How To Stay Fit After Athletics End

Mental Shape:

The first step is admitting that we are no longer competing at a high level. We have transitioned or are currently transitioning to the “former athlete” title. Taking on this new identity can be a very difficult step to overcome. We are and will always be athletes, but our goals will have to change from what they once were. This change is a process and understanding that there will be highs and lows is a crucial key to wrap our arms around.

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Nutritional Shape: 

Shifting our mindset from eating for a competing athlete to eating for a healthy lifestyle, is a major adjustment. Recognizing this change will have a massive impact. It is no longer necessary to consume the calories we needed to perform at a high level.

Keys to begin focusing on a sustainable lifestyle include nutritional awareness, food quality, and food consumption. Understanding each of these areas will help make an easy nutritional transition. This is a major change and challenge for many athletes, but understanding the best way to eat to stay in shape and reading other athletes’ stories will help!

Fitness Shape:

Incorporating and modifying fitness to our new stage of life is critical to maintaining a healthy weight. Shifting our focus from performance to lifestyle will create new goals and aspirations. Creating new goals, making fitness a priority, and changing up our workouts, will facilitate a healthy balance. Read more here about revolutionizing your workouts


This may sound like a lot and perhaps there may be some apprehension about where exactly to start. We have broken this all down in an easy customized fitness program where you will collaborate with a certified personal trainer (who was also a former collegiate athlete) to set up your plan.

Find out more about the forever fit program, leave us your email and an athlete will get back to you.