Do you ever feel like your workout isn’t enough? I absolutely hate that some people feel this way. I hear this the most often when people talk about walking. Almost every time people will say “Oh, I just walk.” Why do we do this? It isn’t “just” walking, it’s damn walking and it's a fantastic way to exercise! We need to stop downplaying our form of exercise because we don’t think it will be enough for others. In this post we are going to focus on walking and just how fantastic it is!
Walking IS a Workout
I want to get this cleared up right from the start. Walking is a really great workout and still so many people downplay it and make it seem like it isn’t enough. Can we please stop saying we “just” walk and say we walk! You do not have to be in the gym for hours at a time lifting insanely heavy weights for it to be a workout.
The biggest thing I want you to remember here is that one form of exercise isn’t better than another. Your workouts aren’t better than mine and mine aren’t better than yours! The best workout out there is the one you enjoy doing and can be consistent with! If that’s walking than fantastic, if it’s rock climbing than fabulous, it doesn’t matter what you do just that you are moving!
Benefits Of Walking
The benefits of “just” walking (see what I did there haha) may surprise you, especially if you are still downplaying the movement. Walking can help you maintain and lose body fat, help improve your cardiovascular health, improve your mood and strengthen your immune system! Not seeing a downside here! Plus it can help with so many different health issues
If you have been following my journey for a while you will notice I love crossfit style workouts. It took me a long time to find a style of workout that worked well for me and once I found this style I was hooked. That doesn’t mean I don’t do other things though and walking is still in there for workouts for me! While there are so many pros to walking, one of my favorite reasons to walk is to improve my mood. We have all had those days where everything just seems to be going wrong. Sometimes on days like this lifting weights just isn’t going to happen and that is where I bring in walking! It helps me keep my body moving but also clear my head and I always feel so much better after!
Well, there you have it! I know it is easy to get wrapped up in what everyone else is doing. The key here is that you find what you love to do and if that is going for walks everyday after work then stop making yourself believe it isn’t good enough. Be proud that you are getting out and moving every day because that is the overall goal!
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Happy Saturday! I wanted to hop by and give you this important message for this weekend because I hear a lot of this going around!
Do not punish yourself with exercise. When you get into that mindset you will start resenting working out because you will associate it with something negative rather than all the positive it brings.
I totally get not wanting to lose your progress but it is not going to happen with one meal or in one day or really one weekend!
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Each morning when you get up be intentional about how you will show up that day. Will you do your workout? Will you focus on your nutrition? Will you go to the party and have one margarita and then seltzer? Pick your one way to show up and stick to it and let the rest happen. Remember this is for a day, not every single day. One day letting yourself eat outside your plan is going to be ok!
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Sometimes we struggle with our progress because we are doing too much too quickly! This journey is going to take time and if we do too much at once we are going to get overwhelmed and will end up making it harder!
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IT IS...
- A mindset nutrition company focused on building healthy habits to lead a healthy lifestyle. I am about building small sustainable healthy habits! My belief in regards to nutrition is balance. I am not a big believer to completely cutting things out of your diet.
- A source of motivation and tips for making better choices in a reasonable fashion. I love sharing tips I have found along my journey. My goal is to help you on your journey!
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Hi There, I'm Sam!
I am the owner of Coffee Donuts Fitness!
Most days you can find me running around because I am a busy mom of 2 boys! I am usually with my family or doing some kind of activity! We are a very active family!
I am mostly known for helping other busy moms with meal preps and planning. I love serving others by giving them strategies to help them be successful on their wellness journey and to feel great while doing it! I am most passionate about my health, my family, and inspiring others to lead a healthy lifestyle while still enjoying some yummy treats along the way!
I create courses, teach, and inspire other moms who struggle with trying to fit it all in. I know what it is like to be really busy but still want to be able to focus on getting healthy! It can really be hard! I am so lucky to be able to inspire and teach them to focus on their healthy while leading a busy life and without making excuses!
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