When Sean and I started up this fitness venture in September, we had some lofty expectations and absolutely no idea how much work it would be to take even the first step on the ladder to making those come true. Patience, dedication and commitment have definitely become keywords in our lives. If you know me, however, you know that patience is not my strength.
We are now about 6 months into this adventure and I love to look back and remember all the people who have come to be a part of our CORE family. It doesn't matter whether it is a class of two people or twenty, the most wonderful part is watching people's faces relax, fill with delight and laughter, and watch them transport away from the everyday into the right now. It is wonderful each week to look forward to seeing our fitness friends, old and new, and to see how changed they are when they walk (or shimmy) out of class.
So, like I preach to my clients, it will take a lot of patience to achieve the quantifiable results that we want, but in the meantime, I am going to enjoy every second of this amazing opportunity and with the people who let me into their lives each week.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Quality, not quantity!
Thinking alot about goals this year. As someone starting up their own business, you'd think I had a lot of them, but truly I am a little adrift right now. I am in the challenging position of having to live looking no farther forward than today, which is tough. I like goals. I like to quantify my life - to be working towards something. I love the feeling of completion when a goal is reached. Satisfaction and pride in myself. But also, the fear of failure, the intense burn to succeed and the unrelenting voice telling me that anything less than completion is failure.
So I'll be setting goals for myself that result in a better life for myself and those I love, and examining what I hope to accomplish with each goal. Choosing goals that result in a positive feeling, represent a lifelong change, that are attainable via a process that makes me feel good about myself and the world around me.
No more numbers. No one gets lasting satisfaction from defining themselves by a number. If weight loss is your goal, at the end of the day no one feels the benefits numerically. You don't need to be defined by a number that, although we assign it power, basically means nothing. What means a lot, however, is the ability to pick your children up, to play your favourite sport, to live without pain, to enjoy your life. No specific number can represent that kind of life change.
No matter your goals, don't sell yourself short by choosing quantity over quality. Make choices that reflect the life that you most desire to live. And then make the choices that will make those goals a reality.
We want to hear from you! We invite you to share a goal you have for 2011 with us. All responses recieved before February 1st will be put in a draw for a free ZUMBAWEAR "wild" racerback tank!!
Now to put my personal goals out there in the universe:
(a) to have a massage regularly with Pierre from pURe Relaxation ( me time! what' s that?)
(b) to cycle in three charity tours this year with my husband, including trying the longest km Ride4UnitedWay
(c) to let myself enjoy completely time with family and friends and make time to spend with everyone we love
(d) to stop my crazy diet soda addiction :(
Can't wait to hear yours!
So I'll be setting goals for myself that result in a better life for myself and those I love, and examining what I hope to accomplish with each goal. Choosing goals that result in a positive feeling, represent a lifelong change, that are attainable via a process that makes me feel good about myself and the world around me.
No more numbers. No one gets lasting satisfaction from defining themselves by a number. If weight loss is your goal, at the end of the day no one feels the benefits numerically. You don't need to be defined by a number that, although we assign it power, basically means nothing. What means a lot, however, is the ability to pick your children up, to play your favourite sport, to live without pain, to enjoy your life. No specific number can represent that kind of life change.
No matter your goals, don't sell yourself short by choosing quantity over quality. Make choices that reflect the life that you most desire to live. And then make the choices that will make those goals a reality.
We want to hear from you! We invite you to share a goal you have for 2011 with us. All responses recieved before February 1st will be put in a draw for a free ZUMBAWEAR "wild" racerback tank!!
Now to put my personal goals out there in the universe:
(a) to have a massage regularly with Pierre from pURe Relaxation ( me time! what' s that?)
(b) to cycle in three charity tours this year with my husband, including trying the longest km Ride4UnitedWay
(c) to let myself enjoy completely time with family and friends and make time to spend with everyone we love
(d) to stop my crazy diet soda addiction :(
Can't wait to hear yours!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Find Your CORE: Trends, Hype and
Find Your CORE: Trends, Hype and: "So, every industry has its trends, it's fads (remember the pet rock? wish I had thought of that, LOL!) Sports, athletics and competitive gam..."
Trends, Hype and
So, every industry has its trends, it's fads (remember the pet rock? wish I had thought of that, LOL!)
Sports, athletics and competitive games play into two key areas of human nature. Our love of movement, and the desire to achieve. Thus, we have been participating in these from the very origin of the species. Many other forms of movement have also been around for centuries, most of them connected to what I call the "Mind/Body Movement" These activities include Yoga and the many forms of martial arts. These examples are not going to go anywhere, because they are natural forms of movement and exercise, and we don't do them just to get fit. We do them because we love the aspects of them that challenge us as a whole person.
"Fitness" as we call it, was mostly born of a desire to get better at the aforementioned activities. To achieve a level of body preparedness that will help us to be the best we can be at the things we love.
With the onset of increasingly inactive and overprocessed lifestyles, fitness has become the go to industry to "fix us up" after we allow our lifestyles to damage us. Interested in a quick fix, often promises of gym attendance and increased activity go quickly by the wayside as we become discouraged, disgusted and ashamed. A vicious cycle can occur, over and over again, as we continually become overwhelmed with unattainable and unrealistic goals, and intense pressure from the media, society and mostly, ourselves.
Life has changed. Social times are no longer set around sporting or physical activities. Time is short, and time to prepare delicious, home cooked meals is even shorter. We are tired of trying to keep up.
We all struggle with prioritizing, scheduling and with our own percieved inability to measure up. So let's stop trying. Nothing is going to fix itself overnight, on its own, and without effort. Changing your lifestyle and fighting against the current of popular opinion is not a quick fix, but it can be achieved. With patience, hard work, and love for yourself and the process you are undertaking, everything is possible. So choose the things that you love, and use them to motivate, enliven, and ultimately succeed in achieving the results you desire. And that should simply be to care for a body that will help us to be the best we can be at the things we love.
Please feel free to share/comment and let us know the things that you love that motivate you!!
Sports, athletics and competitive games play into two key areas of human nature. Our love of movement, and the desire to achieve. Thus, we have been participating in these from the very origin of the species. Many other forms of movement have also been around for centuries, most of them connected to what I call the "Mind/Body Movement" These activities include Yoga and the many forms of martial arts. These examples are not going to go anywhere, because they are natural forms of movement and exercise, and we don't do them just to get fit. We do them because we love the aspects of them that challenge us as a whole person.
"Fitness" as we call it, was mostly born of a desire to get better at the aforementioned activities. To achieve a level of body preparedness that will help us to be the best we can be at the things we love.
With the onset of increasingly inactive and overprocessed lifestyles, fitness has become the go to industry to "fix us up" after we allow our lifestyles to damage us. Interested in a quick fix, often promises of gym attendance and increased activity go quickly by the wayside as we become discouraged, disgusted and ashamed. A vicious cycle can occur, over and over again, as we continually become overwhelmed with unattainable and unrealistic goals, and intense pressure from the media, society and mostly, ourselves.
Life has changed. Social times are no longer set around sporting or physical activities. Time is short, and time to prepare delicious, home cooked meals is even shorter. We are tired of trying to keep up.
We all struggle with prioritizing, scheduling and with our own percieved inability to measure up. So let's stop trying. Nothing is going to fix itself overnight, on its own, and without effort. Changing your lifestyle and fighting against the current of popular opinion is not a quick fix, but it can be achieved. With patience, hard work, and love for yourself and the process you are undertaking, everything is possible. So choose the things that you love, and use them to motivate, enliven, and ultimately succeed in achieving the results you desire. And that should simply be to care for a body that will help us to be the best we can be at the things we love.
Please feel free to share/comment and let us know the things that you love that motivate you!!
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