Your Fitness Game Plan for Your Colorado Wedding

Time to get ready for your wedding ceremony in Colorado! Here's the adaptable game plan for the next four-eight weeks and beyond (a lifetime of habits doesn’t change in a month, after all). Please note that many of the phases will overlap. Although I recommend checking off each line item before proceeding to the next, feel free to jump around as desired (but know that it was designed and ordered strategically :)).

Whole Food Diet / Photo: Ella Olsson

PHASE 1: Learn about Posture, Proper Form, and the Neutral Spine

 

Part 1: Learn about Posture, Proper Form, and the Neutral Spine

Posture and movement: Review the posture and movement emails from your new favorite Denver personal trainer :)

Injury prevention for the lower back and posture: Review this article to learn about lower back injury prevention and proper posture.

Proper sitting: Review this article about proper form while sitting and change the way you sit.

 

Part 2: Integrate Exercises for Injury Prevention

Continuum of corrective exercise to limit pain and discomfort:

Daily Rotator cuff/anterior shoulders and lower back/hips Exercises: Watch these videos and incorporate these warm-up range of motion exercises into your routine.

Core stabilization exercises: Incorporate this proper form for your plank.

Lumbar spine exercises to alleviate lower back discomfort:

Thoracic spine mobility exercises to alleviate shoulder and neck discomfort:

 

Part 3: Foster Awareness

  • Book: Read Introduction in the book Redefine Yourself by Michael Moody

  • Book: Read Chapter 1: You Are Not Alone in the book Redefine Yourself by Michael Moody

  • Book: Read Chapter 2: Practice Mindfulness in the book Redefine Yourself by Michael Moody

  • Book: Read Chapter 3: Listen to Your Inner Voice in the book Redefine Yourself by Michael Moody

 
 

Finding a new awareness with your pup at your side. / Photo: Cottonbro

PHASE 2: Examine the Mental, Emotional, and Environmental Obstacles to Your Success and Adapt

Part 1: Examine the Environment's Influences on Your Success

 

Part 2: Examine the Underlying Influences on your Behavior

Learn how to manage your stress and anxiety:

Learn how insecurity and fears influence your behavior:

  • Book: Read Chapter 4: Face Your Fears in the book Redefine Yourself by Michael Moody to examine how fear influences your behavior.

  • Book: Read Chapter 5: Extinguish Your Insecurities in the book Redefine Yourself by Michael Moody to examine how insecurities influence your behavior and how to change your perspective.

 

Part 3: Examine your Decision-Making Process and Problem-Solving Approach

  • Book: Read Chapter 10: Change the Way You Decide in the book Redefine Yourself by Michael Moody to examine your decision-making process and how it influences your behavior.

  • Book: Read Chapter 13: Approach New Problems with Confidence in the book Redefine Yourself by Michael Moody to examine your problem-solving approach and how it influences your behavior.

 
 

Setting new goals and creating new habits are often a chess match. / Photo: Pixabay

PHASE 3: Set New Goals and Create a Supporting Structure of New Habits

Part 1: Purpose and Goals

  • Book: Read Chapter 18: Define Your Purpose in the book Redefine Yourself by Michael Moody to guide your reflection on your life’s intent.

Learn how to set sustainable goals:

  • Article: How to Set Sustainable Goals

  • Read Chapter 19: Create Goals to Maintain Your Positive Focus in the book Redefine Yourself by Michael Moody to examine how to create goals and support a life of positivity and satisfaction.

Examples of goals to steer your short and long-term focus:

 

Part 2: Specifically Structure and Design Your Fitness, Diet, and Professional Paths

Build a business plan for optimal health :

Develop a specific fitness plan:

Being your diet game plan:

Rethink your professional plan:

Create more time for your personal training sessions and other fitness efforts:

 

Part 3: Creating Habits to Support Your Goals

Examine your current habits and create new habits to support your health and fitness goals:

Find new ways to create time for yourself and fitness:

Time to test new programs in LoHi and beyond! / Photo: LiSun

PHASE 4: Test New Fitness Programs and Activities

Part 1: Find new ways to amplify your current workouts