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Friday, March 16, 2007
Planting Seeds of Knowledge
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As I had mentioned before at Inspire Health I not only am blessed with a trainer that is also a physical therapist, but an acupuncturist, massage therapist, and a psychologist.
I am very fortunate for this opportunity. I would never be able to afford all of this assistance myself. The work outs and everything is wonderful, but more importantly I appreciate the knowledge that I am learning.
It is like the old saying, “You can give a man a fish and he can eat for a day but if you teach him how to fish he can eat for a life time.” I am set for the rest of my life as long as I continue to apply the knowledge I have learned to my everyday life.
Sarah explains everything that we are doing in detail: what muscles are being worked, the technical name of all the muscles, why we need to work out the muscles and how working out one muscle can help another. One of my biggest challenges is to breathe while working out. I love that Sarah does the breathing during the work out to help me get in the habit of doing it. This has always been a challenge for me. As much as I talk you would think I have the breathing technique accomplished. Do you have any tricks that can help me to remember to breathe properly while working out?
David has not only educated me on acupuncture and all the benefits you can receive by having it done, but he is exceptionally educated on nutrition. I have taken what he has shared with me and have continued to eat more fruit, more veggies, nuts, water. My third week without diet coke (caffeine) or fried food, I believe I have set a new record in the Kay family. Did you know that watermelon is around 83% water? I did not until David shared his knowledge with me. To continue eating healthier do you have suggestions on how to cook veggies differently (but healthy) so I can keep doing it week after week?
I am a firm believer in my faith that if you can plant a seed in someone it will grow and then they can plant a seed in another. I believe that is what Inspire Health team is doing, planting seeds in me so I can help plant them in others.
Through the AJC blog I pray that I am able to plant a seed in your life! I am typically a positive person, but sometimes it is hard while doing so many different things in my life.
Do you have ways to keep being positive through all the changes going on in life?
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It’s beyond me
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
One of the greatest things about working out with a trainer is that you show up, you do what he or she says, you work hard, and then you go home.
I’m not trying to be glib, but I have been thankful for the fact that my trainer is the one who has studied about fitness, muscle-building, nutrition and the like. So I don’t have to. Believe me, I have enough on my plate as it is right now with learning new things at work, taking care of my family, being involved in church life, etc.
One reason I never really knew what to do with weights was that I didn’t have time to study it as closely as one needs to. Which muscle groups do I need to work, and which exercises work them? How often? How many reps? Etc., etc. It reminds me of how half the battle with eating right is the knowledge and planning part.
You have to know what you need to eat to support your efforts, you have to plan what you’re going to have, and you have to shop for those items in advance so you’ll have them when it’s time to eat! Would you agree that half the battle is just “getting ready” … educating yourself and getting your enviornment in good working order?
Anyway, back to my original point. Kelly (my trainer) has dozens of wonderful resistance exercises already planned out for me — what day I’m going to do what, how many reps, etc. He also goes with the flow, though, and if I am not working as hard as he’d planned — I guess he can tell by the grimaces and the groans(!) — he won’t hesitate to bump up the weight a little! I don’t have to think about any of it. Now if I were to ask him “What are we doing, and why?” he’d be more than happy to tell me. It’s not that all of this is a big “mystery.” It’s just that I’m thankful that, for now, it’s not something I have to really think about.
My progress is steady, and I can definitely see that I’m doing MORE with the weight training — I’m getting stronger! I’m doing cardio longer/harder than ever before as well. I’m very thankful for this opportunity, and I don’t plan on wasting it!
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