F un w it h Fitness BY KRISSIE AYLWA RD, PFCCA FITNESS DIRECTOR
Sunshine on my shoulder makes me happy! It feels so good to back in front of you all teaching classes. Being in the pool soaking up the sun while having fun, pushing you on the soccer field during our 8:30 am bootcamp class, and of course being my crazy self, dancing to the beat of my own drum in the classroom every Wednesday and Thursday for TRX class. If you are not having fun when you are working out, then you are doing something wrong. Maybe your routine has become mundane. Maybe you need to switch it up. A new workout, new scenery, a different instructor, new faces, whatever it may be find the fun in your fitness. Did you know that laughing burns calories? 15 minutes of laughter burns between 10 and 40 calories a day!! Smiling uses 16 – 23 facial muscles, the biggest being the zygomaticus major, which is located around the mouth. Smiling releases endorphins, which are the “feel good” hormones, hence relieving stress, anxiety and even pain. So, turn that frown upside down! Smiling and laughing is not only good for the state of mind but also for your heart. You can trick your mind into thinking you are happy just by cracking a smile. Relieving that stress and tension brings the heart rate down therefore lowering blood pressure. Next time you are in that heated argument, or your workout is taking its toll, SMILE! I look forward to seeing your smiles and hearing you laugh as always thank you for your continued support, I appreciate all of you! “Smile, someone thinks it’s beautiful.”
W E AT H E RVA N E
J U LY
2021
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