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Happy New Year 2017

31/12/2016

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Another year is soon coming to a close.  For many of us, we are already looking to the next year with hope and anticipation, some with trepidation.  The end of one year heralds in the urge to plan ahead, dream of what’s to come and formulate our new years’ resolutions.  It is wonderful to have a plan that will bring us to new heights.  But before you rush into the New year, I ask you to take a moment and reflect.

While always looking ahead is a powerful creative tool of human nature, it is equally important to slow our minds and spirits down.  When we are always rushing ahead, life passes us by.  As we are becoming more aware in current times, life is often too short, so don’t rush past the preciousness of time.  Before you plan ahead, take a moment.  Find your favorite spot where you can sit quietly.  Let the bright sun, your favorite music or the wonder of silence wash over and fill you.  Take a few deep breaths.  Look back on the past year.  The accomplishments, new or different experiences, obstacles and hardships.  In all of these moments can be found opportunities for learning and development.  These building blocks of our life experiences, even in the most adverse of situations, gives us strength and shape our spirit.   

Now take a moment and thank yourself for all that you have accomplished and all that you have overcome.  Take a moment to send thanks to those who helped you on your path.  Take a moment to thank those people or circumstances that caused you to alter or reevaluate your path.  Often even those moments that appear like a brick wall before us are there to teach us something.  When we give ourselves and the moments in our lives thanks, we free ourselves from the shackles of regret and oppressive thought.  We relinquish control, and in so doing, free ourselves to experience life more purely.

In this calmer state, we can now look to the future.  Know that anything is possible, and with hard work and focus all is achievable.  When we make our plans or New Year’s resolutions we often form them in parameters that, though possible, are often too abstract to be realistically achieved.  When planning ahead think of your goals in terms of realistic life changes.  Instead of saying ‘I’m going to lose 10 kilos this year’, rephrase it as ‘I’m going to start exercising three times a week’.  If you already exercise but still want to shed some kilos, try to look at how you can vary your exercise routine to facilitate change.  Perhaps your diet needs an overall.  Depriving yourself fully is often not sustainable in the long run.  Look at how you can slowly incorporate it into a new lifestyle model; ‘I’m only going to have one glass of a soft drink a day’ (instead of 3, or 4…).  ‘I’m going to cook my meals at home’ (instead of eating out or buying fast food.)

By making small life alterations that are easily incorporated into our daily routine, we set up a system of change that is achievable and sustainable in the long run.  The small changes will give you results that are lasting and meaningful both to your health and your state of mind. It also minimizes the intense pressure we often put on ourselves with New Year’s resolutions, and thus the likelihood of failure is decreased.  You may only lose 5 kilos, but you will feel more fit, more in control and better prepared to shed the next 5 kilos with as much ease and confidence.  While another year has passed, time is never lost nor forgotten.  Give thanks to who you were and look confidently forward to who you can become.  

We at Hilary Coley Fitness would like to thank our friends, clients and colleagues for a year filled with love, hope and enthusiasm.  We look forward to further supporting you in your life’s journey and wish you all health and happiness in the coming year.
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Get Movin

20/12/2016

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With the onset of winter, short days and the cold that penetrates through all layers, it is easy to lose ones’ exercise resolve.  The body naturally wants to slow down, and the thought of having to venture out in the, often, dark miserable weather is enough to make us curl back up into a ball and wait out spring.  Don’t let the winter months be a hindrance to your resolve.  In fact, now more than ever is the time to get moving.

Images during winter and the Christmas season conjure thoughts of festive gatherings, together time with families and friends and lots of good cheer, usually around a lot of alcohol. However, it is also a time where it is all too easy to fall into a slump.  The dark and the gloom lowers our moods, and all too often that slump can quickly slide into deeper feelings of boredom, loss of purpose or depression.  Exercise is proven to have psychological and emotional benefits.  It increases our feel-good hormone, increases our immune system and boosts our self-confidence.

Exercise isn’t limited to high intensity workouts where you fall into a sweaty exhausted heap.  It’s about finding physical activities that get your heart rate elevated, but most importantly, that make you feel good and puts a smile on your face. Turn the music up loud and dance your heart out.  Access the internet for some Yoga, Pilates or a little Zumba.  Or just do some walking/running in place, skipping rope or jumping jacks.  If going alone is too daunting, get some friends together and start moving.  Exercise can be a great way to socialize and interact with like-minded individuals.  This further lifts our moods, keeps us motivated and focused, and gives us a medium through which we can work out and alleviate any hardships or uncertainties in our lives.  There are unlimited ways to get out and move.  Whatever your choice, make sure your heart rate is elevated and you have a smile on your face.
 
Exercise isn’t bound by time.  Any physical movement adds up and is important to our well-being and increased health.  If 45 minutes to an hour a day just seems like too much of a commitment at this time, then break it up.  Take a ten-minute break from your work, go for a short walk, or do some squats or sit-ups at your desk.  If your commute distance isn’t a hindrance, then forego the bus/train/car and walk or cycle to work or home.  If the weather is still too daunting, then take ten minutes before you switch on that television or computer at home and run in place or dance.  Don’t limit yourself with an aversion to time, and eventually the time you give exercise will not be limited.
 
The weather outside may indeed be frightful.  But that doesn’t mean our mood need be.  Through the cold winter months never forget the most important part of the equation, which is You.  How are you feeling?  How is your life?  How is your emotional state?  If the answer to all these questions is not an outstanding GREAT, then it’s time to get refocused on You.  Get out there and move.  Whatever you do this winter, just keep on moving, and start feeling GREAT.
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    Hillary Coley Schubert is one of the most popular and exciting fitness instructors around and is admired by clients and colleagues alike. Her qualifications includes: Exercise Leader of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), STOTT PILATES Certified Instructor, and Certified Instructor for Sivananda Yoga.

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