![]() There’s a phrase that gets thrown around in Kinesiology courses – “exercise adherence.” This phrase asks the question, “What keeps someone exercising?” Something that you always did, so you always will do – something that you’ll always find a way to do. Instead, we jump head first into an exercise program that was never our own.Įxercise, at its finest, is a lifelong habit. We skip the part of taking an inventory of our medical conditions, injuries, and goals. ![]() We see someone jogging down the street or leading an exercise class from their front porch (me…), and peer pressure starts to settle in. Under that umbrella of health is exercise. I don’t need to tell you that our current environment has given us serious cause to think about our health. While everyone may love a good Porsche, your body needs you to have a Station Wagon mindset when it comes to starting or returning to high-intensity exercise (i.e. If you’d like to learn more about how you can work out with UA while at home, please follow this link: or send us an email at Porsche goes from 0 mph to 60 mph rather quickly, whereas a Station Wagon goes from 0 mph to 60 mph rather slow… Whether we’re coming together before our own holiday celebrations or dressing up in crazy (by crazy, I mean cool) outfits together, we’re always coming together. You can always catch our crew showing their holiday spirit by wearing crazy themed socks, sweet bandanas, and possibly a tutu… This means that people, who normally go to different workouts, get to spend time together! The UA community comes together every day, but holiday workouts are special for this reason. The workouts are always a little tougher, a little longer, and usually outside!Ī holiday workout is extra special, because it is the only workout of the day. In addition to Memorial Day and Thanksgiving Day, we also hold 9AM workouts on New Year’s Day, July 4th, and Labor Day. The first holiday workout was Thanksgiving Day in 2006, and we’ve been holding holiday workouts ever since! Thanksgiving workouts are always at 8AM, so there is time to make turkey (or avoid it altogether…). We wanted a challenge and a sense of normalcy, but most importantly we wanted to be together. The surrounding circumstances – 100%, but the people (with a few faces added and others greatly missed) and the reason for gathering together over Zoom remained the same. Some were near and others were far, but the tradition is to start all holidays with Urban Athlete. This past Monday, we held our annual Memorial Day workout at 9AM with over 40 people in attendance. More like the season for holiday workouts! If you’d like to learn more about how you can work out with UA while at home, please follow this link: or send us an email at know it’s been hard to keep track of what day it is…Can you believe it’s already the holiday season? We also have the freedom to decide just how strong they are. Unlike trees, we can choose where we put our roots physically. However, we need this ability to feel, because it is at the root of our decision making. We can feel ourselves being tested and exposed, and it hurts. ![]() As soon as we pick it off, all sorts of unwanted organisms are free to grow!Īs humans, we might all have a different emotional protection, but we all know the feeling of when someone or something starts to pick at it. ![]() The bark is the tree’s outermost protection, its first line of defense. Our lens is often what is most important to us.Īm I being too forward, when I say that we’ve all picked bark off a tree? We might have done this absentmindedly or purposefully – admiring how easy it was to do. The lens that we use to process information is incredibly important, because it sets us up for how we will respond. It can be good practice to take note of how we respond to a change in events, change in people, or even a change in temperature. It understands that its leaves must fall, in order to preserve its trunk and branches. The tree receives information (cold weather) and then takes action (stores chlorophyll). Here, the chlorophyll is stored so that it can later be used for energy. When the temperatures start to drop in the Fall, trees send the chlorophyll from their leaves to their trunk. Physically, I needed to strengthen my legs and core muscles, in order to take the load off of my arms, shoulders, and neck. I needed a stronger base, a stronger trunk – stronger roots. I looked forced and rigid, when I needed to be fluid and effortless for the horse. With a wobbly trunk, I had a tendency to stiffen my branches. My trainer told me that my core was the trunk of the tree and my arms were the branches. The first metaphor to trees I heard came when I was riding a horse. There are so many wonderful metaphors to be made with trees, and I am sure you’ve already heard quite a few.
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