Do you feel like you lose all motivation to stay on track with your fitness goals once the fall and winter rolls around?

Do you just want to stay in your sweatpants and hoodie all day drinking hot chocolate, binge watching Game of Thrones starting all the way back to season 1, and completely throwing all your good-intentioned macro plans and workout schedules out the frosted window?

You're not alone. 

According to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), 6% of Americans suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder and another 10%-20% experience a mild form of it.  

Whether you suffer from SAD or simply feel a little down in the winter dumps, here are some tips to help you keep your spirits high and your overhead presses higher. 💪

1. Exercise

Let's get those feel good chemicals and endorphins pumping through your veins on the daily!

Physical activity:

• reduces anxiety and depressive moods
• boosts energy
• increases motivation and good moods
• enhances self esteem
• helps you sl
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If you're on a mission to lose weight, build muscle, up your fitness, or increase your overall health, one of the most dangerous things you can do is hold yourself to a "perfect" standard. 

Trying to be perfect will kill your motivation and result in feelings of failure and defeat. When people feel defeated, they quit. 

Health and fitness is a long game. It's a journey that will always be in your life. 

Are you playing the long game? Or are you playing the perfectionistic go-hard, crash-harder game?

Missing a workout sometimes or overshooting your daily caloric intake is not the enemy here. 

Perfectionism is the enemy. 

Do not throw in the towel because you indulged in some late night tacos or ice cream one evening. Do not throw in the towel because you were having a difficult week and blew off the gym to take care of somethings in your life. 

If you find yourself beating yourself up because you got off track and strayed from your perfect road to fitness, here are some things ...

Morning habits can make or break your day. Ditch Team Snooze Button and start your day like a fitness rockstar with your morning routine!

Check out these morning routine ideas to help you get your day started right!

Wake up early

Instead of running around frantically and caffeinated trying to get all the things done before you head out the door, try waking up earlier so you can move through your morning routine with grace and ease. 

When you wake up early, you're more likely to have time to yourself to focus on your goals without interruption from family, partners, or work related interruptions.

And yes, this means you're going to want to turn off Netflix and your all your other screens a little bit earlier now so you can be ready to K.O. at a decent time. 

Hydrate. Hydrate. Hydrate. 

Let's jumpstart your metabolism and flush out those toxins first thing in the morning!

• Drink a tall glass (or two) of room temperature warm BEFORE pumping yourself with your morning cup of Joe. 
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