[Guest Post] *The person who wrote this wished to remain unknown
FITNESS, TRAINING & WORKING OUT
These three things sometimes seem to intimidate people. People often don’t have the confidence to walk into a gym or take a fitness class, maybe because they’ve never been to a gym before. Remember the gym is more than just a place to pose in-front of a mirror for a Instagram selfie. The gym can be used as an escape from reality, an escape from their crappy job with a boss that doesn’t appreciate them, or even a place to socialise with friends.
MENTAL HEALTH
A person’s mental health is tested all the time, from work, home life and day to day experiences. Not having a way to de-stress and relax can turn you into a fizzy bottle of pop. And what I mean by that is every-time you experience something you get shaken up, the more you get shaken up you’re close to exploding. Finding something to keep you balanced and clear minded is important. The gym and fitness is something that has always helped me keep level headed, the feeling after a good workout makes your crappy day worth it. You feel like a little weight has been lifted off your shoulders, feeling like you’ve accomplished something not only are you looking after your heart and body by working out, but also looking after your mind.
WHAT WORKING OUT DOES FOR ME
If fitness has done anything for me the most I’d say it’s gave me the ability to feel proud of myself. Sometimes the hardest part is dragging myself to the gym but the feeling after killing your work out and walking out that door whilst leaving your rubbish day behind, gives you a feeling I want anyone and everyone to experience.
DON’T LET GYMS SCARE YOU
My advice to anyone not feeling confident when it comes to the gym is to remember that a-lot of gyms offer a free personal training session with most memberships. Take full advantage of that. Someone to stand with you and make you feel more comfortable. Please get rid of the thought that people will stare at you because you’re new, we are all there for the same reason and we all had to start somewhere.
Does the thought of entering a gym scare you? Why do you workout? Does it help your mental health? Let us know your thoughts on this topic!
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I ❤ this description—>”Not having a way to de-stress and relax can turn you into a fizzy bottle of pop. And what I mean by that is every-time you experience something you get shaken up, the more you get shaken up you’re close to exploding.”
So glad you liked it ☺️! Its a great way to think about it, isnt it?
Absolutely!
Yesss 🙌🏻 so many good points, Olivia! 😊
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it ☺️
So many awesome tips, Olivia!!! The first one is a YEAHHHHH!
Yay! So glad you liked it!!
“ Sometimes the hardest part is dragging myself to the gym but the feeling after killing your work out and walking out that door whilst leaving your rubbish day behind, gives you a feeling I want anyone and everyone to experience.”
That basically sums up working out for me, haha I really felt that 😊
Me too! ☺️☺️☺️
I used to love kick boxing, it was a great destresser, and I agree with the points you made in your post. I’ll get back to it someday 🙂
Im sure it was! I bet it helped get alot of feelings out you had!☺️
I used to be so scared of going to gym because a lot of the ‘popular’ and super fit/skinny girls from my high school went to the same gym as me so I always felt judged and intimidated. However, I have learnt that exercise is really good for mental health even though I’m not a fan of exercise. It isn’t so much an escape from reality for me but it does help me subconsciously release tension. Great post I really enjoyed it ☺️❤️❤️
So glad you enjoyed Tia!
It can be so intimidating cant it? But we have to push those thoughts aside and remember the reason why were going!☺️☺️
It really can but you are so right when you push those thoughts aside and realign your reasoning it becomes a lot easier ☺️☺️
The gyms are unfortunately still closed here in our country. So, I do home workouts but honestly I hate working out these days because the weather here is so hot. Anyways, you listed many great benefit of working out.
Oh really? That sucks! Hopefully they’ll re-open soon!!
Worth reading!
So glad u enjoyed!!
Woaaah awesome tipss oliviaa👍 sometimes thinking about working makes me even more lazy to exercise, hehee. But, I know its a must thing to do to stay focus
So glad you enjoyed! This was a guest post so they’re not my tips 😉 but i will pass on your kind words!
Ow rytt! Thankss☺️
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I enjoy working out. It’s like Disneyland in my mind when I workout. I feel free, my mind is relaxed, it calms me in a very strange way. When I’m mad I work out, when I’m happy I work out. It’s my go to meditation, strangely.
I actually enjoy working out equally as cooking and eating my favorite dishes lol. It feels so satisying and it brightens up my mood whenever I feel down. When I workout, it feels like I’m a new and different person!
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Thanks for this amazing fitness tips really feeling great from the inside my body.👍👍
You’re so welcome, glad you enjoyed this guest post!
Exercising can transform our personality completely. I too have a post on this topic
I agree it can!
Participation in regular physical activity can increase our self-esteem and can reduce stress and anxiety. It also plays a role in preventing the development of mental health problems and in improving the quality of life of people experiencing mental health problems.
Agreed!
This is amazing, we love it when customers send us transformation photos… However we love it even more when we realise the huge impact that physical exercise has on somebody’s entire life. Keep moving and keep positive, start off slow and build up at your own pace! Thanks for this post Olivia keep up the fab work!
Thank you for reading! So glad you liked the post!
“The gym and fitness is something that has always helped me keep level headed, the feeling after a good workout makes your crappy day worth it.”
100% agree. I just got back from the gym after debating whether or not I should…. It’s worth it every time. Once you get out of your head, it makes you wonder why it was ever up for debate!
For real! Most of the time its the thought of doing something that we hate. And then after its done, were almost like “why was I thinking that way!”
Profound indeed truly speaking I usually feels like that sometimes I usually feel ashamed of going to the gym what people will say, now that I learned and understand we are all there for the same reason and we all had to start somewhere I will definitely be committed for my mental health.
Thank you, the article is very helpful.
I’m so glad you found this post helpful!
Great blog. So many of my clients come to me with low self-esteem, it should be a great journey for your mind as well as your body.
I agree! They both go hand in hand!
Exceeding does help. But diet is all the game.
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I trained a client in 2019 who was on anti-depressants, I remember reading their health form and the many drugs they were on. Slowly, over the months we trained, they took on a glow, lost weight and one day told me they didn’t see the point of carrying on taking the drugs anymore. Exercise in action💪
Obviously mental health and physical health go hand in hand. Well written and wonderful article full of information. Thanks for sharing such a great article with us:-).