{"id":200,"date":"2014-09-23T08:23:28","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagingtops.org\/wellness-wednesdays\/?p=200"},"modified":"2017-04-03T10:07:30","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T15:07:30","slug":"stepping-outside-of-your-comfort-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/stepping-outside-of-your-comfort-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-201 size-full alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ComfortZoneFreedom.jpg\" alt=\"Freedom\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ComfortZoneFreedom.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ComfortZoneFreedom-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Lately, I\u2019ve learned to love an exercise program that leaves me with blisters on my hands, soreness in muscles I didn\u2019t know existed, and even the occasional bruise. It may sound strange, but I\u2019ve learned to look at these minor ailments as proof that I\u2019m improving every day. At my very first class, I remember loud music, barbells slamming on the ground, and me wanting to make a beeline for the door\u2026but I didn\u2019t. I\u2019ve made the leap to a more vigorous exercise program\u2014something I initially found mildly terrifying\u2014and now enjoy the newfound confidence it\u2019s given me.<\/p>\n<p>In keeping with the TOPS \u201cReal People. Real Weight Loss.\u201d philosophy, we remind our members that change\u2014like losing weight or starting a new exercise program\u2014can be difficult and even a little scary. But if we don\u2019t venture outside of our comfort zone, then we can never know for certain what we\u2019re capable of. And the rush we feel after accomplishing a scary or tough task is always well worth any anxiety we feel beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>As fall sets in and change is in the air, start thinking of one change you\u2019d like to make before 2015. If fear is holding you back from making a change that you know will lead to a better you, it might be time to step outside of your comfort zone\u2026and take that first step toward better health. It doesn\u2019t have to involve bruises or even sore muscles, just a willingness to take a risk and a decision to do things differently.\u00a0Who knows what else you\u2019ll be able to do?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lately, I\u2019ve learned to love an exercise program that leaves me with blisters on my hands, soreness in muscles I didn\u2019t know existed, and even the occasional bruise. It may sound strange, but I\u2019ve learned to look at these minor ailments as proof that I\u2019m improving every day. At my very first class, I remember [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":201,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-motivation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone - Wellness Wednesday<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/stepping-outside-of-your-comfort-zone\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone - Wellness Wednesday\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lately, I\u2019ve learned to love an exercise program that leaves me with blisters on my hands, soreness in muscles I didn\u2019t know existed, and even the occasional bruise. 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