Is it a particular diet? Weight training? Yoga? Cardiovascular Endurance? Interval Training? Cross Training? Pilates? What makes people successful in consistently moving toward their physical potential?

People have been successful at transforming their bodies using a variety of exercise and nutritional programs. However, while the programs may be different, I have found that the internal power driving those who have manifested meaningful and sustainable physical change is the same across the board. Distilled to its finest form, the internal power to create meaningful and sustainable physical transformation is derived from self-love. Self-love is the genesis of empowerment. It’s believing and acting as if you deserve to be successful. Cultivating self-love helps you connect to your authentic self and unleash the intuitive power of your body. Reclaiming and integrating this power with the right fitness and nutrition program is the golden key.

We begin our life free of self-consciousness, negative emotions, limiting thoughts and behaviors. As we move through life, we often turn away from who we are and seek to move toward what culture says we should be. In the process, the mind develops road-blocks that may limit us. Self-love is the ultimate power source, unleashing your intuitive ability to make positive choices, and overcome internal obstacles. Regardless of your age or stage of life, personal empowerment fueled with self-love can be the driving force toward breaking through and creating massive change in your body and your life.

- Excerpt from The Integrated Power System: A Guide Toward Physical Transformation & Personal Empowerment by Erik Hajer