I think part of the problem is that many women think of themselves as non-athletic. I was terrible at all sports until I found weight lifting when I was 26. How do we say KLUTZ?

When I teach my class, I tell the women that we're not training for the Olympics and we're not aiming for "perfect" bodies. Rather, we're helping our bodies function better in the real world.

There's a mind/body/spirit connection that makes us whole. Ignore any one part, and the others have to work that much harder to compensate. Imbalance can be caused by illness, or lead to it.

Also: we're all thankful we don't have the personality of a 20-year-old. Maybe we should also make peace with bodies that are no longer 20. I'm not a failure because I'm not in the same shape I was 10 years ago. I'm only a failure if I don't make 55 as good as it can be.

Was I back on my soapbox? Maybe I should go eat lunch [Roll Eyes]

[ November 07, 2005, 06:43 PM: Message edited by: meredithbead ]