In this episode April and Christina talk about her positivity agent status. April’s superpower is to support and make people feel amazing about themselves. She sees that many people get inundated in the negative and by helping others see the positive and nourish them with some love, this helps her stay focused. It also fills her to fill other people’s cups. She wants to share the gift that she has discovered.
April also shares about how she decided at 54 that it was time to start moving and how this has completely transformed her physical, emotional and spiritual health. She began her journey into movement and wellness after sitting at her table feeling like she was aching everywhere and in that moment the words, you have to get moving flashed in front of her eyes. She brought Ryan De Winter on board and initially signed up for three months and thought she would be done after those three months. She stayed another three and another three after that. Looking back she realized how silly it was to think she would be done after three months.
We talk a little about the emotional and mental transformation that she experienced. Her emotional and mental transformation has been miraculous. Confidence has gone up, her reaction is now a response. Her spiritual health has been impacted in a way that has allowed her to see that it is now time to serve others and to share what she has experienced. We owe it to ourselves with our physical and emotional health. We never arrive, as it's a work in progress. Sharing is how we bond with people.
We discuss a recent news article about how people over fourty years of age are giving up on their health. April wants to show people it was possible to get healthy. In fact, she claims that 70 is the new 30! People need to know that they are not put on this earth to live to their 40s. Improvements in health and wellness can be made at any age, so no one, no matter what their age should be giving up on health.
We dive into how the body compensates for pain. Poor fitted shoes can cause problems all the way up the chain to the hip and it can be a bit like a garbage can lid. You press on the pedal and the lid flips up. What can happen next is that we end up carrying more weight on the other side, which will cause pain and over-use on the other side of the body. Being in constant pain puts a stress on our emotional well-being. Will end up being reactive and less able to handle the stressors in life.
It’s a dangerous walk when we don’t listen to what the body is telling us as we set ourselves up for injury. Many people have a hard time connecting with the messages the body gives and as women, we haven’t been trained or encouraged to put ourselves first. You can’t pour from an empty cup. The best thing a female will ever learn is NO! Creating healthy boundaries with consistency is one way to make sure you get the care you need in this life.
We talk about the big challenge that April overcame by running up and climbing on top of a big boulder in her backyard. She posted about it on social media and it was such an exciting moment for many reasons. Mainly because of the work that went into accomplishing this feat. She had to overcome big fears to do this, but it is thanks to her trainers belief in her that she was able to do it. April wants you to know it is not that you can’t do something, it is that you haven’t. This is something that nobody should deny themselves, the ability and excitement of doing something you haven’t done. I still can’t do push-ups to this day, but I don’t deny myself the hope and excitement that I could one day.
People who are looking to start moving, never deny yourself the potential and hope.
We talk about what Move Better Feel Better means to April and for her is the connection between movement and how we feel and how we approach the day.
