What I’m Giving Up for Lent?
by Deborah Caruana
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This past week being lent and the opening of The Passion of Christ
(which I probably won’t see, mostly because I can’t bear watching physical
violence and I’d be a total wreck during and afterwards). Though I am one
who abandoned the Catholicism I was raised in, it does still haunt
me.
Don’t worry I’m not going off into religious rantings. …
Having
recovered from my trials and tribulations of January I headed into
February with a revived passionate verve. I was finally over the lingering
cold and ready for action. I broke into the workout regime, gently not
expecting too much of myself after an almost 3 week hiatus. The passion
was glowing, a light ember within. As the week wore on and I continued to
beat my expectations. I tried a little harder and while I was at it added
a new cardio regime called High Intensity Interval Training. It is exactly
what it sounds like and it can be accomplished in 20 minutes. (I explain
it in further detail in the next article).
Now one client in particular
to whom I will give the name Jackie has been working with me since late
summer and while making excellent fitness gains has not lost the weight
she has set out to. In fact she has gained a pound or two. So while
working out this new cardio regime I invited Jackie to join me With the
cold weather still lingering, we tended to use her gym more often than
not, which is why no one else has been invited.
So week one Jackie and
I do cardio 3-4 times as well as the workout regime. The second week yours
truly is feeling infallible. My passion is a red hot ember and I’m out to
save the fitness world. If Jackie isn’t getting motivated to do her cardio
one day I jump in and do more to get Jackie fired up. The upshot of Debs
passion being, Deb works out 3 times plus 6cardio days, Jackie 2 workouts
+2 cardio. For all my efforts I now have a low grade cold again and have
to take myself out of the workouts for an entire week. I was just trying
to do my best and be my best and I ended up flagellated. I realize now I
can’t save the fitness industry.
So for lent I am giving up passion and
giving into practicality. The following article will address several more
issues regarding “Passion”, its problems and how to avoid them. I believe
there is a place for passion, it will haunt me and drive me as friend and
foe for the rest of my life, like my Catholic roots.
Meanwhile a number
of clients have been expressing their need to do cardio for weight loss.
Once the weather gets a little warmer I will be organizing groups and
times when we meet in the park to do collective cardio conditioning. We’ll
basically be broken into groups of walkers/fast walking, walker/runners,
and runner/sprinters. I will keep everyone posted about the details.
Please email me at deb@vitalsignsfitness.com to hold your spot. Everyone
will be thankful that I have learned my lesson and not drive them too
hard.
Deborah Caruana RN, AAHRFP, NASM, ACE,
www.vitalsignsfitness.com
email deb@vitalsignsfitness.com
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
DEBORAH is a highly respected authority in personal training for
overall health and fitness, with more than 22 years of experience and
success.
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