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How to Exercise With Eczema

HOW TO EXERCISE WITH ECZEMA

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Exercise is one of the key components towards skin healing. Often times when you have eczema it stings and itches to exercise. Regardless the benefits of working out greatly outweighs the disadvantages. Exercise stimulates the lymphatic system which can often be backed up when eczema is flaring up. It helps improve not only your physical health but your mental health as well.

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Stress is a huge trigger for Eczema and finding ways to reduce it can be great benefit. Below are some tips to use when working out.

  1. Bring your own Sweat Towel to the gym. You never know which detergent the Gym uses to wash their Towels. A lot of us are sensitive to detergents stick to using the one that doesn’t affect you at home.
  2. Use Hypoallergenic Fragrance Free Baby Wipes in order to wash off the sweat. This is mainly for those of you who sweat a lot like me. J
  3. Have a water bottle in handy and don’t be afraid to splash some water on your face and wipe it off with a sweat towel.
  4. Take a cold shower as soon as you can after a workout and use your favorite body wash. I love using both Neutro Grisi a hypoallergenic soap and @clnskincare Body Wash.

How To Exercise With Eczema

Ways to overcome anxiety or any negative thoughts when at the gym:

  1. Listen to positive motivational podcasts I highly recommend listening to Fearless Motivation on Spotify. Will be making an Eczema Warrior Playlist in the future.
  2. Say Positive affirmations to yourself in your head. “I am a Warrior. I am an overcomer. I am Strong. I am a Fighter.”
  3. Educate others and just get it off your chest. If you have a trainer tell them you have Eczema. You be surprised how many people either don’t notice or have the same thing you do and are just hiding it.

THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE FOR ECZEMA

What is Body Fat Percentage?

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So I am assuming by now you heard this phrase when you went to get that free assessment at the gym, or if you have no idea what I am talking about read on.

Body Fat Percentage is the new craze in the Fitness world. Instead of using just your weight to measure your physical status, body fat percentage is most important. The main reason behind this shift is the fact that the weight on a scale doesn’t take into account body composition. You can be really fit, and the scale can still measure you as if your “overweight”. This is the reason why many fitness professionals say to not look at the weight, but instead check your body fat percentage.

Basically the lower the percentage the less fat is in your body. Now many struggle to find motivation to keep going to the gym, because they keep stepping on that forbidden scale.

Instead set yourself some small goals I am going to be honest I started with something as simple as being able to jog on the treadmill for 15min before I even dared to make lunges.

Try getting an assessment at your local gym most of the time gyms offer free training sessions take advantage of one and get all of your stats including body fat percentage. That way later on you can get it checked again and see your fitness progress.

How to get Flat Abs

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I remember my friend asking me “how do you get flat abs?”
Usually for everyone getting abs is the ultimate fitness goals. Im sure most of you know by now that getting abs is mostly done by 80% diet 15% Exercise and 5% willpower. Its not easy but its not impossible. It all starts with slowly implementing good habits into your everyday life. (munches on Oreos while typing) Look they are times where you can have sweets, but it all depends in what your ultimate body percentage goal is. Is your goal to become a body builder or just to be physically fit? Majority of us just want to have a body fat percentage goal of 15% while a body builder would try to reach near 11%. If your confused about body fat percentage just read my blog post where I go more in depth.

Here are some habits you can start implementing today towards a healthier you!

1. Start Drinking Water! and I mean a gallon of it. Literally take a gallon jug of milk empty it out and start using it to measure how much you drink throughout the day. If it seems too big empty it out into a smaller water bottle.I love using my Camelbak water bottle since along the sides they always have measurements.

Note: By drinking more water your less likely to feel hungry throughout the day. Also by keeping your body hydrated your going to be keeping your body in tip top shape.

2. Have at least one fruit smoothie or Veggie smoothie a day

Personally I love having a Blueberry greek yogurt smoothie in the morning to wake up. Along with 3 boiled eggs and 2 cups of boiled broccoli.
Honestly if your like me sometimes you just need to grab something and run out the door I highly recommend just buying carrot juice I usually get Bolthouse Farms 100% carrot juice.

3.Have 5 Meals a day I know it seems counterintuitive towards losing weight, but eating healthy foods all the time is actually going to help you lose weight! I’m always snacking on apples/carrots.

4. Have a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with a cup of water everyday
Apple Cider Vinegar has tons of benefits for your health and can be used for both external and internal use. I am for sure going to be writing a blog of this secret weapon alone. So what exactly does this stuff do for you? Apple cider vinegar helps your body burn fat which help get rid of that muffin top.

5. Start doing Cardio We all have Abs! Most of the time its just hidden under a layer of fat. So how does one combat fat? With Cardio my friend.
I’am going to post later some cardio workouts that are done on the treadmill that are going to scare the fat right off your stomach. Make sure to subscribe by leaving your email below, and I’ll send you secret tips directly to you.

Whether its summer or not its time to get fit! I hear some groans out there, but trust me all it takes is slowly creating new habits. Eventually it becomes a habit to drink that glass of water in the morning. We all have that inner health freak inside 🙂

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