Today is the day I will continue my own fitness and health journey through life! Does our fitness and health journey ever really stop though? Whether we are improving, maintaining, or losing (ouch...the all to familiar stage) our fitness and health, every day the choices we make are affecting the health of our mind, body, and soul.
Starting a fitness blog has been something I've hoed-and-hummed about for a while. I struggled with asthma growing up and used running as a way to try and strengthen my lungs. In college I decided to pursue a degree in Exercise Science which is when I really came to understand and appreciate the miracle of the human body! Post college I began a career in fitness, working as a personal trainer (Wow, that seems like another life!) I've always felt like I had useful knowledge, thoughts, and inspiration about fitness & health that i might share with others; but, before I knew it, I found myself redirecting from my fitness world to the wonderful world of marriage and starting a family. So, my ideas of a fitness blog were put on hold.
Now, here I am... :) happily married for over a year (I like to consider us still newly-weds!), a beautiful baby boy later, a little sleep deprived, just put baby boy down for a nap, in need of a shower, and wondering if I'll get to the gym tonight...
I saw a quote once that talked about how the body we have, "is the only body we get". That thought really hit me; and ever since, have never quite been able to forget it. In a world where pretty much anything, 'you name it', can be replaced, it's hard to find things that can truly be cherished... something that is irreplaceable. Some people might even argue, "your body CAN be replaced"! With the growing trendiness of plastic surgery, botox, medical surgeries, that can fix or improve health issues, it's almost as though people don't feel the need to naturally care for and nourish their own bodies; because, if they neglect or malnourish it, there's going to be some sort of quick fix. Right? Wrong! No matter what methods you may use to enhance your body, it is still your same body on the inside. No matter what new medicine or surgery you are able to choose for so called "health improvement", your body still remains needing to be nourished each day thereafter. This is the only body I get; I want to take care of it.
First things first...the power of a picture...! Words are great, but there's something powerful about sharing a visual of my journey. Honestly, it's a little scary, and I find myself thinking, "I can't believe I'm actually going to do this!" But I hope that by allowing family, friends, and possibly even strangers to see the changes I see happening to my body, it will allow them to feel inspired to see changes happening to their bodies.
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| 9/8/12 |
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7/22/13
Just found out i'm pregnant! Already seeing changes in my body- wondering how much will change!
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5/18/2014
Post pregnancy! Feeling like my body got destroyed, but WOW feeling confident and proud of going through labor :)
10/28/2014
6 months a breast feeding mom! Feeling anxious- but finally ready to become as healthy and strong as I can be!
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But wait! Where's the after picture?! We've got the "way before," the "pregnancy", and the "right now" picture...but the "after" is about to happen :) It might be easier to wait to post pictures until you can put the before and after together. Proof that you had success! But I'm considering today a success already... because today I started my fitness blog :)
And perfect timing by the way...because I hear baby boy starting to stir and babble from his crib. Naps over!
- Bekah Layne
- Bekah Layne
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