 Deadlifts are on the menu today. Athletes got to choose what to pair them with:) June is a Month of Celebrating our American HistoryRepresentation, acknowledgement and celebration are in full force this month, and I love it! I recently wrote about why I celebrate Pride Month. Human rights are non-negotiable. Dr. King said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Today is Juneteenth, a celebration of when the last enslaved people, about 250,000 humans living in Texas, were finally freed a fully 2.5 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863. Freedom for these Americans was delivered by the US Army when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. June 19 came to be known as "Juneteenth," by the newly freed people in Texas. It was made a federal holiday in 2021. Juneteenth is an important part of our shared American history. Liberty was not an inalienable right obtainable for all Americans prior to the Emancipation Proclamation. Even then, it took years for all Americans to obtain their freedom and even longer for all of us to be equal under the law. Celebrating our American history, of which Juneteenth is an important component, brings us together. This is especially important as so many malcontents work hard to divide us. History shows us that we are stronger together. There is room for everyone's story. 
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 Soon we will be outside carrying sandbags again. Come to the gym, even if you're sore or injured!We've all been there. We've decided to push it a little, either in the gym, on the slopes, on the field, on the pitch, on the trail, or on the road. We push it to test our physical limits. We push it to mental limits. We push it because we like to work hard. Then, something happens. Should we come to the gym when we're sore or injured? YES! We can scale, modify, and adapt any movement to accommodate your particular situation. Remember, your progress and health is built on this progression: MECHANICS - learning how to move well - scaling, modifying and adapting movement to allow for good technique CONSISTENCY - practicing moving well - scaling, modifying and adapting movement to allow for good technique in each and every class INTENSITY - moving well quickly or under load - scaling, modifying, and adapting movement to enable good technique during a workout 
May the Force be with youToday is the May the Fourth, Star Wars day, and it's a fun day for us SW fans to geek out on all things related to the force.
I saw the very first Star Wars movie, A New Hope, in the theater when it was released in 1977. Back then you could smoke while in the theaters and I remember the red glow of cigarettes resembling the red glow of things in the movie. Right about now we all could use the power of that mystical, magical force energy that binds us together. If we could only whisper, "I am one with the force and the force is with me," so we could shield ourselves from anxiety, sadness, frustration, weariness, and anger. Now, more than ever is when we need to be one with the force. Now, more than ever we might feel anger about our lingering situation. Now, more than ever we might feel despair about a hopeless future. Now, more than ever we need to remember that we are one with the force and the force is with us. We, yes you and me, do not have to be angry. We do not have to walk down the dark path of despair. We do not have to give in to hopelessness and fear. Giving in to those emotions are a fast path to the dark side of the force. You, my friend, have the power to resist the dark side. Our emotions are just "things." Things that we can let flow through us, just like the force flows through us. We can observe them and let them go. We don't have to write a story with them. We don't have to be defined by them. We don't have to get stuck on them. We really are one with the force and the force is with us. When you're feeling wound up and full of rage. Take 5 deep breaths. Feel the force of your breath relax your physical body. Feel the force of your breath redirect your emotions. If you don't feel the force fully, take 5 more deep and slow breaths. You are one with the force and the force is with you. May the Fourth be With You.  Click on the image to learn where to start your mental health journey. May is Mental Health MonthOne of the things I absolutely know to be true is that working out improves my mental health. I have personally been through some difficult times like the Persian Gulf War and the Covid-19 pandemic. I'm going through a difficult time right now with losing half of our physical space in June and the difficulties that south side landlord is placing in front of us. I worry about the future of True Spirit and the uncertainty about what it will be like in only half the gym space. I have anxiety about the transition and how many folks will stay once we've downsized. These feelings and emotions feel like the weight of the world on my shoulders. Every time that I feel like I won't be able to surface out of the dark hole of despair I start moving my body. I literally start with an inchworm. Then I do another inchworm. After about 4 inchworms I feel my body start to respond to movement. Doing a workout always, and I mean ALWAYS, brings me up. I have never, ever regretted doing a workout. I have only regretted when I don't. This year's May is Mental Health Month is focused on learning where to start with yoru mental health journey. Specifically, this May, Mental Health America will help you:
 Click on the image to start your mental health journey. There are several ways our True Spirit community can help your mental health. Group classes decrease loneliness and improve social drivers. Everyday that you workout in class you're surrounded by people who are genuinely happy to see and are rooting for you to succeed. How amazing is that?
You also get one glorious uninterrupted hour of time devoted just to you. You don't have to do anything else. Your Coach helps you make decisions, you use technology sparingly via BTWB, you don't have to think about current events. We also provide you with monthly challenges to improve your mental health. This month's challenge is to go for a walk everyday. Check out yesterday's blog to download this month's challenge. Seems to me the hour we spend in group classes is the best hour of our day. If it's not for you, please share with me or your Coach how we can make it the best hour of your day. |
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