{"id":18264,"date":"2011-05-27T12:11:55","date_gmt":"2011-05-27T19:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=18264"},"modified":"2011-05-31T12:46:48","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T19:46:48","slug":"what-does-fitness-mean-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=18264","title":{"rendered":"What Does Fitness Mean To You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I missed the Twitter #fitblog chat on Tuesday because Michael and I were taking advantage of the sunshine to work in the yard<\/a>.\u00a0 I was bummed to miss it because it was hosted by Skinny Emmie<\/a> and the questions were great ones.<\/p>\n

So here are this week’s questions:<\/p>\n

Q1. When you were younger, what did “fitness” mean to you? What does it mean now?
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As a kid, fitness meant TORTURE for me. My parents forced me to do gymnastics one year. I hated it. I hated wearing a leotard, I felt self-conscious and I was afraid of heights, which made the high-bar not much fun for me. I think I was about 7 years old. All I remember about that time was a lot of tears and fears.<\/p>\n

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\nThen when I was 9 I did a season of soccer. I hated that too.\u00a0 I joined because my childhood friend was way into it. I hated running in front of people. I felt awkward and self-conscious and honestly, soccer was really boring.<\/p>\n

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\nI was always a swimmer as kid and took to the pool like a dolphin. I was happy when I was on the swim team for a short time as a kid. Then I did synchronized swimming. That was fun too. Eventually I realized I’d much rather swim laps by myself, so that’s what I would do. I don’t know why I ever quit as a teenager. I wish I’d kept up with that.<\/p>\n

Clearly this means that I am not one for team sports. Even as an adult now, fit and into fitness, I dislike group activities. I’d rather do solo things like swimming, running or biking.<\/p>\n

My attitude towards fitness has changed a lot with getting healthy. I feel much happier in general and have a positive outlook on life. I love working out. Lifting weights has changed how I feel about my body. All great things!<\/p>\n

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Q2. Was there anyone in the past who influenced your healthy lifestyle? Family, friends, celebrities, etc. Any influencers now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not really. I was never into sports as a kid, and didn’t really feel inspired by celebrity athletes. It wasn’t until I became an adult and got way into fitness that I started to admire and be inspired by athletes. I’ve named a few of my favorites before.<\/p>\n