Make This Year A Year Of Fitness
Cold air in, warm air out. Cold air in, warm air out. In through the nose, out through the mouth. So is my mantra for this cold, brisk New Years Day walk. It’s January first, 2010 and it begins again. That feeling of a clean slate, a new opportunity, the prospects for a better year.
And as it’s 2010, the beginning of a new decade, there is a real freshness in the air. I am like millions of other people in this world who resolve to make changes on the first day of a new year, changes that inevitably include improving my weight, physical being and living attitude. I know intellectually that the resolutions will not last more than a week, maybe a month if I really focus. But deep inside, I feel the hope for a better turnout. I am not overweight, out of shape, or in any way considered unfit. I am a Pilates instructor, Personal Trainer and all around believer in a healthy lifestyle.
So why the need for resolutions? Habit, perhaps. But more likely is the need for constant improvement. I strive for bettering myself both physically and mentally. I want to work on myself and consider me a work in progress. Is that an unsatisfactory place to be? Am I just setting myself up for disappointment? What about the argument that If I were really healthy, I would be satisfied and not in need of change. That I am just fine the way I am! I don’t know. I think it’s a-ok to want more. I want to lose those stubborn five pounds! I want to always work on being a better mother! I want to run, jump, dance and skip if I want to and I want it to feel good. The only way I can continue to age well is to keep moving and improving.
Maybe that is my motto for 2010. Keep moving and improving.
