Life Fitness

What is Life Fitness?

I'm getting fit. I'm not there yet. Today, when I was walking on the treadmill without headphones or a book or any other distractions, all I had to read was the brand name of the machine. Life Fitness. For the next 40 minutes I walked and ran and walked and ran and walked and decided to run with another meaning of the phrase. 

What is life fitness?

One definition is "Being a fit for your life". Minding your business. Taking care of yourself. Doing the best you know how and learning how to get better at everything that is important to you. For some reason we struggle with this. I think that's because it's intuitive and we've been programmed with shoulds, oughts and other modals. Most of us spend our lives trying to "figure it out". But spending time figuring out life's mysteries, although It's fun to ponder, matters most when it propels us forward and brings us a sense of peace. The real culprit standing in the way of life fitness is thinking there's something out there we need to know before we begin; that there is some sort of General Perfection Standard to meet and if we don't measure up, we're not going to be happy. Oh dear.

Of course we don't know everything! Uncertainty is certain and that's about the only thing that is. If we are really fit, we do the things we have control over and let go of the rest. We have more time for what we love when we let go. The positive tools for life fitness are: Communication, Creativity, Compassion. Enthusiasm, Energy, Exercise. Education/Learning. Optimism. Persistence. Release of what has run its course. These tools serve us well and get better with practice. We fit in our lives when we do and feel and say and think in ways that make sense for us. Fitting into your life is balanced and honorable and it is your right from the day you are born.

Uncertainty gives us an edge. It plays with us and if we thrive, we attempt new things, trying them on for size. Do they fit? Do you need a different style? Have you outgrown a certain fashion? Have you lost your job and see it's time to live a new dream? Are you content where you are and see it's time to let yourself relax, letting go of old responsibilities? What fits best for you? 


I head back to the treadmill tomorrow. It fits in my life because exercise makes me feel good! I used to look at it and think "Uuggghh". Now I can't wait for my 40 minutes of release. Life Fitness. It's the fulfilled way to live.

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