Why Continuing To “Think About It” Is Keeping you Stuck

There is a group of people I see all the time in fitness.

They are researching.

They're comparing.

They're reading reviews, saving Instagram posts, asking their friends what they do, looking at class schedules, wondering whether Pilates-inspired strength training will work for them, wondering whether it will be too hard, wondering whether they need to lose weight before they start, wondering whether they should lift weights instead...

And six months later, they're still thinking about it.

Meanwhile, there is another group of people who started. They weren't particularly confident. They didn't know what they were doing during the first 5-10 sessions. They missed classes. They had weeks where their nutrition was a mess. They had busy work weeks and stressful family weeks and vacations and weekends where they ate too much and moved too little. They didn't do it perfectly. They just kept coming back.

And those are the people I watch change.

The "I'm Not Sure This Will Work for Me" Crew

I completely understand the hesitation. As someone who gets decision paralysis more often than I’d like to admit…it’s tough to trust that this “thing” will be different. Especially when you've tried things before.

Maybe you've joined a gym and stopped going. Maybe you've done a challenge and made it three weeks. Maybe you've lost weight and gained it back. Maybe you've tried running, bootcamp, cycling, Pilates, strength training or some combination of all of them and still haven't found something that sticks.

So when someone tells you that you should try something else, your first thought might be:

"Yeah, but will this actually work for me?"

Here's what I want you to know.

You don't have to know the answer before you start. You aren’t purchasing a house, there are adjustments that can be made. That said sometimes…we need a little more support than just our own willpower. The physical act of having to show up at a certain time and place, with other people that are genuinely excited to see you and support you? Man can that be a motivator on the days that nothing but the couch sound appealing.

But here's the bigger question:

What happens if you spend another six months thinking about it?

Because six months from now, you can either have six months of experience, growth, strength and a better understanding of what your body needs...

Or you can be exactly where you are right now. Still researching. Still comparing. Still wondering if this is the thing that will finally work for you. That's the part that gets me. So many of us are afraid of making the wrong choice that you're making a choice anyway. You're choosing to stay exactly where you are.

And listen, I understand wanting to make the right decision. But you're not buying a house. You're not moving to a new city. You're not signing a contract for the rest of your life.

You're trying a workout. Maybe you love it. Maybe you don't. Maybe it becomes the thing you do for the next five years. Maybe it teaches you that you actually prefer something else.

Either way, you've learned something.

You've gotten stronger. You've experienced something new. You've gotten uncomfortable. You've learned more about what your body can do.

That's more than you get from spending another four hours scrolling on your phone and telling yourself you "don't have the time" or "don't have the energy."

At Some Point, You Have to Bet on Yourself

The people I watch change aren't the people who were completely confident when they started, they weren’t the fittest, and they definitely didn’t have the ideal schedule.

They were willing to be uncomfortable.

Their identity changed.

They started seeing themselves as someone who takes care of themselves, takes care of themselves, and does the hard thing because they know how it feels on the other side.

That's a much bigger transformation than what happens in a 50-minute class…that’s the long-play

Because once you start proving to yourself that you can show up here, it gets a hell of a lot easier to start showing up for yourself everywhere else.

That's What We Do at Core (LP)

Core (LP) Berkley + Rochester Hills gives you a workout (and the nutrition) that has transformed hundreds of lives, but the workout is only part of what we're building here. We give you guardrails. We check in with you. We help you figure out which path makes sense for your goals, your body and your actual life.

Because we've worked with just about every version of "I'm busy," "my life is crazy," "I don't have time," and "I've tried everything." And we know that your life probably isn't going to suddenly get less complicated.

The difference six months from now is whether you're still thinking about making a change or whether you decided to take a f(*$%@! leap of faith — not just on the program, but on yourself.

You don't have to know exactly where it's going.

You just have to start.

Book your free consultation and start choosing yourself. Because at the end of the day, you're the only person who can.