Ten Hut!
This week begins a weeklong look into getting physically fit. We all know it is something we SHOULD do, and why it is so good for us. But so few of us manage to make it a part of our lives on a regular basis. Why?
For many of us I believe it goes back to our childhood. Were you the last to be picked for teams? And did it bother you? Did your parents encourage you to take part in sports or were you noncompetitive? Did you think that sports were for boys? Did you think strong girls were a bit, well...unfeminine? Did your parents model an active lifestyle? Did you enjoy Phsy Ed class and learn a lot of skills or did you just suffer through?
Maybe you were lucky and grew up with a great attitude about being physical. But then you grew up and life got in the way. You were in college and couldn't find the time. You had kids and time was an issue again. But then when you did have the time you just couldn't translate what you enjoyed as a child into a program you could live with as an adult?
Today your challenge is to closely examine your attitude about fitness. What is your attitude? How did you get it? What role did childhood play in developing your attitude? Has your attitude changed at all over the years? I would like to hear a bit from each of you about your "FAT" (Fitness-Attitude Towards ) Tell us about being physical as a child...Yes? No? Maybe so?
I'll start. My mom used to go tell us to run around the block, but that was to get us out of her hair, I'm sure. I hated gym class, except swimming. I hated to compete, and still do. I never knew it was okay to be strong. It was definately NOT COOL to be a jock when I was in school. Not that I would have been even if it WAS COOL! When I joined the US Air Force I made it through basic training, but just barely. When we had our annual physical fitness test I opted for the 3 mile walk, not the 1.5 mile run. I was thankful I wasn't a Marine! I had NO knowledge of basic exercise physiology, and didn't know cardio from Cartier.
So, as you can see, the deck was kind of stacked against me from the start!
Tomorrow we'll talk more about FAT and how to change yours!
Don't forget the trinity while we do all this other fun stuff, okay?
My activity minute for Day 18-I'm embarrassed to say...ZERO...unless trolling the mall counts! I'm off to get some serious cario in right now! Don't forget to post your minutes so I can keep a tally! Our goal for this week is 1500!