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Are You Ready to Start Your Fitness Program?
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Published: November 8, 2019
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At some point in life, many people recognize the need to lose weight, build muscle or otherwise attempt to recapture the youth and vitality that seems to be slipping away. Little wonder that there are numerous options at every turn to join in some established health and fitness program promising to change your life forever. Whether these promises can hold true for you or not has more to do with your preparedness and willingness to commit to the effort than with the individual program itself. After all, the best fitness program for you is the one you will actually follow. How will you know if you’re ready to start, and follow through, on a fitness program?
- What is your initial motivation to improve your health? Is it because you’ve put on a few pounds? Maybe you’ve put on quite a few pounds. Is it because you see your goals more clearly now and want to put your best foot forward as you try to achieve them? Is it because your doctor has started to throw warning signs in your direction?
- Speaking of your doctor, have you received the necessary medical clearance from your doctor to start a healthy eating and exercising program? Don’t assume you know your health status. A medical professional can guide you in ways that will benefit you in the long run and prevent you from doing more harm than good.
- Do you have a support system to cheer you on when you’re making progress and to push you a little when you slack off? You may believe you can do it alone, and you may be right, but there’s no discounting the benefits of encouragement from an outside source. Friends and family can be an incomparable resource in your efforts.
- Are you prepared to document your progress in some way? Accountability is a valuable ally in the fitness process. Whether it’s in a written journal form, an electronic application or any other form that fits your personality, measuring your progress is empowering. Without accountability, you may never really know if your efforts are moving forward or lagging behind.
- Do you have an end game in mind? Your goals should be both short term and long term. Where do you want to be next week, next month or next year? Measure your progress against small goals and watch them build. It’s easier to get back on track after backsliding on a small goal than it is to try to bounce back after viewing yourself as a total failure when measured against your ultimate goal.
Your fitness goals, much like every goal you set in life, is built on what groundwork you lay in your mind. Your strongest muscle, your brain, is already strong enough to take on the challenge. Use it to establish a game plan you can follow through as you get back into that fitness program and continue in your ongoing efforts to build, rebuild or reclaim your strong, healthy body.
Nick
Nick's Story
"I wish I would have come here first. We spend all our time reacting to the next great weight loss tip or program. It might work for a while, but does not last and we end up yo-yoing from one fad to the next – as we gain more weight." Read More
Gina
Lost 44.5 lbs
"I had no trouble adhering to the meals and they really helped catapult my progress! The classes were so beneficial to me because they helped change my thinking about how I viewed health, nutrition, and fitness.
I will always have my relationship with Scottsdale Weight Loss Center. They truly helped me change my life forever." Read More
Lauren
Lost 60 lbs
"Dr. Ziltzer and everyone who I have come in contact with at the Scottsdale Weight Loss office have been so encouraging and I look forward to seeing them each week. It is now a year and 2 months later since I started. I am down 60 lbs., which is the average amount a 9-year-old weighs, it is crazy to think I lost a whole person! I feel amazing, I hit my goal weight in November 2021 just before Thanksgiving. Nothing on my body hurts anymore..." Read More
Chuck
Lost 66 lbs
"The best thing I did was call the Scottsdale Weight Loss Center. I have a lot more energy, I'm not hungry, and it feels great.
You can take it from me that this is a program that produces results. The staff is always positive, supportive, and never judgmental.
Your visits always result in positive reinforcement, no matter if you had a good week or a bad week." Read More
Emily
Lost 101 lbs
"Here I am at the lowest I have been since high school weighing in at 155lbs. I have lost 101 lbs, BMI of 39 when I started, to 21.6, and of course at body fat % of 47.1 to 26.5%. I told myself by my 30th birthday I wanted to be confident in the way I look and I owe it all to SWLC. The entire staff is so welcoming and they are rooting for you just as much as you are rooting for yourself...." Read More
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Meet Our Team
Robert Ziltzer, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA
Obesity Medicine Certified Physician
Diana Bone, FNP-C
Specializing in Obesity Medicine
Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, MFOMA
Obesity Medicine Certified Physician
Kristen Ash, FNP-C, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Alicia Earley, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
