FIVE REASONS WHY YOU ARE STILL AT THE BEGINNERS LEVEL

I see people who would proudly tell you how many years they have been exercising. “I’ve been doing yoga for 5 years” or “I’ve been attending step-classes for 3 years”. With all this years of experience, one would expect their fitness level to be topnotch, but, I see them at the back of the class gasping for air after 10 minutes, and their bodies showing no proof. I mean if you could do two squats at the beginning of your first year, it is expected that you would do 5 or 10 squats at the end of the first year, especially, if you are so consistent that you need to brag about it. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. You find someone who has been on level 1 stay on level one forever. I believe there should be progression in life. Staying fit is not all about losing weight; it includes progressing in your fitness level.

After chatting with a few people, I came up with five reasons why some people make no progress in their fitness journey:

Lack of understanding: You probably do not understand why you need to exercise, or how to exercise effectively. Besides making exercise a lifestyle, you also need to set goals for yourselves. If you are looking to lose weight, for example, a fitness programme like pilates is not the most efficient method to achieve this. You would make better progress combining pilates with a HIIT cardio workout.

Status: For some, exercising is a status thing. In order to belong to a social circle, some people register at the popular gyms and attend regularly so people know there are in town.

Lifestyle: Your lifestyle might be hindering you from making progress. If your goal is to lose weight, for example, you probably are consuming more food and exercising too little.

Consistency: Many people are either too busy, or too lazy to stick to a fitness programme. Consistency is key to making progress in your fitness journey. If you only have time to exercise once a week, though not enough, stick to it.

Challenge yourself: Many times we set limitations for ourselves. “I can’t jump too high”, I can’t run”, “I can’t, I can’t, I can’t”. I can’t does not get you anywhere. Put in the work. Jump a little higher, squat a little lower, punch a little harder. You’ve done well by attending that class, now do great by putting in your best and making that hour worthwhile.

HEALING POWER OF CELERY

I bought a green smoothie some months back which had celery as one of its ingredients. While placing my order, I was a bit skeptical about how a celery smoothie would taste, but my oh my did I enjoy it. Now, I am busy making celery smoothies and even cooking celery soup. I know I tend to go overboard with new discoveries. Well, all of this made me wonder what my body was benefiting from my new found love. After all, it is a vegetable, so it should have loads of nutritional and health benefits right?

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF ZOBO/SORREL DRINK

z obo/sorrel was a must have during family gatherings. As children, we loved drinking it, not only because of how nice it tasted, but also because it coloured our lips and tongues red. Zobo (Nigerian) or Sorrel (Jamaican) is a red coloured drink made from a flower called Hibiscus sabdariffa. The sorrel plant contains a wide range of vitamins and minerals including vitamin C, calcium, niacin, riboflavin and a group of compounds called flavonoids. Flavanoids not only gives the sorrel plant its deep red colour, but, are also rich in antioxidants which rids the body of toxins. The sorrel plant also contains nutraceleuticals, which are said to be helpful to the health. Nutraceleuticals can help prevent and treat several diseases including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and cancer.

SOME OF YOUR EXERCISE IN PREGNANCY QUESTIONS ANSWERED

I t’s been a long time I wrote, but trust me I have not been idle. I recently had a baby and I am glad I have some pregnancy fitness experiences to share with you. After my marriage union with my lovely husband, I began to get advice from some concerned colleagues and family about slowing down on my exercising and focusing on building a family and making babies. I wondered how exercising interfered with me achieving any of that, to my surprise some people believed that exercising was going to prevent me from conceiving. In fact, a particular ex-colleague of mine really scared me when she told me that I could just keep having miscarriages and not even know it. I did not let any of this bother me as I believed that pregnancy would happen at Gods time. Besides I had only been married for a month and still looking forward to our honeymoon. Pregnancy was certainly not on my mind at this time. To answer your first question can I conceive while exercising?

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