When we approach fitness,
unexpected qualities can turn out to be useful.
We know that strength and speed and flexibility and balance come in
handy. A certain amount of grit gives us
the traction we need to succeed. And
then there is… curiosity.
Curiosity leads us into
that Zumba class. It encourages us to
find out how to keep our hamstrings from cramping or what to do to get
definition in our arm muscles.
At a deeper level, it
helps us explore what is happening while we move. What does it feel like to keep our knees
aligned over our toes in squats? How do
we breathe when we are contracting our abdominals in a plank? What the heck do we need to do to relax those
neck and shoulder muscles, whatever we are doing?
That curious attitude can
also help when we get hung up on a particular kind of success. Rather than obsessing about our limited range
of motion in a yoga pose, we can explore what feels loose and what feels tight,
what feels challenging and what feels easy.
Experiment!
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