Resolution vs. Resolutions

We made it.  It’s 2019 and here we are!  Now what?

I am not, in general, a big fan of resolutions.  Somewhere the personal trainer police force is cringing, but there it is.  Resolutions tend to be big, sweeping statements about how we are never going to eat another cookie and we’re going to lose 200 pounds by that big reunion/wedding/birthday and we’re going to move in to the gym where we will lift weights constantly.  Which is to say, they tend to be unrealistic, fuzzy, or both.

Resolution, on the other hand, is something I can get behind.  Resolution, the quality, is what keeps us working when we are tired.  It gets us to come back for the next workout and helps us choose the quinoa or the salad.

Much like muscles, resolution can be built.  We practice it.  We find ways to make it easier.  One of those ways is working with a trainer.  I am here to help.

We can do it.

Monday Workout: Dealing with instability

This week straddles the years.  Whether we are ringing out the old or ringing in the new, we need the ability to deal with instability, which is why we are using the bosu.  Three rounds.

plank jacks	30
bench press	20
curls	10
bosu step ups	30
bosu squats	20
bosu pushups	10
Xiser	30
rows	20
pretty princesses	10

Friday Reading Report: Start with love

Basic Tenets of Health at Every Size is a list “developed by dieticians and nutritionists who are advocates of size acceptance; their efforts coordinated by Joanne P. Ikeda, MA, RD, Nutrition Education Specialist, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of California, Berkeley” according to my nutrition textbook.  It is important stuff to remember, so I’m going to type it all out:

• Human beings come in a variety of sizes and shapes.  We celebrate this diversity as a positive characteristic of the human race.

• There is no ideal body size, shape, or weight that every individual should strive to achieve.

• Every body is a good body, whatever its size or shape.

• Self-esteem and body image are strongly linked.  Helping people feel good about their bodies and about who they are can help motivate and maintain healthy behaviors.

• Appearance stereotyping is inherently unfair to the individual because it is based on superficial factors over which the individual has little or no control.

• We respect the bodies of others even though they might be quite different from our own.

• Each person is responsible for taking care of his or her body.

• Good health is not defined by body size; it is a state of physical, mental, and social well-being.

As we approach the new year and the inevitable resolution crowd, it might not be a bad idea to consider adopting this list before creating any other resolutions about fitness.  We have to begin where we are.  Moving forward because we want to be more awesome is a much more pleasant prospect than beginning with the assumption that we are not acceptable the way we are now.  Let’s motivate ourselves from a place of love.