Friday Health & Wellness
What’s Hidden In Your Closet?
Have you ever thought about all the things you’ve purchased to help improve your health and wellness…
…only to stash them away in a cupboard, closet, garage or spare room?
Water tumbler.
Juicer.
Magic Bullet.
Chia seeds.
Flaxseeds.
Herbs.
Coconut water.
Electrolytes.
Exercise bands.
Weights.
Bicycle.
Treadmill.
Maybe even a ThighMaster like me. 🤣
What goes through our minds when we decide to buy those things?
We have hope.
We have a goal.
We tell ourselves, “This time I’m going to do it.”
Then life happens.
We get busy.
We get discouraged.
We get injured.
We lose motivation.
And before we know it… those things are tucked away and forgotten.
Well…
I have made a commitment to myself to gradually get back to purposeful movement.
I pulled my exercise chair out.
My step.
My balance foam.
My resistance bands.
My yoga ball.
I even found my ThighMaster and Twister. 😂
I’m mapping out exercises I learned from my physical therapists and adding what I am learning through my own research.
My goal is not to focus on losing weight.
My goal is to become healthier.
To become stronger.
To move better.
I talk about being in a good place in my life, and I truly am.
But I also want to walk again.
It may never be perfect or pretty, but I want to be able to walk up and down the stairs from my tower to the main floor.
I want to walk around my neighborhood again.
I want to get out and enjoy life.
So strengthening my body is paramount right now.
The truth is, I have arthritis in both hips and in my lumbar spine.
There is talk of surgery.
Whether it’s my hips or my spine that needs it first is still to be determined.
But in the meantime…
I’m going to do what I reasonably can to help myself.
Today I realized I already have so many tools sitting right here in my tower.
Some I bought years ago.
Some I purchased during physical therapy before I became injured from doing more than my body could handle.
Instead of looking at what I can’t do…
I’m choosing to focus on what I can do.
Maybe this is a good time for all of us to take inventory.
Not just of what’s hidden in our closets…
But of what’s hidden inside ourselves.
Take inventory of what you already have.
Think about your health and wellness.
Think about your strength.
Think about your stamina.
Think about your breathing.
Think about your water intake.
Think about your sleep and real rest.
Health and wellness isn’t just about one thing.
It’s about taking care of the whole person…
Mind.
Body.
Spirit.
It all works together.
Here’s the good news…
We don’t have to change everything overnight.
We can start small.
One healthy choice.
One walk.
One glass of water.
One stretch.
One good night’s sleep.
One step at a time.
You might be surprised how those small changes begin to add up and how much better you start to feel.
You are the captain of your vessel.
And I am the captain of mine.
Maybe…
We can encourage each other along the way.
I’d love to hear from you.
What have you purchased to help meet a health and wellness goal that’s been tucked away?
Maybe today is the day to dust it off and give it another chance.
If you’d like to chat, leave a comment below or email me at:
Let’s get healthy together.
🌻 Lady Flava Wellness 🌻
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