I was at a business networking meeting yesterday and the closing quote really hit home with me and the fitness movement.
“The reward is the journey”

Nothing could be more true when talking about fitness. Certainly goals are necessary and fun to work for, but the real benefit to exercise is getting there. It’s the time to get back to you, to find a connection to your own body and concentrate on the goings-on that happen outside the stresses of life. Take a moment to feel increased heart rate and breath rate. Think of all the healthy blood flow and how good that is for not just your heart, but your entire body. Concentrate on the movements you ask your body to do. Especially the complicated ones – coordinate and synchronize a good quality kettlebell swing and think of all the neuromusclular connections that happen.

The benefit is the zen like experience of finding time away from your job and all the other elements of life – both good and bad. This is you time! Get in there and enjoy it! Work on the relationship with yourself and your body – develop the networking conversation between all your parts and relish the miracle that is our bodies in movement.

Keep the goal in mind at the beginning – when thinking about the program in it’s totality, but forget about it on the first rep. Only concentrate on that one thing – lose yourself in you. Enjoy the process.