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Hello!
\nThis is the final post on the\u00a0#MyMarchMaddness<\/strong><\/span> <\/a>Inspire Series. \u00a0<\/strong>I really do hope that you have enjoyed the features\u00a0and are as inspired by all these AMAZING ladies<\/strong> as I am!<\/p>\n

As that popular poem\u00a0goes\u00a0“People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.”
\n<\/em>The lady I’m featuring today definitely fits into all\u00a0three of\u00a0these categories for me!
\nAlthough we have never “met”,\u00a0Didi has been a major source of inspiration, <\/strong>encouragement\u00a0<\/strong>and support <\/strong>to me on my fitness journey,\u00a0and\u00a0I have learned\u00a0so\u00a0many valuable\u00a0life and fitness\u00a0lessons\u00a0from her.
\nDidi\u00a0pioneered the #3to30 Fitness Movement<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>which took various women from different walks of life and united\u00a0them in a cause for\u00a0healthy and active living<\/strong>. I\u00a0am\u00a0so\u00a0fortunate to\u00a0have been a part of this initiative\u00a0out of which a\u00a0sisterhood was formed and so many dreams were born.
\nI could go on and on about this lady, but I’ll let you hear all about her inspiring fitness journey<\/strong> from Coach Rexie herself!
\nFor THE BEST<\/strong>\u00a0workout videos, fitness advice<\/strong> and coaching<\/strong>\u00a0visit #3to30fitness<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Didi Amajor aka Coach Rexie
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Q:What does FITNESS mean to you?
\nA: Hmm. What does<\/em> FITNESS mean to me? Fitness means waking up at 5am and spending approximately 86 seconds wondering if hitting the gym for an interval run is really<\/em> necessary. Fitness means cursing myself for climbing stairs and for eating that extra serving of rice. Fitness means forming, strengthening and developing meaningful relationships. Fitness means getting excited when a friend tells you he or she needs some help with a workout. Fitness means creating a safe haven\/platform (#3to30, my fitness group) for over 30 women to share their goals, struggles and success as relates to not just fitness but other aspects of life. Fitness means taking time out of your grueling schedule to record a video or research the benefits of including green foods in one\u2019s diet, knowing that it may impact someone\u2019s life at the right time. Fitness means getting on a rollercoaster and knowing you\u2019ll love and hate it\u2026at the same darn time!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Q: When did you begin living a healthier lifestyle and what inspired you to do so?
\nA: In April of 2009, after many failed diets\/tries (one of them being the infamous Beyonc\u00e9 diet of cayenne pepper, maple syrup and, was it lemon? I forget), my cousin suggested we lose some weight in preparation for an upcoming girls trip in May. I accepted the challenge, and got straight to work \u2013 and this time I knew I would not survive if I tried one of the\u00a0quick-fix\u00a0methods or shortcuts. I was 12lbs lighter by the girls trip, and I haven\u2019t looked back since then.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Q:What is your biggest struggle\/constraint (if any) to maintaining a healthy lifestyle?
\nA: I\u2019d say time, and my proclivity for eating\/overeating (lol). With regards to time, I\u2019m not referring to the general \u201cI don\u2019t have time\u201d excuse (which I do not subscribe to, bleh). I simply mean that often times, I wish I could spend more time working on things I need to improve fitness\/health-wise. Unfortunately, there are only 24 hours in one day (although many have said my days have 28 hours), hence the constraint. As far as overeating goes, I\u2019m a GENUINE food lover (this isn\u2019t about gluttony but actually appreciating the many interesting and creative meals one can concoct using just a few ingredients). Or maybe this is<\/em> about me being a little (or a lot) greedy? Who knows man, who knows?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Q: What is your favorite type of exercise?
\nA: That\u2019s a tough call \u2013 I like so many! However, at this point in my fit-life, I\u2019m loving body weight exercises like push-ups and pull ups. I also LOVE weighted squats and deadlifts. And jumping. Yes, jumping for sure \u2013 jumping jacks, jump lunges, jump squats, burpees etc. What I\u2019m trying to say is, I generally like any exercise that feels like death.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Q: One piece of advice you’d offer to someone that\u2019s feeling discouraged on their fitness journey.
\nA: You\u2019re going to stumble and it\u2019s going to suck sometimes. You may even cry, throw tantrums or give up on your 20^{th<\/sup> \u201cDay 3\u201d. It is OKAY. You are more than your failures or your scale number. What matters is, you learn from the mistakes or slip ups, and you wake up every day with one thing in mind \u2013 make the right choices and be the best version of yourself possible. It won\u2019t ALWAYS go as planned but hey, if you shoot for the moon, and fail, at least you\u2019d still be among the stars, right? Lastly, (and I know you said ONE piece of advice but I\u2019m a little loquacious) surround yourself with people who not only inspire, motivate and push you in the right direction, but hold you accountable.<\/strong><\/p>\n}

Q: What body part (if any) would you change?
\nA: <\/strong>Is this a trick question? It kind of feels like my response should be, \u201cNothing! My body is perfect!\u201d Okay well, since we are talking TRUTH here, I\u2019d say my lower back needs to house juuuuust<\/em> a little less fat, and my upper mid-section need not protrude as much. Oh, there\u2019s also another area which for PG reasons, I will not mention. Let\u2019s just say, I was unduly robbed by the fat loss gods and Mother Nature but I still do believe that I was wonderfully made by my Maker!<\/b><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello! This is the final post on the\u00a0#MyMarchMaddness Inspire Series. \u00a0I really do hope that you have enjoyed the features\u00a0and are as inspired by all these AMAZING ladies as I am! As that popular poem\u00a0goes\u00a0\"People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.\" The lady I'm featuring today definitely fits into ... Read More about The #MyMarchMaddness Inspire Series \u2013 Didi Amajor<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,13,3,7,4,8,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2832,"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786\/revisions\/2832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethelfitmum.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}