11/12/2025
Well-being...
What does it mean to you?
Many women and most mamas put others (children, partner, friends, other family members) before ourselves. Living a life full of being well is often hard for us to describe for ourselves and sometimes harder to achieve, it may seem.
What does this have to do with fitness and my job as a coach? Well being is mental health - how you perceive the quality of your life is so integrated into how you do a program, the outcome of a fitness program or if you decide that a coach is something you'd like to pursue. So many people describe it as happiness or feeling good but i am going to give you five areas to do a self check if you are living well.
1. Positive Emotion
- What brings you joy?
- What are you thankful for?
- Grab a cheap journal from the dollar store and write 3-5 things in a moment you can reflect (maybe in the morning before kids wake up or evenings when everyone is in bed) that you are thankful happened that day or brought you joy.
2. Engagement and flow
- When do you become fully engulfed in an activity or hobby?
- When do you lose track of time and your surroundings?
- Some this is cooking, some arts/crafts, some weight training (me 😂)
3. Relationships
- Do you have meaningful/close relationships?
- Do you have a supportive partner or friend that you can talk to without judgement or ridicule?
- Do you often find yourself feeling alone or lonely?
- You are a reflection of the five most people who you hang around. Do those people build you up or bring you down. Remember that.
4. Meaning and Purpose
- Every single human has a special talent(s) that gives meaning and purpose to their life.
- Purpose is a reward of doing a task beyond what you can gain from performing it.
5. Achievements
- What are you good at? Praise and reward yourself. Celebrate with love ones.
- Create short and long term goals. Focus on behavior based goals, small and achievement that inch you closer to the larger goals.
Spend a few moments reflecting on these five areas in your life.
Where do you excel?
Where do you need improvement and guidance?
