What would light a fire in you?

Usually I have a little tidbit to share with you.  A new way to look at exercise, health or nutrition.  But when the Olympics come around, I just sit on my couch in awe at what those bodies … all of those bodies can do.

Training to be an Olympic athlete is a life-consuming choice.  You eat, sleep, walk, and work towards your dreams 24/7.  There is just nothing like it.  As a fitness person I have a pretty good idea what it takes to throw yourself in the air and spin around three times, landing perfectly on the opposite foot while you’re on skates.  Or how to haul ass through a cross-country course, stop on a dime, aim at a target with a gun and hit it dead on.

The courage of the skiiers at the top of the hill, peering down at moguls or steep slopes and not just wanting to go down it, needing to go down it.  The boarders in the half pipes flinging themselves 10, 15, 20 feet above terra firma for the thrill of hurling their bodies through space.

It’s spectacular, it’s beautiful, it gives us true hope, we see spirits soar as athletes triumph and we see the dashed hopes of a simple mistake easily overlooked on any other day.

We can tap into that energy ourselves.  When was the last time you had pure joy just from moving?  What sport would get you out of bed early in the morning for extra training sessions?  I bet you have one … for me it was rowing crew, the fluidity of the boat in the water, I love the synchronicity of the rowers, we had to move in unison to succeed and we did ~ it was magical.

These days I’m into hula hooping.  Easy to dismiss I know, but there are so many things you can do with a hoop, if I had 5 minutes to show you the possibilities you’d be pretty impressed with what it can do.

I’d love for people to share what makes their heart sing when their bodies move.  Is it something you’d like to do again?  What would it take for you to be able to do that?

Let’s start a discussion.  I’m happy to help wherever I can with advice or training suggestions.

Thanks,

Lisa

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