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120 || FITNESS MAGAZINE || NOVEMBER 2015 rain started to sprinkle down and it felt so wonderful on my skin. Start to appreciate activity and find joy in exercise.When you are excited about the exercise you do, you will be more inclined to continue it. Get some vitamin D and try a differentvariety of exercise. Change up your fitness routine so you can recruit new muscles and try different workouts. Pick up a sport you love, or a new activity. You can feel like a kid again or master a new skill.I used to spend hours a day exercising. I did about 15 minutes of light weight training and did about 1-2 hours of cardio. I had memberships to multiple gyms so I could exercise twice a day and nobody would say anything. I would also workout in my basement after playing sports at school or run bleachers. I forced myself to put in extra effort, thinking it would make me a better athlete or look better. The reality was it was making me weak and feel bad about myself.Now, I never go more than 90 minutes of exercising without getting the proper fluids or a meal. I%u2019ve been working with trainers trainers for the past decade and it inspired me to become a trainerto help people reach heir goals safely. Strength and happiness has always been my end goal.Flexible eatingThere is a new trend in eating called flex eating or flexible meal plans. It takes into account your macronutrients for your weight and lifestyle. If your macronutrients are satisfied each day you are set. This is a wonderful concept and great for people who live active lifestyles, and want to maintain a healthy weight. If you mess up and eat a junk food, you can still stay on track because the macronutrients fit into your daily plan.It%u2019s so great to see how popular and mainstream flexible dieting has become. Everyone makes mistakes and nobody is perfect with their food choices. Choose the plan that is best for you and allows you to have the most success. It%u2019s not ok to feel bad for your choices. If it was easy to always make the best choice, we wouldn%u2019t need to go to the gym. The joy of a healthy lifestyle is to find the fun in exercise and making food creative and fun!