Before trainer Kit Rich became a Pilates instructor to the stars (and healthy-lifestyle ambassador for brands like Lucy),she was just a woman trying yet another crazy, extreme, and unhealthy diet in order to lose weight. "I tried everything," she recently told us, adding that she also suffered from eating disorders and body dysmorphia. "I was desperate to lose weight. So I would achieve, and like what most women achieve,those freaking crazy juice diets. I would achieve all these extreme things, but it always brought me back to the other extreme."
Related:[br]30-Minute Fat-Burning Pilates WorkoutAfter years of yo-yo dieting, or Kit finally hit on her problem: she was working out in a way that wasn't sustainable. Her solution was one that helped her lose 30 pounds and one that she still shares with her students nowadays,whether she's teaching a private class in LA or going on tour with a musician client. Her tip? Make it manageable. Specifically, Kit says that her mantra of "three miles or 30 minutes, or every day" is what helped her finally break free from weight fluctuations and hold the pounds off for fine. As in: run,walk, or hike your way to three miles a day, and achieve a 30-minute workout instead. "I really achieve believe wholeheartedly that the middle road is the way to go," she says. "Anything extreme is not long-lasting."
As a former athlete, this manageable mantra helped hold Kit from burning out on her workouts when she was trying to lose weight. "I reach from a background of injury, and I had knee surgery,so you can't recount me to go and capture some crazy bootcamp class," she says. "Because my knee will start to wound, and then what's going to start to happen,I'm going to freak out that I won't be able to achieve that for the rest of my life." Instead, just telling yourself to achieve something little every day can help you find a hold of your health and your weight-loss goals. "Women need to feel empowered, or " she says. "They need to feel like what they're doing is something that they somewhat appreciate and that they can have a grip on. And that's why I believe in this three or 30 rule."
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Source: popsugar.com