Njihuni me Joan MacDonald: 73-vjeçarja fanatike e fitnesit

Shumë prej nesh mund të kërkojnë frymëzim për një jetë më të mirë – dhe për arritjen e trupit të përsosur.

Nëse nuk e keni gjetur ende frymëzimin, nuk keni pse të kërkoni më tej, sepse Joan MacDonald është inspirimi që ju nevojitet për të hequr qafe kilogramët shtesë.

Tre vjet më parë, Joan MacDonald vizitoi mjekun dhe i tha se shëndeti i saj po përkeqësohej me shpejtësi. MacDonald kishte në ilaçe të shumta për presionin e lartë të gjakut dhe kolesterolin e lartë.

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3 years ago I began this long, slow journey and now I realize that there really isn’t any end to it. Each day I move in a direction based on my choices. Each month is a new milestone. Each year I seem to have changed so completely I think I can’t change any more and yet I do.💕💕 At this point, I truly realize that we are limitless. At any moment we can make a decision to change. No matter how difficult or challenging life is, we must remain steadfast in our aim and keep inching forward. When I got started I never imagined I’d be where I am today. I just wanted to get my health back and get off my medication. Each door we step through leads to another door and then another. I hope you all keep choosing to grow! To learn to love yourself, take the best care of yourself, and dare to dream and love with your whole heart again.🙏🙏 . Pink outfit by @womensbest . . #transformation #hope #justdoit.

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MacDonald vendosi të bëjë disa ndryshime të mëdha në jetë. Ajo vendosi të ushtrojë dhe të hajë më shëndetshëm.

“E dija se duhej të bëja diçka ndryshe”, tha MacDonald. “E kisha parë nënën time të kalonte të njëjtën gjë, duke marrë ilaçe pas ilaçeve dhe nuk e dëshiroja atë jetë për vete”.

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I thought I’d share with you how my coach actually trains me. 😅 I think a lot of women my age get really pacified at the gym. I see a lot of chit-chat going on in general between trainers and their older female clients, and not much effort. I imagine Trainer’s must think we can’t be pushed and we are there to mark time, and not accomplish much. 🤷🏼‍♀️. If I can advise you on one thing: find a trainer who really knows their stuff and can teach you good form and really push you. 🏋🏻‍♀️ I would NEVER have even thought to learn how to hip thrust or deadlift on my own. I used to just go and sit on the machines and do circuits. But that all changed when I started working with a proper coach. @yourhealthyhedonista just puts me through my paces like a drill sergeant and shows me videos of my form and also does a lot of demonstrations and hands on corrections. This has really helped me learn how to lift properly. I only get to work with her a few times throughout the year but every time I do I seem to make huge improvements. She always tells me: whether you’re young or old, all bodies respond to the same technique of proper exercise selection, proper volume, and progressive overload (making the workouts harder each week). If you dumb it down just because you’re older you won’t get the results you are looking for. Don’t be taken advantage of my dears. If you really want to make changes, decide to become strong and decide that you’re worth the effort. 🏋🏻‍♀️ I don’t know about you all but I am ITCHING to get back in the gym. I am eagerly watching people in other provinces and states and countries returning to the gym. How exciting! I can’t wait to start hip thrusting again and getting my pull up strength back. What about you? When is your gym reopening or are you already back? What do you want to train? Let’s all make the rest of 2020 something truly amazing. 💪 stay strong, love your neighbour, and work hard for your goals! With love, Joan ❤️ . @anytimefitnesscobourg

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Gjatë tre viteve të fundit, MacDonald ka ndërtuar rutinën e saj aktuale të fitnesit, e cila përfshin të paktën pesë stërvitje në javë, seanca e saj zgjat rreth dy orë, por ajo shpjegoi se kjo është për shkak se ajo është “shumë e ngadaltë”.

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Don’t get discouraged by how far you have to go. On the right I was 3 months into this journey and I just took it one day at a time. I honestly had no idea that I would end up where I am today. I just wanted to be off my medication. I can remember that getting down to the 150s was a pretty impossible dream. When I finally reached 156 lbs in the summer of 2017, I was worried that if I lost any more weight I would look flabby and frail. Michelle asked me to trust her and just be patient with the process. A year later, 2018, I was in the 140s pretty comfortably, and still seeing some exciting changes. I thought that would be as good as it gets. 😅 Now here I am yet another year later, and comfortably in the 130s. Michelle now tells me that she plans for me to be in the 120s by next fall, just by continuing slowly the way we’ve been going. That still seems impossible to me but I now know to just trust the process. 💕💕💕 . Have a wonderful holiday season everyone. Love yourself enough to make the changes you need to have the health you desire. 🤶🏻🤶🏻🤶🏻 . #transformation #diet #weightlosstips #weightloss #fitover70.

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Dy prej stërvitjeve të saj të përditshme përqendrohen në kardio – zakonisht biçikleta e palëvizshme ose vrapuesi – dhe tre të tjerët përfshijnë një përzierje të stërvitjes kardio dhe forcë, duke trajnuar grupe të ndryshme të muskujve çdo ditë. /Telegrafi/