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Exercise continues to shape my life in a positive way. It’s not a chore or something that I only view as a method to lose weight. I view it as the most incredible activity, a celebration of our bodies and of the joy of movement. Fitness has always been a passion of mine, but I feel it now more than ever. If you’re new to exercise or if you’ve been in the game for a while, I highly recommend trying group fitness classes. They truly changed my life. However, one of the most beautiful aspects of fitness is that it’s different for everyone. Some people love to run miles, some people love to dance, and some people love to lift, to name a few. Whatever works for you is the best thing for you!
I suggest trying out as many types of fitness activities as possible to find what you really love. There’s an exercise for everyone, even if it’s simply walking. Fitness should be enjoyable, not dreadful. I promise you’ll find something that you love, as long as you try. Step outside of your comfort zone and reap the benefits of physical activity! I’m brainstorming ideas on how I will incorporate more fitness-related content to Bri Healthy in the near future, so stay tuned!
This appointment marked the beginning of my fitness journey. Step by step, I unlearned some of the toxic beliefs that I had held. Instead of using exercise as a punishment to change a body I didn't beleive was good enough, I began to use exercise as a tool to care for and strengthen my body.
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Each time I gave up, my anxiety and baby boy stood as constant reminders of WHY I started my fitness journey in the first place. So I got up. There, in the privacy of my home, day by day, workout by workout, set by set, rep by rep, I unlearned the painful narratives about fitness that I had subscribed to my whole life and uncovered TRUTH.
At first, I simply exercised by walking around the neighborhood. Shortly after, I started to work out at home, incorporating body-weighted resistance sessions into my routine. I was extremely discouraged to find I could not do a single push-up or sit-up.
Being a Health and Fitness Professional, I must comprehend terms and definitions which are typical for this industry, too to stay informed concerning advancing patterns. Through my experience, I have discovered that various [...]
Exercise has become my favorite pastime and one of my favorite social activities. I love meeting a friend at a fitness class to get our sweat on. I love trying new things with people I love and also by myself. Plus, I’ve met so many amazing people by going to these classes. I’ve met a multitude of incredible instructors who inspire me SO much. I’ve made friends that I see consistently at the same classes, some of which now feel like family.
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As I continued to progress my fitness, I began weighing myself less frequently. However, my weight began to increase. One day I was particularly upset — I began to cry and expressed my frustration to my husband. I told him I felt better than ever and that I didn’t understand why my efforts to be healthy were no longer working.
[…] My Fitness Journey- The Rest of It (So Far) […]
Being a Health and Fitness Professional, I must comprehend terms and definitions which are typical for this industry, too to stay informed concerning advancing patterns. Through my experience, I have discovered that various [...]
[…] My Fitness Journey- The Rest of It (So Far) […]
I have always dreaded working out. I believe it started in 4th grade when I found out we would have to run the mile as part of our training for the presidential test, that requirement of how fast you needed to run/how many sit ups you needed to be able to do, and so on. I think part of why I had this strong dislike for it all was that I was never any good at it. Without getting too into it, growing up in a naturally competitive school environment was not the best for me, and so having to partake in an activity I did not feel confident in, in front of all my classmates, led me to feel like a failure at times and be really hard on myself.
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But also a quick piece of advice before I get into it. As someone who has struggled with their health and body image since my adolescence, YOU need to be the one who WANTS to make the change. It’s a tough journey, so you need to be your biggest motivator. I know I’m not saying anything groundbreaking by repeating what you’ve probably been told thousands of times, but it’s true. Believe in yourself and focus on yourself, don’t worry about where others are at in comparison.
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So if you’re wondering what kicked off this health journey for me, the answer is actually really dumb and very LA. I had been a member of the same gym for around 4 years, and I dreaded going because the parking was so bad. How dramatic is that? But it’s genuinely what kept me from going, I was spending around $40 a month to a gym I wasn’t going to because of their parking. I was more willing to drive 30 minutes away to go on a hike because at least there was parking. So I finally went through the hassle, they really don’t make it easy for you, of cancelling my gym membership.