{"id":6994,"date":"2015-10-24T08:40:34","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T12:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fatlossaccelerators.com\/site\/?p=6994"},"modified":"2015-10-23T20:43:32","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T00:43:32","slug":"fitness-motivation-from-a-pow-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fatlossaccelerators.com\/site\/fitness-motivation-from-a-pow-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitness Motivation from a POW Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Fitness motivation story&#8230;<\/h1>\n<p>The other night, I watched the most inspiring movie of the year.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s called Unbroken. And if you haven\u2019t seen it yet, I highly recommend it.<\/p>\n<p>What a powerful story?!<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all about incredible life journey of Louis &#8220;Louie&#8221; Zamperini.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6999\" src=\"http:\/\/fatlossaccelerators.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/poster-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"poster\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fatlossaccelerators.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/poster-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/fatlossaccelerators.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/poster.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a boy, he\u2019s a trouble maker and channels all his energy into running and qualifies fro the 1936 Olympics! Shortly after when WWII breaks out, he enlists in the military\u2026 and when his plane crashes in the Pacific, he survives an amazing 47 days adrift in a raft\u2026 only to be captured by the Japanese navy, sent to a POW camp for more than two and a half years, and becomes the target of a cruel prison commander to\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[SPOILER ALERT]<\/p>\n<p>In the end, he overcomes severe post-traumatic stress disorder to live a life filled with forgiveness, service and peace.<\/p>\n<p>Unbelievable, right!<\/p>\n<p>Now you\u2019re probably wondering\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em>What does a film about an Olympian, World War II, a bombardier and a prisoner of war got to do with losing weight and transforming your body?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A lot, in fact.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s uncanny how many lessons from Unbroken you can apply to your health and life.<\/p>\n<p>For example\u2026<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Lesson #1: The Power of Mental Imagery<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While the soldiers were stranded\u00a0on a raft for 47 days and surviving the POW camp, they would talk about food they were\u00a0going to eat when they got home.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, they would even talk about the process of cooking in the greatest details\u2026 like hearing the eggs cracking on the bowls and the whisk stirring the eggs and flour\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Powerful mental imagery, right?<\/p>\n<p>You could almost taste it in your mouth.<\/p>\n<p>And you can use this in your weight loss journey, too.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<p>Imagine how your new body will look and feel, see yourself in new clothes, hear the compliments from your friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>It takes regular practice to create this new image of yourself. But mental imagery and visualization is extremely powerful!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Lesson #2: Strength of Human Will Can Overcome Anything<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This movie reinforced what Victor Frankl wrote about in <strong><em>Man\u2019s Search for Meaning\u2026 <\/em><\/strong>You can take a man\u2019s health, put him in unimaginable conditions, beat him and starve him, but you can never break his will.<\/p>\n<p>Will is a choice.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s strengthened by having a strong \u201cwhy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s how it is in health and fitness as well\u2026<\/p>\n<p>If you want to lose weight and change your life, you need to know \u201cwhy\u201d you\u2019re doing it\u2026 and go 100% ALL IN with your heart and mind. The journey must become part of who you are:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; You workout with purpose<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; You\u2019re NOT \u201con a diet\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; You\u2019re focused and determined to succeed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodyweightcardio500.com\/metabolic-fitness-challenge-special\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7001\" src=\"http:\/\/fatlossaccelerators.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/BANNER__1_00-285x300.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6994]\" alt=\"BANNER__1_00\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fatlossaccelerators.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/BANNER__1_00-285x300.jpg 285w, http:\/\/fatlossaccelerators.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/BANNER__1_00.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Lesson #3: Nothing is Impossible<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This is the greatest lesson of all\u2026<\/p>\n<p>This movie shows the true limits we can be pushed. And compared to what Zamperini went through, you can seriously do anything! Our challenges and obstacles are not so steep\u2026our toughest days are not so tough\u2026<\/p>\n<p>YOU are capable of so much more than you think you are!\u00a0However&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a certain \u201cmindset\u201d at play.<\/p>\n<p>Where the people who transform their body and lose weight (and ultimately keep it off) <strong><em>know <\/em><\/strong>that anything is\u00a0possible.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why exercise and strength training has been such a blessing to me, and many of my clients\u00a0in the <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodyweightcardio500.com\/metabolic-fitness-challenge-special\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Metabolic Fitness Challenge Program.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the unadvertised bonuses that you get is to hang out with other positive, like-minded people who want to become the best possible version of themselves.<\/p>\n<p>We trouble shoot solutions, and stay accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Help each other out\u2026 And\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>We never give up.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6998\" src=\"http:\/\/fatlossaccelerators.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/never-give-up-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"never give up\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fatlossaccelerators.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/never-give-up-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/fatlossaccelerators.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/never-give-up-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fatlossaccelerators.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/never-give-up.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You CAN do it. I believe in you.<\/p>\n<p>You WILL do it. I know it.<\/p>\n<p>No more fear. No more self-doubt. No more disbelief.<\/p>\n<p>Only true belief is allowed from here on in.<\/p>\n<p>Stay Strong.<\/p>\n<p>Keep on pushing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kate Vidulich<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fitness motivation story&#8230; The other night, I watched the most inspiring movie of the year. It\u2019s called Unbroken. And if you haven\u2019t seen it yet, I highly recommend it. 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