How I Keep Healthy...And Why I Choose to Do It

Staying healthy is a big part of my life and that of my family. Each one of us has something we enjoy to do and I tell my kids all the time if you enjoy it keep doing it and do it with all your effort.

For my daughter that is gymnastics and Jiu Jitsu. She enjoys both and is excelling in both.  My little man is only 3 but loves his swimming and kids gymnastics so again we tell him to have fun and enjoy. Everyone has that little thing that makes them enjoy what they do. 

For me that's CrossFit.

Now before all the haters that say CrossFit is dangerous, or it's not really working out, you can just stop there because I am not going to listen. When people google CrossFit they see all the ripped women and some crazy stuff they do. That's them and they are some amazing awesome women, but that's only maybe 2% of the people that do CrossFit.

 Many of the people that do CrossFit are like me, just every day people that want to be healthy and be more mobile. When I told some friends and my family this is how I get and stay fit these are the main things that have come out of their mouth:

• You are going to get hurt
• I need to be in shape to do it
• You are not doing really pull-ups, etc
• You don't want to look like a man
• Do you really need to lift all that weight 

I've heard it all, I was even told by my family that I will end up looking like a man, and that I shouldn't be lifting weight how it's not "lady like". I love my family but yeah, no so I continue to do it and I feel amazing.

Do I look like those ripped women? Oh goodness no, those women train up to 6-8 hours a day to compete I'm just a mom who likes to push the limits and see how strong I can get.

Look, this post is not about making everyone join CrossFit. This is just something I found for me which works for me. Whatever you have found to keep yourself moving, wether it be, Zumba, Barre, Weightlifting, Swimming, whatever the case. Keep doing it. Remember, keep doing you which is the most important thing I can say.

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