BodyBuilderMom
POWERED BY EXTOL, LAC & WHAS 11
By Angie Fenton
Fitness Guru Rashna Carmicle of
B.YOU Her Modern Fitness Boutique
28 EXTOL : OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018
THE BUSINESS
OF GETTING
(OR STAYING) FIT
We all know it’s important to take
time for our health, exercise and
eating right. There’s nothing new
about that. But, what if we began
to treat our bodies like we approach
our jobs?
You wouldn’t miss an appointment
with a client or your boss, right?
Being late to an important meeting
is not an option, either, lest you
risk appearing unprofessional and
inept. Committing to see a project
through to fruition is a must. Writing
or typing in calendar alerts and
making a schedule is imperative to
professional success. So, what if we
looked at our health that way and
gave our personal fitness as much
attention and respect as we do our
professional lives?
I asked fitness guru Rashna
Carmicle – creator and owner
of B.YOU Her Modern Fitness
Boutique– to provide a few pointers
for those of us who are interested in
the business of getting – or staying
– fit. The following is her advice:
“I’m too busy” is probably the
most common excuse I hear for
missing workouts, but life is insanely
busy for everyone these day, whether
you are a CEO, a stay-at-home mom,
a combination of both, or even just a
kid or teenager. I believe the reason
for this collective feeling of “crazy-
busy” is right at our finger tips:
constant connectivity to every aspect
of our lives through email, text, social
media, messaging, apps and the list
goes on (and on and on and on). So,
we have to treat our personal health
and fitness as a priority, just as we
do our professional and social lives.
Here are a few ways to do that.
Change your mindset.
There are so many things in life that
are completely out of our control,
but one thing we do have control
over is our mindset. Change your
view of working out from being a
chore to being something you are
doing for”yourself, and better yet,
for those around you. Speaking
from my own experience, if my
workout routine starts to go
astray, I am just plain cranky, and
those who are closest to me have
to suffer through it. They would
welcome my hour away if it meant
a happier, more energized wife,
mom, boss or co-worker. Knowing
this makes me view fitness as
a priority just like brushing my
teeth, going to work and driving
my kids to school.
Write an action plan.
If you were launching a new product,
building a house or developing a
new marketing strategy, you would
write some sort of plan. Why not
do this very same thing for your
fitness journey. What are your
short-term and long-term goals?
What steps do you need to take to
achieve them? How can you hold
yourself accountable or, better yet,
find someone to help hold you