Fit, Fabulous 40's Friday!

A New Year, a NEW YOU!

If you haven't worked out in a few years, months, or even a few weeks or days, 

sometimes the most difficult part is just starting!

Starting something new or different can be challenging for most,
exciting for some, 

but

it is determined by your perspective.

“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want.

You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. 

We can make the best or the worst of it. 

I hope you make the best of it. 

And I hope you see things that startle you. 

I hope you feel things you never felt before. 

I hope you meet people with a different point of view. 

I hope you live a life you’re proud of. 

If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.” 

― Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button screenplay

It's NEVER too late to change...

I don't like change, I'll admit it. I like to learn something, get good at it, then keep doing it.

I love weight training and have seen amazing results, but I know that it is good to change your routine. This may be as little as changing the order that you usually perform your exercises, 

or it may mean increasing weight or reps.

It's also great to try different classes and types of exercises.

Let's make some mistakes together this year!

 Let's do some things we have never done before!

Instead of only walking, add some skipping or jogging or sprints!

Instead of going to the same class at the same time to see the same people, 

try a different class at a different time!

Instead of making exercise the LAST thing on your list, 

make it the FIRST thing so that you are finished 

by 11:00 a.m!

And here's the thing,

this doesn't only apply to fitness.

This applies to other areas of our lives that we need to focus on.

Maybe you need to be better at listening to others.

Maybe you need to be better at being flexible!

Maybe you need to be better at dealing with anger.

Maybe you need to be better at ......you fill in the blank!

I believe that God made us in His image and we, as humans, mess things up.
we over eat and/or eat the wrong things, 

we can make wrong choices for wrong reasons,

we can do things impulsively that we maybe should not have done.

This is not just about fitness,

this is about life.
My life,
Your life.

I like competition, 

but when it comes to being me,

I need not compete

except 

with myself.

This goes for YOU, too.

The goal is to be a BETTER me

and a better YOU-

every. darn. day.

Let's strive for being the person we wanted to be last year - 

THIS year.

What are you working on being better at this year?