Fitness motivation is easy to find…at first. When you’re first starting your health journey finding fitness motivation is easy. You’re eager to go to the gym, you’re purchasing cute gear, and you’re feeling pumped! But, flash forward a couple of months down the road and those feelings aren’t nearly as strong. And that’s normal! But to be successful on your journey you need to be able to dig deep on those hard days. One of the easiest ways to maintain fitness motivation is to be prepared for the hard days ahead of time. First, you have to acknowledge that there will be hard times. Shake off the idea that you’re not allowed to struggle in your journey. Acknowledge that you will doubt and question yourself. But those hard times are not a reflection of your commitment to your health journey. They just are what they are, tough days. Post contains Affiliate links. See Disclosure for details. Opinions are my own. Don’t mistake hard times for failure. When times get tough, a lot of people tend to give up. They ‘try their best’ but then call it quits. I can understand that line of thinking, I’ve done it myself many times […]
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This post contains Affiliate Links. For more information please see Disclosures. Opinions are my own. Preparing for your first run can be daunting. Chances are, even if you’re excited to get running, you’re a little nervous about that very first run. I speak from lots of experience! I have had three first runs! The first was back in 2012 when I was training for my very first 5km race. At that time, I was close to my heaviest weight and was wanting to try for a baby. So, I tried running for a few months in an effort to get in better shape for a healthier pregnancy. I did it. Sort of. Running at that weight was really hard, physically and mentally. But I am so glad I did it and I would do it again! Even though I ran a miserable 5km race and didn’t put my running shoes back on until January of 2014, I had proved to myself that I could do hard things and accomplish goals at any weight. My second “first run”. My second “first run” was in January 2014. I was at my heaviest weight, having recently given birth to twins, and well in […]