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Being healthy isn’t about the numbers. It’s not about the pounds dropped, the miles ran, or the weight lifted. At the end of the day, health is a focus on your mindset—it’s changing the way you think so that everything you do is effortless.

When you shift your mind, the results will follow.

Fitness isn’t meant to be only a physical challenge.

You aren’t meant to step into the gym and only work out your body. You’re meant to close your eyes, take deep breaths, and as your feet hit the treadmill, you focus on who you are becoming with each and every step.

Of course there’s the physical component. Of course you’re burning calories, feeling your muscles tighten and pull. Of course your heart is pounding and your lungs are filling with air.

But beyond the physical, every movement teaches you something about yourself. Every breath is a reminder that you are here, that you are alive, and that you are doing incredible things.

See, fitness is really about your mindset. It’s about the way you look at yourself in the bathroom mirror—not as a mess but as a work in progress. It’s about how you learn to shut out the doubt and replace it with empowering thoughts. It’s about how you show up for yourself, push yourself, get up with that early alarm and remind yourself that you’re doing this for a reason.

When you shift your mindset, the results follow.

You don’t have to worry over them, stress about them. You don’t have to agonize about the slice of pizza you had or the five beers you threw back last weekend. The goal isn’t to live this rigid, fixed life that’s filled with pressure, guilt, and unrealistic expectations. It’s about living a life you’re proud of, being a person you’re proud of.

It’s about shutting off negativity and believing in yourself because you are capable of beautiful things. It’s about distancing from the toxic belief that your physical body, your tangible results carry the most weight.

Because at the end of the day, you can do all the right things, make all your workouts, burn all the calories, etc. but if you aren’t happy and confident in your mind, it won’t mean a thing.

Change your mindset, and you’ll change your entire life.


Marisa Donnelly

Marisa is a full-time freelance writer, editor, and fitness enthusiast located in Ocean Beach, San Diego. She is the author of the poetry collection, Somewhere On A Highway and founder of Be A Light LLC, a remote writing coaching/tutoring/editing services company.

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