Fancy Genesis

The more I think about the idea of jumping into a healthier lifestyle, the more I started wondering about what it actually means. Obviously, the idea is to get back to a healthier version of you. That’s pretty simple, right? My mind as a trainer always goes to one simple question. Why did you stop? Ask yourself that right now. Why did you stop eating healthy? Why did you stop exercising? I’m sure all of you have had hiccups in life that can derail us from our goals. We all try to climb the mountain of good habits to only fall back down when those hiccups come up again. So, how can we jump into a healthier you? How can you find your ice axe to stop the free-fall down the mountain? These are five simple elements for you to focus on and can become your ice axe. Hopefully, these are simple enough to get you started today, but also are easy to remember the next time you’re looking for motivation.  Just get Started Simple right? Do you want to know the best time to ...

I’ve been there, I feel like a lot of people have. The time in your life where you either watch an inspirational movie or see someone on Instagram with an amazing physique and think “I’m going to get on my gym grind and get shredded!”. So the next week you start up and begin to actually enjoy yourself with the health benefits that come along with exercise, but after that initial week or month is up, you quickly realize that it’s a very challenging and long commitment if you want to get results. This realization causes so many to become discouraged and slowly drift away from the gym, I went through this stage 3 times my first year of training before I fully engaged myself. It’s a vicious cycle that will keep you in it’s path unless you find these 3 key factors. 1. Why. Why do you want to go to the gym? Why do you want to start exercising? You need to ask yourself these questions and find the answers, this very well may be ...

When it comes to wellness and having a healthy relationship with both your mind and body, mindful eating is the way to go. It is exactly what it sounds like—using the mind to guide what you put in your body. Most people use mindful eating without even knowing it, but people who have been trying to diet and/or suffer with eating disorders have thrown away the mindful approach. Of all the “diets” out there, this one is the most successful as it puts you in tune with your body and allows you to eat exactly what and how much food you need. Here are some tips on how go about this! Eat what your body tells you to eat.  You may think that eating what you crave will lead to disaster, especially if you are one of those people who craves massive amounts of junk food. The thing is that cravings tell you what your body NEEDS. Once you give into the craving, your body will be begin to be satisfied because you have given it sufficient nutrients. This will eventually lead to mu...

I have struggled with anxiety and sadness a lot over the past few months and I still continue to do it. Am I the only one having this problem? Why do I keep on recalling old pictures and memories in my mind? What if I am not powerful enough to face the challenges standing in my way? What if all the doubts in my head turn out to be true? These are all part of the worries I have to face every day. Hopefully I have received some knowledge which lifts me above negativity. So I will try to share some of it with you. 1. No matter how bad your mood is, it always improves with time!  Imagine that your troubling thoughts and uncertainties are just clouds going over your head – they pass with time and eventually the sun shines again. 2. They don’t define you!  Each hour an average of 2500 to 3000 thoughts are going through your head so ask yourself how many are actually serving you. Do you define yourself with them? If you do that you are making a huge mistake b...

To help curate your own future, start by asking yourself a series of questions: WHAT DO I WANT MY FUTURE TO LOOK LIKE? When you’re focused on the day-to-day, it can be challenging to make time to think about the long term. Yet it’s time well spent. Start with your ultimate career goal, then work your way backward. What does your goal look and feel like? What specific actions do you need to take to reach it? HOW DO I PURSUE MY ULTIMATE CAREER GOAL?  After you have a clear idea of what you want, it’s time to develop your task list for achieving it. In the time-management book Getting Things Done, David Allen articulates his system for prioritizing tasks. Create powerful to-do lists based on: 1. Your time. Identify those tasks that you can tackle between appointments—like scanning job listings or course catalogs—and those that require you to block out a few hours—like crafting a cover letter or updating your portfolio. Be ready to take advan...

We all know that if we want to be physically fit, we have to train our physical muscles through cardiovascular exercise, strength training, stretching, and so on. We also know this takes great discipline. We can’t just work out sporadically and expect great results. While much societal emphasis is placed on the importance of having a strong, fit, healthy body, less attention is paid to developing healthy emotional muscles. Control over our feelings needs regular exercise to stay strong as well. Why does emotional fitness matter? Have you ever been having a perfectly fine (even wonderful!) day, only to receive an upsetting phone call or rude email that instantly "ruins" your day? I know I have. I recently received a phone call from my agent alerting me to the fact that a client was refusing to pay me for a job I had already performed, making all kinds of excuses and trying to justify withholding payment. I found myself getting irate—taking their unprofessionalism personal...

Here are 3 of the most beautiful smelling and body hydrating recipes I found for body lotions (homemade). ALOE VERA MOISTURIZER: Ingredients: 4 parts aloe vera gel 1 part vegetable glycerine placeholder Method: Pick several leaves from your aloe vera plant. Extract the gel by scraping the juicy flesh off the skin with a blunt knife, bit by bit. Strain the gel through a piece of fine gauze or light fabric to remove any lumps.Once you have the desired quantity of strained aloe vera gel, mix in the vegetable glycerine.Store in the fridge in a screw-topped glass jar. You will love using this moisturizer. It feels light and refreshing on the skin, is cheap and easy to make, and contains no toxic chemicals. LAVENDER BODY LOTION: Ingredients:  1 teaspoon borax 1 cup rose water 2 tablespoons olive oil a handful of lavender flowers 2 cups of boiling water placeholderMethod: Dissolve 1 teaspoon borax in 1 cup rose water, then slowly add 2 tablespoons of warmed olive oil, bea...