What does being FIT means to you?
Being happy fit is more important or being thin fit ?!?!
Our society, social media, peer pressure forces us to believe that having that ultra curvaceous beach ready figure or a V Shaped body is the real mint.
But really!?!?
And all this at the cost of what, losing your sleep and peace over “perfect number on the weighing scale”, for the selfies, for the Instagram, for the social media or for that hot LBD,
No, am not judging anyone here, ofcourse who doesn’t like flaunting those Little Black Dresses and fishing for heartmelting compliments. But for more than anything else,
Do it for yourself, to feel comfortable in your own skin, for leading a healthy long happy and disease free life.
Post pictures on social media, but not to show off, but to be an inspiration to all, to show the world that “this ,what you are doing is your happy place”, to motivate others to make the right healthy choices in their life so that they too can find their happy place.
You work crazy hard for being fit but inside you are stressed, dull, cranky, unhappy, pooped out, then there is no point as it will only lead you towards illness and diseases.
They say a person who leads a happy stress free life with an active daily routine lives longer than others who don’t.
“Having a Balanced Mind is as important as having a Balanced body”
Metamorphosis of lifestyle is important but only if that brings more confidence and spark of happiness in your life.
Majority of us have misunderstood the fitness and fatness thing.
That very first thought that comes in our mind about fitness is being thin.
When we think about “getting in shape” ,
The shape we think about is that V shape body and an hour glass swag look.
Being in good shape means improving lifestyle and health, but we focus on reducing fatness instead, which is nothing but superficial fitness.
We have to understand that strength, stamina, health, happiness, balance( of body and mind both), endurance and tranquility should be our main goal and these are more important in the long run than being skinny.
Let those love handles be there, let those bingo wings be there, let that muffin top be there as more than these your stress will kill your confidence.
Especially some girls who take this whole ball game of looking thin to such an extent that unknowingly they drag themselves to BULIMIA i.e an emotional disorder characterized by a distorted body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by fasting or self-induced vomiting or purging.
Dont strive for weight loss but for lifestyle changes, inculcate healthy eating habits and exercise regime in your lifestyle and forget about the rest of it as weight loss is an inevitable byproduct of a healthy lifestyle.
You will lose weight by default if you are religiously following a healthy lifestyle.
When people do become more physically active and are cognizant of their nutritional intake, they get real health benefits.
People have a myth in their head that if they are not able to lose weight with exercise then they are not getting benefitted by exercising.
Which is absolutely wrong,
Other than the weight loss, chiseled chest, biceps, hot six packs and all that jazz exercise is producing more endorphins for you, a happy hormone.
Being fit by eating healthy and changing the body’s composition is how we can be fitter for long.
Changing body composition means having more muscles mass in the body than fat mass.
Parenthetically speaking,
It may actually be healthy for an overweight person to gain some weight — if the new weight comes as muscle and not fat as muscles are more in weight than fat but they look leaner than fat.
Changing to a healthy diet means cutting back on high-fat food and on starchy carbs. It means eating a balanced diet that includes protein, whole grains, vegetables, fruit, fiber, and, yes, some healthy fats. People who do this, and who get moderate exercise, can lose body fat and gain lean muscle.
Don’t demonize your body fat instead use it for muscle building or shed it off with workout and healthy balanced diet.
And over and above all this,
Feel happy within, do what brings smile on your face, MEDITATE or do what you know will bring health and happiness in yours and in the lives of people around you.
So, What does fitness mean to you?
Ask yourself today!!
#fithappens
#stayhappy
#thatfitmum
