Moksha Yoga and Wellness LLC

Want to lose weight aka in ?

💪Pick up the weights
Not just the same 10lbs every single week or the same biceps, triceps or shoulders each time. We have muscles everywhere- chest, back, shoulders, quads, hamstrings, glutes, calves, forearms, etc. Don't neglect the small muscles...it is like trying to build a house on matchsticks. Strengthen small muscles and then build bigger muscles to create a strong and healthy body.
And, each week challenge the muscles by adding a little more, spend time under tension, do more reps or sets to keep the muscles confused and stimulated...the only way they get stronger. And the best part, muscle is a metabolic organ which means, more muscle means less blood sugar and it burns fat while we are sleeping. Also, when you have more muscle, you can enjoy all your favorite foods (in moderation) with zero guilt 😋 Win win 🏆
🚶‍♀️Pick up the walking pace
We have all heard 10K steps a day. Latest longevity research says otherwise..7-8K is enough but how and when it is done is more important to burn belly fat. After meals to reduce post meal insulin spike and during workouts, walking at an intensity where you are still breathing through your nose but you might feel a little puffy in the chest (effort). If you are a gadget fanatic like me, use a heart rate monitor and work at 180 minus your age ( stay within 5 bpm up or below that for the entire duration). If you are doing it right, after a few weeks, the same intensity might feel easy and you have to do a little more to keep the heart rate within that range. Breathing through the mouth is the worst kind of "aerobic" training. Breathing through the mouth is "anaerobic" and has its own perks to build fast twitch muscles and for brain health through lactic acid but should be performed for short durations only. Think of sprinters at Olympics.
🍽Eat enough food
Our hormones need fats. Our muscles need protein. Our sprints and strength training need carbs. And women already eat 🥜 Muscle is a hungry beast and it demands fuel to optimize performance.
💤Optimize sleep
No brainer. We don't build muscle in the gym.
You build muscle while you sleep during recovery. In the gym, you breakdown muscle. You rebuild and make it stronger through proper nutrition, enough protein intake and quality sleep. Alcohol, blue light exposure, stimulating entertainment, disturbing news, and eating too close to bedtime all effect quality sleep which is already elusive in midlife 😪. Cherish your sleep like you would that a family heirloom you received from your great grandmother 😉.
👎And, learn to say no.
We don't have to be everything to everyone, saying yes to everyone, and draining our daily energy reserves on toxic energy vampires. Fill up your cup each morning with positive habits, positive thoughts and positive conversations and be mindful of energy suckers...spending none or less time with them. Save your energy and your sanity. Your life will thank you😊

Practice with toe spacers 🧘‍♀️
Workout with toe spacers 🏋‍♂️

Practice barefoot 🧘‍♀️
Workout barefoot or in minimalist shoes 🏋‍♂️

Spend as much time as you can with your feet close to the ground with spaces between toes to keep the health and integrity of foot health and how our ancestors used to live.

Foot health equates to posture, spinal health, lower back health and brain health by optimizing brain and foot connection to the ground to prevent age-related falls and to build self-confidence that usually fades off as we start slowing down due to aches and pains.

Going back to origins and foundations ✨️