Fall in love with exercise and become fit with ease

Do you tend to exercise to burn off the calories in the cookies and muffins you snack on? Or, do you exercise to feel happy, energised for the day and strong in your body? Many of us would have chosen the first option at one point in our lives because this is the message that is communicated to us in advertising, movies and social media.

 So, what can you do to heal and improve your relationship with exercise? There are a few steps you can take. First, you need to change your view on what a beautiful and healthy body looks like. It’s not what you’ve been shown in magazines with bikini models. In fact, when you can see a woman’s abdominal muscles, it’s because they have a very low body fat percentage and this is likely to affect her hormones. This can cause her to lose her period, always feel cold and hungry, experience hair loss, feel very tired, have consistent colds and the list goes on.

Once you acknowledge that a healthy body looks different in everyone depending on their ethnicity, genetics and habits, then you can move on to the next step. You need to figure out what is the real reason behind why you want to exercise. Your ‘why’ isn’t about looking a certain way. It will feel more meaningful like, “I want to feel confident in myself and speak up at work” or “I want to defend myself and be respected by others”.

Once you know your ‘why’, you need to repeat it in your mind regularly until it’s second nature to you. You can say it before you go exercise or whenever old thoughts and beliefs pass through your mind. Doing this will remind you about your ‘why’ and motivate you to exercise and move your body regularly.

Finally, you need to choose exercises that you enjoy doing or that challenge you. The first place we think about when we hear the word exercise is the gym. However, there are so many other ways you can move your body that are more exciting than a gym workout. Below you can see a chart with many options you can choose from, depending on your preferences and skills.

Pick one type of physical activity that interests you the most and do it for a few weeks. We tend to enjoy doing what we’re good at, so give yourself the chance to become familiar with it and develop your skills in that type of exercise. 

Once you’ve been very consistent doing exercises that you love, then you can level up! You can align the types of exercises you do with your cycle. Our sex hormones (oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone, LH and FSH) fluctuate throughout our cycles and so does our energy, calorie needs and cortisol levels. This is why it’s important to train with your cycle if you want to feel and look your best and keep cortisol levels balanced.

See below which exercises will match your hormones and energy levels in each phase.

If you want to feel even more motivated to exercise and learn how to move your body in ways you enjoy, then join us in the next ONLINE Serotonin Education Series on Thursday, the 2nd of September at 8:00 am. 

This month you can join us for free! The Discount Code to claim your FREE ticket is FREEEDUCATION.

So, book it in your calendar, grab a notebook and pen and get ready to heal your relationship with exercise and become fit with ease.