When I heard the alarm this AM, I hit snooze and decided “today, is a rest day”. I am entitled to it and I am tired. Don’t fool yourself into believing that it’s ‘easy’ for me to get up. I love to sleep, I love napping, I love the REM stage, I love the feeling of being all warm and cozy in my bed — all the things that go along with sleeping. I was given the gift of napping and I am thankful for it every day. You give me time in the day to nap – I will take it and have no issue falling asleep. I am just that lucky. Ok, enough gloating —
Well, what I had forgotten this AM is that I was recruited into helping my friend with her renewed quest to get fitness back into her life. She has issues – major beyond the word issues – getting up in the AM and demanded that I help her since I get up anyway. This took the form of me creating an iPhone reminder to call her in the mornings at 520A. Well, my iPhone was on my charger in the kitchen which also works as a speaker for music. Well, 520A comes around and I hear the soothing chimes SUPER loud of my reminder!! Apparently, I am not taking a rest day today.
I hurry downstairs, get the phone, call her — she groggily answers Good Morning. I said get up — it’s time and I am not going to call again. She says ok, ok.
I go get ready — head back downstairs and decide to call her again because I know this lady — she ain’t up. I’m right of course — she says Ok I am up and I said no get up out of bed. She said are you up and out of bed? I said — um OF Course! I am dressed and ready to go in my kitchen and I refused to get off the phone until her tush was up and out of her bed. I do not kid that I am seriously up and out of the bed when the alarm goes off on most days. I am committed to my lifestyle — and I know I feel better afterwards. She will get the hang of it — or I won’t be calling!
You can not force someone to put in the work and commitment it takes to be healthy and fit. It’s not easy and some days- it does suck. But you owe it to yourself and others around you to take care of you. Yes, we have a ton of shit going on in our lives. We all do – but the alternative to not being fit is not ok. And the ones that do put in the work and focus, it shows. No one that looks like your definition of fit and healthy got it by sitting on the couch eating cereal out of a box.
It’s not OK not just for cosmetic reasons – the long term toll it takes on your health is proven. The example you set for your kids is vital for their future health and fitness, and mentally, no one feels good when you eat shit food and don’t move your body. NO ONE!!!
I was at Costco the other day, and overheard this family’s discussion. It was a group of women, all morbidly obese sitting on the outdoor furniture display sold in the warehouse. The younger daughter, probably 15-16 years old was holding the gigantic box of some sugary cereal and telling the rest of the family that the box was hers and she was going to keep it in her room, all to herself.
A part of me judged them and her. I am not going to lie. How can they let themselves go like that? How can that young girl feel empowered and have strong self esteem? But mostly, I felt sorry for them. They probably have no idea how to turn the corner with their health. They all eat the same food, have the same role models. Unless someone comes into their lives that is willing to show them the way, how can they win the battle they are fighting. Heck, they may not even know they are fighting a battle. They aren’t alone either. I see this same family picture all over the place – at restaurants, at Target, at amusement parks, at grocery stores….
It’s scary and sad to me — and what can be done really? Setting the foundation for my own kids is something important to me and I recommit to that each and every day. We can all do our part by living what we think is the right way, walk the walk, talk the talk…
Today’s workout was all about the Sumo Deadlift High Pull!
Warmup
50 Double Unders
2x–
10 Pass Thrus
10 Squats
10 OHS
10 Front Squats
Skill
SDHP
Hang Cleans
WOD
15 Min AMRAP
7 SDHP (65#)
7 Wall (14#)
total: 10 + 2