Fun with Fitness – Choices
Fun with Fitness is written by Fitness Coach & Model Amanda Mayhew and published every two weeks on OntarioNewsNorth.com
Amanda Lynn Hare-Mayhew; creator of Fytness Fanatik Magazine.
You Choose, You have the Willpower
There is no such thing as sleeping off the pounds or taking a miracle pill that burns fat. Losing weight is about making the right choices, every single day, in a variety of different situations.
For instance, I had a lot of hands on in the kitchen this past weekend preparing for a social gathering, and I wanted nothing more than to gobble up all of the cheese that was staring me in the face but because I am in training for something that I want so bad, I decided against it. It helped that I had a bowl of cherry tomatoes and a glass of water hanging out with me. I would definitely tell anyone, if you are craving a cookie or a sweet, go ahead and have one, mind your portions though. Because of my own goals, and discipline, I choose to not have one in this situation.
While travelling, I love to eat or munch. I always bring a small cooler and fill it full crunchy vegetables, that way I can chow down on the whole trip on something nutritious and not spend extra money on junk.
After I return from grocery shopping, I take most vegetables, and fruit, cut them up and put them in bowls/containers in the fridge, so that when I need a quick fix, I open up the fridge and it is right there. I don’t have to make time to make something or cut something up at that time. I also, have bowls of fruit throughout the house, in occasion that I feel like munching.
Fun Activities
- walking 2 miles in 30 minutes
- aerobics for 20 minutes
- dancing for 15 minutes (I dance all day long, if you were in my home/office, you would lose 100 calories laughing at me)
- run a mile in 10 minutes
- jump rope for 15 minutes (I crank a fast song, forget what my feet are doing and just move to the beat)
- clean the house for 30 minutes to an hour (I get a ton of exercise with three boys to clean up after)
- jumping jacks for 10 minutes ( my FAVE!)
There is more to being fit than just going to the gym every day. The trick is to find the balance between your mind, body and spirit.
Amanda Lynn Mayhew
Personal Exercise Coach/Model
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