Sandy, Fradaz's Health and Fitness expert, tells us how to turn our exercise into an everyday choice from the inside to the outside.
Please put your hand up if you haven’t found it difficult to get out of bed on a cold or rainy morning to exercise – if there’s anyone out there????, (OK, some of you with a rare gift, lol.)
We all go through times (or days) in our lives when we’d rather be sleeping than stepping out the door, snoring than cycling, lounging then moving it, and putting exercise off because of..... Hey you’re busy!!!
And, it is especially hard during the colder winter months (brrrrrr!).
But it’s during these times that our “positive confession” can be so powerful. You can turn “I’m too tired to exercise today”, into “I’m going to have so much energy after my jog!” Or change “I’m too busy to go to the gym today”, into “I can fit in half an hour in my lunch break or after work”.
By speaking out your desire to exercise, along with verbalising your goals - from running in a 10km fun-run, to looking fabulous in your summer swim-suit or favourite outfit, to simply feeling healthy - you’ll find it much easier to keep up your physical activity habit when that 'moan' surfaces and it seems too hard to go on or do.
In choosing that positive confession you may just find a new love for exercise and also a new type of activity to do and have fun with that you may not have expected. The only way to find out is to do!!!
For those of you who may always have a struggle with the ‘moaaan’ of exercise, you are going to have to choose the benefits over the negatives = “moan, but yep”, after all you are valuable and worth good health and feeling great!
Fun tips to focus on when it comes to exercise:
Find the fun. Choose something you enjoy. If you’re a people person, try walking with a friend or join an exercise class. If you thrive on competition, check out the sports teams available in your local area (or gather some friends to enter your own team).
Focus on the positives. Instead of complaining about having to exercise, think of it as catching up with a friend while you walk, or having fun shaking your booty in a Zumba class.
Make it a lifestyle. If you find it difficult to schedule in regular sessions of “formal” exercise, try to make up for it by being as active as you can in your everyday life. Always take the stairs instead of the elevator; park your car further away from the shops or your work; race through your housework or gardening so you elevate your heart-rate (and get your work done in half the time = more time for you!)
Goal: For this month, try to focus on speaking positively in relation to your exercise routine, and watch it change from something you dread into something you can look forward to. Bring on summer!
Picture taken from http://www.strollerwarehouse.com
Great tips and advice on the best strollers to use when you got to take bub with you out on the pavement.
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