HDS Academy

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙤𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 & 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮?⁣
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Here’s another question for you to explore. What activities charge you?⁣
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I always link self awareness to health. Awarness is one of the fundimental basis of understanding yourself, your patterns and spaces that encourage and discourage you. ⁣
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What do you enjoy doing or not doing? When do you feel present in the moment? How does that feel for you? Do you set aside time to enjoy these activities? How often do you need them to reach an equilibrium? ⁣
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Once you know the places, activities, people and environments in which you feel most present you can start to incorporate these areas into your daily routine to ensure that you do not overcharge and enjoy your life!⁣
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Balance is key!⁣
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Have fun with it!⁣
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Which activities charge you?⁣
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I often need some alone time with a book or a lecture upon which I can ponder and debate. Knowledge charges me. Nature charges me. Fresh air charges me and just being the me and I that I know 😍👊🙏

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 ⁣⁣
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Clear vision is made up out of clear aims and objectives of your event, the more detailed the better. Set some time aside to clearly envision the below: ⁣⁣
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1) Why are you hosting this event / what do you wish to achieve from this? ⁣⁣
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2) What value will you add to your attendees by hosting the event? ⁣⁣
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3) Who is your target audience? ⁣⁣
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4) Where can you find your target audience? ⁣⁣
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5) How can you inform your potential attendees about the value your event will bring to them (marketing). ⁣⁣
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Once the above are answered you are one step closer to organising and hosting your event to the best of your ability while placing the needs of your attendees first and ensuring that they gain value and are clearly informed about the value that can be achieved by attending your event. ⁣⁣
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Sharing the sources through which you can start educating yourself.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙤 ME?⁣
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Often we can envision health alongside appearance, losing fat, gaining muscle and looking ripped. But is that what health means to me? Without the collective desires, wants and needs, why do I want it? ⁣
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Just because I do not crave a six pack does not mean that I do not care about my health. ⁣
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Health to me can mean staying hydrated, sleeping enough so that I feel rested, it can mean being able to walk around the park or hike up a small mountain. We are finally arriving at a phase where health can mean mental health and the ability to respect, love and empower myself!
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I've been in the health and fitness industry for over 5 years now and it took me a while to take some time out to define what my health is. Being able to redefine based on my needs has supported me in decision making, encouraged my self-awareness and showed me that health is accessible, I just had to access my definition first. ⁣
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What does health mean to you? Have you thought about it? Comment and share. ⁣
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𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮?⁣
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When was the last time you took some time out for you? Recently, I started observing my wants and needs through a different lense. Why am I doing what I'm doing? Do I enjoy it? Is there something different that I haven't tried yet? ⁣
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I've slowly undressed the socially constructed perfect scenarios and paths that are seen as ideal. ⁣
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With the current uncertainties around work, economy and health I've deliberately started investing some more time in becoming more flexible and fluid. ⁣
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I've asked myself, 'do I want to do more? Why? What would be ideal for now?' ⁣
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Our personalities are different, we all require and want different things, the important part of existence is to figure out your ‘important’ and do it with pride.⁣
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If that’s working a 9-5 and watching a documentary before bed after work, hell yea! Rock that lifestyle with pride and joy! If, however, you are practicing this lifestyle and it somehow doesn’t bring joy, brainstorm some ideas that would!⁣
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What’s one thing in your daily routine that you can change to experience some more joy? What can you do for you? ⁣
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I'm currently re-defining HDS Academy with a twist which will focus on my health expertise and practices. All in effort to do a little bit more for me and others! Stay tuned 💃🎉🙏⁣
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It's Knowledge time! HDS Academy's first episode is out!

Join me and Mish Choudhury exploring the realms of modern fitness.

Mish has a tremendous amount of knowledge in the fields of fitness and is writing a book which will explain everything in detail. In this podcast Mish shares his knowledge with you diving into topics such as the impact of culture, pleasing appearances, mass media and beauty standards. He shares a different perspective of fitness and aims to make fitness accessible to everyone. In this episode you will learn about the important elements of starting and continuing to look after your health, how to define what health means to you based on your values, wants and needs, and understand the complications of personal training and the personal training industry. Mish shares his top tips to start and areas on which you should focus to begin your health journey.

WEBSITE: https://buildyourfitness.co.uk/

Understanding Fitness- What is health? Can I define it? Is gym the only way? GUEST: Mish Choudhury, Fitness Consultant WEBSITE: https://buildyourfitness.co.uk/ Mish has a tremendous amount of knowledge in the fields of fitness, and is...

𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨...⁣
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When you value compliments, you hand powerto people who tear you down. ⁣
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If you are seeking for validation, to be seen or noticed take a step back. The reality is that no one should really need to validate you and encourage you. If you want to do something do it. No one is under the obligation to support you or believe in you. ⁣
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Don't attach to opinions. ⁣
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Consider shifting your values, perceiving with a different set of lenses and repositioning your focus. ⁣
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Compliments come and go they're useless but your self-esteem and worth is not. Practice it.

𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙖𝙢 𝙄? ⁣
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I ponder upon this question from time to time to remind myself of the roles I've decided to engage in. ⁣
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I ask this question to continuously get to know myself. The raw me, without the norms and external expectations. The me that is hidden in my subconscious alongside all my patterns, ideals, desires and core beliefs. ⁣
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Who are you? If I was to ask you, what would you say? Your name? Career? The subject you studied? Your nationality? How do you even answer that question? Would you go as deep as to suggest that you are an atom? That you’re the universe expressing itself? ⁣
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I often take the time out to see how many layers I have the courage to dig through and explore the me that I don’t even know. ⁣
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Try it. Understanding that you are nothing but the existence itself can put you at an advantage to have fun with life. I suggest trying to undress the socially constructed norms as much as you possibly can. How? Take some time in solitude. Observe your patterns, identify your beliefs and any auto driven behaviours that trigger you emotionally.⁣
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I've said it before and I'll say it again. Consciously Reflect.

𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛.⁣
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It’s fair to refer to this as self-worth which is purely based on who you are and not on what you do. Valuing involves appreciation and importance. If you lack appreciation and the understanding of the importance of your own self. If you fail to understand yourself, you may end up seeking the answers from external sources that provide the same stimulation. ⁣
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A true sense of self-worth can also be fostered by practicing self-compassion.  Developed by Dr. Kristin Neff, self-compassion is the practice of treating yourself with the same kindness and compassion as you would treat a friend. This involves taking on what Dr. Dan Siegel describes as the “COAL” attitude, which means being Curious, Open, Accepting and Loving toward yourself and your experiences rather than being self-critical. There are three steps to practicing self-compassion:⁣
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1) Acknowledge and notice your suffering.⁣
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2) Be kind and caring in response to suffering.⁣
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3) Remember that imperfection is part of the human experience and something we all share.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?⁣
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I say confidence because it’s easier to grab your attention this way. What I really mean by saying confidence is your self-esteem.⁣
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Self-esteem is confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-respect. Self-esteem is one of the most fundamental basis for your existence. It is an individual's subjective evaluation of their own worth. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs about oneself as well as emotional states, such as triumph, despair, pride, and shame.⁣
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𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝘿𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙊𝙣 𝙐𝙨?⁣
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Culture is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.⁣
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What impact does this have? All of it. Many of our choices and behaviours are influenced by culture. The environment (culture) in which we grow up has the capacity to influence the way we perceive the world, think about it and process it in our own psyches. This is where social roles and regulation come in and where we define rights and wrongs of others and ourselves. Culture is where self-esteem begins to shape and flourishes or begins to shape and never does. ⁣
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The important part of culture is to understand it, question it and become self-aware of it so that you can understand yourself, question yourself and become more self-aware of you.   ⁣
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Conformity and norms are powerful, it is your responsibility to become more powerful than them and choose accordingly to your essence and not culture. ⁣
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 ⁣
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Clear vision is made up out of clear aims and objectives of your event, the more detailed the better. Set some time aside to clearly envision the below: ⁣
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1) Why are you hosting this event / what do you wish to achieve from this? ⁣
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2) What value will you add to your attendees by hosting the event? ⁣
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3) Who is your target audience? ⁣
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4) Where can you find your target audience? ⁣
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5) How can you inform your potential attendees about the value your event will bring to them (marketing). ⁣
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Once the above are answered you are one step closer to organising and hosting your event to the best of your ability while placing the needs of your attendees first and ensuring that they gain value and are clearly informed about the value that can be achieved by attending your event. ⁣
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