My daughter is 4 and half years old .For the last 4 years I’ve told my hubby that I am getting fitter ,mentally !
The amount of exercise I do in my brain could have made me a bikini super model by now.
This year finally I found an answer to my fitness woes.
I had more fun getting fitter ,than ever before.
The lessons I learned :
#1 Talk to your brain.It’s the boss!
“I am happy with my body” ,line would have worked ,if that was true.Not lying to myself is my first rule.
I have a treadmill which I use everyday to walk or run or stroll whatever as long as I get on it.It makes me happy.
That shot of adrenaline helped me explore how I can make the treadmill trips less boring.I have a few hacks which I will be sharing.
#Lesson 2
Dumbbells are my favourite .
Lifting weights are a lot of fun.
They give me a feeling of accomplishment .
I started my weight training journey , apprehensively not sure I could continue it.
But continue I did.
While doing the Blogchatter challenge # My Friend Alexa, I realized most people work best in a community. After reading this this Blogchatter challenge it became obvious to me that, when you’re having fun, with friends its easier to get difficult work done.
What’s more difficult than getting fitter?
Weight loss is not just about self image for me.It’s about finding my strongest self.I want my daughter to grow up strong.Strong mothers can help their children grow up stronger.
Not afraid of the world and its lurking dangers.
As protests for the wrongs suffered continues ,women need to grow stronger.
The stronger you become it will be more difficult to suppress your voice.
#Lesson 3
When you are the ideal weight ,your heart and your joints having less work to do .
There’s a reason weight and height charts are matched .
Life is about a healthy living and the best life possible.
I started lifting weight 6 months back with one set of dumbbells.
Now I have a few. Living in a little town in West Bengal and with my crazy schedule, going to the gym is not convenient .
So whatever I do have to be done at home.
When I started my fitness journey I had a few nagging pains ,left over from my post pregnancy days.
The stronger I became , the better I felt about myself.
The less pains and aches I had .
Body weight and mental health ,have a deep relationship .Mind and body ,live together in your consciousness.
When your mind decides it wants to get stronger you will get stronger.
With 71 days left before 2017 are you as strong as you would like to be?
Are you upto,taking part in a fitness challenge to become the strongest you?
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Because health is about strength and fitness!
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Very impressed with your overview on this topic! Thanks for your advice!
I agree we need to exercise our minds and this is really great advice. Thank you.
Thanks Valerie
I have a elliptical rider in the basement that I need to get on. It truly feels so wonderful when you get to spend 30mins or more exercising (running, etc) it’s brain fuel. I just need to trick my brain into getting up 30 mins earlier everyday. 🙂 Keep it up !
That’s the biggest part.Motivation. Great that atleast you are trying
I totally agree that getting in shape starts in your mind. I go through phases where I’m really focused and disciplined and others where I’m just too busy to even care. I would love to have working out as part of my routine by the time 2017 rolls around!
Yes it starts in the mind You are right!
So inspiring! Wishing you loads of good health and wellness.
Getting fit before and afer having a baby is awesome, it means you are still your real self and you love yourself. And additional star if your baby joins you in your exercise. I saw many Mommas joins their babies on their yoga.
I think once you’re in the routine of working out it becomes slightly easier. Getting into the routine and mentally telling yourself you can do it is the hardest part sometimes.
I NEED to get into shape and I’ll get there some day. Right now, my shape is simply… round- post baby. I have been losing though due to chasing the toddler around. Time to make my fitness a priority I suppose.
With two children things are challenging.But it’s good that you are thinking about getting back to bring fit
I try to workout in gym for at least 4 days a week and whenever I get time, I go for running or hot yoga classes! It helps me feel good about myself as well as calm my mind!
Ana you have a great fitness routine.You obviously have made health a priority and rightly so.
Definitely! Once you feel motivated to workout the rest will come.
Thanks Jemma
Great post. You are right.., its more about motivation than exercise itself. Once you collect the motivation to put on your sneakers, rest is easy.
Yes the motivation is the trickiest part.
This looks like a great fitness challenge! I am currently working on my routine and found this very motivating.
Thanks Janice. Glad you found it useful.
Very True. If the mind isn’t set in becoming stronger and growing, neither will the body. I love It! Keep doing what your doing
Glad you liked it
Yes, so true! So much of fitness is a MENTAL exercise. I feel like my mind often gives up long before my body!
Thanks Divya you got it bang on!
I so so so wanted to read this today. Trying hard to get back to my routine since I came back from vacation. I haven’t resumed my walks or Zumba. So it’s been close to 20 days since I have worked out. I was feeling so sad. 🙁 Thanks, Amrita. I will start from tomorrow morn! 🙂
Thanks Shalini.Let’s do it together .Join the challenge.????
You have inspired me with this post. I need to get back in shape super fast since my body is inert and inactive. I gotta be back with yoga and try some little exercise to start. Will start speaking to the brain, too.
Yes the brain talk is the make or break deal
I need to start doing more. I should probably start lifting some weights or something.
Try it Amber.Let me know
This is such a motivating post, Amrita! While people crib and complain about lack of time whee fitness is concerned, you’re just going ahead and getting it done.
I love the part about setting an example for your daughter.
Lifting weights is fun, and an important requirement for bone development for women especially, but most women shy away from doing so, due to various misconceptions.
I wish you would write a post on that.
Thanks Mayuri.Actually my daughter was a big inspiration.The easiest way to teach children to live healthy is to do it myself.Will be following up with your idea to bust the weight loss myths.
All the best Amrita..Sounds like an interesting challenge. I am in 🙂
Thanks Deepa. Watch out for my emails????
time for yourself… need to focus on this
SInce the invitation is only open for Women .. I have just got myself a GOQI band and wanna monitor my fitness and change by the year end
LOL Anindya. You can follow along and keep us posted with your results.