Imagine Fitness

As I was thinking about this weeks topic, i came across  ‘O’ magazine. for those of you that don’t know that is Oprah’s monthly magazine. In her magazine she has a column entitled “What I Know for Sure”.  I once read that perhaps a better title would be ‘What I Know for Now’. I like that and wondered how it could relate to diet and exercise.

So here goes: ‘What I Know for Now’ (as it relates to all things fitness).

1. You have to keep moving forward. As long as  you are consistent with your workouts, the results will follow. Every workout does not have to be an all out 100% effort. Even on the days  that the weather, (especially in Calgary) and the universe seem to conspire against you,  or you are just plain tired just keep at it, and you are a success.

2. Life is ever changing. Each day brings us new challenges, we can either refuse to acknowledge them or embrace them and see what lessons we can learn from them.

3. Our diets will never be perfect. Stop beating yourself up about a bad choice every now and then. Remember the 80/20 rule. 80% of your diet should be based around clean and healthy eating. The other 20% is about letting go and enjoying life.

4. The scale is not the end all of our existence. Exercise brings about more benefits than just numbers on the scale. Many of the changes are happening inside our bodies that we can’t see. We have lower resting heart rate, better body composition, and more self confidence. No scale can ever tell us all that.

So what I know for now, is that each day that we keep on giving our best and keep moving forward is a success.  Fitness and health are life long goals, that help us to achieve the best that we can be. It is not  so much a destination as a journey. Enjoy your journey.

Till next time,

Shelley Healy

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