Meditation

I also feel a lot more well rounded and healthier when I do yoga a couple times a week. I’m working on being more consistent with yoga and meditation as I believe it’s one of the best things we can add to our training.

If I could change one thing about my fitness journey, it would be to prioritize all aspects of health. Components like sleep, nutrition, meditation, regeneration, and mental and emotional health are equally as important.

For the rest two days, I indulge in yoga sessions including additional meditation. It really helps me in balancing the flexibility of my body and maintains the synergy between my mind, soul and body.

I practice asana and meditation two to three times a week first thing in the morning for about two hours.

I love going for a jog either with the running buggy or on my own which is like meditation for me!

Don’t believe me. Try 2 minutes a day looking at your hands and thinking about your hands. I’m being serious. That’s all meditation is. Being in the moment with yourself.

I’m creative to the core, other hobbies I enjoy including cooking (surprise) playing ukulele, painting and drawing, horseback riding and caring for animals, meditation, yoga, reading and journaling.

All starts with silence, deep breathing and meditation that is mandatory for my brain to reach a flow state before workouts so that I am able to get in a zone full of focus and concentration.

I think is is where my meditation practice helps. It brings a certain sense of clarity. No, it’s not instant inner peace, not at all, but at least it gives me a clear lens from which to view my situation.

Through education, meditation, patience, consistency, a lot of self love and grace; I’m most proud of what I’ve accomplished mentally than physically in my transformation from obese to fit.

Mostly I introduced yoga in the slums of Uganda which have made a lot of people interested and it has also been published by one of our newspapers in Uganda called Observers, then also partnering with different non-profit organizations, schools on yoga teaching and meditation to adults and children.

For me fitness is like a daily chore, so there is literally no rest day. On days when I am tired, I will engage with Yoga, meditation, a long walk to the grocery store or if not much household chores.

My passion always has been dancing and later on I have been learning a lot of things like: PT, healthy lifestyle, working with kids, meditation, coordinating/organizing events, administration work, PA, PR, aerialist, etc.

I’m not big on supplements. I think you get everything you need from a balanced high quality diet, full sleep, sunlight, meditation (manage stress) training and sex. The all natural lifestyle.

Most important recovery practice for me is yoga, yoga, and more yoga (this does include meditation). I also take epson salt baths, roll out my muscles with a baseball, and use a thera-gun.

My motivation is a healthy body that will serve me for many years. I admire people who are over 60 and look so fit and full of energy. Most of them do yoga. I recommend yoga and meditation to everyone.

My initial draw to fitness came through mental health and spirituality. I spent my early 20’s exploring meditation, nutrition and mystical consciousness.

I try to stay lean throughout the year and usually 15 pounds over competition weight. Meditation really helps a lot when I have really bad food cravings, even if just for a few moments of stillness and breathing will help to stop the stress and feeling of wanting starts to diminish when your mind is a bit calmer.

I see a lot of people who run, Soulcycle, and so forth, and then they don’t have a stretching session. This is bad for one’s body. I try to stretch my body, other than yoga, several times a day, especially when I am stiff in the morning and before going to sleep with my daily meditation.

I’ve been working on a routine where every morning after my morning meditation I do a workout and stick to it. I like doing short form workouts more now rather than long ones.

Professional massages and hot baths are great! Meditation as well; especially for setbacks! Sleep is also very important to me, I sleep a minimum of eight hours a night.

I started training four years ago after retiring from professional football. I was lost and didn’t know what was next and that led to my passion for fitness and health. In my spare time, I enjoy photography, reading, and meditation.

I enjoy listening to motivational videos on YouTube, nothing specific though I usually just type in positive morning motivation and start my day off with that. I have recently delved into meditation and have been absolutely been loving intuitive meditation techniques.

Patience, meditation, understanding, negotiating, and give back! Always be humble.

I always use a pre workout. My current favorite is JAck3d. I take a scoop of that 30 minutes prior to workout. While stretching, I work on meditation. I enjoy having my protein in the form of an all fruit smoothie after my workout.

A trick that helps me to stay on track is meditation (and visualization), I meditate every morning to calm my mind from anxiety and thoughts, so I can clear it and have awareness of what I am going to do that day.

I stay focused and motivated daily with visualization meditation and a health conscious diet. I also listen to EDM while I’m training.

As yoga is different from fitness, there is no real need for complete rest days. It’s okay to do one day “only” meditation. For me, it’s not about pushing harder but keep on going, improving and learning.

I would say after some minor injuries and re-occurring sickness, I made the change to incorporate more rest days and take an active role in my recovery. I foam roll every two days, I stretch and do mindfulness meditation, and I take two to three rest days a week now, which seemed impossible when I was 17-18 years old, lol.

I also do a lot of meditation and visualization so I can see the end result or the end goal as if it has already happened. Success starts in the mind.

To learn myself, get up back again and meet new people, face new things and moments to share with others or alone. I love to have my own time and I always make sure I get my own meditation on the evening, just shut off everything and relax.

What motivates me also is a day to myself to “re-balance and recharge” using meditation and visualization. Sundays are usually that day I slow down and take time to reflect. On myself and my personal growth.

Preparation for training to me means music or meditation for mindset, proper gear, and hydration. If I’m a little hungry before I train, I skip the food and go train. Then after training, I focus on hydration and eat a good meal.

Every morning when I get up, I’ll make sure to do 2 things. A short 5min stretching session which I feel also helps my body get through the day and sit at my balcony to do a 5min bathing meditation which helps clear the mind.

Outside of that I enjoy writing, drawing, painting, playing music, travelling and reading. I practice meditation daily and always strive to learn more about the world.

In general terms, I make sure to get enough sleep (around eight hours), eat clean foods and take suitable supplements for my body. I practice meditation, breathing techniques and restorative yoga to rest and recover. I also do hot/cold showers and the Wim Hof breathing technique to boost my immune system and well-being.

I regularly go to sauna for massage, even every 3-4 months to chiropractor. Thankfully, I did not have any serious injuries so far, probably because I focus on prevention, and this would be my advice to everyone: Avoid over exercising, take enough rest, mentally as well (meditation).

I usually get 7-8.5 hours of sleep a night! It’s quite a ritual for me. I like to pick out a few crystals from my metaphysical collection to be my sleep buddies, and I turn my phone to airplane mode and drift off to a meditation, auric cleansing track.

Meditation and daily mindfulness exercises to first visualize how my body can undergo expansion before physically exerting energy.

When I’m not training I love to be on the beach. Paddle boarding (and coffee) is one of my favorite ways to start the morning. And I live for my meditation class that I go to pretty much every night.

For the last eight years, I have concentrated solely on YogaAnita which provides yoga, meditation instruction, and inspiration in the group, individual, corporate, and school settings.

Along with training my body with strength training and yoga, I am also working a lot on training my mind with regular meditation. It’s an effort to train my mental muscles in order to prepare me for the journey ahead.

I find that the regular practice of mindful meditation help strengthen my ability to recognize and separate myself from my thoughts. This allows me to take better control of those thoughts and to put myself into a more desirable state.

Daily meditation has allowed me to move through this life in peace and guides me through the challenges of my day. I sit quietly for 15 minutes and begin to inhale through my nose and exhale through my mouth.

To improve yourself from a mind body perspective, work on regularly performing inner work like meditation, contemplation, sun gazing, grounding, nature communing etc.

As a former track runner, running is my meditation and usually some form of fartlek or intervals is incorporated. I can run a pretty decent 5 and 10k with PB’s of 17:24 & 37:32.

Another important area of my recovery is meditation. I try to do 10 to 30 minutes of meditation daily and since I started my energy, mental clairvoyance and sleep have changed for the better.

I’ve got numerous certifications including nutrition, personal training, yoga and meditation. I’m also a very lucky husband and father to a fantastic 26-year-old son and a wonderful 15-week red toy poodle.

Moving empowered me. Clear your mind with running and meditation then continually challenge your self belief with strength training. That’s what worked for me. Feeling better made me want to help other people feel better too. My goal is to empower people to become physically and mentally stronger so they can live a high quality, fulfilling life.

My twice daily Vedic meditation is perhaps my secret weapon.