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moksha physical & mental training is an independent training facility that specializes in weight loss & management through creating a foundation of mental skills and promoting behavior change.

12/02/2021

You’re ready. You’re heads in the game and you feel excited to take on the challenge of losing 100 pounds.

🏋 Day 1 comes around. Meals prepped, salads every day for lunch, walk 1 hour in the morning, lift weights in the evenings, journaling begins, social media accountability post. BOOM! You’re doing it!! 💪

This is all well and good until you quit because all of those changes at one time overwhelmed you, so you didn’t follow through. You get discouraged and you say “screw it”. Sound familiar?

I’m here to tell you that, YES, all of those things are important eventually. BUT I am here to tell you that…

👏 You cannot perfect a habit, until you have a habit in the first place. 👏

Let me explain.

If we are attempting to adopt a new habit, such as adding in an exercise routine, I never advise someone to start from 0 minutes per week and go to 300 minutes per week (which is the ultimate goal). Why not? Why hold someone back?

Because within the context of behavior change we know that CONSISTENCY is the key here. A habit isn’t created in 21 days, or 30 days or 3 months… if it’s never completed. Habits are created by the NUMBER OF REPETITIONS, not necessarily length of time.

I never expect one of our clients to walk 5 days a week for 60 minutes each bout when they first start. Where is a good place to start?

Step 1: putting on your walking/running shoes.

Once that is completed every single day (or however many times you are supposed to be doing it), you can move on to step 2: Walk for 5 minutes and go home.

The first response I get from people is that they don’t want to drive 15 minutes to the gym to walk for 5 minutes and drive home another 15 minutes.

But here’s what I need you to realize - that at this current moment, the DRIVE over to the gym is more important than the 5 minutes of walking. It’s creating the habit.

After the habit is created, you can start to craft that habit into your ideal behavior (walking 60 minutes).

Have you ever experienced being so excited that you fail because you start too much too fast?

12/01/2021

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It's time to dig deep for those who are working on their lifestyle. But what can you do when everyone else wants to eat and drink? 🤔

Changing your lifestyle means that this holiday season may look a little bit different for you. Something I notice that most people struggle with is the endless activities, meet ups with old friends who are in town, dinner dates, couples parties, kids holiday parties, etc etc etc.

A change in lifestyle means that YOU. CHANGE. THE. WAY. YOU. LIVE.

Trust me - there is a way that you can change the way you live AND still enjoy the same quality time with friends, family and loved ones (because ultimately that is what we are craving, not the food that typically comes with it).

Instead of dinner dates & meeting up for drinks, try one of these instead:

🎄Go get your nails done with that old friend
🎄Bundle up, grab a coffee & stroll around a local park
🎄Drive to a cute, nearby town with fun boutique shops for some holiday shopping
🎄Go to a paint your own picture/pottery/board shop to chit chat over some art! (Highly recommend Katie's Clay Studio because Katie is the best.)
🎄Host a present wrapping party!
🎄Head to a holiday light show near by (This is my favorite. Listen to the video to hear my 2 year old rejecting my attempt at fun haha)

Do you have another idea for a fun time that isn’t related to eating or drinking? Share with us in the comments!

11/30/2021

Have you had the experience of losing significant weight, only to just gain it back? Maybe more than once? If this is you - know that it's not uncommon AND there is a way for the next time to be THE LAST TIME.

Recently, someone asked this client "do you ever fear regaining your weight back?"
She prompted responded, "No. Never."

That is the confidence we work so hard to instill in our clients. Our ultimate goal is that you are independent and confident in your ability to maintain your new, healthy lifestyle without fear of reverting to old habits and regaining weight.

Check out all the nice things Mildred had to say about us after losing 75 total pounds, 28% body fat and over 50 total inches 🙃

“Having regained 60% of the weight I had lost twelve years after gastric by-pass surgery, I realized that I was ready to take responsibility for my health. It has been a great year, even during the pandemic, achieving the loss of 75+ pounds, incredible improvements in strength, duration and balance due to daily gym workouts and home exercise while learning new ways to cook and having no back pain. So very glad that I chose to invest in myself and accept Marissa's guidance at Moksha.”

11/29/2021

Monday after a holiday are notoriously tough and seemingly the day we hear a lot of...

"I gotta get back on track!"
"Time to get back on the wagon."
"I really back tracked on my progress. Fresh start today!"

Have you considered making your holidays PART OF your plan, therefore never feeling like you really deviated from your plan? Let's face it - theres pretty much a holiday every month that could be an opportunity to derail yourself. The difference in people who overcome these moments and are successful in their weight loss journeys while also embracing holidays to the fullest - is that there holiday special occasions become part of their plan.

What plan did you have for yourself over Thanksgiving? Tell us below!

11/24/2021

10 Tips for people on a health journey throughout the Thanksgiving holiday:

1. Be thankful for the body God have given you.
2. Remember that Thanksgiving is ONE day, not 7.
3. Grandma's pie recipe that you look forward to once a year? Eat it.
4. The funky looking casserole that you eat because they are sitting in front of you? Don't.
5. Never let outside parties influence your choices for the day - YOU hold your power of choice.
6. Exercise before the day begins. All good intentions to walk after dinner, until football starts and a nap is inevitable.
7. Don't announce your choices to the crowds - your choices don't need an explanation or anyone's approval.
8. Socialize AWAY from the kitchen. This will significant cut down on mindless grazing.
9. Cut your alcohol in half by drinking a glass a water between every big kid beverage.
10. Food/Drinking guilt stems from you feeling like you strayed from what YOU were okay with because of outside sources, not necessarily because you ate or drank something unhealthy. Have a plan, stick to it, be okay with your choices. No one else has to live in your body and mind besides you.

11/23/2021

Yup, this is my Mom. Yup, I still post this transformation 5 years later because what I am MOST proud of as her coach (and daughter) is that she has continued to get better every single day since this moment and ended her yo-yo diet cycle forever.

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“No one could convince me that at 58 years old I would ever enjoy the outdoor activities that I loved so much in my youth and early adulthood. I thought I was destined to carry that belly that appeared mysteriously when I turned 50 years old. I gained and lost the same 10lbs over and over…. until each cycle left me 5 pounds heavier than the last attempt. Then I hit the dreaded 200 pounds. My fad diets were no longer working. Old age had finally set in! I would resign myself to not ever being able to shop for clothing in my favorite stores or enjoy outdoor sports again. It was all in the past. I was not happy with myself, or my lifestyle. UGH!!! What else would retirement bring?

Marissa had a different viewpoint. She believed that I had plenty of youth left in me. I could be strong, healthy and active again. “Just give me 3 months mom! “ And so I made yet one more attempt…. and decided to learn from my daughter (and that’s a big concession for any parent!). During the Moksha program, I learned about how my mind and body work together….and techniques to finally adopt a new and healthy lifestyle that I can sustain for the rest of my life. After just over 6 months, I lost 50 pounds and 5 full clothing sizes. I have so much energy and I am stronger than ever. I am able to go on biking trips, enjoy kayaking and hiking again. I am happy with myself again and have so much confidence that I can keep taking on challenges for years to come. People are always asking me what I am doing to have this transformation….both physically and emotionally.

I am so glad I joined the Moksha program. I look forward to our sessions every week and have made some great friends on this journey. I feel that I have gained the skills to manage my weight and health for the rest of my life. The best part is that I don’t want to stop. I am having fun and like to challenge myself each and every day. This experience has been truly life changing for me! Once and for all.”

11/22/2021

I’ve got news for you - it’s not easy.

If it were, wouldn’t you have done it by now? Would the health and fitness industry be worth BILLIONS of dollars if it were THAT easy?

Frankly, I’m sick of the communication out there that losing significant weight is an easy feat for the sake of a sale. While many of the basic steps are SIMPLE, changing your entire lifestyle to suit the new life you want is HARD work - physically and emotionally.

Your new life that is free of anxiety, free of depression, free of disease, free of low energy and brain fog, free of being unmotivated and uninspired, free of just going through the motions, free of inactivity and missing out on things, free of low confidence..

This life comes with a lot of self reflection, getting uncomfortable with new routines, difficult conversations with spouses about the changes you are making, potentially changes in your social circle, overcoming a lot of failures, fighting through your short term desires for the benefit of the long term goal. These are the tough parts.

When you walk into this journey thinking it's going to be a cake walk, you’re already setting yourself up to give up the first time something doesn’t go your way. Think back to every “weight loss secret” you’ve ever tried - what happened after a few days when it didn’t work immediately? You gave up and moved onto the next secret.

OR even worse - you’ve continued to justify your easy way out methods and allowed them to distract you from the true root issues that are keeping you from your dream life.

There is no skinny girl tea that is going to take away the binge eating.
There is no protein shake that is going to help you retain muscle mass from a sedentary lifestyle.
There is no weird vegetable gummy that is going to give you what you’ve missed from the rotten produce in your fridge that you never ate.

It is HARD to dig into your mind and fix the STRESS that causes you to be a stress binge eater.
It is HARD to tell your partner that you want to spend your couple time on a walk instead of watching greys anatomy together that’s been a routine for 15 years.
It is HARD to shift your habits to cooking regularly instead of utilizing convenience foods.

I will never tell you this journey is easy - but what I will tell you is that it’s worth it. First hand, my life is better, my marriage is better, my children are better, my business is better, my friendships are better - when I am living the best lifestyle that I can.

What makes the journey a little bit easier? A coach. A coach that does things WITH you. A coach that solves your problems WITH you, not for you. A coach that troubleshoots hiccups WITH you, not for you. A coach that is right by your side to pick you up when you fall, but gets you to a place of confidently standing on your own two feet.

That’s what we do. We go through the journey WITH you.

If that is the type of support you are looking for this upcoming year, we are currently signing on new clients for January 2022 for the most transformative year of their life. We’ve already filled 2 spots and have a few left - DM us if you’re ready!

PS. The sooner you sign on the better because when you sign on now for 2022, we don’t wait to get started - we start from the second you sign up and you receive the remainder of the year totally free. I don’t ever do this but you shouldn’t “wait” until January to start.

11/19/2021

It’s that time of year!

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11/18/2021

Which week of eating better supports your weight loss efforts? 🤔

Comment below with your guess!

11/17/2021

Have you ever had someone tell you that you couldn't do something, for you to turn around and do it anyway? Tell us your story!

11/16/2021

Do you understand the difference between EXERCISE and PHYSICAL ACTIVITY? Both are important in their own right, but it's important to understand the difference between the two and utilize them appropriately.

I hear often, “I didn’t get my workout in today BUT I moved a lot 🤷‍♀️” or “I don’t go to the gym or anything but I am constantly moving so I don’t understand why I am not losing weight 😏”

These individuals are bring PHYSICALLY ACTIVE. You are a person who is busy moving from location to location, maybe you are doing laundry in your house or cleaning. Potentially this looks like chasing kids/grandkids around or having a job that keeps you moving such as retail or waitressing.

EXERCISE is a step up. It is when there is a plan attached to your movement. A reason for your movement. This is intentional movement for the purpose of improving the physical nature of your body, whether it be body composition related or performance/fitness related.

Both of these components are important to a weight loss journey. Physical activity helps to add extra caloric expenditure for the day, and helps us to change the outlook of our lifestyle. Our lifestyle begins to shift from movie dates to strolls along the river. It begins to shift from eating with your family to playing an outdoor game. It moves from sitting on a couch surfing social media to throwing in your earbuds, listening to a podcast while you clean the room you’ve been dreading for months.

Exercise is structured, intentional movement for a specific purpose. A person who has a weight loss goal will have an entirely different exercise program than a person with a goal to build muscle and a person who's goal is to improve athletic performance. Exercise will also burn a good chunk of calories, but exercise is so important because it pushes your body BEYOND what it does on a regular basis and employ a concept called progressive overload. It challenges your body to become stronger, function more efficiently and progress forward toward your goal.

Do you have questions about physical activity or exercise? Comment Below!

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11/15/2021

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1701 Duncan Avenue
Allison Park, PA
15044

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Monday	7am - 7pm
Tuesday	7am - 7pm
Wednesday	7am - 7pm
Thursday	7am - 7pm
Friday	7am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 12pm

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+14128497214

Website

http://www.mokshatraining.com/

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