It’s all in the mindset
INSPIRING her two young children to feel good while looking good is all the motivation Jess Kent needs for keeping fit and healthy.
The 28-year-old Rangewood resident is passionate about fitness, and wants to ensure her children carry on the lifestyle her parents passed down to her.
But it’s been a change in mindset that she says has been the catalyst for ensuring she keeps active.
The mother of Jayla, 4, and Jude, 2, says she can’t afford to be in a bad mood and exercising helps.
“Because I do a lot of home workouts in our garage, our kids will watch me and I see them copy the kinds of exercises I do,” Jess said.
“It makes me realise how much of an impact you can have on them.”
With obesity rates skyrocketing in Townsville faster than anywhere else in Australia, Jess believes the key to ensuring exercise becomes part of your routine is having the right mindset.
She tries to walk up Castle Hill at least three times a week, but it wasn’t always that easy.
“Starting out I didn’t really have such a great relationship with fitness. It was a stop-start sort of thing and I had the wrong goals in mind,” she said. “Now I’ve switched my mindset and changed my goals, (it’s) less image-related and more performance-related.
“Try to flip your mindset when it comes to exercising and not look at it as a chore but something that’s helping your body in the long run.”
The has launched a six-week campaign, shining a light on our city’s best personal trainers, dietitians and health experts and offering advice on how to kick the kilos. To join the Kick the Kilos stepping challenge, download the Strava smartphone app and search for the Townsville Bulletin club, or visit strava.com/clubs/ townsvillebulletin.