I like to Move It Move It !!

Movement. It is the biggest and one of the hardest components to a healthy lifestyle. We all see it everywhere. There is no easy way to maintain a healthy weight, feel good, and maintain weight loss without getting out and being active.  The number one thing to think about when it comes to getting active is to find something that you enjoy doing. If you are like me, I didn’t think that I would I would ever set foot in a gym let alone work out in front of people. I didn’t like to get sweaty, I  didn’t want to make a fool out of myself, and a for surely didn’t want the buff people at the gym to make fun of me while I was “ working out”. The key to success is to find something that you feel comfortable doing, enjoy doing, and it will never really feel like working out. Finding someone that you can go find fun movement things to do is a great way to get out and keep motivated to keep moving.

For me, Zumba was my outlet for movement. I was nervous at first, but decided that I was going to get healthy and move for me. I found a friend that wanted to try it with me, and we held each other accountable to going to the classes. It didn’t matter what people thought about me. In reality they were probably thinking the same thing that I was. Eventually I found many other ways that I could get out and be active and move. I love going for walks, recently started running, playing outside with my sister, doing lawn work, and so much more just to get moving!

 You don’t have to be the person at the gym the benches 100 pounds, or runs on a treadmill for 3 miles. You could go for a walk outside with your friend. Go for a swim; walk on the tread mill, play basketball, just anything that gets you moving. Getting started is the hardest, but making it a part of your daily routine will have you looking forward to having that time to be able to let your stresses go, and work on getting YOU healthy. I know that during my busy college days this is a saving grace.  I count down the hours where I can shut down and just work on getting out my stresses from the day.

When in doubt think like Dory from Finding Nemo. Just keep moving, moving, moving!