For the love of health (and other things).

These days I love being active (most of the time anyway!). It wasn't always this way, until about 8 years ago I loved to sit around as much as the next person. I've loved my journey of becoming more active, particularly in running, but also experimenting with lots of other types of activity and fitness too.

Becoming more active has definitely been a journey and at times it has been a battle to do it for the right reasons. Although nowadays I do actually struggle to sit still and love being active, there was a time when my reasons for being more active were far from healthy. Wanting to be thinner was definitely a big pull for me to get into running, but thankfully I feel I have a different perspective now. I believe God has given us incredible and intricate bodies ("fearfully and wonderfully made" infact!) that need looking after and treating well. My motivation for being fit and healthy now, aside from now loving exercise, is to look after well what he's given me, which is helping me to live life to the full - activity and exercise definitely get all the right hormones going, whatever you're 'being active' looks like!

I love it when people find either their passion for being active or have the realisation for themselves about looking after their amazing body. I have a beautiful friend who has recently found she loves cycling and doing spin classes. She confessed herself that she hasn't been keen or able to do much exercise previously but has now found something that she really loves, her 'niche'. I guess that's what I want for everyone - firstly the realisation that we have a body to take care of (which includes far more than just being active!) and secondly finding that 'thing' they love and making it a part of their lifestyle, be it walking (even just to work or on a lunch break), running, surfing, cycling, football, boxing, dancing, swimming...the list goes on. It can be fun! Being active can be for everyone, it doesn't have to be going for a run!

Maybe today you'll find your 'niche'...our bodies were made to move!