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Fitness and health questions answered

Over the years I have been unhappy with my body;  I have attempted to go on a diet to lose the weight but found the process too challenging. After a month of struggling and feeling miserable with no real weight loss to show for it, I realized that if I focus on eating healthier with smaller portions, but still allow myself to enjoy the fun family dinners guilt-free with smarter choices, I might enjoy the process of losing weight better.  It has helped!  I have much more energy and feel better about myself.  I am down 10 pounds and am easily incorporating smaller portions and healthier food choices into my life and I am ready to start incorporating for the first time, physical activity into my routine.  In the last few weeks I have tried a variety of styles of fitness.  I have tried, zumba, yoga, hikes and bootcamps and feel so much disappointment that I don't feel comfortable and down right embarrassed participating in any of the activities.  I stress all day about going to the next workout and beat myself up all evening because I did not do well in it and compared myself to everyone else in the classes.  I don’t have the money to hire a personal trainer and just can’t seem to pull myself out of what feels like a humiliating and miserable process attending these classes.  What can I do?

 

Thank you for your question and congratulations to you for taking the steps to creating a healthier dietary plan and the new incorporation of physical activity into your routine! Let me start by saying that no one ever loves the first transitions into physical activity! Why?  Well, of course there are many reasons and each and every single one of them is a complete ego bruiser - from not knowing what to expect, not having enough strength and endurance to last through the class or activity, the extreme pain and fatigue your muscles are feeling during and after the class, not being able to catch your breathe and of course the feeling that you stand out while everyone is watching you fail, just to name a few! Every person that you admired for their strength, stamina and amazing abilities in each of your attended classes, that had you perhaps feeling intimidated...they all experienced the same fears and emotions at some point or another as well!  I promise, you are not alone in your feelings.

Our body goes through a number of biological effects as we workout!  Our muscles, lungs, joints and  heart. We are shocking our systems in all of our workouts, especially the first few times of incorporation of a new fitness style or activity.  So let go of the idea of needing to be great from moment one and change your mindset, from failure and embarrassment to being patient, proud and aware of the positive benefits you are creating for yourself. You might just find that the enjoyment level of these classes changes from misery of participation to feeling great about the past hour and all of your accomplishments!   Find more compassion for yourself and be aware of, and let go of your performance expectations - so much is going on in your body as you workout!  You are learning your movement patterns,  mind-body connections, proper forms/techniques and to-do’s in each style of class, and so much more!

So, give your bootcamp class a try again with a shift in your perception; follow it up the next day with a relaxing and healing restorative yoga class, to give those tired and sore muscles some love;  continue on the next day as you smile your way through a body shaking zumba class and embrace the beauty of nature and great company on a scenic hike!  Give yourself a month of your new routine and classes - by then if you have not gotten excited with all of the above forms of exercise, you will likely have found one or two that you know are the perfect fit for you, and likely will be more motivated to try find the courage to try something else new!  Have fun during your process and be proud of your accomplishments!


If you have any questions, comments or personal training inquiries contact Kasie at www.profilefitnesstraining.com or directly at 250-859-2431.

This article is written by or on behalf of an outsourced columnist and does not necessarily reflect the views of Castanet.



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Fitness has been a passion and way of life for Kasie for over 14 years, six of those years she has dedicated to training and educating her clients and group fitness classes. Kasie strives to transform lives and bring awareness to those on the realistic, simplistic and effective keys to living and maintaining lifelong health and fitness success.  Kasie is known for her tough, yet realistic approach and has been apart of transforming many lives.  Kasie is so blessed to be able to make her dreams become her reality and help others set, reach and surpass their desired goals.

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