Exercise, Beat Addiction, and Build a Prosperous Life
Danielle Hawkins shares her “What’s Your Y” story of her 19 year health and fitness journey. She describes how exercise and fitness helped her beat addiction and find her purpose and career.
Overcoming Disordered Eating, Activity was My Gateway to Freedom: What’s Your “Y”
The Child’s Spark Growing up, I loved the outdoors and was incredibly active through sports. When I was a little kid, I’d go fishing with my dad. I loved it! The first day of fishing season was thrilling. I loved waking up extra early, the smell in the air near the water, and the excuse …
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My Weight Loss Motivation and Journey: What’s Your “Y”
What is your “Y”? At first, that answer may seem easy to answer. I live an active lifestyle to stay healthy and feel confident in my own body. That is the answer most people would give off the cusp—without thinking too much about their motivations for why they live the lifestyle that they do. If …
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Understanding Motivation: Find Your “Y”
Motivation It’s one of the things we hear about the most when speaking to people about the barriers to fitness and active living. It’s hard to find and maintain motivation with so many other factors bidding for priority in our lives. “How do you stay motivated every day?” The simple answer: nobody wakes up feeling …
Prioritize Fun When Starting Your Fitness Journey
In adulthood, many of us consider dedicated time doing workouts to be the only way to get fit, and we see the gym as a place for seriousness. At the same time, we often disregard other fun activities because they seem like hobbies from childhood and low-priority compared to everything else going on. For this …
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Fitness Challenges for a Cause
As we often struggle to hit our health and fitness goals, people all over the world struggle to survive. We want our FytFeed community to help one another hit fitness goals while sealing our commitment by also helping those in need: Challenges for a Cause.