Tag: fitness goals

Beyond the Physical: The Non-scale Benefits of Exercise

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Stay motivated for your workout by focusing on 5 non-scale benefits of exercise

In the barre class I taught this past week, I closed with a quote on calmness to remind my class of the psychological benefits of exercise. Of course, I now can’t find that exact quote for the life of me, but I did find this one that is as close as I can get:

“You can’t calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do, is calm yourself. The storm will pass.”

Timber Hawkeye

After I shared it, I talked a little about how each person in that class had taken a step towards achieving mastery of mental calmness by getting through class that day. I decided to share that both with them and here, because it’s something that people don’t often think about when they think of exercising. People get wrapped up in the number on the scale, the size of their pants, and the number of calories burned on their fitness tracker, and they forget that some of the greatest benefits of exercise happen in the mind.

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My Fav Finds for a Healthy and Happy New Year

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Last week, I talked about how to set goals for the new year that you can actually achieve. This week, I want to share with you a few products that I am incorporating into my life to ensure a healthy and happy new year!

Before I get to the good stuff, I do want to clarify… If you read my last post, you’ll see a section where I said that I think the whole “resolution” idea is driven by those who want to sell us more stuff. I still stand by that. At the same time, I also love products that actually help you work towards being a better, healthier, saner you. I think our goal as consumers should be to remain focused on whether our purchases add value to our lives. And if they do, then I think you should go for it. So, there ya go.

Now, on to the good stuff! My first two faves are for the mental wellness side of things:

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Achievable New Year Resolutions

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And just like that, 2019 is here!

A new year ALWAYS comes with talk of resolutions. Did you know new year resolutions rarely work?

U.S. News reports that 80% of people will abandon their resolutions by the second week of February… yikes!

And yet, all I hear this time of year is people talking about making those darn, ill-fated resolutions! It strikes the same chord in me as when I hear people talk about going on crash diets… they are both set-ups for failure, self-loathing, and despair… and yet, here we go again, right?

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