We ALL are bodyPROUD.  EACH AND EVERY ONE of us. The only difference is that some of us have the awareness and desire, while others have yet to be inspired. However, as soon as the decision is made to cherish ourselves, the mantra applies.  It is then about our CHOICES and CONSEQUENCES and about making decisions that best suit our HEARTS' DESIRES. As such, being bodyPROUD goes beyond a journey, beyond a destination. It is a LIFELONG ATTITUDE and ADVENTURE.

I Am BodyPROUD" is a mantra that everyone can adopt regardless of start point and history. It is based on personal preference and generally means something different to everyone, and often evolves as a result of life experiences.

Within “bodyPROUD” are the words “body” and “proud”.  Here "body" is all encompassing and includes personal health, physique appearance, physical abilities (such as strength, balance,range of motion) AS WELL AS emotional health, mental wellness, and spiritual development. "Proud" means confidence, feeling good about oneself, and taking ownership for who we are meant to be. Together, “bodyPROUD” is about FEELING WONDERFUL and Loving who we truly are.

Being 'bodyPROUD" elicits a sense of pride in taking care of ourselves: our body, our mind, our heart, and our spirit. Gone are the days when people taunted others for taking steps to build their body. For that is the only way to TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES inside and out.  Strengthening our body and building its tone is largely what CREATES and ENHANCES our abilities and CONFIDENCE.  It also is what often dictates which ACTIVITIES we can do, and how well we can interact with our children, friends, and family.

The unique element about the bodyPROUD Movement is that the moment we CHOOSE to build ourselves "bodyPROUD" is when being bodyPROUD starts to serve us well: from that day forward and through out life.

PROUD is written in capital letters to signify CONFIDENCE and LOVING the way we look. The word itself influences our PERSONALITY and suggests that we cherish how we look, how we feel, how we think, how we interact, and how we represent ourselves. To do so requires mindfulness; attention to ourselves, how we communicate, and the ways respond and interact; and often also requires an passionate desire to be introspective and achieve personal growth. It also signifies a strong sense of Self, a direction, purpose, and knowledge that we can be, do, and create whatever we choose to be, do and create. This includes how we build our BODY... and  take actions to make ourselves feel PROUD:

In this sense, BODY represents that which makes up our person:

• Our physical abilities including:
  • how much we are able to lift, hold, and carry
  • how well we can balance
  • our range of motion and overall flexibility
  • our cardiovascular endurance and how far and fast we can run, swim, hike, etc
    
    

• Our appearance including:
  • our posture and how we represent ourselves
  • how our clothes hang
  • our unique features (that we sometimes feel are unattractive, yet others value as being special to us)
  • our skin, vanity and overall grooming
    
    
• Our wellness, including:
  • the internal health and functioning of all our organs and systems
    
    
• Our physique: 
  • its tone, curves, musculature, and overall shape
    
    

Being bodyPROUD is about setting the intention to create ourselves the way we specifically desire and admire.  It's about making choices that support our inner drive and visions for self. Each decision and subsequent action in support of our intention is what being bodyPROUD is all about!   So regardless of start points, history, and doubts, we all are able to adopt the "I AM bodyPROUD!" mantra NOW and be bodyPROUD for LIFE!