The Winter Soltice: Things Are Looking Brighter!

In October the C-Suite Athlete suggested that the "Wellness New Year" starts on the day that Daylight Savings Time ends. This wasn't my opinion, this was science. Your body wants to store fat in the dark months of the year in order to create natural insulation against the cold. Well, unless you live in Florida, and then it's just dark. At any rate, matching up the amount of sunlight and warmth that is available with your wellness programming will certainly make it easier to achieve your goals.  Starting your strength phase at the same time as Daylight Losing Time starts will match up your programming with your natural circadian rhythm.  So as the days get gradually shorter, you should gradually ramp up the intensity on your strength training.

So this Wednesday is the Winter Solstice, which is the shortest day of the year. So where are you in your strength training program?  Are you ahead of schedule? Behind? Well, there's plenty of time to get back on track, just like there's time for the C-Suite Athlete to get back on track with regular posts so you'll have that voice in your head telling you to push through the dark days, the holidays, and - God forbid - your "New Year's resolutions".  From 12/20 on, each day will get longer and will give you more time to make your wellness investments. Embrace the grind...do the work...and be accountable to yourself for achieving your goals.

Breaking up the year into twelve week blocks will keep all of you Type As focused on achievement and progress. You know, like personal KPIs based on MBOs.

Stay well, my friends.