When it comes to health and wellness you need to do more than just eat a healthy meal. You need to get up and get moving because it is the combination of eating right and working out that will offer the most healthy benefits to your body. That means coming up with ways to motivate yourself to workout.
It can be really hard to stay motivated, especially if you’re not seeing quick results. And even knowing that you didn’t gain it overnight doesn’t make it any easier to deal with the fact that you can’t lose it overnight. The key is to change things up and find ways to make fitness fun.
Take Up Gymnastics
Gymnastics doesn’t have to be something you only get into when you’re young and flexible. If you join the right classes you can learn some of the basics at any age. If you live in an extra cool city you might be able to take aerial trapeze classes too!
Gymnastics is a great way to build muscles, especially in your arms and legs. You need to have the right equipment to make sure you can safely do lifts and jumps. Gymnastics is not an easy sport to pick up though, but it can definitely be fun.
Do Some Yoga
Yoga isn’t as intense of a workout as gymnastics, but it’s still a good workout and works your whole body (and your mind). It helps build your core, can make you more balanced, and can help correct your posture. You can do it indoors or out, and you can do it on your own or in a class.
Yoga allows you to go about the poses at your own pace and intensity. You don’t want to push and hurt yourself, and even only going partially into a pose will still do your body good.
Go Dancing
Dancing is another full body workout and is really fun. Dancing doesn’t even feel like a workout but it gives you a good one. Don’t like to dance in front of others? Turn on some music and dance in your own living room.
If you feel like you can’t dance buy a Wii gaming system. They have a ton of great dancing based games that will help even the most novice dancer get their groove on and start burning calories.
Just Walk
Go for a walk. Just a plain out walk can do you a bunch of good. Walk around the block, walk to the store, walk with a friend, or take the dog for a walk. Raining or cold out? Go to the mall.
Walking doesn’t have to have any gimmicks. It burns calories, it’s easy to do, and if you give yourself a destination it can even be fun. Need a beat in your step? Take your iPod along.
Originally posted on April 22, 2017 @ 7:37 am