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Fitness is not about the perfect body.

It's about being healthy and feeling amazing. It's about having the inner strength and self motivation to live life's greatest adventure. It's about feeling relentlessly beautiful.

 
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GOFITJO Health and Wellness Blog based in SF
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JUST ASK JO: What type of camera do you use? Which one should I get for travel and blogging?
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Got a whole lot of things to do before my trip tomorrow, but first I gotta take care of me, my top priority. 💪🏾 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Motivation to work on my physical health comes and goes in waves for me these days. There are weeks where I’m dedicated, checking off the boxes for all my workouts, and “making shit happen”. There are also weeks where I could care less about sweating it out because I’ve got to work on things more imperative to me like what’s going on in my heart or mind. There was a time in my #fitnessjourney when I thought food and exercise was the key to fix it all. I now know wholeheartedly that it was just a tool to help me understand how to make choices that were beneficial for my body, but it wasn’t the only way to fix what was going on inside. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I recently read “You can eat all the kale. Drink all the alkaline water. Take the supplements. Do yoga. But if you don’t deal with the shit that’s going on in your heart and head you’re still unhealthy.” My soul was singing while she read this because it resonated with me so deeply. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So this upcoming week I’m encouraging you all to workout some of the things that’s going on in your heart starting by letting go of the feelings and emotions you suppress. Find the courage to speak your truth even if it’s painful, messy, and complicated. The truth with always bring forth clarity. But if speaking is hard at the very least write it down. Journaling is a very powerful tool that can help unravel some of twisted thoughts and emotions in your heart. It can help bring clarity to the ambivalence in your mind and set forth beautiful action and change. In a few posts back I said I was turning pain into power. You have the ability to do the same. 😘 #gofitjo
Shooting a wedding at a Catholic Church in San Jose today and it’s hot. Not sure if it’s the weather or if my soul is burning. Hahaha JUST KIDDING, kinda. #recoveringcatholic 〰️ my outfit is from @anthropologie. The pants are on sale and it’s linked in my stories #ootd #gofitjo
“You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn’t mean you’re defective, it just means you’re human.” - David Mitchell ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ These past few days have been rough and I’m riding the waves trying to make sense of my emotions and thoughts, but I can’t and right now I’m 100% 👌🏾 with that. Some days you just have to give yourself permission to just BE. There are so many moments in our lives where we have to be something: a mom, a wife, an employee, a boss, a coach, the list goes on...but what about just BEING. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Most days I’m certain, I have clarity, and I can see bigger pictures. But there are still those moments where I feel all sorts of things and I know I need to honor and respect that too. In the past I’ve tried to make sense of what’s right or wrong, but I’ve learned that by doing that we label experiences with good or bad. When an experience is labeled good or bad we tend to disengage with what feels bad because it’s uncomfortable or causes us pain. But when there are no labels to it we can see the experience for what it really is an opportunity to grow, learn, and to stay connected to your truth. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ my girl @shutthekaleup said it best “Love yourself enough to go through the motions and feelings despite what people say or think.” BRB, turning pain into power. 👸🏽 #gofitjo #allthefeels
Chugging down a bottle of @chameleoncoldbrew while writing a very very long blog post of my 5 year fitness journey and the lessons I’ve learned along the way including all the ups and downs and every little bit of self discovery in between. I’ve been writing this for the past two days and man it’s good. You won’t want to miss this one. Subscribe to the blog via the 🔗link in my bio🔗 #gofitjo #josjungle
What is a healthy relationship? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After 10 years of being married to one another we’re still learning how to define what that is for us. We’ve been to almost 300 weddings in the past 9 years #lifeofaweddingphotographer and there’s one thing that’s always understated and it’s that marriage is a challenge. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Yesterday Jonathan and I spent most of the day bickering and arguing over the smallest things. We let stress get to the best of us and a busy day control our emotions. It was a roller coaster of ups and downs. I spent nearly most of the day in tears of frustration trying to process my feelings and trying to find the right words to come out of my mouth. Finally by the end of the night we were able to breakthrough and resolve the issues of the day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It took vulnerability, empathy, compassion, open and honest communication. It also took calling one another out for our own bullshit and not being angry at the other person for it because at the end of the day we both want what’s best for each other. To me a healthy relationship isn’t all about the froo froo lovey dovey shit, the romantic walks, or surprise gifts (although those are all really lovely too). A healthy relationship involves two people working really hard towards a breakthrough, resolving issues and not giving up because they both choose to love. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m choosing to share this side of our love because arguments are REAL, because hard days with your partner are REAL, because tears of frustration are REAL, and when Jonathan and I were facing divorce almost a year ago we felt all alone dealing with our shit. I don’t want you to feel alone in your relationship struggles because every relationship goes through struggle. It’s part of growth and we’re still here. #loveauthentic (photo by @kallimap/@benisrad)
My husband just came home from taking our eldest daughter to her freshman year high school registration. On his IG stories he shared this advertisement for retouching school photos and I immediately felt angered and disappointed to see retouching services offered for yearbook photos and school photos. Like WTF are we teaching our youth? The ad read "You at your best". Don't get me wrong I understand blemishes and yellow teeth cause insecurities (I had my own share in high school) and kids can be so mean at that age finding every any reason to tease one another, but what are we teaching them by offering to retouch at that age? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Instead of retouching services why can't we offer more conversations about inner beauty, strength, empathy towards ourselves and one another, and finding confidence in who we despite our outward appearances? I want my girls to discover their passions at a young age so that when they are older they can follow those dreams, have a career they are excited about and do work they want to share with the world? I know as a parent that it's my job to guide them through some of the hardest lessons in life, but messages like this being advertised in school photos don't make it easy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #fuckyourbeautystandards, her soul makes her beautiful and you can't retouch that! #gofitjo #bodyacceptance #raisingaqueen