I'm The Fit Girl Of The Group. Here Are 5 Things I Recommend To All My Friends (Credits: Pexels)
Being the “fit friend” doesn’t mean I’m always at the gym or eating salad. It just means I’ve made wellness a part of my life and I love sharing what’s actually realistic. These are my top 5 non-intimidating, everyday fitness tips I always tell my friends.
1. Waiting for Monday will keep you waiting
The 1st of the month or your next friend’s wedding are not the right reasons to opt in for fitness. You need to be fit for YOU. If you are thinking about being a healthier version of yourself right now, drop everything you’re doing and go to the gym for a quick 30 min workout or step out for a walk or just try and perfect those push ups in your bedroom. Start today, and if you can, start right now.
2. Always carry a fragrance with yourself
Being fit means choosing a walk over a 10 min ride, climbing up the stairs rather than taking the lift or simply offering a helping hand to a stranger on the street to carry their groceries. With extra exercise, sweat is bound to happen. So, it’s always a good idea to carry deodorant, roll-on, travel bottles or solid perfume on you. You never know when you may need a dab or spray.
3. The weight on the scale doesn’t matter
It is how you feel, and what you see in the mirror. Try and focus on the way your body changes, your strength increases and how you are making better choices in life. Notice the smaller, and positive changes. Not everything has to be about the number on the scale.
4. Pick your path, then mute the noise
There’s a lot of advice available out there but if you listen to it all, following a path becomes difficult. Cut a plan for yourself and envision a goal, take into consideration all the resources you would need and focus on reaching the destination one day at a time (bad days included). Once you have a clear blueprint of what you need to follow, the sound of your dreams becomes the music and everything else turns to noise. This works well for fitness and life as well.
5. Give yourself credit where it’s due
Celebrate your progress—even the smallest bits. Look in the mirror and affirm your effort. Imposter syndrome is real, but it can’t beat self-compassion. You’re showing up. You’re trying. You’re doing the thing. That’s more than enough. Remind yourself: you don’t need to be perfect to be proud.
