COUNTRY AROUND: [BERGEN NEWSPAPER:] Mental Training and natural food was medicine Irmelin needed to clean up the mess in your head. The new body is just a bonus.
– It is the pig heavy, says Marcia Alden (27), laugh a little, and throws a ski tour at 20 kg over the back.
Kilos represents 27 -year-old weight loss since she began training in earnest in December. On Monday morning, she meets BA at wing for a little workout. She has with his training supervisor and the man behind the lifestyle change concept Complete, which BA has previously written about, Petter Vallestad.
– Now Marcia get exercise as “her old self,” he says.
But for Marcia is not weight loss is important. Rather it is that she’s gotten rid of the painful thoughts.
Anxiety, bullying and substance abuse
Ten years ago it had probably been relevant for Marcia to do “burpees”, a combination by bicep curls and squats, right in the center, as she does this Monday.
27-year-old struggled long with anxiety and depression, and says that painful thoughts and experiences over time led to it. When Marcia was four years his father took his own life, and already in elementary school she was bullied for the look and the extra kilos.
– There was much focus on appearance throughout their childhood. I got a lot of comments and glances, she says. During middle school time did Marcia addictions, and ended up in a complicated relationship that snapped confidence further. Marcia developed social anxiety, and even says she met the wall in 2011. So she sought help from a psychologist.
– Now it goes to hell
– It was just chaos in my head, I was dizzy and started to sweat, says Marcia about how she previously experienced large crowds. She says it was difficult both for herself and her son, now seven years old, my mom would just stay home on the couch. It helped to have someone to talk to.
But suddenly the psychologist in their job.
– Then I thought that everything was going to go to hell , says Marcia. But then Petter contact.
Food and mental training
It was in April this year that Marcia let out a post on Facebook, where she spoke about the mental problems their. Marcia and Petter Vallestad were mutual friends on Facebook and post appeared on the coach’s Facebook feed.
– I got an immediate desire to help her, says Vallestad, who quickly got in touch and offered his program.
Since then, the coach, including ran the marathon in the Amazon, led Irmelin through an extensive training program.
The two have trained more or less daily, and made mental exercises to strengthen self-esteem. This has been scriptwriting, reading, and exercises in front of the mirror. Marcia cooperate with nutritionist and chiropractor to ensure that arrangements are composed and secure.
According Vallestad are training tools derived from elite sport level. The program also consists of a carefully planned diet plan developed by US Dr. Mitra Ray.
– I tried myself as vegan for a month, says Marcia.
This meant not eating any food of animal origin. Today however consists diet of pure and natural food, with fish as a protein source.
– The diet should consist of 80 percent of plants and 20 percent animal foods, shoot Petter, and specifies that it is not a diet but a way of life.
A Bright Future
Today, Marcia value of that Petter has caused her to look ahead. This mean she is opposed to a psychologist, who speaks mostly about the past.
– It’s so wonderful to walk around the city now, and to be out among people, says Marcia, and believes her life is totally changed.
Now, she loves to go hiking in the mountains, running up Stoltzekleiven, and recently ran the half marathon at the mill. Marcia does not recognize himself in old photographs and the past seems quite remote. Moreover, it is several months since the previous anxiety attacks.
Marcia talking pleasantly about transformation, and share a lot on Facebook. “Every day is a new chance. Grabbing it? “, She writes.
We also want 27-year-old to inspire others to change their lifestyles and would like to get an education in health and nutrition.
– All people have greatness inside themselves. Sometimes we just need someone who can lead us through “tunnel”. Now my life has finally begun.
Expert about anxiety and training
– More and more studies show that physical activity can have a preventive and therapeutic effect on particularly mild and moderate forms of depression , says Ellinor F. Major, Director of Division of Public Health.
The most apparent results come from studies done on physical activity and depression, and that exercise can have a high degree of prevention here.
– The training should have a certain intensity and a certain duration to be preventive or therapeutic, says Major, and refers to official recommendations on 30 minutes of physical activity per day.
Major adds, however, that some studies show a relationship between how much you exercise and the effect it ar.
– The more you exercise, the less depressed you are, says Major.
Start slowly
Major says that when it comes to anxiety disorders it might be a good idea to start training with an acquaintance.
It can also be good to start out slowly, maybe not right at a gym where the physical reactions by anxiety can emerge up: As palpitations, sweating and dizziness.
– Then you can either start by going for a walk, says Major.
Major believes most studies suggest that physical activity is not negative. She believes a healthy lifestyle is beneficial for mental health anyway, and it means to be physically active.
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