BEAUTY SELLS

It is ridiculous how we are constantly bombarded with messages about thinness and beauty.  Weight-loss commercials, beauty products, diet books, talk shows about how gorgeous people live, blah, blah, blah. Some of the most destructive products and programs are masquerading as healthy allies.  If they are trying to improve your health, why are 98% of their messages appearance-based?  It's sad to me that we, as a society, are still placing so much value on physical appearance when, in reality, it should never be at the top of our priority lists. If we all know deep down that how we look is not the most important thing in our lives, why do we keep spending our money on products and plans to try to look a certain way?  It would be great if people exercised simply because they wanted to enjoy their bodies in motion.  Oh Kim, that is ridiculous.  Is it?  Watch children playing.  Do you see them climb up the slide and turn to each other and say, "Wow, we are really getting our exercise in today" — no, they are moving purely because it feels good and is fun.  We were all children once who enjoyed moving. 

One of the biggest reasons exercise sucks is because we think we 'have to' do it so that we can lose weight and look better. But deep down we want to be valued simply for who we are inside.  If we didn't 'have to' exercise we might be more lively to move just because we 'get to.'

If you want to live the highest quality of life possible, do not buy into this bullshit that your value as a human being is in anyway determined by how you look.  It is a lie that companies are selling you to make money — because it works, for them.  Today I am selling something different: Who you are is good enough and every person is worthy and capable of enjoying their body's ability to move.  The cost for this amazing product is free. The reason I am selling it is because it is the truth.

FITNESS MOVE OF THE DAY
Standing or sitting, reach toward the ceiling, alternating arms.  If you are standing remember to keep your knees slightly bent. Do this for the count of 100. (each set equals 1)  If you have pain or a pinch in your shoulder, only move in a pain free range.  If your arms get tired, just keep going.  Make sure to keep breathing and you know, smile, and keep abs tight.

Keep Moving