If you really want to make significant changes in the coming year here is a list of 10 strategies you need to strongly consider. This short list of ideas will radically change the way you feel, the way you move, the way you think, your strength and your general well-being. Please add to the list in the comments as I’d love to see your ideas as well.

1. Stop eating “factory food” Most meat at the local grocery was raised in darkness, never ate grass, was fed hormones and antibiotics as a  matter of course and all that crap now resides in the fat you take from that meat source.
2. Run some sprints. Get your barefoot on and run some. Mark Sisson, author of the Primal Blueprint has some great safe  ideas on how to get started with sprints, no matter how fast or slow you may run. Checkout this video. Remember effort is the key and not the speed.
3. Stop Eating Grain Grain is thought of by many as a poison. At best, you don’t need it and it can actually leach nutrients out of your body. Not that hard to stop taking if you really want amazing levels of energy. I’ve stopped eating pasta and have been using my Spiralizer to simulate noodles when I have meatballs and sauce.
4. Find A Farm: I get all my pastured eggs, grass fed meat, cheese and cream at one place and have my raw milk delivered weekly. Is it expensive? Not particularly and it’s really about priorities. Amazing how much money you don’t spend if you cut the crap out of your fueling ritual.  And I can’t put a price tag on more vibrant health.
5. Do Joint Mobility Work: Try some Z Health Drills or Pavel’s Super Joints. You will feel a million times better and you will move far better and more comfortably.
6. Take Time To Reflect: Not to get “hippy dippy” on you but you need to really try to spend down time with just yourself each week. Try to meditate or pray each day. Slow down some and you will get great benefit.
7. Work On “You Inc.”: Try to be growing at all times. And I don’t mean muscularly. Read. Listen to tapes. Try some Jim Rohn. One of my other favorite recommendations is Peale’s “The Power of Positive Thinking.” It’s a timeless classic.
8. Workout: Lift heavy stuff and leave the leg extensions and bicep curls to someone else. Find a professional to teach you how to squat, deadlift and press. Most trainers don’t know these primal lifts and how to teach them for what I can see. Do some kettlebells. It’s a great 20 minutes of work if you are busy. I know great, solid teachers all over the world so if you need a recommendation I can probably assist.
9. Step Outside Your Comfort Zone: What have you been putting off? Find just one thing you’ve been wanting to do but haven’t for whatever the reason and just do it. Find something else and so on.
10. Enjoy: Life is meant to be enjoyed. Do your best and if you misstep move on and try again. Never beat yourself up. You can’t change what’s been done you just own it and move on. Have some fun!

Please take time to share and add your ideas in the comments. The whole community will benefit and I’m interested to hear from you.

Train with Purpose,

Sandy Sommer RKC