3 Ways To Stay Healthy And Fit For Life

Easy for me to say right? Having 20 years of sports behind me it's in my blood, I don't even need to try.

I'm sorry, I have to tell you that you are WRONG. Any habit can be undone if not practiced, practiced and practiced some more.

And it's so easy to stop when the tough gets tough. But today I am not going to preach about this, I am going to give you food for thought, as always but today a bit more.

Staying healthy and fit for life is not difficult. We make our own lives difficult by trying to do what others do and what others say, and we never go with our instincts.

Here's what I mean. Some people really, really love the gym, and they like to be really toned and some like to bulk up and that's ok. That's what they like and motivates them and that's good.

However many of us don't want HD muscles, we just want to stay healthy and be happier as a result.

But here's the thing, we struggle to get to where we want, healthy, fit and happy, because of a few simple reasons, you already know and I will remind you:

1. We make health a goal.

I said it before and I'll say it again, health is not and should not be a goal. Health is there all the time, it's like the nose on your face. We should never make a purpose of it.

I don't really know how to emphasize this more. It's like oxygen, it should always be there, it should be natural and we should not think about it.

Health comes as a result of your habits. Your life is a bundle of habits. Focus on them instead.

2. We struggle too much to follow thousands of rules.

Many of the rules, which I call health fashion, come and go (i.e. fats are bad for you!). We listen and put into application everything out there, just in case they are all right and you are wrong.

And this makes us miserable because we are virtually not allowed to eat, do or have anything according to the rules. You already know what is good and less good through common sense. You already know!

 

May I give you an example from my life? I hope so... :D

I travelled to a few countries, working and studying, so I've been on my own for a long time. But no matter where I go and what I do, how the new world I find myself in tries to change me I always, always go back to the habits I developed back home, with and by my mother.

You know why? Because my body is programmed to eat certain foods and not eat others. And I am programmed to exercise on a regular basis otherwise I start gaining weight and feel miserable.

I first noticed when I left home and went to US in 2007. I began putting weight on and I realised that my eating habits had changed because I allowed the environment to dictate what I should do.

So I went back to what I used to eat home and I came back to normal. That's the story in a nutshell.

That's what I believed to be good for me and I stopped listening to everyone around saying this is good and that is bad. I just went with my common sense. And it worked of course.

 

So this is my advice, stop listening to everyone (yes! that includes myself) and follow your intuition, the habits you grew up with (because I am sure most of them were healthy) and move as if you were a child again (that means leaving the car home more often).

 

The exception to this rule is if you train for a specific purpose, marathons, competitions etc. That's a different story. But if it's health you are looking for then common sense is a good way to go.

3. We force ourselves to do things that everyone else does even if we hate it

And here I have "going to the gym" in mind.

As I said before, some people love it and it works for them, but it will not work for everyone. It never worked for me.

In the past I'd go to the gym 3-4 months and then get bored. Even if changing routines I'd see the same place, the same scenery, roughly the same people, never changing, always monotony, never having a purpose. It made me unhappy to be there.

Try instead looking for a sport you like. There are hundreds of sports you can take on. Learning a new skills is personal development and we, humans, are made to learn and evolve, not stagnate. That's what makes us happy.

Examples: rock climbing, cycling outdoors (actually going somewhere!), running (learning from a coach), target shooting, archery, swimming, squash, badminton, tennis, Martial Arts.

I suggest you have a coach, you learn more, you are accountable and a coach never lets you get bored.

 

Finally spend more time outdoors. If you can take your training outdoors it's even better. You'd never get bored of it, because every time yougo out there everything is different, from day to day, even within the day.

You have so much to see and do, to listen, to feel, to smell (good stuff that is). And be creative, your life is more colourful when you allow your creativity to flow.

 

Do those things that make you feel ALIVE

 

This is how you stay HEALTHY AND FIT FOR LIFE. Bring creativity, diversity, intuition and happiness in your life and everything else will take care of itself.

Furthermore look to be coached by someone who will teach you how to do things by yourself, who will educate you rather than just train you. This way you will know what to do when you finish your program.If it works for me there is no reason why it would not work for you as well.

 

As you already know this is what I do, I train you outdoors, I help you get fit and healthy and I spark your creativity on one of my 12 weeks programs, 1-2-1 or groups, and then you take it from there because you LEARN HOW.

Book a free call with me to see how we can get you out of boredom and monotony and release your creativity to get you healthy, fit and happy.

Alexandra Merisoiu is the Founder and Coach at Urban Women Fitness. She has an outdoor health and wellness system where she helps professional women in their 30's and 40's to overcome stress and depression.  

She does this by creating a healthy, fit, organic lifestyle using The Merisoiu Technique and its Six Guiding Principles of a Healthier

Lifestyle that takes them from feeling mentally burnt out and exhausted, and in as little as 12 weeks they can be feeling energised and transformed! 

Her clients usually work with her because they feel overwhelmed, overworked and tired and seek a more balanced lifestyle.

What separates her services from other Wellness Coaches is that she is an Outdoor Transformational Health and Wellness Coach. By using only the natural environment and looking at all areas of your life and health you achieve massive transformation in just 12 weeks. 

Because of this, Alexandra's clients are happier, attain fuller health and have a more fulfilling family life.

Alexandra MerisoiuFounder and Coach at Urban Women Fitness 0754 683 2439alexandra@urbanwomenfitness.comwww.urbanwomenfitness.com

Outdoor Transformational Health & Wellness CoachPushing boundaries for physical, mental and spiritual growth & developmentP.S. Have you downloaded my Free eBook The Merisoiu Technique yet? If you haven't then what are you waiting for? Download it now