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Damn, my ass has never been tighter! I love squats!

#strength training #health and fitness #fitness and health

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I want to lift some weights today so badly, but I know if I don't give myself a break my muscles are going to be mad at me lol.

#Fitness #Exercise

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Just a somewhat friendly FYI: Most beginners trying to get into fitness are not going to have the proper form when doing certain moves. They are trying to move their bodies in ways they have not before. If you are trying to teach someone to do things the right way, you need to give them some grace. There was nothing that turned me off to fitness in the past more than people getting frustrated with me because my form wasn't right on my first try. OF COURSE my form wasn't right. I was trying to make my body do things it wasn't used to.

I've been serious about my fitness for over a year and a half now, and I'm just NOW able to do a proper squat, and I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I don't work out with other people and I don't go to the gym. I work out at home. And you know what? I did a lot of these moves wrong and I knew I was doing them wrong, but you know what happened when I gave myself grace and kept going? My body eventually began to work itself out and allow me to do these things the right way. No one is going to be perfect starting out and we shouldn't expect people to be.

#fitness and health #health and fitness #exercise #fitness #health

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If you are trying to start running for fitness, you are allowed to run as slow as you want. If anyone tells you differently, just know that their sense of superiority rests in whether or not you believe them. Remember that there are a good number of people who occupy fitness spaces who do not want to welcome you because they can only feel good about themselves if fitness is kept exclusive. Don't let them gatekeep.

#running #fitness and health #health and fitness

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"If you want to meet your fitness goals, you have to be willing to commit to it even if you don't feel like it sometimes. Otherwise, you just don't want it enough!"

Hey, buddy, I have ADHD and used to have a hard time committing to fitness even though I wanted to because a lot of you in the fitness community have such a bootstraps 'I'm-better-than-you' approach that is not welcoming to beginners. My brain will not let me do things that I view as torturous. I only got into fitness when I was introduced to effective, beginner-friendly workouts. Maybe you'd get more people into this stuff if you changed your approach.

But I suspect your goal isn't really to get people into fitness.

#Fitness and Health #Health and Fitness #ADHD

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No one warns you when you get really into fitness how hard it is to make yourself rest. I ran my own 5k last week and my knees have been recovering from it, and I know it's best to rest, but damn, all I've wanted to do is keep running!

#Health and fitness #Fitness and health #Long distance running

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Celebrities should not be used for fitness goals.

Many celebrities have explained that what you see is not always what you get when it comes to their bodies. Others have shared how miserable of an experience it is to "get into shape" for a certain role. Zac Efron CRIED over how good pasta tasted after excluding that from his diet.

Set your own goals and be proud of your body!

#health and fitness #fitness and health

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I had the most amazing run yesterday! I found a walking/biking path near my house. It was surrounded by tall grass and all I could hear besides my music were the sounds of Spring! Birds and crickets chirping! I loved it!

#Running #Health and fitness #Fitness and health

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'You think fat activism is good, but this fat activist said this and this and this and did that and that and that. So, what do you think now?'

What do I think? I still think fat activism, fat positivity, body positivity, and body neutrality is good lol. Encouraging people to be comfortable in their skin and not hate themselves is a *good* thing. Teaching people not to fear food is a *good* thing. Telling people that they are allowed to exist in public regardless of their size is *good.* Letting people know that they can still be good people while being fat is *good.* Letting people know they're not less valuable to the world if they gain weight is *good.* Allowing for accessibility and representation for fat people in health and fitness circles is *good.* Acknowledging health and fitness doesn't have to center around weight loss and has other benefits besides that is *good.* Why are you ignoring all of that to dwell on a weird thing some random fat activist said that you didn't like that very few people listen to anyway?

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2024 LESSONS

jan: being alone does not have to mean being lonely

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If you are able to, I strongly recommend trying to run...for fun. You don't have to be fast and you don't have to be the best.

I started of barely able to run a half mile. Now, my record is 2.6 miles! And I'm not fast. It takes me about 45 minutes to run that distance, but it's so fun! I can listen to music while I do it and it really boosts my mood.

#Running #Fitness and health #Health and fitness

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I beat my personal record! 2.35 miles ran today! 🙌🏽👟❤️

My original goal was to just make it to 2 miles by the end of the month! And last month, I could barely run 10 minutes without losing my breath. I am so proud of myself!

#Running #Health and fitness #Fitness and health

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It's amazing. When I was a kid, I briefly ran competitively, and although I did enjoy it some, the fun was kind of ruined because of how it became centered around "winning." Even when not competing, things like gym class made it very difficult to enjoy running because teachers would grade you based on your physical ability instead of your effort.

As an adult, I've made more progress with the distance I can run by myself in a month because my focus is neither winning nor being fast. I just want to be outside enjoying the scenery as I listen to my tunes. I want to go to themed 5ks that allow me to explore new areas. I want to continue surprising myself in how far I can go. ❤️👟

#Cross country #Fitness and health #health and fitness

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Just thought of this, but as a millennial, I was constantly reminded of how my body wasn't "ideal" everything I was taken shopping for new clothes. ALL of the jeans in the junior section were low-rise. My mom pretty much had to drag me to the women's section because those were the only pants that fit me properly.

Again, I was mid-sized. And I think that gives me a better perspective than any "fitness influencer" who makes a career out of being "concerned for people's health." Fat positivity activists never told me I needed to be fatter but the bigger culture always told me I needed to lose weight.

I saw a selfie from ten years ago I took at my skinniest (after radioactive iodine treatment), and even though I've never been formerly diagnosed, I'm pretty sure I had/have an eating disorder. I'll elaborate later.

#Fatphobia tw

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I ran 1.4 miles on the treadmill today! 🙌🏽

🎶Playlist tracks🎵:

Uninvited--Alanis Morrisette

That Don't Impress Me Much--Shania Twain

Dance in the Dark--Lady Gaga

Standing Still--Jewel

If the World Doesn't End First--Frenchy and the Punk

Francesca--Hozier

#health and fitness #fitness and health #Running #Treadmill #Workout playlist

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Yeah, so I got fairly thin after developing an obsession with calorie count. I was fairly active. I took up light bike riding and played some Just Dance here and there. Sometimes I would go hard in order to give myself a calorie cushion. But damn. When I looked at the selfie a day or two ago, I was so shocked, because at the time I took that selfie, I wasn't completely happy. There was, like...no tone to my body at all. My arms were really skinny with no visible muscle in sight. And I still wasn't where I wanted to be. I thought I had to be skinnier.

I am now roughly 20 pounds heavier than what I was in that picture, but I'm healthier and I am developing muscle. I'm stronger. My skin looks brighter. I also have more confidence and energy. And I cannot help but feel saddened for the younger, skinnier woman in the picture, because she didn't think she was good enough.

I've mentioned this on my other blog, but the vitriol against fat positive activists under the guise of "concern for health" is such bullshit to me. I've been midsize for most of my life. Fat people who are happy or neutral towards their bodies never made me feel pressured to get fatter. It was skinny people with platforms, however, that made me feel like I wasn't good enough. They were the ones that made me feel like I needed to lose more weight even at my skinniest. They were the ones that triggered my anxiety over one or two pounds gained on the scale. Maria Kang asking fat people what their "excuses" were and Jillian Michaels rolling her eyes at fat positivity and yelling at fat people as a way to "encourage" them made me anxious and upset. Fat positivity was never a problem for me. Toxic fitness culture was.

When I was sick with an overactive thyroid, well-meaning people complimented my weight loss. People of all shapes and sizes joked about wishing they had the problem of uncontrolled weight loss when I explained what happened to me. There was never any ill will in those jokes, but they were still triggering.

And that is why this blog will never be weight loss centered. If someone wants to lose weight through healthy means and for the right reasons, great! But as I continue with my own journey, I find myself caring less and less about the number on the scale. My mid-size body can carry more and run a slow mile, and it's going to run even more with practice! That's more than enough for me.

I saw a selfie from ten years ago I took at my skinniest (after radioactive iodine treatment), and even though I've never been formerly diagnosed, I'm pretty sure I had/have an eating disorder. I'll elaborate later.

#body positive #body posititivity #body neutrality #Fat positive #Mid-size #Health #Fitness #Health and fitness #Fitness and health #ED tw #Eating disorder tw

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I saw a selfie from ten years ago I took at my skinniest (after radioactive iodine treatment), and even though I've never been formerly diagnosed, I'm pretty sure I had/have an eating disorder. I'll elaborate later.

#ED tw