Something that struck me a couple months ago while sitting at James Fitzgeralds OPT-CCP Assessment module was my lack of philosophy on fitness. This came about mostly because James was talking to us about how to train people and that if you don’t have a personal view of what fitness is then you can never offer it to clients. I have had this thought in the back of my mind for the last couple months and have finally been able to get the thoughts organized into words and actually put them down on paper.
Since i am a somewhat simple person, i made my definition as simple as possible. In my opinion this definition can fit any single persons personal goals for fitness and life. It also clearly defines the purpose of each persons fitness. If living your life to the fullest means clean and jerking 100kg, then by all means i am here to help. At the same time if it means playing with your kids for a couple hours a day then i am here as well.
I hope you enjoy it as i am totally committed to this definition. What is yours?
Fitness is an ongoing journey in which we improve our ability to live life to it’s fullest. Each goal reached is but a step in the right direction on the road of life.
Mine is pretty much the same as James’s: To be able to to whetever you want to do physically, even when not specifically trained for it, better than most. Maybe one could even involve mentally to this?
I like it. My goals revolve around being able to head out on a climbing trip on short notice or taking the family on a hike (with a one and half year old strapped on my back while carrying a three year old when he gets tired).
Good stuff Dutch! I can relate to a laid back philosophy to fitness. Most would say “Train to not suck at life”. Just do some Living!
I was never an athlete. Always tall and weak and avoiding confrontation. ’60′s weak, ’70′s stoned, ’80′s vegetarian, ’90′s fat…you get the idea. Now I’m just trying to stay alive & be strong to care for my family. What is fitness? Physical response-ability.
You fuckin nailed it man. I couldn’t possibly say it any better.