Una mujer de 73 años combatió la depresión haciendo ejercicio y hoy es influencer en redes sociales

Joan MacDonald es una mujer que tiene 73 años y hoy por hoy se convirtió en “influencer fitness” en Instagram.

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3 years ago I began this long, slow journey and now I realize that there really isn’t any end to it. Each day I move in a direction based on my choices. Each month is a new milestone. Each year I seem to have changed so completely I think I can’t change any more and yet I do. At this point, I truly realize that we are limitless. At any moment we can make a decision to change. No matter how difficult or challenging life is, we must remain steadfast in our aim and keep inching forward. When I got started I never imagined I’d be where I am today. I just wanted to get my health back and get off my medication. Each door we step through leads to another door and then another. I hope you all keep choosing to grow! To learn to love yourself, take the best care of yourself, and dare to dream and love with your whole heart again. . Pink outfit by @womensbest . . #transformation #hope #justdoit.

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Tras sufrir una fuerte depresión producto del fin de su matrimonio decidió cambiar su vida y su cuenta tiene más de 380 mil seguidores.

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I never thought the seventies were going to end up like this! Being in videos in a gym in Tulum Mexico wearing @womensbest ! I am sincerely grateful for all the moments leading up to this. The journey has been long and it’s not over. I have endured many hiccups and frustrations. I have battled fatigue, anger, self-doubt and fear. I have learned to love more, to embrace my body, to be open minded and to push forwards. I hope you all believe that my journey can be anybody’s journey. I did not do gymnastics or any serious sport when I was young. I battled weight most of my adult life. I was seriously overweight for the past twenty years before starting all of this. I have had a hysterectomy when I was in my forties. I am not on Hormone Replacement Therapy. I do not eliminate any food groups. I train 5 x week for about 75 minutes with weights trying to get better each week. I do cardio 4-7 days a week for about 15-30 minutes depending on what my coach wants me to do. I take a few supplements like creatine and protein powder and fish oil but not much else. . Michelle and I will be doing a live video on my instagram tonight at 8 pm EST to answer questions so please join me! With love Joan . Gym: @tulumstrengthclub Coach: @yourhealthyhedonista . #fitover70 #girlswithmuscle #bodybuilding #tscathlete.

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A la crisis post matrimonial, se le sumaron algunos problemas de salud como artritis, hipertensión y colesterol alto. Gracias a la ayuda de su hija Michelle que es personal trainer, decidió cambiar radicalmente su vida. Empezó a hacer ejercicio y encontró en el deporte la clave para salir de la depresión y además mejorar su calidad de vida.

“Hace 3 años comencé este largo y lento viaje y ahora me doy cuenta de que realmente no tiene fin. En cualquier momento podemos tomar la decisión de cambiar. No importa cuán difícil o desafiante sea la vida, debemos mantenernos firmes en nuestro objetivo y seguir avanzando”, dijo Joan.

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Transformation isn’t just about losing weight. Transformation can be about so much more! Certainly this has been my long, slow journey. On the left I was visiting my own mother in a nursing home and seeing her health rapidly deteriorating. It absolutely broke my heart, and yet it was also frustrating to see her just accept her fate and refuse to fight to make things better. When my own daughter reached out to me and offered to help, it was like coming full circle. I was at a real cross roads. Do I follow in the footsteps of my mother, or do I try to break free of the cycle and create a different outcome for myself. I know so many of you want to know about the diet and the training, but what I can’t stress enough to you, is the importance of developing your mind. Throughout the past 3 years I have been deeply challenged, many times in tears ,and feeling like I was so slow to learn, BUT I did not give up. . Since I started this journey 3 years ago I’ve learned to use an I-phone, I’ve learned to use apps (though they still seem complicated to me!) I’m even learning a new language (Spanish!). I’ve learned to be more confident in front of a camera and trust myself at interviews, and I’ve just gained so much more confidence and optimism about making my life better in general. Even my relationship with my husband has improved because I’m just a happier person. That’s a pretty wonderful place to be this late in the game. So, for those of you think more about losing weight, I am telling you, sometimes the weight we need to lose is more than the pounds on the scale. Sometimes we need to lose our negative self-talk, our feelings of failure, our lack of confidence in ourselves and in the world. Sometimes it’s the internal transformation that is its own best reward. I hope you learn to choose to be happy! With love Joan

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Para ayudar a otros que quizás están atravesando por algún momento difícil en su vida, sube todo el tiempo fotos y videos de su entrenamiento, también del antes y después de su transformación física para inspirar a más personas.

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Never take your health for granted. It’s often when we’ve lost our health that we realize this, and then it’s a battle to get it back. If you’ve lost your health because of your habits, like I did, the great news is that you can get it back by changing your habits. It’s all up to you. A lot of you wonderful people are asking me how I did it. A 70-years old gal set in her ways, angry, frustrated, arthritic, and extremely overweight. Here is what I can come up with.... 1. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired 2. Seeing my own mother’s health decline in a nursing home, in pain, and too stubborn to try and improve herself was an eye opener. 3. My daughter @yourhealthyhedonista sat me down and told me I needed to take charge of my health fast, and asked me to join her online transformation group. She insisted. 4. My Dr wanted to increase my heart medication! 5. I made up my mind that i could do it and I refused to quit no matter how daunting it was to head to the gym with arthritis and acid reflux and vertigo. I just focused on taking it one day at a time. I had to learn to use an iPhone and Apps which was extremely frustrating and humbling. i just did my best, allowed myself to make mistakes, and never gave up. . I trained 4 x week with weights for an hour. I started out doing 15 minutes of easy cardio every day at the gym. I ate 5 small, balanced meals with a pre and post workout. My macros were 25 grams of protein per meal, 20 grams of carbs per meal, and 6 grams of fat per meal. I had very little appetite and could barely eat all that food, even at 200 lbs! After about two months my appetite picked up and Michelle increased my macros. I had lost about 20 lbs by then. .. I hope that answers some questions for you all ❤️❤️ With love, Joan

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“ Cuando comencé, nunca imaginé que estaría donde estoy hoy. Solo quería recuperar mi salud y dejar mi medicamento. Cada puerta que atravesamos conduce a otra puerta y luego a otra. ¡Espero que todos sigan eligiendo crecer! Para aprender a amarte a ti mismo, cuídate mucho y atrévete a soñar y amar de nuevo con todo tu corazón”, aseguró.