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Hi, I'm Jenny, from Jenny on the Spot. For the next 8 weeks I'll be here on BlogHer.com sharing my tips on how you can stay fit along with the bloggers below.
For a chance to win $1,000 share what keeps you inspired in your fitness journey in the comments below. Don't forget to keep on checking back for other tips and more chances to win!
You can also join these bloggers below on their fitness journey. They're also giving away $100 each!
Still Hates Pickles, Suburban Scrawl, Homeslice, and The Happy Runner
The first person who inspired me to set a goal to begin with was my dear friend, Sara. I watched her complete her first triathlon. I listened to her tales of training for that triathlon, and finally learning to swim at 28 years old. I was inspired, amazed, and jealous.
I remember sitting under a tree on a cold and rainy August day in Seattle. Vividly. I sat under a tree to help keep me dry while I nursed my 6 week old son. My first child. I was a full-on post-partum mess.
That morning I watched woman after woman after woman cross the finish line. Women of every imaginable shape… teens through the late 70's. I heard Sara's name announced as she crossed the finish line… I heard people cheering for cancer survivors crossing the finish line… and the 70-something year old woman who crossed the same finish line that my fit, fun and young friend Sara crossed.
It was in that moment… I knew I could do "it". No. I knew I HAD to do it.
And I did, albeit 2 years later. Fast forward 11 years, and 2 more babes… I am still doing it. Those first seeds of inspiration from Sara inspired me to go… but today, it is others that continue to plant seeds along the path of my journey…
And that's the thing, it is a journey. I find that after 10+ years into making fitness a priority… striving to live a very different life I had lived in my unhealthy years of youth -- it is others that help keep me on the path.
My flickering commitment is fueled when, after hearing about my very "non-runner" past, a friend tells me she assumed I was always a runner… I get inspired to continue reaching when I get a call or email about what event will be next on the calendar… or when I know friends are waiting for me to run with 5 in the morning. It is inspiring when others tell me that my efforts inspire them! This is definitely a motivation to keep on keepin' on! And last but not least… My kids. They expect that most days Mommy works out, and they like that I do. Listening to them weigh the pros and cons of exercise and food choices inspires me. My kids and a hope for their good health -- those things inspire me to keep reaching and setting fitness goals.
I view fitness as a journey. It took a long time to get here, veering, getting back, veering… but never slipping back to who I used to be. I need these points of inspiration to help keep my focus and help me remember why I get up early or say "no" when I want to say "Yes, MORE!". I am thankful to have people around me who enable my new hope for my life. They are my inspiration.
What keeps you inspired? Let me know in the comments below for a chance to win a $1,000 Visa gift card! Don't forget to check back for my next post on July 26th for another chance to win!
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Check out my last post about how I stay motivated here!
Check out last week's posts from our bloggers here:
Week 5
Still Hates Pickles, Suburban Scrawl, Homeslice, and The Happy Runner
Week 6
Still Hates Pickles, Suburban Scrawl, Homeslice, and The Happy Runner
My friends laugh and mock me because over the past year, on my own weight loss journey, I've become obsessed with jillian michaels. I love her. And some days when I just don't want to work out, I'll play one of her old podcasts or just imagine if she were there and how she would yell and scream and tell me that I'm the only one who can do this for me and that I need to believe I deserve it. Usually works.
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