As human beings we tend to always aim to be different and yet try to belong at the same time. This reflects in trends in general, the latest and most relevant to us is ‘healthy living’ or ‘fitness’. The industry is booming worldwide with alternative fitness training, food & beverage and online support. It’s in your local supermarket, your Instagram account and the nearest compound, club and park. Since fitness, wellness, health and well-being have a positive image to them, people are responding with an open heart. Pushing themselves to be called athletes, fitness enthusiasts and health freaks. But just like any other trend this too will fade, this too will die. 

 

The main problem with a dying trend is what follows; it’s like the silence before a storm. Some will preach to stay healthy and fit but the majority will be re-directed to a new trend, something that makes them feel good about themselves in a way fitness doesn’t. I am writing this to connect with you about the real meaning of wellness and the real reason why you should opt for wellness. Forget fitness for a while, and lets think together of what being ‘well’ really means. 

WELL-BEING 

a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare:

To be well you need to decide that this is forever, this is your lifestyle, this is who you want to be. The first step -with the summer coming up- is feeling satisfied with how you look, being comfortable in your skin. You can try to improve your physique, you can try and look better in a bikini and if you work hard you will but you have to decide to be comfortable anyway. Why? Because this is who you are today, you should embrace your body and mind. Always opt for a better version of yourself tomorrow, but be 100% confident with who you are today. 

Summer has always been a season for self-doubt, and the most beautiful women on the beach (with fitness trending or not) have always been the most confident ones. So instead of falling into this trend’s trap, take a leap of faith and decide to be well. Decide to have a happier more stable life. Work hard on being who you really are, whatever that may be. 

For those who find living healthy a burden, It doesn’t have to be. Take advantage of this amazing trend and learn how to enjoy being healthy. Find recipes that satisfy your sweet, fatty and insanely big tooth. Find alternatives to your unhealthy habits. Today, you can easily be healthy, happy and content. You just need to look around and learn.

 

For those who really enjoy fitness, those who go willingly to the gym and sweat their hearts out. The only way this will always be your positive happy get-away is if you forget about targets like looking x or y and focus on enjoying the ride. Everyone wants to look good, that’s a given. But YOU, you love fitness; you do it for you. Enjoy the fact that this is who you are, let this sink in. When the trend dies, you’ll be the girl that has always been fit. 

At the end what really matters is your happiness. Everything else will follow, so just be happy. Find what triggers this ear-to-ear smile and do it. Make the best out of everything and anything around you. Talk to your friends and family about how you want to live your life, what matters to you and what makes you happy and encourage others to do the same. Go ahead and #SpreadTheWellness because you can. 

 

Be well. Be happy. Be confident. Most importantly, be yourself.