So\u2026it\u2019s getting towards the end of January\u2026how are those resolutions coming along? Are you smashing it? Are you in the hole already? Or are you floating somewhere in between? Trust me, I know it\u2019s tough, most of us start out with grand plans of being on point with our body, strong, fast, functional and at a fighting weight with a six pack and a rock hard butt (maybe that last part is just me hehe) but then work, family, pure laziness and who knows what else creeps in to complicate the schedule and next thing you know you haven\u2019t worked out in a week and you just bought two more pints of Ben & Jerry\u2019s at the store to compliment your chicken salad…I know I\u2019m not the only one with a mega sweet tooth! But no worries! Don\u2019t beat yourself up if you\u2019re not the cold turkey type. I\u2019m certainly not. Maybe that\u2019s not the best approach anyway. What if this year you just ditched the resolutions altogether, forgot about the finish line and instead just focused on building an awesome community around. Spend time with people who are living the way you want to live and it\u2019s bound to rub off on you right?<\/p>\n
One of my biggest inspirations this new year, has been YOU guys! Giving birth to the awesomeness that is our new baby, Luke, was definitely the highlight of my 2016<\/a>, but after so many months of waddling around with a torpedo belly, and then subtracting any sort of a regular sleep pattern and adding in the slightly overwhelming aspect of being a new mom, getting back in shape seemed a heck of a lot harder than I had imagined originally. I knew that I definitely was going to need some serious help getting my groove back.<\/p>\n Fitness is always a hot topic with New Year\u2019s resolutions. And we know the benefits run way deeper that what we see on the surface. Working out and feeling good about your body is something that hugely impacts the rest of your life. It leads to you being happier at work, more active at home, more excited to get up and take on the day, and more content overall. It\u2019s what allows you to feel young surfing your favorite break even when the years keep on coming; it\u2019s what allows you to enjoy family adventures even when they involve hours of walking around the zoo with a kid on your back; and it\u2019s what motivates you to reach for new goals like that off-road triathlon you\u2019ve alway had on your bucket list. More often than not, our fitness goals start as resolutions but, unless you learn to actually really enjoy working out and build a solid consistent fitness routine into your schedule, chances are it will always be a struggle and you might not ever really accomplish your goals. Heck, there are numbers out there that only 20% of resolutions are successful by the second week of February<\/a>. That doesn\u2019t speak well for resolutions. For me, to want to keep doing something over and over again, it has to be fun, I have to enjoy it… And that\u2019s where COMMUNITY comes in!<\/p>\n After the doctor gave me the green light to exercise again, I was nervous, anxious and excited all in one. I decided to just hop into one of our group classes and it\u2019s the best thing I could have ever done! Despite feeling exhausted from just the warm up, I couldn\u2019t help but feel encouraged being surrounded by everyone\u2019s positivity. I had people encouraging me, pushing me, and pulling me back in when I felt like I wanted to quit. Not to mention the amazing amount of high fives and friendly joking around between sets. It just feels so good to be part of a team, and I was so grateful to be welcomed back so warmly. It\u2019s what has pushed me to keep coming back, finding a way through my hectic schedule and getting closer and closer to where I want to be.<\/p>\n