A couple days ago she called me after her fitness class. Apparently they were doing box jumps and she missed the box and scraped up her shin hitting the edge. If any of you have ever done this before, it hurts... bad. It also bleeds like crazy! The teacher was all over her asking if she was OK. I asked what she did, and she said, "I just slapped a band-aid on it and kept going!" This, ladies and gentlemen, is my wonderfully crazy mother. Can you tell??!! By the way, the handsome man is my father:-)
If you have ever had the pleasure of meeting my mother, you will totally know where I came from. We are both health nuts and love to work out. My mother climbs 14er's in Colorado ( here is a link that describes exactly what a 14er is - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteener ) AND does tons of group fitness classes like TRX, Pilates, and Fitwall.
First of all she needs an award for raising a fit throwing, stubborn, determined, and bull headed child like myself:-) But, I owe her for more than just raising me to be the woman I am today. My mother is the one who started me on this pathway to health and fitness. She got a me a personal trainer when I was in high school so I could get stronger for softball, and I fell in love. I also grew up with home cooked meals, home packed lunches, sugar in moderation, and always made me try everything she cooked at least one time. I was really lucky. Because of her, I am not a picky eater, love to cook, and take my own lunch to work. Remember, no matter how healthy you try to eat when you go out, it's never as good as making your own food at home!
My holistic approach to health, fitness, and nutrition also comes from her. We are that nerdy mom and daughter that could talk for hours about healthy recipes, nutrition information, vitamins, minerals, water, and clean eating. It's sad, but I think we send each other recipes and nutrition articles weekly!
My point in telling you about my mother is that you can get fit and healthy at ANY age! She has not always been a gym rat, actually it wasn't until recently that she joined a gym. My mom would stay active with hiking and getting outside to go for walks. But as time went on and she kept at it, more strength came along and she started trying new things.
She never thought she would have the strength -- "at her age" -- to do some of those group fitness classes. But after years of telling her to get her booty to the gym, she gave in and is now hooked on working out inside and outside!
My mother looks amazing! She is fit, healthy, and happy. A real inspiration for women of all ages to get over the fear of failure and find a healthy lifestyle that fits you best!
Get moving, eat clean, live happy!!
PS. My mother JUST texted me that she was getting up at 5:30 am on Mondays and Wednesdays to get to her FitWall class... that is a miracle!!! She hates getting up early! I am SO proud:-)
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