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I. V. M. And

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they date back all the way to 3000 years

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ago, where they were known as Zora

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Khane, I. areas that encouraged

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physical fitness. In fact, the word

0:34

literally means the house of strength.

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These gyms had a very unique architecture.

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I. V. I.

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V. from

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someone who does not. When I see

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someone with a good, fit, muscular and

2:05

strong body, I immediately know

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the quality of that person's life. I

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know their ethic to hard work and

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dedication. This is because the

2:15

effort needed to sculpt that body, to

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mold that body, it takes time,

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it takes energy and it takes

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the right habits. It is

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not easy to show up consistently. It

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is not easy to exercise and

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work out. Heck, nobody likes it

2:30

or really even enjoys it. It

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is hard to do but they do it with

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a long-term goal in mind. I always

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say that working on yourself is the highest

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form of self-love, be it working

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on yourself physically or mentally. When

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you go to the gym, you are working both

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the physical and the mental parts of you. With

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every exercise that pushes you beyond your

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comfort zone, beyond what you thought was

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possible, you grow your mind and

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body. With pushing through the burn

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and the pain, you

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grow your resilience. With achieving

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the things that you never thought were possible,

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you grow your confidence. Just

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imagine what one tiny activity in

3:10

life can give you all this

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in just one hour a day.

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Now, when I mean gym,

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I mean any form of structured

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exercise. It can be Pilates, yoga,

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running, cross training, pumping iron, calisthenics,

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dance, Zumba, anything. I am using

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the word gym to describe all

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of these because it's a smaller,

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easier word to pronounce. You

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choose your favorite way to train. I

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will not force you in one direction or

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another but do something and

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do it consistently. If you do not know

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where to begin, go join the local gym

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and just show up at the same time

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every day. Whether you want to show

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up or not but put on your

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clothes and land up there. in

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his group or a gym or some form

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of exercise program and just show

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up every day. You're not just

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working your body in the gym but your mind

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as well. If

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4:21

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4:32

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4:34

the book of good habits for kids and

4:36

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4:39

you prefer online courses, they're all available on

4:41

my website. I am Ashton Doctor, your

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habit coach.