�have been successful in harnessing that strength to be successful at managing their health. Our facility serves women ages 18 to 81, some healthy as can be and some with some fairly involved medical conditions. Regardless of age or health status, some irrevocable truths have surfaced throughout my time there and I will share these with you in the hopes that you will take to heart some of the lessons I have learned.Lesson #1: The Number on Your Scale REALLY Doesn't MatterLike many women, I too have agonized on what the scale says about my life, but since working at a gym, I have had the unique honor of weighing and measuring a ton of women. I have seen women stand side by side who weigh within five pound of each other. One was fit and healthy, the other was shorter, obviously bigger and completely out of shape. The number told me absolutely nothing about the physical fitness of the women!So, if the number on your scale doesn't matter, what does? Well, often we look to the scale because it gives us an idea of what others might see when they look at us. But, like I've told my clients over and over again, no one sees a floating number over your head of how much the scale says you weigh- they see you, how you fit in your clothes and how you carry yourself. The other reason we often look to the scale is for a health indicator. Medical doctors have been looking at weight to determine our approximate health levels for decades now, but I can attest to the fact that weight and health do NOT always go hand in hand! Instead, you need to pay attention to your percent body fat and your body mass index. These two will give you a more accurate predictor of where your health is than a scale ever could!Lesson #2: Your Mindset Will Determine Your Success More Than Your Genes7 Lessons on Fitness I Learned from Working at a Gym
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