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To my mum, my superhero and the woman who risked it all this is all for you, always will be
Hi, familia! Thank you for trusting me to be your trainer. Im here to teach you that looking after your fitness and health is a sustainable, lifelong choice that can become as natural a part of your routine as brushing your teeth. I cant wait to help you be and love the best version of yourself!
Fitness saved meI cannot emphasize that enough. When I discovered the gym several years ago and started training, I was blown away by how empowering it can be. I felt strong, I felt healthy, and I felt so happy. For the first time in a long time, I was doing something that was solely for me. No one else matteredmy body, my mind and I came first. When I started tracking my fitness journey online in 2016, I absolutely loved all the women I was meeting and, more than anything, I loved the supportive community we were building. Just like the gym, my online communitymy familiawas a space far away from the stress of uni, work and everyday life. I felt strong, confident and happy and, day by day, I wanted to help more and more women feel the same. There is nothing more empowering and satisfying than seeing women work out, build confidence and be the best version of themselves.
Im determined to help each and every one of you feel happy, healthy and strongmentally and physically. Im here for you, and were all here for each other. I cant wait to see you do this for you!
PUT YOURSELF FIRST
For too long, women have put themselves last. They have put their happiness last. But little do we know that our happiness really matters. You matteryour health, your well-being, everything about you matters. Sometimes work, the kids, family or friends get in the way of your goals. While these play an important part in your life, you play the most important part.
It sounds silly. Youre probably thinking, I know I matter, Krissy, thats pretty obvious! But let me ask you this:
How many times have you rescheduled a gym session to fit in an extra meeting at work?
How many times have you pushed back your workout because your partner asked you for some help, or the kids needed help with their homework?
How many times have you chosen to watch television over meal prepping or scheduling your workouts?
Trust me, I see you, I see the penny drop as you realize this is happening more often than it should be! Dont get me wrong, I love watching television and really value time with my friends and family, but spending time with them or getting engrossed in a box set means exactly that: spending time with things and people other than yourself. Think about it: you fit in your job, socials after work, housework, errands, family time and more work. All of this is functional; its you getting through life. However, youll find you burn out, slow down and begin to question what it is youre actually doing on a day-to-day basis.
Before you know it, youre feeling sluggish and frustrated and find yourself questioning your self-worth. You dont feel good enoughin fact, you dont really know what enough means anymore. Why? Because youve spent so much time involved in everything around you and not enough time on yourself. Youre functioning on autopiloteverything is a process, something that just needs to get donebut you dont really know why youre doing it or what youre achieving.
Your Happiness Is Your Why
Happiness comes from within you. Happiness is a truly positive and confident state of mind. Its when you feel emotionally, mentally and physically well in yourself. You feel in control. You know whats good for you, and you have the ability to make the best decisions for yourself. So many of us are guilty of people-pleasing or looking for that sense of validation and happiness in other people, other actions and other events. But true happiness starts with youand what better way to focus on yourself than on your physical and mental well-being?
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