We have all done it. “Cherry-picked” a workout because it had running in it or saw all weightlifting in the
workout and canceled our class reservation. Maybe you aren’t an efficient runner and getting motivated
to complete a workout that highlights a weakness of yours isn’t the most fun activity you can imagine.
Maybe you think strength training days are “boring” and “slow” and you would rather have your heart
pumping and sweat dripping down your face to “prove” you got a good workout in.
The thing about those darn weaknesses is that they will never get any closer to being less miserable or
becoming any sort of strength if you constantly avoid them. The only way to get comfortable running is
to get some running into your routine. The only way to start seeing and feeling the amazing benefits and
results of weightlifting is to continue to use it to give your body strength in ways it has never had before.
The human body was designed to move! And fitness does not mean being good at one thing…if you can
run marathon after marathon, that’s AMAZING! If you can deadlift 500lbs, there is no doubt that took a
ton of work, dedication and training and no one can take the training that these two amazing fitness
feats took, BUT to be “fit”, to move and be well and to make the most of a healthy lifestyle, also means
an attempt at balance in your fitness endeavors. Your body not only needs endurance, but also strength.
It not only needs flexibility but also balance. You not only need to be able to lift a pencil or a box off of
the ground properly, but also to be able to walk up a flight of stairs, or go for a hike, without trouble or
concern.
So next time you have the want to cancel on that workout because it’s working a weakness that you
know you have, think again! Get in the gym, face that weakness head on and get your health, wellness
and fitness to a level that it has never been to before. Remember, our body needs, wants and craves
activity, movement, strength, balance, in ALL scopes of fitness, so let’s see what your body can do when
you give it want it craves!
– Kari Kirkendall, Coach / Event & Media Director
