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Copyright 2017 by Holly Rilinger
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Starting your day with Holly is not only a great workout, but a blast of positive energy to get you thru your day and feeling good! She truly is one of the BEST in her field!
Josh Capon, celebrity chef
This book includes all the good energy and (non-cheesy) life-changing inspiration that Holly delivers on the bike and in her workouts thats made her one of the most deserving stars of the booming boutique fitness scene. One chapter = 1 workout!
Everyone needs Hollys feel-good ethos and coaching in their life. Read this if youve ever wondered how to have more legitimate happinessand wondered why workouts and clean eating alone havent gotten you there. The inner life plan Holly shares taps the latest information about the power of fitness and meditation to transform your life in a way thats science-supported, incredibly fun, empowering, and realistic.
Holly is a real-deal fitness rock star whos built a passionate following by tapping into what she knows can help empower and even heal people. She is a powerful voice in the new fitness generation.
Melisse Gelula, cofounder of Well+Good
Holly is changing my life one class at a time! Her combination of genuine charisma, mindful technique, and expert guidance makes her my favorite instructor on the planet, and LIFTED is the only class I refuse to miss.
Isaac Hindin-Miller, writer
Holly Rilinger is brilliant in designing a complete lifestyle program, combining the time-tested principles of mental focus, mobility, strength-building exercises, and spiritual elevation.
Having been Hollys college strength and conditioning coach, I saw firsthand her desire for knowledge in human performance. It was revealed in college that she had a natural propensity for helping others and being a team leader. Im so happy to see she has followed her heart and has grown into a world-class trainer, and Im even more happy to see how she has dedicated her lifes work to helping others reach their human performance goals.
LIFTED is a program that can benefit everyone, from the beginner whos on a quest to become healthier to the person whos followed a traditional fitness program for years and needs a deeper connection to their whys of complete human performance. I have been in the human performance industry for more than thirty years and today I got started on LIFTED!
Coach Greg Werner
Dedicated to all of you and the greatness inside of youfind your wings and fly.
Most of all to my family. Thank you for your undying love, your support, and your sacrifice. I love you all.
Why are you reading this book? In other words, why do you want to try LIFTED?
Maybe you think its obvious. I mean, there are a million infomercials out there tempting us to buy something so we can have what we think we want or need. So maybe your why is to have
The perfect butt!
Sexy six pack!
Legs of steel!
Dont get me wrongthats all very enticing. After all, who doesnt want to have an amazing, sexy, and strong body? In fact, most peoples why is rooted in their bodies, and I dont see anything wrong with wanting these things.
However, if these are the only things that fuel your journey, youll eventually fall short. No matter how much you exercise, youll never be satisfied and never find joyeven if you get in the best shape of your lifeif you dont discover your why and rethink it. Most programs dont focus on the real reason why you may want to lose weight in the first place. Its why so many people crash and burn on the fat-loss programs they try: they focus only on losing pounds, and even if they manage to succeed, they go right back to what they were doing. Thats because they may address weight loss, but they never address the why. You need to trace back to WHY you would want to have the perfect butt, sexy six-pack abs, or legs of steelor all three!
When I ask clients why they want to change their appearance and keep asking them over and over again, eventuallyI get to their real why.
Why? Because Ill look hot!
Why is that important? Looking hot means people will think Im sexy!
Why is that important? Being sexy means Ill get attention.
Why is that important? Attention will lead to finding a special person.
Why is that important? That special person will offer me love.
AND THERE IT IS. Love.
At the end of the day most of the things we want and need all point back to finding love and being happier. In my classes I hear more people than ever tell me they want to feel happy and live without stress. But they are also still rooted in believing the best way to get there is through having perfect abs, a rock-hard body, and looking better in their clothes.
They rarely think about the mind or the spirit. Because even if an exercise program works for you and you reach your target weight, if you havent addressed why you want to lose weight in the first place, you may not be satisfied with the results.
Youre ignoring the underlying current thats going to create consistency, longevity, and real happiness. Which is why youll continue to fall back to that unhappy place. You will inevitably have bad days. You might give up. Until the next time you see a pair of jeans or feel pressure about summer, or your wedding, and decide you want to be in shape again.