Today’s Guest – Tamara Gollan
1. Your name, title, and age? What do you do (or did you do) for a living?
Mrs. Tamara Gollan. Director. Age 29 years. I am the director of Inner Strength Pilates & Barre Studios.
It is my passion to help people live pain free and to maintain a supple, healthy body.
2. Who was the person that inspired you as a child to eat healthy and stay fit? What was their relationship to you?
I began dance at the age of 6. It was certainly my dance teacher who inspired me as a child to eat healthy and stay fit. “Your body is like a car. If you don’t put the right petrol into it, it wont work very well” is what she said once. My dance teacher was someone I looked up to in regards to all areas of my life. She taught me discipline, confidence, health, fitness, and the passion to be the best.
3. What did they do to inspire you?
My dance teacher would constantly inform us about “pushing ourselves” to be the best. Working hard, practicing constantly and maintaining a healthy fit body. I found her inspiring because she was so successful with her business, you could see that she loved her career, and she always looked super fit and healthy.
4. How did their lesson change your life?
My dance teacher certainly did change my life. I am very grateful towards her and all that I learnt from her. I would not be the business woman that I am today if it weren’t for her. I would not be so focused on my fitness and health if it wasn’t for her. My passion and confidence are both so high due to the fact that i saw that in her throughout all my years of dancing in her company.
5. Do you convey their message to kids in your life presently?
When I use to teach dance, I most certainly did. I mainly work with clients who are in their late 20s – 60s now. However, clients are always asking me questions about health and fitness. They want to know how much fitness they should do per week, and what the best eating plan would be for them.
It is extremely important that children learn how to eat correctly at a young age, because these days there are so many preservatives and chemicals added to foods, and so many children eat take-away foods which are so high in fat and sugar. Also children these days use more technology during the day which means they are sitting down a lot, and therefore they dont get very much physical activity throughout the day.
6. What would be your main message to children today to lead healthy lifestyles?
It is important to look after your body. You only have one! So start now whilst you are young and maintain a healthy diet and fitness regime all throughout your life.
Its also important to remember that fitness is also good for your mental health and not just physically. A plant-based diet is best for the body. I recommend trying to eat steamed vegetables for breakfast with a poached egg and baby spinach leaves on top. Also try to have one – two freshly squeezed vegetable and fruit juice each day, and make sure you add lots of green vegetables to it! Try to cut sugar out of your diet as much as you can, as sugar creates many diseases in the body which you will suffer from as you become older. A good tip is… if its not food that will go rotten after a week, then don’t eat it! Try not to eat packaged food, and instead enjoy the freshness of your fruit, vegetables, meat and fish.
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