Posted June 4, 2015
For those of you who know me well, I'm sure this new adventure I've been on may still be a little surprising. Many of you (at least those of you who see me on more of a consistent basis) have known that I've been on my own personal fitness journey. But why did I really start screaming it out to the world?
It's because when I did, I started getting things like this, from one inspirational doctor mama:
And this from one of my closest friends:
And this from someone I had always admired.
Amazing messages like, this, from your ever supportive spouse:
I could go on and on. These messages fill my inboxes many times a day - and the professional and life resumes of the people they are coming from are quite impressive.
It's commonly known amongst the medical community that healthcare professionals make the worst patients. We work crazy hours, feed ourselves poorly and sacrifice our own mental and physical health to make sure we are taking the best care of our patients. We justify these actions by telling ourselves that the needs of others must be placed above our own, it's our nature.
I'm not saying this is a bad quality. For our patients, we need to have that selfless nature to provide the best care. But that nature often comes at the cost of our own health and sanity - this is where a line must be drawn. How can we expect our bodies and minds to perform at an optimal level if we are not our optimal selves?
This isn't exclusive to the medical community. Anyone who is building their professional future, molding children into amazing adults or a combination of both is going to sacrifice things. But it can't be at the cost of our own personal health, YOU deserve better than that.
This is why I started speaking up.
My designation as a coach hasn't come from special training or some new skill. It's simply trying to show you how I've made fitness work in my life, to inspire you that you can too. Then motivate you along the way to stick with it.
I'm so incredibly lucky that I get to watch the people around me prioritize their health and begin to notice definitive changes. It brings daily fulfillment to know I've affected someone in such a positive way. You can be that person for someone in your life. Chances are, if you've started your own journey, you already are.
Join me. Let's change the paths of people's lives together. It feels pretty great.