You…are the Father, Mother, Sister, Brother, Aunt, Uncle,
Cousin, Confidant, Bon Vivant, friend, buddy, crush, and/or training
partner. This is who you are…not what
you are. You are the first time figure
competitor training for her first show, you are the weekend hockey player
honing your edge, you are the matriarch of your household catching their
breath…you are me. Or at least, like
me. We all have our reasons for finding
the time for our fitness. They are as
varied as the people working out next to us.
The reasons don’t matter as much as the fact that we are
there. We, us, you, have made the
decision to place your fitness at the top of your agenda.
This decision has determined the outcome that you wish to achieve. You are driven to succeed and lay waste to
any obstacles in your path. It’s not
easy. Often, it isn’t pretty. You are doing it though. Next stop is a different you.
You are changing. Making
choices that impact you in a myriad of ways, from what you’re going to train to
how you’re going to train it. These
decisions are impacted and driven by your interests, environment, accessibility
and level of risk (real or imagined).
These choices challenge and change you physically and mentally. In short, you’re evolving.
This evolution used to be relegated to fitness centers or
gyms spaced sporadically through your city like sweatband confetti. However, as fitness has evolved so too has
the gym. Fitness is becoming a
pandemic. People are constantly finding
new and innovative ways to better themselves and creating the equipment or
resources to do so.
It’s pervasive, omnipresent, unique and adaptive. Its step class on Mondays and spinning on Tuesdays. It’s that 5km you just signed up for or the
10km you’re being dragged to. It’s yoga
today and Crossfit tomorrow.
I am where you are, where you want to be, where you
were. I am continually trying to make
myself better and that will only begin as I evolve. You, too, are evolving. You, who makes the effort to book your
training appointments or the healthier choice in the grocery store, are the
deciding factor. The apex predator of
your fitness world.
You are the vehicle for your own success. You determine if you will get knocked down or
if you’ll kick the door in. You decide
where and when. You just need to decide.
You need to find your pillars to greatness. Here are three. 1. You need to be accountable. 2. You need to set reasonable goals. 3. You
need to find your equilibrium.
1. Accountability – you are your own boss. Set your meetings and keep them. Met your expectations? Give yourself a
raise. Not meeting your
expectations. Re-evaluate how you are
accountable or to whom.
2. Goals – they are your map…your muse. They give you something to reach for and
something to celebrate when you achieve it.
3. Equilibrium – it’s your balance, your ability to work
towards your fitness, health, nutrition, rest and all of the details that make
up your life.
It starts simply…it’s started already.
