To inspire... I want my blog to be a place where my clients, friends, family, and individuals I don't even know can find inspiration to lead a healthy lifestyle. I feel lucky to learn so much everyday from the people who surround me that I want to share their and my thoughts and stories about improving your life through health, fitness, and happiness, no matter how you may define those terms. Inspire others or inspire yourself, either way, we all benefit.
In my NEW studio!!! I know, no excuse. But - there is a TON of work to do - all the time, everyday. Hence... unfortunately not a lot of time for blogging. The studio is great and I am excited to update everyone on how things are looking at 509 Taraval St in San Francisco. I feel very blessed to have such a beautiful place to go to work in everyday and I am grateful to everyone who has helped me make this possible. I am waiting on the majority of our pictures from our photo shoot with Kerri at Wake Photography to arrive, but I will post a few preview shots for your enjoyment. Grand opening coming soon, I will keep you posted (no pun intended).
This unknown author did a great job of putting my thoughts from this year into words. I found this on a website with motivational quotes and I wanted to share it with you:
We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.
We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire. The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges.
It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D Souza. He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."
This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time... and remember that time waits for no one...
So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy...
Lindsay wrote, “I am a personal trainer who works mostly with women and I also HATE fat talk. I love positive post-it notes. My roommate and I actually have had one on our bathroom mirror for almost a year.”
I can usually be found in one of four places: at the gym, in my car, outside on a run, or at home in my pajamas. I own my own fitness studio, LifestyleFIT, and work as an independent personal trainer and fitness consultant in San Francisco. I have an MS in Exercise Physiology and a BA in Psychology. I love having the opportunity to help someone everyday and to be surrounded by so many people that care about me and enrich my life. I believe that we learn the most from people and experiences and I hope that I can continue to help myself and others to do fabulous things. My motto is "Life is a gift, keep it fit" and I want to always inspire others to feel the same way.
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