Commitment

Hello All,

Hope this finds you either just before a long, fun weekend or just coming back from a great Memorial Day weekend.

Given the purpose of Memorial Day – remembrance of the great heroes that served, or are serving, to protect the freedoms and ideals of America – I thought sharing a newsletter that our senior trainer Rob Herron wrote would be appropriate. Read on, and you’ll see the connection.

The Arthritis Foundation walk held last weekend. Spectrum was one of the sponsors, and Morgan helped raise a lot of money for the cause. My family and Morgan participated in the walk as well.....SEE PICTURES BELOW. Over $77,000 was raised and donations will continue to be excepted till December. Talk to Morgan if you want more information on donating!

Commitment

Commitment is the most important single factor in individual success. It ignites action; it pledges you to a certain purpose and code of conduct. It also means defining your beliefs and practicing them consistently.

In my research of commitment, I found that there are two fundamental conditions for commitment. The first is having a sound set of beliefs. There is an old saying that goes “ stand for something or you’ll fall for anything.” The second is adhering to those beliefs with your behavior, “ persistence with a purpose.”

Effectively demonstrating commitment to oneself is never easy. The truth is that demonstrating commitment is hard work. If you waver in your commitment it can be seen as no commitment at all. The only way to achieve commitment is through determination and persistence, and is most difficult and most readily proven during the toughest of times.

So what am I trying to say, what is the point? At Spectrum Fitness Consulting we are committed to providing the best services to our clients. We do this through our expertise, our never ending research, and our beliefs in health and fitness. What we ask for is not promises, only commitments. We understand that making this commitment to your health is a difficult one. It is not easy to do something that you think may cause you discomfort. It takes work and planning to eat correctly and exercise three to four times a week. Who has time to sleep 8 hours a day? Who has time to do all of this?

The answer is…YOU DO! And we are committed to helping show you how.

Mike does an incredible job at explaining the health risks of not exercising of not eating properly and poor sleep habits. If you read these articles you know all the statistics about the what, where, and how of health and fitness.

All we ask is that you make that initial commitment. Hold the line against the easy routine of compromise. If you can do this, paying the price that commitment commands has payoffs that by far exceed the cost. Commitment is a two-way street; you only get it if you are willing to give it. Our pledge to you is this: we are committed to you, we believe in you. Now get off your seat and commit to your health!

Rob

Well said Rob!

As a father of two, a highly educated fitness professional and fellowship trained physical therapist, hockey coach, fitness buff, and a member of the Army reserves, I think Rob knows a thing or two about commitment!

Dedicated to your health,

Mike

NORTH SHORE ARTHRITIS WALK 2009~~~~~SUNDAY MAY 17, 2009

Above right: Danielle, Mike, and The Girls. Above left: Walk Ambassadors: 7 year old Katie Blouin, 5 year old Emma Mini, and 65 year old Carolyn Brown. Below right: Over 400 walkers participated. Below Left: Spectrum Client, Sandy Nimblett visiting our table.