Find Movement You Love By Trying These 3 Hacks
Unsure how to find movement you love? Discovering ways to be active and enjoying it is easier than you think. Movement should inspire fun, freedom, and focus.
The importance of finding movement you love
Why is it important to find movement you love, anyway? Shouldn’t we just buck up and head to the gym every day to get the results we want?
I’ll start by saying that for some people, spending time at the gym every day is an enjoyable experience – and I tip my hat to those people. I, however, am definitely not one of them. It’s important to find something that you actually like doing – for one, you’re way more likely to be consistent. And secondly, the goal here is not to punish ourselves with exercise. The goal is to show our bodies love by taking care of them.
Be willing to try anything once
The key, if you want to find movement you love, is to be open minded. Be willing to try anything once – whether that’s taking a walk around the block, turning on a Pilates YouTube video, or using your canned goods as weights. There are so many free options to try out.
When you are trying a new activity, check in with yourself. How does it make you feel? Did you enjoy yourself? Did it make you feel alive?
Channel your inner child
If you’ve tried a few things and didn’t find anything inspiring, that’s ok. Think back to when you were a kid – what physical activities did you like to do? Did you love to skip rope, play soccer, or dance? Don’t be afraid to channel your inner child, put on some Spice Girls, and just dance it out.
It’s ok to suck
If you’ve always wanted to try boxing, try it. If you’ve held back because you didn’t know where to start, or didn’t want to look dumb, let me take that self-limit and smash it for you. Everyone who is good at something was once a beginner – so if it’s something you truly want to try, don’t let ‘sucking’ hold you back. Remove any pressure to be ‘good’ and just go for it.
How to start today
Try out one of my favourite free movement videos for beginners:
Walk at Home by Leslie Sansone
Walking videos you can do from your living room. Simple steps, down-to-earth crew, and fun.
Yoga With Adrienne
Adrienne has a ton of yoga videos – and many are suited to beginners. Her calming voice, friendly smile, and easy-to-understand poses put you at ease.
MadFit
Maddie is the queen of fitness and making it accessible – she has a wide array of videos, but my personal favourites are her 15 minute dumbbell workouts. She states that you can use anything as a dumbbell if you don’t have the real thing – canned goods, shampoo bottles, or even pasta sauce jars.
emkfit
If you’re feeling energetic and want to dance it out – Emily is your girl. She has a series of dangerously fun HIIT workouts. Except, instead of burpees, you do rounds easy-to-follow dance moves. She has specialty videos for every niche: High School Musical, Taylor Swift, Latin Hits, Boy Bands, and more. And best of all, her slogan is “wrong and strong” – there’s no pressure to get the moves right, just have fun and don’t be afraid to look silly.