If you think starting a fitness regimen is hard, try keeping one going. Life happens, routines get disrupted and fortunately, Milestone has been there to help me reset, restart and keep my fitness momentum going.
In other words, I have to make my own self-care a priority — and be efficient about it — so I can fit it into an entrepreneurial lifestyle and calendar. I need a place like Milestone that can offer lots of options to accommodate a schedule that includes lots of early morning and weekend appointments and occasionally some very strange hours.
I originally joined Milestone for ulterior motives — to help my husband restart his exercise routine. I already had a well-established yoga practice, but I also wanted to dance — and Zumba, Bollywood, hip-hop and ballroom dance classes were all here for me to enjoy. When plantar fasciitis sidelined me from dancing and standing yoga, I was able to do my physical therapy right in the Milestone center with a physical therapist who specializes in foot problems and literally helped me get back on my feet. The bad thing about me is that my first response to trying something different is usually... negative. The good thing is I’ve gotten better about acknowledging my bad attitude without judging it, so it’s easier to go ahead and try new things anyway. So when I learned that strength training would help my osteopenia, I went ahead and booked a personal training session. I was sure I’d hate it, but as usual, I was wrong. I loved the way I could coordinate the resistance movements with my breathing, just like I do in yoga. It’s just another form of moving meditation, as far as I’m concerned. And I incorporate plenty of yoga stretching between sets, which is keeping me flexible as I build myself up.
I even do what I call my “grocery shopping” at the Center Cafe, where I load up on tasty, guilt-free, portion-controlled items that I eat can here, order to go or use to supplement what I have at home to easily pump up the nutrition. I didn’t need Milestone to start my fitness journey, but it certainly helps me keep it going, with every twist and turn and disruption that life brings.
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