LIFESTYLE
Posts that look at lifestyle issues.
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Try a No-Equipment Workout
Happy Friday! There are many ways to work on your fitness goals. Last week, I wrote a post about Getting Fit at Home. There were examples of how to set up your workouts at home with equipment or even home items. This post looks at setting up workouts with no equipment which can be done at home or anywhere! I have posted a brief article before about this (Deciding on a Fitness Program: Bodyweight) but this post is a little more detailed. No-equipment workouts are an excellent way to have a little more fun and variation with your exercise, and to not worry about spending any money. Here are some…
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Managing Your Self-Care Mission
Good morning! In these hectic times, we often overlook caring for ourselves. It’s easy to go about our day thinking that our bodies will just manage themselves and that we don’t really need to put too much effort into self-care. However, caring for ourselves properly and intentionally is key to ensuring that we remain physically, emotionally, and mentally well. Let’s take a closer look at self-care and why it’s so important for our well-being. A Definition of Self-Care We look after ourselves every day by eating food, drinking water, getting enough sleep, and taking baths or showers. However, self-care is different than simply just doing the necessary things to stay alive and…
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Getting Fit at Home
Whether you want to lose weight, tone up, or simply be a fitter person, you might currently be deciding which workout would be best for you. There are a wide range of options, so sometimes it simply comes down to your lifestyle preferences. If you have a hard time getting away to work out, you might want to try creating a fitness routine at home. Here we will look at the many ways to get fit right in the comfort of your own home. Why You Should Consider Working Out at Home For some people, the option to start a fitness routine at home feels like a dream come true.…
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Are You Trying to be Perfect?
Welcome to the new week! I hope you are having a productive one! While we are working to achieve our goals, sometimes we find ourselves pulling into a cycle of trying to get everything perfect. It sounds great but in some cases, the perfect can be the enemy of the good. When we think about perfectionism, many people might be inclined to think that this means everything is always done properly and correctly. They believe that a perfectionist is somebody who never makes any mistakes. However, this is very rarely, if ever, the case. Let’s take a look at what could really be behind your perfectionism. Concern about Other People’s…
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How to Find Your Fitness Motivation
You know that exercising on a regular basis is good for you and have even chosen some great workouts to do, but maintaining your fitness motivation to keep going is another thing altogether. Fitness, like diets and new hobbies, are often easy in the beginning. You’re excited to try something new, you add them to your schedule, and feel ready to finally make it work. You’re determined that this is going to work, even if in the past you gave up after a few days or a few weeks. The problem is motivation. You need to keep pushing yourself and finding the motivation to continue, even on days when you…
