Fabulously Fit ~ What Does "Fitness" Mean Anyway?

Note: This blog was intended to be published on December 21st, but unfortunately was accidentally saved as a draft instead.

Fitness is not about having a small waist, being thin, or having rippling muscles. It is not even about being able to climb a mountain or run a marathon. Fitness is a combination of physical and mental qualities that allow us to operate at our full potential. It includes strength, endurance, and flexibility (both in body and mind).

Exercise is the key to improving in all of these areas, both mentally and physically, since working out produces endorphins. Endorphins are hormones that activate our body's opiate receptors, causing us not to feel pain, emotionally or physically. Exercise is a drug that is free and legal, so there's no reason not to get hooked! (Of course, true addiction to exercise is a serious and dangerous condition, but let's face it ~ none of us are at risk!).

Over the next year, we're going to all of the qualities needed to count ourselves among the fit. We'll take some baseline measurements (don't worry ~ they're confidential and I won't discuss them with anyone, not even you!), and get started. I guarantee that we'll find that as our bodies become stronger, more flexible, and have better endurance, so will our minds and souls. Let's train!