It Depends On Your Perspective

Is this good or bad? It depends on your perspective.

I have imbalances. Any single-leg exercise I do is a huge struggle. Even my lunges are not pretty. Knowing I’m a CPT, lunges should be no problem, right? Well, as I just shared, they are a bit of a problem.

Is this really a bad thing? It depends on my perspective. I have an exercise that I know needs focus. When putting together my nine-week challenge I knew I needed to include lunges. They feel time-consuming, physically awkward, and way too humbling. There is a lot of room for improvement. Yet I choose to see this as a good thing.

I am horrible at videography. However, because I need to periodically video my lunges, to check form and measure improvement, I will also get more experience videoing. That too is a good thing. Admittedly, that wasn’t my very first thought, but I changed how I looked at it, my perspective, and realized it is a good thing.

Another positive perspective from my struggle with imbalances is, when I train other people I definitely empathize. I understand the awkwardness and self-conscious feelings of discovering (or admitting) the areas where a little more help is needed.

What are some areas where you have changed your perspective?

Here’s to being Fit for FUN + Fit for LIFE

Cindy