"I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'" (Muhammad Ali)
I saw this Muhammad Ali quote on Twitter today and it spoke to me.
I used to be fit. Very fit. I also spent some time in my life being not so fit... Right now, I am somewhere in the middle.
But I'm working on bettering myself.
Things life has taught me:
- When I put my mind to it, it really doesn't take much to get back in shape (OCD really helps!)
- I am at my happiest when I am fit.
- Physical activity is a fantastic stress-buster.
- A fit body improves my self-confidence which, in turns, helps my creative life, my love life, my sex life -- yeah, you got it: being fit improves life!
This week-end I started taking yoga classes again...
Husband recently got me a package of ten classes at a nearby studio and I went to a fantastic class: Yin Yoga. This type of yoga is performed in a reduced heat setting -- not as hot as for classic bikram yoga, but warmer than "normal" yoga studios. The class ran an hour and a half and consisted of a series of static yoga poses held for three to five minutes. It was amazing for the body and the mind: at first I focused too hard but after a while I just ran with it, letting my body do the work as I relaxed more and more into the poses. My mind stopped wandering. I was in the moment.
When I left, I felt amazingly relaxed and well -- both physically and mentally -- for the first time in a long time.
- I know working out is mandatory for me to feel good physically.
- I know yoga is necessary for me to feel good mentally.
- I know that when I push myself (without judging myself!) I feel good on all levels.
This year's mandate? Feel good.
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