mental toughness

This challenge will offer a clear daily adversity that stokes your capacity to act while introducing you to a variety of training methods.

From rejuvenating your skin, reducing fats, to relaxing your mind, a cold shower has them all.

Power is a state of mind.

Set your mind right and the body will follow.

By consistently facing physical resistance we gain confidence that permeates every other meaningful life endeavor.

Too many limit themselves by a self-fulfilling prophecy about the limits of their own willpower.

A recent study showed how overweight people lost an average of five times more weight using Functional Imagery Training (FIT) compared with other therapies.

The people who wake up and workout will almost always be more energized and happy than those who wake to Facebook and Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

It's a long year of dieting, exercising, and displaying discipline; but for what? The first appearance of success on the horizon is a shot in the arm; then it gets tough.

We fall victim to procrastination, multitasking, feeling victimized when we can change the way we do things if we just stay focused.

There was a time, not long ago, when smoking was an ubiquitous social habit. Phone watching isn't as smelly but it seems to be just as unflattering.

You might be getting stronger and fitter, but are you getting tougher and more resilient? No training week is complete without a gut check.

Reinforce the idea that living in a healthy way is normal, not amazing.

Whatever your program looks like, you're never training parts of yourself in isolation.

Practicing grit, composure, and resourcefulness gives us the ingredients for success in any aspiration we hold.

Are you chronically slacking during your workouts?

If you want to be healthy, you must first learn to be tough.