Finding the balance...

~Coach Phil Glotser

Balance! Such an important concept, in my opinion, in life and in fitness. I'll save the philosophizing for another blog post, but let me say that we had a great workout yesterday (Wednesday, Dec 3rd) in Metairie focusing on just that - balance. Exercises involving balance fine tune your proprioceptive senses and make all sorts of muscles fire for various intensities and durations as you struggle to just maintain a pose. Adding motion and then strength elements makes for a terrific whole-body workout. Plus, there's something childishly fun about wobbling around trying to stand or hop on one leg!! I hope everyone who was out there yesterday can vouch for that. The weather was agreeable again, so there was no need to move around too much to stay warm. Plus, everyone seemed particularly motivated to be exercising with the guilt of Thanksgiving feasting egging them on. That's ok... it's as good a motivation to get re-started as any! However, let me reassure everybody - there is no weight that was gained so quickly that can't be lost just as quickly. Long term weight gain comes from a complex combination of factors, like daily eating habits, activity patterns, nutritional choices, etc (all important factors to consider in long term weight loss, but that's a topic for another day). So don't worry about those holiday pounds... get back to your routine, keep coming out to FitFunCamp, and you'll be fine. See you next time!