How To Better Manage Stress & Finally Feel Better
I spent one entire day so worried I made myself physically ill. I once spent an entire week so stressed out I hardly ate. Another time, my anxiety levels were so high I hardly exercised for a whole month. Sound horrible? It was. Sadly, many of you have experienced similar issues with too much stress. If you are constantly feeling overwhelmed or worried, let me tell you, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Life is hard, but guess what? We were meant to be happy. Sure there will be hard times and life was never meant to be sunshine, rainbows, and unicorns. But that’s kind of what makes life fun, right? One of my…
5 Proven Ways To Get Motivated And Reach Your Goals
Wondering how to get motivated and actually reach your goals? Keep reading! Less than 10% of American’s will follow through with their New Year resolutions. It’s a sad but true fact. According to StatisticBrain.com, losing weight is the number one goal set by American’s in 2015. Sadly, only 8% of Americans followed through with their resolution. Too often sleeping in wins over working out. Pizza beats salad. Netflix overcomes any desire to go to bed at a reasonable hour. What’s the problem? Why can’t we follow through with our goals? Why can’t we choose what’s good for us more often? Well, besides good ol fashioned discipline, I blame motivation. If we…
Holiday Fitness Tips You Won’t See Anywhere Else
With Thanksgiving coming up and Christmas only a month away, the most festive time of year is here! With the holiday season comes family gatherings and other social commitments. For the fitness fanatics and health nuts this time of year can be more stressful than fun. Cakes, cookies, and other sweets seem to be everywhere taunting us. Time with family and friends conflict with time spent at the gym. For those of us trying to live a fit lifestyle, the holidays are often viewed as a type of sabotage on our hard-earned health and physique. The holiday season also seems to bring a large amount of “holiday fitness tips” from all sorts of…
How To Be A Healthy College Student
College is an important time in anyones life. Not only because it’s when we prepare for our careers, but it’s also the time we pick up habits that we keep for the rest of our lives, good or bad. I want to help you create healthy habits NOW so you can have a healthy and long life. Plus if you implement some of these habits you might: Lose some pounds Have better hair, skin, and nails Find new hobbies you enjoy Perform better in school and work Or you can continue to eat out every night, neglect exercise and go to bed at 3 in the morning and be miserable.…
How To Be More Optimistic (In Any Situation)
I once had a school assignment from my alternative medicine class that changed my life. Sounds dramatic, but hear me out. Our assignment was to keep a gratitude journal for the whole semester. We had to write down three different things each day, and they had to start with the sentence, “I’m grateful for…” We were challenged to find three unique things every day rather than just the generics. As the semester continued and my gratitude list grew, I began to notice something. I was less stressed, less worried, and more hopeful. In short, I was happier! I learned an important lesson that semester: Optimism may come naturally to some people,…
