Welcome to the Sweat 'n' Sass blog; a place for active living, healthiness, wellbeing and that little bit of kick-butt attitude to help you conquer your goals. I aim to connect with and motivate as many people as possible. I want to bring positive change to peoples lives by promoting an active lifestyle.
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Redefine Impossible: Be your own fierce competition. Break free from what you told yourself you couldn’t do yesterday and meet your goals head on. Believe not only in your ability but in your success, your strength and your determination.
MONDAY | MOTIVATION…
Stop talking about what you’re going to do, and just go out and do it.
I’m not saying you shouldn’t plan ahead, planning is important to some degree… but a healthy and strong mind and body doesn’t happen out of good intentions.
A good man once said “A little less conversation, a little more action”… Sound advice in my opinion, after all, actions speak louder than words.
(Source: zest.co.uk)
Good Morning!!! | The High Energy Edition!!!
Happy Tuesday to all of you Sexy, Sweaty & Sassy followers! Welcome to another exciting day! Another opportunity for YOU to BRING YOUR BEST and GIVE IT YOUR ALL!!
Monday at Sweaty & Sassy ‘HQ’ was a disaster, but Tuesday is a new day, a fresh start to make up for all the things that went wrong yesterday. Don’t let the past get you down, don’t let anything hold you back from being amazing! (I will definitely be taking my own advice after yesterday!)…so, what are you waiting for?
Love your life. Eat well. Get sweaty.
xo
Related: Zest’s 10 Love Your Life Tricks & Banish Tuesday Blues
A massive good luck to all those running this weekend, there are LOADS of races happening… it’s an Autumn thing.
I will be at the Royal Parks Half Marathon in London’s Hyde Park on Sunday cheering everyone on at the 12mile mark. I’ll be amongst the Mind charity’s supporters, cheering and clapping and screaming out words of motivation.
Whether it’s your first race or your 100th, I wish you the best of luck, send you tons of support and lots of positive PB smashing energy.
Love,
Kylie
XO
“I’ve never let anyone talk me into not believing in myself” - Muhammad Ali
via Stars Gym, London, SW11
“The Mind is Everything. What you think, you become” - Buddha
via Stars Gym - SW11, London
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life a champion”
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
- Muhammad Ali
A little afternoon zen time…
Step away from your computer. Relax. Close your eyes. Breathe deeply. Reconnect with yourself. Realign your thoughts in connection with your goals. Inhale. Exhale. Concentrate on the flow of energy within you. Inhale for clarity of mind. Exhale for focus on your goals. Your thoughts, your energy, your action, all coming together. Deep breaths. Feel refreshed. Feel stronger. Feel your mind power.
This is my body, and I can do whatever I want to it. I can push it; Study it; Tweak it; Listen to it. Everybody wants to know what I am on. What am I on? I am on my bike busting my ass six hours a day; What are YOU on?
Healthy bodies need healthy minds!
We can’t be ‘go, go, go’ the entire time, so make the effort to chill out and allow yourself to relax and breathe deeply.
Affirmation for Tuesday:
Every thought I have and every action I take counts towards looking after and respecting myself.
I need to practice some quiet time. Can’t go hard and fast all of the time, the down time is good for the mind, body and soul.
I am strong because my mind and body work together to take on adversity.
For the love of Pilates!
I have a new love of pilates. I said earlier on Twitter, if I was married to Running I would currently be having an affair with Pilates. I will still be training for my running events (a 10k in May and a half marathon in September), but I am ‘slowing down’ my fitness pace and drawing upon a different kind of strength.
Running to me has always been a psychological strength, overcoming new pains and pushing the limits on distance, speed and terrain. I knew my body was capable - even if it didn’t. It’s entirely my constant reassuring thoughts that pushes me through it, and at the end of it, my body thanks my mind for kicking it’s ass with the sweaty running workout. It sometimes feels like my body tries to reject my mind’s overpowering desire to run, but afterwards it feels equally satisfied.
I’m now letting my body do the talking and where the muscle definition in my back is outstanding compared to what it used to be, I am confident the definition in my front abdominals is soon to follow.
I have Pilates to thank for this, specifically the free pilates classes I participated in at Sweaty Betty as part of their Get Fit For Free Clubs offer. My body doesn’t try to fight the controlled flow of movement, but rejoices with every challenging exercise.
Tomorrow marks the beginning of a continued ritual of weekly Pilates. My gym has a class every Tuesday night at a perfect time for me (shortly after I finish work) so I will certainly be taking part.
