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01/16/2026

Just full of cuteness here!!! ❤️
Meet Miss FIT2help personal trainer of 2045!!! ☺️🤭🙃💪💪💪
Well maybe we can’t guarantee this but we can certainly say she has the s***k, the will, and certainly loved teaching and pushing us!!!
Keep it up girlfriend!!! 🥰

01/06/2026

2026: Progress That Sticks

From Mackenzie

January is all about setting goals—looking ahead and preparing for a new year. However, as mentioned in the prior post, statistically speaking, most goals are not achieved. So, in combination with that post, let’s talk about how to set goals properly—in a way that gives us a much higher chance of actually achieving them.

Goal setting is a powerful practice because it provides direction and control, helps maintain or increase motivation, and builds competency along the way. For example, if your goal is to run a mile, you learn to understand what it actually takes to get there—you don’t just wake up and do it; you build toward it.
Understanding these goal types gives you the foundation needed to build goals that actually support your desired outcome.

Outcome Goals
These focus on the final result—the long-term destination. Example: “I want to lose 40lbs by the end of this year.”

Performance Goals
These are the milestone goals you work toward while chasing the outcome. Examples: dropping a pant size by May, running a mile by June, increasing your squat max by 5 lbs each month.

Process Goals
These focus on the daily or weekly actions required for success. Examples: working out three times a week for 30 minutes, meal prepping, prioritizing sleep.

Once you know what goals you're setting, the next step is making sure they're well designed.
Use the acronym CONQUER to ensure your goals include all the necessary components (refer to the attachments to see it broken down). You can confidently say, "I will CONQUER this goal" as you go. Along with the CONQUER acronym being broken down, you will find templates that will help you write out all three types of goals. I am challenging you to write at least 3 Outcome Goals. Your timelines can vary in each goal, but try to have at least one goal to achieve throughout the whole year (ex. either a 1-year from now goal or your goals are broken up to last throughout the year). Don't rush your goals, but don't play it safe either. Challenge yourself... as goals are meant for.
Bethany Hamilton said, "People can do whatever they want if they just set their heart to it, and never give up, and just go out there and do it."
She also stated, "I don't need easy, just possible."
Welcome to 2026 everyone!!

01/02/2026

2026 🎊
A New Year!!!
A Great Year to kick up your mindset!!
Set fresh goals, plan ahead, and enjoy the countless benefits of living a healthier lifestyle!
Life is real, ups and downs, the stepping stones to build on and you are worth the effort!
Let’s enjoy each sunrise 🌅 (hidden or not) and approach 2026 with an attitude of success, not perfection, but of value!!
FIT2help would love to help lead and encourage you along your journey!!
Let’s do this together!! 💪
Contact us for more information!!

01/01/2026

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas Blessings to You🎄
May this Christmas be full of love, joy, peace, health, and laughter!!

12/23/2025

From Mackenzie 🎄

Rest.
After Christmas, as we head into the new year, we usually leap straight into all our goals and big plans for the year ahead. But statistics show that most of us don’t accomplish those goals—many are abandoned within the first two weeks. I’m not saying this to discourage you or crush your excitement. I’m saying it because it’s human. You’re not alone. And maybe… you missed one key step to actually being successful: resting.
As I mentioned in my last post, we are busy creatures—sometimes by choice, sometimes because life demands it. But rest is the only way we truly recover. Our minds and bodies cannot produce productivity, positive thinking, or real success without taking time to rest.
Before you jump into your goals and to-dos, pause. Take a moment to breathe. Instead of diving into an intense HIIT routine or a strict diet, give yourself three permission slips before the new year, and six to eight permission slips for the entire year of 2026.
These should be a mix of real permissions—permission to get a massage (or regular massages), permission to enjoy that dessert… yes, the whole dessert you’ve been craving, permission to have a good cry, permission to take a weekend for yourself or for you and your partner, doing yoga or mobility for your workout(s), or permission to finally believe in yourself. These permissions can be anything you’ve been putting off out of fear, guilt, or busyness—anything that helps you rest, reset, and actually take care of yourself.
I’ll be sharing example permission slips you can fill in or use as inspiration when creating your own. Remember, these aren’t excuses—they’re encouragements to slow down, create margin, and actually honor your needs.
Then… then go crush those goals. Let’s break those statistics—or at least lower them a little.
See y’all in 2026! 🎉

Mackenzie

12/16/2025

Crazy Christmas Sock Day 🎄🧦❤️
What a group of special, crazy-fun, kind-hearted, booty-kicking, incredible people we have (and more awesome people not pictured) at FIT2help!!
I loved the day and the laughter and I am so thankful for our FIT2help Family!!
Thank you all for your kindness shown through your generosity given to Mark and I and the gifts and hugs and support.
You truly are the best!!🤗
We are richly blessed!!!❤️
If you are looking for a great and encouraging place to give yourself and others the gift of living a healthier lifestyle(strength, energy, confidence, and more) we would love to help!!🎄

12/08/2025

Meet Jim and Brenda Hayes ❤️.
At 85, they are still great examples of a couple who understand the value of exercise and living a healthy lifestyle!! Jim has been in the gym since he was 16 years old (I could easily see it when we met for personal training), and Brenda joined him in the gym 30 years ago.
Jim has a kind and gentle spirit, and Brenda is a great encourager. Together, they live great examples of perseverance and have for years!!
We encourage you to continue to persevere!!💪💪

12/01/2025

From Mackenzie 😊

The holidays get busy fast.
Two family Christmases to cook for… a White Elephant party… work piling up before the new year… gifts to buy and wrap… and the list just keeps growing.

These become the excuses we use for why we “can’t” work out during the holidays.

But Thanksgiving just reminded us of something important: gratitude. Gratitude for family, for joy, for food, for memories… and for our bodies.

As someone who hasn’t always had full control over my body, this hits deeply for me. I’m thankful that I can move. I’m thankful that my body still is capable, even when life is loud and messy.

So let’s show that gratitude with action.
Let’s start today, not “after the new year.”
Let’s enjoy the holidays with a little sweat, a little movement, and a lot of heart.

Walk while the cookies bake.
Speed-shop like it’s a sport.
Find tiny pockets of movement between the fun and chaos.
It makes the holidays feel even sweeter — and you’ll feel freer for it.

Life stays busy.
Life always offers excuses.
But we get to choose how we show up.

Holiday Sneak-In-Sweat Tips

Speed walk while shopping for presents — aisles count as cardio and don't take shortcuts!

After wrapping ONE present:

Walk one lap around the house + 5 squats

Bake Time AMRAP (as many rounds as possible) Circuit:

5 Squats

20 High Knees

10 Jumping Jacks

10 Side Lunges (5 each side)

15 Sit-Ups

Walk the full Walkway of Lights instead of driving.

Holiday Movie Challenge:
Every time you hear the word “Santa,” do an ab exercise for 10-20 reps
(Swap the word depending on the movie: Grinch, Rudolph, Frosty, etc.)

Let’s be thankful that we are able to move.
And let’s show that thanks by moving, even a little, starting today. 🎄✨💪

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

11/21/2025

Our Annual Holiday LIFTT ❤️❤️❤️
What a special group we had sharing, laughing, creating beautiful crafts and making special “memory hugs”!!
I just love this night!
LIFTT means Living Intentionally for Today & Tomorrow. This season be intentional to take time to make memories, find rest, exercise, enjoy family & friends, encourage others, spread smiles and hugs, and enjoy the little things. I am thanking God for all the wonderful people in my life!
Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and looking forward to a Happy New Year! 🦃🎄🎉

11/03/2025

FIT2help is proud to welcome Mackenzie Hall to share a monthly post for us!!
She is a Purdue grad with a bachelors in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Physiology and she received her masters at SIUE in Sport and Exercise Psychology.
Mackenzie was a strength coach for several teams at both locations, and an internship at Clemson University that brings a well rounded viewpoint to our team!
She understands the ups and downs of living a healthy journey through her degree, strength coaching, personal training and through her own fitness journey which includes the discouragement of living with her own neurological pain disorder that challenges her to look at and approach fitness differently than her “personality“. She is determined and continues to build stepping stones from it!
We are excited for her encouraging words!!
Plus, I am proud to share that she is my daughter! ❤️