Lyndsey, on the run!
PR Girl at market Me; Lyndsey Mcdonnough shares her unconventional journey to maximum fitness.
First of all I am in absolute shock that you have asked me to share my fitness regime, because a few months ago the answer would be simple - NONE!
My fitness journey began a couple of months ago when the scale appeared to be completely off balance and I decided that I was not only going to lose weight the right way but also unlock my fitness potential.
Now, unlike most people, very few people knew I was on a diet (no not a fad diet, a eating GOOD diet) and I rarely spoke of my exercise because I found that when I told people about my journey they would tell me a million reasons why I shouldn't bother - 'Oh you look good' & 'What you trying to lose?' and I didn't want those words to deter me from my goal.
As cliche as it sounds, fitness has to be a lifestyle decision, no not an overnight decision, not a let me work out this week decision but a lifetime decision where you constantly push yourself to be better than you were yesterday but to also to find balance and have fun doing it.
I am a free spirit and therefore the confines and costs of a gym are definitely not for me, so I decided to use the outdoors as my gym and it did help that everyone these days are into exercise so there is always something to do and some club you can go workout with. My program however, is really just being the annoying little sister and doing everything my brother in law does as he trains for the NYC Marathon later this year. We swim, go to yoga (okay fine I went once), go to Mountain Spring and of course good ole running.
It’s funny when I look back on it that this journey started out of me not being comfortable with a number on the scale but now I am motivated by the goals I have been able to achieve and also the energy I have after getting in a good workout.
Yes- It really is true it is not easy but it is definitely worth it - Go out there and get in that one hour of exercise that you deserve but make sure you have fun while doing it!!
