#exerciseforsanity

F I T N E S S What does this word mean tp you? To me, fitness is multi faceted and at different times I want to do a variety of "exercise" yet, they all help ny mental health as a by product. When I met Joe Wicks @thebodycoach he helped.me to see that exercise is not just about attending the G Y M he suggested that when I felt low and couldn't face the gym then all I needed to try to do was to go for a walk! This felt revolutionary!! As a Level 2 qualified Fitness Instructor how could I not know this? Last night I went to my F I R S T B O X F I T C L A S S At T G S Fitness at Bingham @kcfitness90 took the Class and OMFG how awesome was S H E ? I was dripping with sweat and I F E L T A M A Z I N G after the 45 minute class...! I was SO anxious about going tbh and @aliciiaa_b wouldn't let me skive off, she told me to to go as I might regret not going due to nerves and she was flipping right! I would have loved to have stayed and played with my Granddaughters...but I A M S O G L A D I W E N T . . . TRY IT! T U E S D A Y 7 P M @tgsfitnessstudios @tgsfitness_bingham #exerciseformentalhealth #boxfit #fitnessat51 #exerciseforsanity #soberlife #recoveryfromaddiction #recoveryfromdepression #boxing #supportocalbusiness #fun @tgsfitness_bingham @tgsfitnessstudios #bingham (at Bingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChWLCvyoyF9ToEft7_qp7bosDP6uBjadSeIelU0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

H O N E S T AND A C C U R AT E A U T H E N T I C AND O P E N R E A L I S T I C AND U N D E R S T A N D I N G "To thine own self be true..." Over the years I have had actual "friends" question my motives for my social media posts and topics... Let me share just two anonymous messages I have received amongst many more that depict my W H Y . . I will just leave this there.... #recoveryfromaddiction #recoveryfromdepression #sobriety #exerciseformentalhealth #exerciseforsanity #exercisemotivation #livelifetothefullest #makingmemories #youareneveralone #suicideprevention #suicideisapermanentsolutiontoatemporaryproblem https://www.instagram.com/p/ChMe0Yis2j7TrU7RFjTHQXq48et7hzptJalEzs0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

S O this is what C H O O S E D A Y looked like for me. . . Sooooooo many things are swirling around in my head and I am waking up before the flipping birds just lately so I C H O O S E to stop fighting the thoughts and f eelings and just R O lL L with them like the sea rolls with the tide... Really enjoying going to the gym at the moment and my busy feels S T R O N G and that feels flipping amazing... I am training hard for my 10 day trek from Koto Kinabalu to Sepilok in Borneo as it is less than 12 weeks away now!! I am SO grateful for the body I have and amazed at how it all still works even after I have called it names and treated it worse than an old car over the years so I now C H O O S E to respect it. . . As I will need it to help me reach the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre on October 24th!! What did you C H O O S E to do today? How did you C H O O S E to feel today? Life is all about choices... #choose your feelings #chooseyourright #chooseforyou #exerciseformentalhealth #exerciseforsanity #soberlife #mysoberjourney #fabat51 #ladymshouldbeonthetv #ladym (at Bingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChDhqrBse_ItCIMMltf3FljvZDB8dk9hxZXCPI0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

SMASHED IT!! Exercising consistently and varying the activities has REALLY helped my mental health improve!! Working on my food now as I have a tendency to eat empty and SHITE calories when I feel anxious and with moving, financial instability and other "stuff" whirring around my head in the small hours I have not been choosing good foods during the "Witching Hour" between 9pm and 10pm... But, I GOT THIS!! Thank you for following my journey.... 😘😘😘😘 #exercise #mentalhealth #exerciseforsanity #gym #womenwholift #menopausalsymptoms #fabat51 #soberat51 #sobriety (at Bingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgQ7jD8szAjo5WMZ5iF5JYCyV2wx3YTXgKEXlw0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This is how I chose to start my Friyaaaaaaay! Bit of Mum dancing in the gym!!🤣😂🤣 Skipping, battle rope, rowing and more.... You are welcome!! #fitat51 #exerciseformentalhealth #exerciseforsanity #tgsfitnessstudios (at Bingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgCDE0zsuag/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What a fab week!! Filled with exercise, friendship, cooking, filming, family, babies, grandchildren, love, zoom, AA, tears and laughter!! #familymatters #recovery #recoveryfromalcohol #exerciseformentalhealth #exerciseforsanity #lovemyungratefulchildren #aaworks #12stepprogram #justfortoday #onedayatatime #odaat #gym #tgsfitnessstudiosbingham #fabat51 #glamma #nannarocks #sobrietyrocks (at Bingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf_Nt9xMTLz3RCRsT-PvGXzTbHrJ1mdHU4l_Jg0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

S A T U R D A Y looked like this... Bootcamp with @mg_fituk first thing is THE ONLY way to start a weekend when I visit Nottingham... Join Michael and the Saturday Squad at 9am on Jubilee Park, Carlton **EVERY SATURDAY** Just turn up, trainers on and a bottle of water 💧 and YOU ARE GUARANTEED TO FEEL AWESOME... A combination of body weight and equipment gets us ALL in Olympic condition to enjoy the weekend ahead! Michael was like a drill sergeant this morning BUT the hard work paid off... It felt good to be challenged, and I felt 💪 and empowered after our sesh... #bootcampworkout #nottinghamfitness #fitnessismorethanthegym #exerciseformentalhealth #exerciseforsanity #mgfit #ladym @mcivorkerry @tropic_by_lady_m (at Burton Road Jubilee Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CadEUZIMTAm/?utm_medium=tumblr

Sometimes I can only see things in B L A C K or W H I T E . . . * Am I TOO fat on THAT photo to post it? * Do I LOOK like how a Fitness Instructor "should" look? Our World 🌎 is made up of a variety of different colours and even different shades in EVERY colour too...so why do I choose to only see B&W on a negative day? ~ Is there only ever GOOD and BAD? ~ Is there only ever RIGHT and WRONG? NO! We have a myriad of colours, shades and textures from which to choose... So, just for today I am posting photos 📸 even though I am not as perfect as I had hoped to be...I am however PERFECTLY IMPERFECT and that...is perfect to me! I thoroughly enjoyed visiting my local gym at SLM Everyone Active, Cirencester as I encouraged my friend and neighbour Vic to join me...Vic has not been to the gym for a month so I devised a full body session for us to do together...LOVED IT! 😍🤸‍♀️ Once home I cooked a delicious GOUSTO meal of "Meat Free Chicken Teriyaki with sticky rice" W O W. . . I steamed some fresh Romanesco too 😋 😋 😋 😋 😋 😋 😋 😋 😋 How do YOU see things? PS. Cereal is just perfect for the middle of the night as an adult? Agree?? 😱😂 #perfectlyimperfect #fitnessismorethanthegym #friendswhotraintogether #exerciseformentalhealth #exerciseforsanity #bonestrength #weightisjustanumber #resistance #triceps #stretching (at Cirencester, Gloucestershire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZvSjVhI2ys/?utm_medium=tumblr