Category: motivation

Having that sense of accomplishment is why I get up so early in the morning

Keywords: off ice , stay positive

Most importantly, there is a therapeutic component to the sport. Every time I have a lesson, all the stress produced by outside factors does not exist. Somehow, I can focus on my coach’s words. During my practice time, nothing is distracting me. My mind is attuned to what is happening on the ice. I make sure that my camera is facing me and there is enough space in the rink to practice my jumps and spins. All the negativities of the world are pushed away. I am at peace in my happy place.

https://adultsskatetoo.com/why-i-miss-skating

Now that I’ve started to even LIKE what greets me in the mirror, it’s getting harder and harder to say no to ice cream

Keywords: healthy lifestyle, update

Let me tell you though, the plateau on top of the mountain is a breath of fresh air and a sigh of relief.  It is the ‘this body ran five miles’ instead of the ‘this body ate 150 calories over’.  It is laughing when it downpours during a walk instead of panicking to find a different way to burn 300 calories.  And it is the recognition that nothing in the world can beat a good scoop of ice cream.

https://gorge-ous.blog/2020/08/19/hey-siri-how-many-calories

A very small glimpse into the science of flexibility based on what learnings have had the most impact on my practice

Keywords: fitness , asana , body , fitness , fitness instructor , fitness journey , flexible , personal growth , personal story , physiology , training , yoga , yoga instructor

I have made many mistakes when it comes to training my body to become more flexible. I thought I had to force myself to stretch to the point of pain to see any real success.

https://deannaduxbury.wordpress.com/2020/08/03/the-science-behind-flexibility

First rule of Yoga Club.

fatauntsassy's avatarFat Aunt Sassy Sees The World

Bring your mat, leave your sass at home

So, I took my first yoga class today. I mean, like my first yoga class EVER. I am at least slightly aware of the trends of the world around me, and as a 40-something Gen Xer, and have been painfully aware that yoga, along with tons of other things borrowed from ancient monks, has kinda become a thing. They even make special pants for it. If you know me at all, you might not be surprised that I’m really not “a yoga person.” I’m everything yoga is NOT: I’m essentially a klutzy, loud, awkward, generally muddy, uncouth, disheveled, irregular breather. I’ve refused even attempting it for years because, well…. refer to previous sentence. I’m also a mighty large lady, and since popping out another human, my midsection has gotten soft and wobbly (like a perfect flan). Flexibility and bending and folding and…

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Celebrate You!

FitAmbitiousBlonde's avatarLife...Take 2!

One of my favorite things to do when I am out somewhere like a coffee shop, restaurant or my personal favorite, the airport, is people watch.  People are so interesting to me for a lot of reasons but especially because we come in such a variety of shapes, sizes colors and features.  It always strikes me how we can be so similar in some very basic ways yet so different in a lot of others.  Besides our physical features, we all tend to have our own sense of style, taste, and personal preferences when it comes to things like food, clothing, music, movies, books, etc.  These differences are what makes us well, us. They also make us unique and, in my opinion, our uniqueness is what makes us interesting.  Wouldn’t it be boring if we all liked the same things, all looked alike, and in turn had nothing new or…

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Functional Fitness

crossfit, fitness, functional health, transformation

Tiffany's avatarQuiet Gardens & Raging Seas

In August of 2017, my friend Jessie who is a Coach at a local Crossfit gym, invited me and back squat weightsseveral friends to a class she was teaching that was starting in September called Get Fit! I had tried a number of things over the years of young motherhood to manage my diet and fitness, like running and yoga and learning more about how to cook and eat in a balanced manner. I had run a number of 5K and 10K races and I frequently would run my energetic dog for exercise.

I was very intrigued by Crossfit when I started to meet more and more women who were involved in it and who had transformed their physical appearance by working out at Crossfit gyms. I had previously assumed this was a guy thing and that it would be ridiculously hard-too hard for me to ever succeed at as…

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Introduction

fitness, happiness, health, weight loss

allynorton97's avatarSquishy to Strong

Hi everybody! My name is Allison and I am a 21-year-old Accounting student that is on a journey from being uncomfortable and self-conscious and insecure in her own skin to a woman who loves herself and her body.

I used to be in VERY good shape. When I was little, I did both dance and soccer and eventually played select soccer on an elite team and was very athletic. I did cross country in middle school, played a little bit of high school soccer and kept dance in my life through show choir from my sixth-grade year to my senior year of high school.

I started to gain weight in my sophomore year of high school and it hasn’t really stopped since. Sophomore year was a bad year for me; I went through 2 breakups, the death of my grandfather, my best friend moving away, and a severe concussion that…

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Eh, back to the “grind” of coping, managing, and “getting by”…

Depression, Fitness, self discipline, Weight loss

KAJenkins's avatarFitness Imposter?

If only it could be easier, says….everyone?

I wish so hard that it could be, would be easier….but it isn’t.

I wish so hard that I could fly out of bed feeling energized and motivated every day, but I don’t.

I wish that I only craved healthy food choices and in small amounts, but that ain’t me.

I wish that life was mostly easy, with just enough challenge and adversity to make me feel accomplished…if only it could be so nice.

But it isn’t.  Most of the time on most days my feeling is, “damn this shit is hard!”

But, with the worst of my depression at bay…it IS do-able.  It just isn’t easy.  Damn.

I guess if being fit and healthy was easy, we would all be there.  We would all be living long healthy lives full of energy and pizzazz…and there would be no lines at Cinnabon.

But…

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