spyrosmom
Cathlete
DH and I were talking the other day, I don't even remember about what, probably a whole lot of nothing as we are prone to do. And I said something like "I don't ever recall saying 'when I grow up, I want to run and step and kickbox and move heavy cast iron crap around the basement' "
Fitness just wasn't a part of my life growing up. Yes, we played outside, and my brother played football w/ their friends, and we all climbed trees and played in the woods and all that kid stuff. But my parents never did anything physical/fitness related. And then when I got older and was "too old" for the tree climbing and poison ivy catching in the woods I didn't do ANYTHING physical, unless you count opening and closing the refrigerator door. I became sedentary like my parents. When I hit my teen years, my dad started golfing once or twice a week, but that was it. No encouragement to get off my booty and get moving.
In fact, I think my father, brothers, sister, and aunts (my mom sadly, is no longer with us) still don't quite know what to do w/ me when I talk about the race I ran, or what I did, or what I signed up for. I get the "congrats" and the "good jobs" and then the subject changes. I think they are still confused that this is me now, and has been for sometime. And I don't plan on changing.
What I hope, though, is that by my son seeing me run, step, kickbox, and move heavy cast iron crap around the basement, is that he will be inspired and keep on moving, after he's grown out of the running around the neighborhood with his friends stage. When it's "too cool" to run and jump and act silly. That by him seeing me active, and his father, too that he will pick up on it. The same way I, unfortunately, picked up on the couch potato bit.
I may have never wanted to do this stuff when I was a kid, and heck, even a young adult, but now I love it. Couldn't live with out it.
So yeah, when I eventually grow up
I do want to run, step, kickbox, and move heavy crap around, all into my old age.
My, my, my how things change!
Nan
That would be my random post for the day. It may be the ear infection medicine talking. That was one thing I did think I outgrew. dumb.stupid.dumb!!!!
Fitness just wasn't a part of my life growing up. Yes, we played outside, and my brother played football w/ their friends, and we all climbed trees and played in the woods and all that kid stuff. But my parents never did anything physical/fitness related. And then when I got older and was "too old" for the tree climbing and poison ivy catching in the woods I didn't do ANYTHING physical, unless you count opening and closing the refrigerator door. I became sedentary like my parents. When I hit my teen years, my dad started golfing once or twice a week, but that was it. No encouragement to get off my booty and get moving.
In fact, I think my father, brothers, sister, and aunts (my mom sadly, is no longer with us) still don't quite know what to do w/ me when I talk about the race I ran, or what I did, or what I signed up for. I get the "congrats" and the "good jobs" and then the subject changes. I think they are still confused that this is me now, and has been for sometime. And I don't plan on changing.
What I hope, though, is that by my son seeing me run, step, kickbox, and move heavy cast iron crap around the basement, is that he will be inspired and keep on moving, after he's grown out of the running around the neighborhood with his friends stage. When it's "too cool" to run and jump and act silly. That by him seeing me active, and his father, too that he will pick up on it. The same way I, unfortunately, picked up on the couch potato bit.
I may have never wanted to do this stuff when I was a kid, and heck, even a young adult, but now I love it. Couldn't live with out it.
So yeah, when I eventually grow up
I do want to run, step, kickbox, and move heavy crap around, all into my old age. My, my, my how things change!
Nan
That would be my random post for the day. It may be the ear infection medicine talking. That was one thing I did think I outgrew. dumb.stupid.dumb!!!!
