Massy Arias is jazzing up her workout routine. In a new social media post the celebrity trainer and influencer reveals her hack for overcoming boredom with exercise. “So you’re bored and unmotivated? I want you to get up and try something new. Here’s a fun one, let me read you say you’re back on it 🔥 Because Monday’s are meant to be crushed,” she writes in the Instagram caption. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.
1. Exercise for Mental Health
Massy reveals that exercise was the best remedy for her mental health. She battled depression when she was younger, and tried herbal remedies and cognitive therapy, but exercise was the game-changer.. “Fitness saved my life,” she told Muscle & Fitness. She started with the elliptical machine and then bodybuilding. “That first pushup felt great!” she revealed.
2. Stretching
Massy makes sure to stretch after exercising. “I’ve been sitting a lot lately so after my workout I decided to mobilize my spine before I sit again. This one stretch I find to be one of the best selections lately to really get some decompression after my workouts,” she explains in the caption. Why is stretching important? It helps keep the muscles “flexible, strong, and healthy, and we need that flexibility to maintain a range of motion in the joints,” says Harvard Health. “Without it, the muscles shorten and become tight. Then, when you call on the muscles for activity, they are weak and unable to extend all the way. That puts you at risk for joint pain, strains, and muscle damage.”
3. Strength Training
Massy created her own workout method – a mix of resistance training, calisthenics, yoga, and HIIT. Strength and weight training help reduce body fat, preserve and increase lean muscle mass, and burn calories more efficiently, explains Mayo Clinic. Strength training may also help you:
- Develop strong bones
- Manage your weight
- Enhance your quality of life
- Manage chronic conditions
- Sharpen your thinking skills
4. Self-Love
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Massy is all about self-love. “I honestly think if you're not happy with who you are and you're always trying to fit into something that, structurally, you're never going to be, then you're never going to be happy. It took me a little bit just to understand I have to love the body that I'm in because it's still beautiful. And I have to understand that women come in different shapes and different body types. I've used exercise to help me feel more confident inside and out, to help me build the areas that I can actually enhance so that I can feel more comfortable,” Massy tells Elle.
5. Smoothies
One of Massy’s secret weapons? Her healthy smoothies. “Instead of falling for the sugary drinks with no nutritional value, let me show you how to make smoothies that cut your cravings, help build 💪🏽, and are actually good for your overall health,” she wrote on Instagram video, revealing the recipe for the drink, “loaded with fiber, healthy fats, and protein.” She adds: “It tastes incredible and you can treat them as a meal, a snack, or your post workout fuel,” she maintains. She adds that it helps keep you “focused with sustained energy throughout the day” and will help you “feel satiated, but not bloated.”
Massy Arias’ Smoothie Recipe
- 1/2 cup 100% pumpkin puree
- 1 Banana, frozen
- 1/4 cup plain 0% Greek yogurt
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 6 Simple Mills Honey Cinnamon Sweet Thins (optional)
- 2 tbsp Pecans
- 1 scoop Vanilla Cream protein @tru_supplements
- About 1 cup of ice
- 1/2 tsp ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
Totals:
- Calories: 484
- Protein: 28.5g
- Fiber: 9.1
- Fat: 15.5
- Carbs: 54
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