Tag: health

Yoga is not a hockey game

Craig

It’s a blustery overcast day where I live on Georgian Bay.

This morning I was up early eager and prepared to do an outdoor yoga class by the waterfront.

I was really looking forward to the final outdoor class of the summer.

Probably a blessing in disguise anyway.

My body is still recovering from the love I gave it from circuit training workout I did three days ago.

Labour Day unofficially signals the end of another summer.

But also is a sign of change and new directions to come.

Change is not easy for most, including myself and is something I have been working hard to overcome.

Practicing yoga has helped me overcome fear and accept change in my life.

It has taught me to slow down andbreathe deeply.

To think less and be in the moment when on the mat. yep that’s a lot of stuff…

Yoga is just you on your mat with your body and breath. There’s nobody waiting for you to pass them the puck.

Yoga is not a team sport where you are in competition with others like a hockey game.

It challenges you, it pushes you and it changes you and no one else but you.

Over the years practicing yoga has helped in ways that I could never imagined it could.

During the past year yoga has helped my body heal and recover from a very serious injury

And set me on the path to self-awareness.

I have become aware.

It’s only been a few hours and I already miss outdoor yoga classes.

I can’t wait until until next summer returns.

Never give up

Craig

Today was a special day for me.

I went back to my first spin and yoga class since my bicycle accident last summer.

It felt awesome to ride a spin bike and sweat for 45 minutes.

After five months of not exercising, I had gained weight and have become somewhat saggy.

But the human body is really amazing.

Muscles actually remember what it’s like to exercise after many months of not exercising.

It’s a term called Muscle memory.

It was hard to return to doing pushups, squats and curls after such a long time away.

But since I made a promise to change my life 10 years ago, staying healthy and fit is a top priority in my life and will continue to be.

Lifestyle change is worth it

Craig

In 2012, I made a lifestyle change and moved from Toronto to Collingwood,Ontario on the shores of Georgian Bay.

I have lost 125 pounds, no longer take high blood pressure medication, am healthier and more physically fit then I have been in my entire life.

Many people have helped me along the path to health and wellness and there is a lot of learning involved but the main decision to change comes from deep inside.

Lifestyle change will probably change your body overnight and will mean altering many things in your life that you have become used to.

If you or someone you know is considering making a lifestyle change to lose weight and get healthier and fitter, it is the right decision to make.

Go for it and never look back, keep an open mind, be grateful, embrace change and never let anyone change your mind.

What you have decided is the right decision and great things will follow, along with feeling very hungry and tired and not being able to walk for a few days because of sore muscles.