Motivation
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I read a definition of "power" recently that really hit me: "The ability to bring about a desired result." Are we each living in that kind of power? Knowing that we have the ability to bring about what we want for our lives?
When you think about fitness, what do you want? Do you want to be strong? Fit? Athletic? Healthy? Confident? A role model? Are your reasons big enough to get you to lace up your shoes every day and put in your miles or time in the gym?
For me, when I felt my worst I not only hated how I looked but I was stuck in a pretty bad spiral of beating myself up. I just didn't feel good about myself. When I started walking at Highbanks, I started feeling a little more empowered on every walk. What I thought had gotten away from me completely -- my ability to be fit and confident -- started to feel possible again.
Now, when I have that moment when I am choosing whether to workout or not, I remember those times when I felt lost to myself and it makes it a joy (most days) to lace up my shoes and start moving because nothing was worse than the thought of living the rest of my life under that cloud of self loathing.
If you feel at all stuck, just put your shoes on. Then step outside. Then start to walk. This is not something you can reason your way out of. In fact, our minds are only in the way. Walk, walk, walk. One step and then another. Pretty soon, you will feel the power that was inside you all along. It's never too late.
Now get moving!
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