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Tips for Working Out in the Dirty South in Summer

Tips for working out on the surface of the sun – or in the Dirty South in summer.

You been outside, or even seen the outside?  Holy hell, guys, this heat is no joke.  But, we're Dirty South Fit and we don't make excuses.  We're still gonna find a way to stay active, even when it's 150 degrees and 200% humidity.  What makes us Dirty South Fit is that we find ways to work around these obstacles. 

Branch out

Before we jump into this, I'd like to begin with a disclaimer.  The point of this post, is NOT to promote any one method/discipline of exercise.  In fact, it's quite the opposite. We want people to experiment with exercise, try a spin class, try Crossfit, yoga, Pure Barre, because that is the only way you'll find something that you have the good chance of sticking with. Why? Because we tend to gravitate towards things we are good at (for the most part).

I Get Bored Easily

Marathon runners put in hundreds of miles leading up to one race.  Competitive weightlifters train about 6 total exercises for years to perfect their movements.  Professional athletes perform speed and agility drills their entire careers.   So it makes me cringe a little when I hear a client say they don't workout because they get bored easily.  What this statement actually tells me is that this individual is focusing on the wrong thing.

Mindfulness

For this week's Do Work At Work Wednesday, we want to take a break from the physical challenges, and focus more on the mental side. This is often overlooked, but has a HUGE impact on many areas of our life. Being mindful, or present, applies directly to our work, our relationships, our lifestyle choices and our journey to live a healthy and fit life.

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5 Steps to Owning Your Goal

We created this section of the website to provide information, resources and tools for all things fitness related. We’re trainers first, so helping people live healthy, fit lives is and always will be the Dirty South Fit mission. It seemed appropriate then that the first post reflect the first question we ask any of our clients: What are your goals?

We can talk all day about making goals that are measurable, attainable, timely and all that noise. But you’re no dummy; you already know this. Instead, this is your 5 step plan to turning your goal in to a reality.

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