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HOW FIT ARE YOU?

    HOW OFTEN DO YOU EXERCISE?

    WHAT’S YOUR ATTITUDE TO EXERCISE?

    WHEN YOU EXERCISE, HOW LONG ARE YOUR WORKOUTS?

    HOW DOES YOUR JOB AFFECT YOUR FITNESS?

    DO YOU GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO FIT EXERCISE INTO YOUR DAY – WALKING A BUS STOP FURTHER OR CLIMBING THE STAIRS FASTER, FOR EXAMPLE?

    I get it, you have a lot on and exercise is the first thing to go when things get busy. Or maybe you haven’t found your ‘thing’. Try this little exercise: if you’re someone who says ‘I don’t like exercise’ write down 6 things about exercise specifically that you don’t like. Reflect on the impact of not being as fit as you would like. Finally, consider what you used to like doing for exercise and why you liked it.
    You’re doing OK, but not amazing. Oftentimes, when clients are kind of doing the work but not completely, they stand in their own way of success by not having a measurable and specific goal. What is your exercise goal and what do you commit to in order to reach it? What will you do and by when?
    Really great going. Exercising regularly (the government recommends 30 minutes of exercise five times a week) keeps you feeling healthier generally, can balance your energy levels, strengthen muscles and bones and help you lose or maintain weight. What’s to consider here is what you will say to yourself on the days you don’t want to exercise. Write it down. It’s important to reach for it on dark mornings

    What does your overall picture look like?

    The results should speak for themselves when it comes to highlighting the areas that need the most work. If you scored the minimum (or close to the minimum) in more than two areas, it really is worth prioritising your health. Even if you feel you have a long way to go, just start. It doesn’t matter how big the first change is, just that you make it. Once that starts to feel OK, change something else. The fast track through all of this is to come and work with me on a nutrition coaching programme, where we can take a look at your current level of health and wellness, consider any symptoms you may be experiencing, and work together to create a step-by-step programme for you to follow. Different levels of support are available.

    If you are in the middle group – you’ve done OK generally, some areas are better than others. Where can you do more? Are you using ‘it could be worse’ as a reason for not taking 100% responsibility for all areas of your health? I would invite you to prioritise one area of nutrition, health and wellbeing, work yourself down a list of improvements you could be making in that area, and get yourself firing on all cylinders.

    If you scored highly in the quiz, do not rest on your laurels. You’re feeling pretty darn good – but could things get even better? Even among the high flyers, it’s likely that you scored slightly lower on one area than another. Work on that. Or maybe you are so healthy that you got the perfect 20/20. Very well done. But there will be something you know that you are not doing so well on, but it turns out I didn’t ask … You know what I’m talking about. Look to fixing that.

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