Hello again!
So today I’m going to write a little bit about one of the biggest components to my programs and one of the biggest aspects of what I believe leads to overall happiness.
Now what is this key to life’s happiness you ask? Is it being surrounded by awesome humans? Is it having a good exercise routine and good healthy habits? Is it finding the ideal partner? Is it having a job that you absolutely love going to? No, no, no, and no – those things don’t hurt by any means, but that is not the topic of my blog today or the answer to my question. The answer to this mysterious question is… BALANCE.
Are you asking yourself “well, what the hell does that mean?” Let me explain.
I’ll start with the topic of fitness and working out. There are those people out there who are at the gym every single day for hours (been there, done that) and – those bastards – they have that perfect body that everyone wants. Yea, sure maybe they really are as happy as they can be – I mean, everyone has different priorities in life and I won’t judge if having that body and working out all day every day is their way to stay sane and be happy – but, chances are, they’re missing out on other things in life that people who don’t go to the gym every single day for hours are getting to do. There also is the other side of the coin when it comes to fitness – the people who don’t exercise or who aren’t active in any way. Typically that would lead to health problems, which would prevent them from doing things that they want to do.
What about the topic of nutrition? There are the people out there who eat everything and anything they want. Whether this affects their weight or not (because we all know those people who can eat anything and somehow still be ‘skinny’), there will be health complications down the road for them as a result of their diet. But there are also people out there who count every little “macro” that goes into their mouth. They spend their time weighing, measuring, and counting all of the food that they consume (been there, done that too). Going out to eat is hard when you’re doing that because who really knows what all is in your food. Making dinner as a couple is hard when you’re doing that because what if your partner or spouse doesn’t want to measure out every single bit of food. All of that counting and weighing takes time out of your day also – time that could or should be spent in the real world, not staring at our damn phones.
Alright, since I brought it up… what about our phones and social media? There are a whole bunch of us guilty of over-using social media (been there, done that, still do that from time to time). We can use this as an escape from the real world and use it as a way to find people outside of our normal lives to connect with in order to avoid the people in our real physical lives.
How about personal time and personal growth? It’s great to work on yourself, but if you spend all of your time working on yourself, how are you supposed to work on your relationships with other people? Are you continually trying to be the best version of yourself, therefore never actually attaining that ‘best’ version and constantly being disappointed that you’re never actually getting to where you want to be?
How about friend, family, and partner time? It’s great to spend time with friends, family, and your partner, but if you’re going out all of the time – are you avoiding working on yourself all together?
Now do I just sound like I’m giving extreme examples here? Yes, I am. That’s the point. All of these things are so great in moderation but can be detrimental and so terrible if we let one of those things get out of control.
As far as fitness goes, all aspects of fitness are important for everybody – resistance training, cardio, functional training, yoga, stretching, etc are all so important to incorporate into our lives. All these can be done without the others, but in order to achieve “ideal” health, we should be incorporating all of these different ways to work out and take care of ourselves physically.
As far as nutrition goes, it’s important to be mindful and aware of what and when you’re eating. If we all just mindlessly ate whatever was put in front of us (guilty – hard core guilty of this one sometimes), then we most definitely would not be feeding our bodies the proper amounts of each nutrients. BUT paying so close attention to what we eat can be obsessive and isn’t necessary if we just be more mindful of what we eat and how we feel as we eat.
As far as social media goes, using it as an escape or getting so engulfed in it that we lose hold of reality is not good at all, but it’s also a really awesome way to meet people who you may have never met outside of the interwebs. There are some really awesome humans out there on social media who are great people to talk to, to be friends with, or to relate to. Also, if we see other people on social media struggling with the same things as us, maybe that helps us feel less alone and feel less isolated. That’s awesome, but again, not awesome if used as an escape.
As far as personal “me” time, family time, partner time, and friend time – we need to be able to balance all of those ‘times’ because all of them are important in their own ways. It’s important to work on yourself but it’s also important to work on friendships and relationships.
Are you catching my drift? A lot of things are great and beneficial in moderation. I, obviously, only hit a few topics today for time’s sake, but I’m sure that you get the point. When it comes to my programs, moderation and balance are the things that I focus on. When it comes to MY life, moderation and balance are the things that I focus on also. The days, weeks, months, or years that I manage to find that balance between work, fun, health, family, friends, myself, etc are always the best for me. I’d love to help you become your happiest and healthiest version of yourselves as well. Don’t forget about that contact tab – I’m always ready to work with someone who wants my help!
Hopefully you all enjoyed this one.
Talk to you soon,
Chelsea Kay
CKB Coaching, LLC 