“The Perfect You”
January 14, 2010
Since I have already shared with you my excitement for the New Year, I now want to help you find passion in your fitness as an ongoing project for 2010. Learn more about what perfection is in your fitness training.
Some of you may know I was an elite level gymnast for numerous years, and then earned a scholarship for collegiate gymnastics. Shortly thereafter, my athletic career followed what became a nine-year professional competitive-fitness career.
Everything, (athletically), that I have competed in strived for the end goal of perfection. The problem was, “perfection” was determined by someone else. It was structured for officials to judge me and compare me with others. They supposedly had the expertise to see if I was perfect in my physique, performance, and showmanship. Although I completely loved what I was doing when I was competing, I am now happy striving for my own perfection, which is solely concluded by = ME.
Have you ever gotten caught up in your “perfect” training routine, then somehow fell short? What if your goal was to do 45 minutes of cardio but you only did 30 minutes. It was less time, but you worked at a higher intensity. Is this an imperfect routine or does your definition of perfect become slightly changed? Have you allowed someone else’s idea of perfection affect you.
Review your fitness training, and see if you are unnecessarily hard (or easy) on yourself. Do you allow for adaptations of “life”? Do you continue moving forward? What is your perfect routine and how can it stay perfect with changes?
My fitness campaign in 2010 is about finding passion in your fitness while keeping balance in your lifestyle. Keep the competition within yourself. Allow yourself to adapt to unexpected life situations. Most of all continue to include fitness as a regular part of your daily routine.
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