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   Private Member  |  July 2, 2016 @ 2:55 pm

   I did the push-ups! 🙂I love working out also & im Always wearing active clothes. I love them, they are comfortable & as a constantly stressed student, working out keeps me calm & feeling good! I never miss a workout because It is absolutely my favorite part of the day! Thankful for the Zgym & Zuzka, can’t wait to buy your products!

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   Private Member  |  July 2, 2016 @ 5:30 am
   prague, cz, czech republic

   Ahoj Zuzi, mám dotaz – pravděpodobně mám tenisový loket, bolí mě vnější strana levého lokte, ale nechci přestat cvičit…:-( Máš nějaká cvičení kde se nedělají kliky a podobné věci namahajici lokty? Samozřejmě si dám nějaký klid, ale nohy a tak bych cvičit mohla ne? Problém je v tom, že nemohu takovy workout najít…. Prosím porad. Moc díky Lucka

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   Private Member  |  July 3, 2016 @ 11:43 am

   I loved this video. It makes sense to think of working out as habitual as taking a shower. I don’t like the loneliness of the gym or working out by myself so I find that discovering some fitness personalities who I enjoy to work out with helps. Z, you are beautiful and have a great attitude so it’s a pleasure to work out with you. Other trainers make me laugh and one YouTube trainer keeps me motivated because a have a crush 🙂 (Relentless Jake). ( I work out in the ZGym 70% of the time but I like to get a little variety…no offense Z).

   What works for me is keeping a mental list…which I can revisit to get a burst of motivation. For example, some of my list items are:
   1) I work out and eat healthy to be an inspiration (especially to my kids)
   2) I helped to take care of my Grandma and my children’s father’s Grandma and saw them suffer with lifestyle-caused health problems…..no quadruple bypass for me!
   3) I can’t control a lot but I am in full control of whether I work out or not and damn do I feel in control when I reach a new goal like completing ten pull-ups
   etc…Your list will be very personal and can evolve. Its worked for me so far to get me up at 4:00am or to work out when I have other things to get done…I just know I have to get that workout in – no excuses.

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   Private Member  |  July 3, 2016 @ 8:17 pm
   santa cruz, ca

   Guys, I just watched this amazing video by JP Sears (a fav of mine) all about Goal Setting. I think he explores deeply into this topic, which I think Zuzka is touching upon in her video as well. How might the motivation behind the goal that you’ve set for yourself actually limit you? Take a look!

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16qUOuB-yE4

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   Private Member  |  July 3, 2016 @ 8:52 pm

   This is a really good point you are making – sometimes you are not motivated, but you put on your workout clothes or runnig shoes anyway and start. And once you start out that door, you usually do the workout. Just like going to work.

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   Private Member  |  July 3, 2016 @ 8:54 pm

   I have a question too, your arms look great, so muscular and toned, do you do anything special to train them aside from your workouts?

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     Private Member  |  July 3, 2016 @ 3:02 am
     belgrade, serbia

     Thats a great question! no matter how many push ups, pull ups, & burgees i do, my arms just don’t look like zuzkas…ill just keep at it, because she has been doing this for a long time & I, only a year…

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   Private Member  |  July 3, 2016 @ 6:52 am

   I wish you no more pain, Zuzka! You are the strongest and the most inspiring girl! Thank you for being you!

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   Private Member  |  July 6, 2016 @ 11:40 pm

   Hi Zuzka and the ZGYM community!
   I’ve been following you for more than 6 years now. I fell in love with with the “active lifestyle”, and since then couldn’t stop pushing, pulling, lifting, running, and cycling. I became addicted to exercising and can’t imagine a day without working out (except, when I get sick, a do take breaks). I have achieved incredible results, visible not only to my friends and family, but also total strangers who approach me at the gym, or at work, and complementing the strength that they see in me.
   Now I am facing a problem and I need a “warrior-approach” on handling it. I few years back I fell while skiing and injured my right knee. All the tests and studies, including an MRI, showed that nothing is wrong – no tears or damages to the meniscus or ligaments, however I am experiencing occasional inflammation and pain, which usually goes away on its own. This time around, I think I re-injured the knee again by pushing too hard in one day (6-mile run in the morning + 34-mile bike ride in the evening) and since then a constant discomfort, stiffness, swelling behind the knee, and clicking do not go away.
   My doctor told me to slow down, modify the level of activities and give it a rest (anywhere from 6 to 8 weeks), but I just can’t comprehend this needed change.
   I know, I have to be smart and listen to my body in order to speed up the recovery process, but why is it so hard?
   Could you please recommend or advise a way of handling an injury and how to modify your super-active daily workouts to accommodate for this temporary inconvenience? I just can’t imagine pausing all the activities: I will get bored to death…
   Will appreciate your help,
   Best, Elena

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     Private Member  |  July 6, 2016 @ 6:45 am
     lake tahoe, nv, usa

     Hi Elena, I know what you mean. I was having a hard time to relax for just one week after my dental surgery, however the recommended rest is so important. If your doctor told you to slow down and not stop completely, then I suggest you modify the workouts and avoid any high impact exercises. No jumping for you. Even though the MRI didn’t show any visible damage, you’re obviously going through a trauma. It’s actually a well known phenomenon. It happens to people after a traumatic event. I had a bad car accident when I was 20 years old.I had a severe internal bleeding and I still feel pain sometimes at night when I go to bed on the left side of my upper body where the spleen is. I’m physically healthy and MRI shows no sign of any kind of old injury or even a scar, but somehow my body-mind still remembers the traumatic event. Anyways, I think you should take it easy for the next 6-8 weeks and just modify each exercise to make it low impact and really focus on your proper form and listen to your body. The last thing you want is to make it worse and end up not being able to ever get back to working out and being active. Look at each workout as your recovery workout. The time will fly and in 2 months you’ll be grateful that you let the knee heal itself. Do that for Elena who lives 2 months from now 🙂 today’s Elena will have to suck it up. XO Z

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       Private Member  |  July 8, 2016 @ 12:36 am

       Thank you so very much: it is critically important for me to hear those words of support from you, Zuzka! In the meantime all I have to do is grit my teeth, and focus on the recovery process: I think I can be creative with the resistance band, a pull-up bar and the exercise ball 🙂 Thank you for everything you do: you don’t even know what kind of positive impact you make on people’s lives! Cheers!

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   Private Member  |  July 6, 2016 @ 4:15 am

   I’m so happy I watched this video. The way you describe making a workout part of your every day routine (like brushing your teeth or showering) is a much easier way of thinking. Because you’re right; motivation is most definitely not a permanent thing but making something a habit or part of your daily routine is an effective way to build consistency. And especially with exercising!

   Thank you and I hope your tooth/jaw feels better soon!

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    Private Member  |  July 9, 2016 @ 7:08 pm
    astoria, or, usa

    Great advice Zuzka! I just had my first baby 8 months ago and just a couple months ago started doing some of your beginner workouts and after getting overwhelmed with which workouts to do, I diverted back to your old DVDs and just alternated through them. I only got through 4 of each but am finally feeling ready for something more. My problem is not so much motivation, but if I don’t have time to do an entire workout, I don’t do anything. It’s sort of an all-or-nothing mentality. A little bit is never good enough, and even when I was a ZGym member, if I couldn’t do both workouts in a day, I didn’t feel it was sufficient enough. This video reminds me that yes motherhood brings a whole host of new challenges, but I have the opportunity to take on the challenge and make it fun by fitting in bits of exercise where I can. I work from home while caring for my baby full time so there really isn’t time during the day. Even on my days off, he wants my undivided attention, which means I’m usually on the floor with him (great opportunity to stretch!) and if I try to start a video during nap time, I swear he wakes up instantly! I do have a question though, I started the ZGym a little late and felt I missed out on so many workouts so along with following the schedule, I went back to the workouts I missed. There are too many to do that now so it’s very overwhelming. I’ve finally been cleared to really start working out again (apparently my brain wouldn’t fully let me heal, the PT said it was like I suffered PTSD!) but somehow managed to stay in pretty good shape (breastfeeding and carrying a 9-18lb baby around for 8 months), when I join again, where do I start?? I feel that I missed so much and don’t want to be overwhelmed by too many workouts to catch up on.