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Babystep #1 Applied: My Mental Desire to Change
By Cindy | July 12, 2007
Stage 1: Change??? No Way!
I moved from Stage 1 two months after Little Man (1st child) was born. Since I had to go back to work and workouts were a requirement, I didn’t have much of a choice in the matter. Sometimes it’s good to have an external force to cause a shift in the thought process. When Little Monkey arrived, my whole idea of returning to workouts six weeks after her birth was completely revised by her intervention. Running after a 1 year old and new born changed my whole perspective of “my time.” I couldn’t even think about myself, let alone find time to workout. The shift to stage 2 began a year after my second child was born.
Stage 2: Workout? Maybe.
I realized that my grace period had long since passed. I could let the babies play on their own and do a little here and a little there. I half-heartedly started working on DVD videos and on the weight machine. I took walks around the neighborhood, but I didn’t set out a full scale plan. When I volunteered to hand out water at the Music City Country Marathon in April 2007, I was eager to return to the running scene.
Stage 3: Paper and Pen in Hand.
I wrote goals and decided I wanted to participate in the 2008 Music City Half-Marathon. The idea is feasible and I’m ready to go. I need to refine a few of my goals and add some features to my fitness plan, but the meat of the program is in place.
Stage 4: I’m Moving!
One month ago, I joined the YMCA. I started a 12 week run-walk program provided by the American Running Association to begin training for a 5K. I’m looking forward to running the I Run for the Party 5K at the end August. Free beer at the end of the race? Now, that’s a run worth making in my books!
Stage 5: I’m Still Moving.
By keeping my calendar dates and making exercise a primary focus in my life, I hope to reach Stage 5 and sustain it for the rest of my life. This blog helps me realize how important a Journey in Fitness is to my well-being (which benefits the rest of the family, as well).
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