She Sweats: 5 Ways To Continue Your Health Journey

by Nadya Logan | Jul 2, 2015 | Lifestyle+Culture

1. Eat healthy

Make sure you know what is in your food. Most people look how many calories are in an item, but you should really what you are putting into your body. Avoid: “Artificial Flavors, Enriched Wheat, Hydrogenated or Fractionated Oils, Monosodium Glutamate (MSG), Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Potassium Benzoate and Sodium Benzoate, Artificial Coloring, Acesulfame-K, Sucralose, Aspartame, BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole) and BHT (Butylated Hydrozyttoluene), Propyl Gallate, Sodium Chloride, Soy, Corn, Potassium Sorbate, Soy Lecithin, Polysorbate 80, and Canola Oil,”(Torres, 2013)^[1] or, in short, all processed food items.

2. Do not become discouraged

Just because you haven’t dropped ten pounds in two weeks like you hoped you would, doesn’t mean that you haven’t made any progress! If you get up every day or every other day and do some type of physical exercise during some time and point of your day, you are making progress. All achievements are not visible with the human eye. You may be breathing a bit better, you might be making better food choices, regardless, you are working to become a better, healthier you! Keep up your routines and one day you will wake up to find that you will need to update your wardrobe.

3. Try new activities

If running on a treadmill becomes more of a to-do as opposed to a must-do, it might be time for you to shake up your routine a little. There are plenty of physical activities that can be fun, different, and provide an empowering workout. Depending on where you live, depends on what you may find, but here are a few activities that you could look into…

• Martial Arts: Self-defense and a good workout in one? Sign me up! There is not one standard form of martial arts, leaving you with many options to choose from.

• Swimming: Did you know that swimming increases your muscle tone, strength, and flexibility? Swimming is a great exercise for any gender and age, and why not learn how to prevent yourself from drowning?

• Cycling: Trim a little off of your waistline while getting in touch with your inner child-self. Cycling is another amazing activity that is not gender or age specific, and good for your muscles and heart.

• Dancing: To be or not to be graceful or on time. The benefits of dancing range from, but is not limited to, improvement of your heart, memory, an increase in balance and energy. No wonder why dancing has thrived so much in the recent decades.

4. Set Goals

Goal setting is the number one tool needed to stay motivated! Setting goals and posting your goals, whether it be on dry-erase board, vision board, or on your phone’s lock screen, is a big help when it comes to not only fitness goals, but goals in life in general. Constantly acknowledge the goals that you have set, and pursue them to your maximum human ability. Plan for a diversion so that if one may so happen, you know how to work past it. Planning for an an uh-oh it’s negative, it’s called you being prepared.

5. Get a workout partner

Workout partners can be a great motivational booster and can assist in making exercise more pleasurable. On the contrary, if you do not have the proper workout partner, they may be able to halt your journey. It is important to sit down and explain your goals and plans with your partner, and make sure that you both are on the same page. Otherwise said partner can become a diseased fish in a tank full of healthy ones—simply, a bad seed. A good workout partner can help time pass faster, make you less likely to cancel, be encouraging, and celebrate your success, no matter how big or small it may be.

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[1] www.wakingtimes.com/2013/03/04/20-ingredients-to-memorize-and-avoid-in-any-