How To Be Beach Ready All Year Round: A Guide to Living a Healthy and Active Lifestyle

Written By Coach Mike Ockrim

Want to go to the beach? Like right now? Is it possible to pack a bag and be on the next flight to a tropical paradise? Or will it take a few weeks of preparation and planning?

Most people are not always beach ready. While this sounds like it’s about vanity, well, it is. And it isn’t. Always being beach ready is also about living a healthy and active lifestyle all of the time - not just when the calendar turns to a new year, when spring break is around the corner, or summertime brings less clothing and more skin.

Riding a wave of health is actually unhealthy. Fluctuating between periods of great nutrition, consistent movement, and deep rest, alternated with junk food binges, sedentary movie marathons, and restless nights is brutal on the body and the mind.

Live a healthy and active life. All the time. Not just when an exterior factor pushes in the direction of healthier choices. Make health choices consistently, as if that beach vacation were tomorrow. Then, when Eddie calls and says he has two tickets to paradise, it will be easy to pack a bag and leave tonight!

Coach Mike Ockrim

Meet the Mighty Oak

Coach Mike Ockrim is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach, MovNat Level 1 Coach, and founder of Mighty Oak Athletic, a youth strength and conditioning facility in Westmont, Illinois, serving student athletes and families across DuPage County and the western Chicago suburbs.

His “Be strong to be useful” philosophy and Death Resistant framework — Recovery, Movement, and Nutrition — anchor MOA’s programs and his work as a keynote speaker for schools, athletic departments, and community organizations.

Michael has more than 30 years of training experience, has been a group fitness instructor at Life Time Athletic for over 8 years, and is a second-degree black belt in USA Taekwondo. He is also the founder of Sunday Funday Sports, a youth sports nonprofit, and is pursuing a culinary degree at College of DuPage to sharpen his expertise in performance nutrition for young athletes.

Michael is the author of three books, all available on Amazon:

Death Resistant: A Common Sense Guide to Live Long and Drop Dead Healthy — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KBJXCQH

13 Pounds in 30 Days

Mighty Oak Athletic Nutrition — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFTDM4K4

To book Coach Mike for a speaking engagement or learn about MOA’s youth strength and conditioning programs, email strength@mightyoakathletic.com or CLICK HERE.

Disclaimer: This content is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your physician or qualified health provider with questions about a medical condition, nutrition plan, or fitness program.

http://www.MichaelOckrim.com
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