INSPO Fitness Journal July 2018
Everything from nutrition, beauty, home and workplace wellbeing to health, performance – and so much more.
Everything from nutrition, beauty, home and workplace wellbeing to health, performance – and so much more.
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GET YOUR<br />
WELLBEING<br />
back on track<br />
I’ve recently found myself re-analysing my life. Remember<br />
that New Year’s resolution you made for <strong>2018</strong>? You know –<br />
the one to cut back on work, stress less and stop caring what<br />
everyone thinks? The one where you’ll be carefree, live life<br />
to the full and just be happy? Well I do, and I don’t know<br />
about you, but I failed miserably. But how? How do we get so<br />
caught up and lose track of what we want? And how do we<br />
get back on track? How do we get our wellbeing back…<br />
BY SHANE WAY<br />
We live in a world where life is busy.<br />
We work hard, look after others,<br />
do all the “have tos” and miss<br />
out on the “want tos. So why do we keep<br />
sacrificing our wellbeing? Why do we always<br />
put others first and keep giving from our cup<br />
until it’s empty? This got me thinking, and<br />
talking, and realising that it’s not just me – it<br />
seems to be the case for a lot of people.<br />
I set myself goals for the year, I knew what<br />
I wanted, and I knew how to get it. But somewhere<br />
along the way I forgot to put it into<br />
play. I got caught up in working hard, helping<br />
everyone else and not concentrating on myself<br />
and achieving wellbeing the right way.<br />
See, when the intention is there, that’s<br />
great – but when we don’t put strategies into<br />
place and focus on putting those plans into<br />
action, things fall apart quickly. Before we<br />
know it, we have lost sight of what our goals<br />
are, and we’re achieving wellbeing in the<br />
wrong way.<br />
So how do we get back on track? Do we<br />
grind for the rest of the year and promise<br />
ourselves that we will put our own wellbeing<br />
first? No. That’s not the way to live, in fact it’s<br />
not living at all. It’s time to take back control<br />
of our lives, focusing on ourselves, our wants<br />
and our needs. But the question is how?<br />
When I asked myself this question I wanted<br />
to come up with the answers for myself,<br />
but also be able to give others advice and<br />
help them on their wellbeing journey. So,<br />
here’s how we start.<br />
Become mindful:<br />
To be able to find reality, you need to take a<br />
step out of it. It’s hard to look forward if we are<br />
caught up in everything else that’s going on.<br />
This is where mindfulness and meditation<br />
play a key role. It’s going to help you<br />
disconnect from the pressure of life, find<br />
some peace and tranquillity, clear the mind<br />
and help you to relax.<br />
If it’s something you’re not into or haven’t<br />
tried before don’t worry – there are many<br />
apps and YouTube clips for beginners that<br />
help to guide you and make it all a stress-free<br />
and enjoyable experience. You should find<br />
yourself feeling refreshed, calm and collected.<br />
Ground yourself:<br />
Once you’ve cleared your mind you need to<br />
ground yourself – literally. Some of us connect<br />
with earth, some with water, some with sand.<br />
32 <strong>INSPO</strong> – FITNESS JOURNAL JULY <strong>2018</strong>
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