Train
Smart
Eat
Clean
Feel
It’s amazing
how things
just start
to fall into
place when
you become a
genuinely nice
person.
20 May 2015 eNewsletter
Hi, guys! My name is Luke
Hines. I’m really excited
to get to know you better
in the coming months as I
contribute my passion for a
healthy lifestyle here in Paleo
Magazine. I’m going to share
my thoughts and tips on living
your best life and being the
best version of yourself you
can possibly be. Although in
Australia I’m affectionately
known as “Trainer Luke,” I’m
not just a personal trainer. I
live and breathe for cooking
the cleanest and most
phenomenal-tasting food on
the planet, and I believe all the
training and smart nutrition
in the world cannot fix a poor
headspace. Eating clean and
exercising certainly does
help us feel better, but getting
our head straight is a major
piece to the holistic health and
wellness puzzle that sometimes
requires special attention.
To break it down, I live life
by three simple mantras: Train
Smart, Eat Clean and Feel
Good. I believe if we can find
synergy between these three
elements in our world, then
we’re on to a really good thing.
When we find that synergy, I
believe we can be truly happy.
Training Smart means
moving your body in a way
that suits your interests, age
and circumstances, because
we’re all different on so many
levels. So what works for me
won’t necessarily work for
you, but it doesn’t mean one
is right or wrong. It just means
we will do things differently,
which is great, because the
world would be a pretty boring
place if we were all the same,
wouldn’t it?
Eating Clean for me means
fueling your body with the
most nutrient-dense foods on
the planet and avoiding those
that can cause you harm. So
wherever you call it—Paleo,
primal, banting or ketogenic—
as humans, we were designed
to eat minimal processed
foods, heaps of plants, and
sustainable and ethically
sourced forms of protein.
Feeling Good is all about
the headspace we choose to
be in. So what I try to do, and
suggest those around me try,
is do your absolute best to
look at the positive sides of
life. This may mean writing
a list each day of the things
you’re grateful for, or even
practicing some mindfulness.
Whatever tactic works for you,
it’s about putting the right type
of energy into the universe
so that you receive the same
energy in return. It’s amazing
how things just start to fall into
place when you become a
genuinely nice person.
By finding synergy between
these three elements, we find
happiness. Wow, that easy,
you say? Well, I’m not saying
you’ll be happy 24/7, but I am
saying that this is a formula
that gives you the best chance
possible to feel genuinely
happy. And that takes me
to my next point. I believe
happiness and health go hand
in hand. We cannot be truly
happy if we’re unhealthy, and if
we’re not happy, it can be hard
to live a healthy life.
What do I mean by happy?
Well, first and foremost, true
happiness is when we’re
happy with who we are, inside
and out. This can be easier
said than done, but when we’re
happy in our own skin, it really
shines through, and we look
healthy and vibrant. We don’t
need to have the perfect body
to glow from within. That glow
is about being happy knowing
we’re all different in our own
unique and special ways, and
we need to embrace that we
have unique qualities inside
and out that set us apart from
those around us.
Being happy doesn’t mean
things are always going to
be perfect. It doesn’t mean
you have your dream partner,
dream house and dream
car. That isn’t happiness.
Happiness is about rolling
with the punches and taking
life’s challenges in stride.
If we can create a positive