance of Standards
Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by yuri.
The importance of standards is something I want to discuss today.
Part of the reason for this is that just yesterday, we released 2 players from our soccer program at the University of Toronto for repeatedly breaking our team’s standards.
In fact, on my blog – YuriElkaim.com – I put together a video post about what one [...]
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Why Wait Until New Year’s to Get Fit?
Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by yuri.
Last night on my Insider Club coaching call we talked a little bit about the fact that as human beings we tend to have a “I’ll do it tomorrow” mindset.
You could also call this procrastination.
This is especially apparent at this time of year when a lot of people get caught up in holiday events and [...]
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3-Step Formula for Fitness Success
Posted on 01. Dec, 2009 by yuri.
We’ve all heard the saying, “Fail to plan and you plan to fail.”
Nothing could be truer than that statement. The importance of setting goals and planning your action steps to achieving them is something that can be done in every area of your life.
In this article, we will focus on planning to help you reach [...]
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Are You “Set” For Weight Loss?
Posted on 17. Nov, 2009 by yuri.
Every one of us has a health thermostat.
By that I mean an internal subconscious thermostat that dictates just how healthy we can be.
Think of it this way…
Have you ever started on a healthy path (for instance working out 4 days a wekk) and then hit a point where something inside of you said, “That’s good [...]
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Visualize Your Workouts
Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by yuri.
I’ve probably done over 10,000 workouts over the last 15 years or so.
And the one thing I can say is that some workouts really suck while others reinforce exactly why I love to exercise.
I was thinking about that this morning.
Why is it that some workouts are amazing while in others I just want to get [...]
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