Use the power of your fitness personality to create an exercise program you'll never quit!
In exercise as in everything else, personality matters.
- Discover your unique fitness personality
- Learn each personality's favorite activity
- Design a fitness program you will stick with
Discover your color
The 8 Colors Tip
“I can’t seem to make exercise part of my lifestyle.”
Visualize, plan ahead, and schedule. Frame exercise as important alone time. Try to choose a pleasing environment.
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“I get bored of routine exercise and need time alone.”
Investigate nature preserves, and nature paths. Create time to be outside alone. Find exercise in daily living like yardwork, use stairs.
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“I can’t find people to exercise with.”
Train for an event with others, choose fun exercise that can be done with others and keep music handy!
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“I worry that I will injure myself during exercise.”
Take steps to ensure safety and avoid injury, ckeck equipment, review techniques and routines with professionals.
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“I forget to schedule exercise in advance.”
Make a commitment to yourself, which is a prime motivator to exercise, schedule exercise as an appointment and put it on your list.
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“I am distracted and uncomfortable in unfamiliar environments.”
Familiarize yourself with the fitness facility or environment before you actually go for a workout.
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“Routine exercise bores me and I tend to stop going.”
Choose activities that allow you to focus on something else and get exercise along the way, engage your fun/playful side.
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“It's easy for me to get sidetracked by more interesting things.”
Keep transitions and practical requirements minimal, and restrict decision points to a few. For example, go to the gym in workout clothes to avoid wasted time in the locker room.
The 8 Colors News
Quick tips for coaching your clients to stay active during COVID-19
Watch Michelle Joy Kramer, Health Coach, talk with special guest Suzanne Brue of The 8 Colors of Fitness™.
The YMCA of Greater Charlotte and the Macaroni Kid chat
Watch a discussion between XXX XXXXX of YMCA Greater Charlotte and XXX XXXXX of the Macaroni kid South Charlotte, discuss how The 8 Colors of Fitness™ can be utilized this summer at the YMCA.
The YMCA of Central Florida talk about The 8 Colors of Fitness™
The YMCA of Central Florida, Orlando, talk about The 8 Colors of Fitness as a tool to help you discover your unique fitness personality and learn about fitness activities that best suit your style.
They say…
“The 8 Colors is real information on how to sustain physical activity.”
“The 8 Colors has changed my whole understanding of why I hate certain types of exercise and am attracted to others.”