[Sportsandrec] motivation

[Carly Mihalakis]

Hi, Joe,

         Excellent motivational reminder, Joe!
I spin each weekday morning as well as go to abs class when i can fit 
it in. I also do push-ups and sit -ups nightly.
Carly
>What is my motivation? Dim the lights please.
>Working out for me is almost entirely ego driven. I wasted much of 
>my twenties over-eating, drinking some, and being lazy. It took 
>me  a while to get as out of shape as I had become, it was going to 
>take a while to get it back. I am curious, as I do not know the 
>answer, the obesity rate in our blind community is probably higher 
>than the sighted community. This bothers and pushes me.
>I believe that we in the blind community are already set with many 
>preconceived notions when a sighted person meets the first blind 
>guy. If they meet a physically fit person, that has to leave a 
>better impression. I would think that a more in shape blind person 
>would stand a better chance of landing a job than an out of shape 
>person. Perception often is reality. I believe obvious physical 
>fitness displays dedication, self concern, and accomplishment. These 
>are adjectives with which to be associated.
>Working out makes me feel younger and more energized. The notion of 
>being able to take on the world is one I usually possess, but in 
>shape I know it is true. The feeling that I have achieved something 
>before most rise in the mornings has no price. Bouncing around like 
>a jet ball and greeting the rest of humanity  with enthusiasm is 
>much easier to do with a shot of adrenaline. My outlook is more 
>posative when I have been challenged and come out on the other side 
>the better for it.
>I like to push my limits. On the spin bike, or the vice as I 
>sometimes call it, I love to feel that heavy resistance where I can 
>barely stand it and go until I can almost endure no more.  In judo 
>or wrestling,  I like to know I am against someone whose skills are 
>superior or equal to mine. Knowing that there is a real chance for 
>defeat makes me strive harder. The knowledge that the pool bests me 
>each time pushes me to go back in and better my cardio. Lifting with 
>a partner is great because I cannot bare the thought of being 
>outperformed. I have an insane need to win.
>In closing, I rue that I have wasted time.  Leaving a good 
>first  impression and raising the overall health of our community is 
>very important to me. Plain old fashioned  vanity drives  me to 
>daily get up and push longer, faster, and harder than they do.
>Do I lapse in my routines, fall down on my path sometimes slipping 
>into habbits of eating the wrong foods and not exercising enough? 
>Yes. What is the answer? Tomorrow is a new day. Greet it, apply the 
>choke, and squeeze until it taps.
>"It's all about the game" "And how you play it" The Game Motorhead
>Be well,
>Joe Shaw
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisamaria Martinez, NOMC" 
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>Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 9:47 PM
>Subject: [Sportsandrec] motivation
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>>Hi List,
>>
>>What do you do when you lack motivation to workout? Any tips, 
>>tricks, advice to getting back into shape?
>>
>>Personally, I'm just past a one year slump of not working out.
>>
>>All ideas are welcomed.
>>
>>LM
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