Hey there. For years, I’ve believed that the best way to approach life is from the inside out. That means starting with a connection to yourself before making decisions about your health, fitness, and everything else. When you take this approach, you’re not just following trends or reacting to outside pressures. You’re making choices based on what truly matters to you.
Fitness is a great place to start. It’s one area of life where you can test and refine your approach in a tangible way. You can see how consistency builds progress, how effort turns into results, and how small daily actions lead to bigger changes. But before any of that happens, you have to be clear on why you’re doing it.
A lot of people talk about "finding your why." You hear the usual answers—wanting to be healthier, stronger, or set a good example for family. Those are great reasons, but for many people, the real why is something deeper. Sometimes it feels selfish, and maybe it’s not something you’d share with others. That’s okay. The important thing is that you know it.
Once you have that clarity, everything starts to shift. You’re no longer just chasing outcomes. You’re focusing on actions that are within your control. That’s a powerful mindset shift because the fitness industry spends so much time selling results. But real success comes from building habits, taking ownership of your process, and trusting yourself along the way.
Of course, life will throw curveballs. There will be days when your routine is completely off track. Some days you’ll be able to adjust and keep going. Other times, you might miss workouts, fall out of rhythm, or struggle to get back on track. That’s where the inside-out approach makes a difference. When you trust yourself, you don’t spiral when things don’t go perfectly. You know that when you’re ready, you can get back to it in a way that works for you.
This mindset applies far beyond fitness. Once you build confidence in yourself through health and movement, you start to see the parallels in other areas of life. The way you approach fitness can influence how you handle challenges, set goals, and create sustainable habits in everything you do.
When you take an inside-out approach, the noise from the fitness industry gets quieter. You stop feeling pressured to jump from one trend to the next. Instead, you focus on what works for you. That kind of confidence is freeing, and it’s what makes this journey feel like something you’re building for life.
If you’re ready to develop your own inside-out approach and want guidance along the way, I invite you to join The YLF Experience. This is where we focus on real, sustainable strategies to help you build a fitness and wellness routine that truly works for you.