{"id":3255,"date":"2011-10-21T10:52:27","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T18:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/?p=3255"},"modified":"2021-07-28T12:30:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T12:30:59","slug":"fitness-friday-personal-trainer-yoga-instructor-and-head-chick-amanda-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2011\/10\/fitness-friday-personal-trainer-yoga-instructor-and-head-chick-amanda-says\/","title":{"rendered":"FITNESS FRIDAY &#8211; Personal Trainer, Yoga Instructor and Head Chick Amanda Says.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Chicks!<\/p>\n<p>Everyday I ask myself is this my heart talking or my head \u2013 yes in relationship stuff but that is not what I am talking about today \u2013 what I mean is when I am training really hard and <strong>am I wanting to give in is it because my body is saying so or because my brain is <\/strong>trying to throw in the towel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Statement-Listen-to-ur-heart.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3256\" title=\"Statement Listen to ur heart\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Statement-Listen-to-ur-heart.jpg\" alt=\"Just like Roxett said - Listen to you Heart!\" width=\"225\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Statement-Listen-to-ur-heart-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Statement-Listen-to-ur-heart.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I ask chicks in my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\">Annex Bootcamp<\/a> class to always give me everything they got in class. To workout at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitsugar.com\/Rate-Perceived-Exertion-Fitness-1113267\">a 9 out of 10 on the exercise<\/a> richter scale\u00a0 and to <strong>go to the \u201cugly zone\u201d<\/strong> the part where each chick is\u00a0 working so hard to push through those <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-intensity_interval_training\">High Intensity Intervals<\/a> reps that they are panting, making faces and possibly yelling or as some of my chicks do cussing in class but never giving up.<\/p>\n<p>So then I had to ask myself, <strong>am I working out everyday to failure or letting my head control my outcome?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have recognized the difference now and can honestly say that when my brain is starting to play the \u201crest\u201d tape in my head I turn it off and push through and end up feeling like I really accomplished something in the end. It is about seeing past the internal discussion and knowing you can achieve anything you want, it just takes some hard work, effort and a lot of want! You can also get help from <a href=\"https:\/\/idealfitness.ie\/\">personal trainers dublin<\/a> to keep you motivated during the days when you just don&#8217;t want to workout.<\/p>\n<p>So now I ask you \u2013 when you train or do anything in life for that matter, <strong>are you letting your thoughts get in your way of achieving what you know you are destined to be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your Head Chick,<\/p>\n<p>Amanda xo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Chicks! 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