If you picked mostly As:
Your Right Fit ID is Leader. You want immediate results, and you don’t want to fool around with too much prepping, shopping, or calorie counting. If you could, you’d hire a chef and trainer and build a gym just so you could get fitness over with as quickly as possible.
For you, a food and fitness plan might include:
- Simple, easy food plans ; flexible, portable meals (the drive-thru is the Leader’s Waterloo!); one-on-one competitive sports, like running and racquetball; adrenaline-rush workouts, like sprinting or singles tennis
And it would definitely not include:
- Complicated recipes and kitchen prep; lengthy discussions about fitness details; boot camp trainers who get in your face; group classes
If you picked mostly Bs:
Your Right Fit ID is Socializer. You want to work out in social settings and talk, talk, talk about diet, food, and what’s working and what isn’t. If it were up to you, every meal would be celebrated on Instagram and every workout would end with a wine-and-cheese mixer.
For you, a food and fitness plan might include:
- Some type of group support to share eating plans and results; fun workouts, such as dance or social team sports, such as volleyball or softball; a cooking club or recipe swap
And it would definitely not include:
Solo sporting ventures, like lap swimming or track; YouTube workouts (unless you’re the one filming them!); detailed calorie counting and food weighing
If you picked mostly Cs:
Your Right Fit ID is Supporter. You’re all about family time and obligations, and you probably feel guilty even for scheduling workout time! You’ll have to be convinced that fitness is worth your time and effort.
So for you, a food and fitness plan might include:
- Accountability. No craaazy workouts! You want something with a proven track record.
- Convenience. Drive across town to break a sweat? Please. You have a life!
- Familiarity. You don’t care about that skinny celeb in People magazine. You want to know how your hairdresser got back into her high-school jeans.
- Numbers. You want equipment that tracks your progress and calories. When you hit 30 minutes or 300 calories, ding! You’re outta there!
- A firm schedule. If it can’t happen at the same time every day, it’s probably not going to happen.
And it would definitely not include:
Anything trendy or kooky-sounding; foods and supplements that come only from certain stores or websites; workouts that require special equipment or too much time
If you picked mostly Ds:
Your Right Fit ID is Planner. You’re a label reader, a calorie counter, a data cruncher. You know—or you plan to know—what glucose does to blood sugar and how gluten is processed in the colon.
For your logical, analytical personality, the right food and fitness plan would include:
Anything with well-researched and proven methodologies (If there’s science behind it, you won’t mind combining certain foods or cooking in precise methods.); equipment that provides benchmarks and feedback; journaling to track your progress; slow-paced workouts—martial arts, lap swimming, pilates—that include skill-building and precision And it would definitely not include:
Trendy diets or workout groups; Zumba classes, dance, aerobics, and other “just have fun” workouts; fast-paced trainers who push for action
For a food plan, workouts, meditations, and energy boosters tailored to each personality type, pick up a copy of The Right Fit Formula.
About The Author: Christine Lusita
Christine is also the creator of What a Feeling Athletic Wear. An 80s inspired fitness brand that gives back! Check it out. Whatafeelin.com
Excerpted from The Right Fit Formula. Copyright © 2018 by Christine Lusita.
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