“Everyone should exercise, and not necessarily just for weight loss. Regular aerobic exercise improves heart and lung health, and therefore benefits the rest of the body, increasing muscle endurance, circulation and overall body health.”— Jennifer Gruenemay, lifescript.comTagged: body confidence, Exercise, Health, workout
“Ask yourself who your role models are in life. Do you look up to them because they have a pretty face, slender body and nice clothes, or rather because you respect their intelligence and who they are on the inside? Admiring successful people and surrounding yourself with these kinds of people can he…”— Jennifer Gruenemay, lifescript.comTagged: body confidence, Role Models, Successful, admiration
“Go outside and find something in nature – a flower, leaf, twig, grass blade, or anything that catches your eye. Is it perfect? Or does it have irregular edges, rough sides and blemishes here and there? Chances are that it is imperfect, yet it is still so amazing and complex. Nature is beautiful desp…”— Jennifer Gruenemay, lifescript.comTagged: body confidence, imperfect, Nature, beauty
“People who have purpose are too busy getting stuff done to worry about how they look. In the end, creative expression, passionate parenting, effective leadership and growing the best-goddamn-tomatoes-in-the-neighborhood is far more satisfying than making sure you look good in an outfit at all times.”— Linsey Hart, huffingtonpost.comTagged: body confidence, purpose, Busy, Creativity
“Meditate. Meditation is an incredibly effective tool for clearing away unhelpful thought cycles. 10 minutes. 5 minutes. 1. Whatever. Just sit, close your eyes and breathe. If you want you can breathe on a body acceptance affirmation such as I love and accept my body just as it is right now.”— Linsey Hart, huffingtonpost.comTagged: body confidence, Self-Love, Acceptance, meditation
“Stay away from shopping centers and department stores. Those places are insecurity dens. Everything from the lighting, to the music, to the shiny floors and the golden ratio clothes mannequins is designed to make you feel dirty and inadequate.”— Linsey Hart, huffingtonpost.comTagged: body confidence, Shopping, malls, Lighting