Our guest blogger discusses: Maintaining a healthy lifestyleHealthy ...

September 3, 2012 at 3:38 pm

Today Celery and Cupcakes blogger, Jemma Andrew, brings us another article in her guest series on the motivation to keep fit? here she discusses what works for her in reaching her her long term goals!

Hi!? I?m Jemma and I blog over at Celery and Cupcakes. Staying motivated is one thing, but there is also being able to maintain an overall healthy lifestyle.

It has taken me so long to realise what is right for my body in terms of health and fitness.? At one point I was under eating and over exercising and eating all of the wrong foods.? The comparison between my life then and my life now are complete polar opposites.? I?m in such a great place right now and no longer chasing skinny but striving to be happy and healthy!

Here are a few tips that help me to stay happy and healthy as part as my new long term fitness goal:

Don?t sweat the small stuff ? I used to feel so guilty if I didn?t work out for over 1 hour a day, of course now I realise how silly this was.? Just getting out there and doing something even for just 15 minutes is still worthwhile.? It?s not the quantity that counts but the quality of the workout.

Balance ? I am a great believer that balance is key to a healthy lifestyle and cutting back on everything that is deemed ?bad? in your diet may cause you to overeat on a load of junk food. A little bit of what you fancy does you the world of good, but just have one cookie instead of the whole cookie jar.

Being organised ? With a busy lifestyle it can be hard to stay on track but being organised really helps with this.? Meal planning and even preparing meals the night before to take to work is a great way to make sure that you?re eating healthy outside of the home.

Take it easy ? After an injury I used to be really hard on myself and tried to carry on training at the same pace before my injury.? However, I realised how dangerous this was and I could have caused further damage.?? Now I make sure that I rest up and ease my way back into exercise once I have recovered from an injury.? There is a great guide to common injuries on the AXA PPP website.

For me health and fitness is a major part of my lifestyle and my long-term goal is to be happy and healthy and I have never felt better.? I wish you good luck in achieving your own long-term goals.

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