I don't think that it's a shock to anyone that my passion is health and fitness. Nor do I think it's a surprise
why I've been this way as long as I can remember. But why do I love teaching others? Why am I so passionate about being a trainer?
I have a dream. A dream that I've shared with Britton on her blog post about
her dream job. She asked what our dream job was and this is what I said (oh, and if you want to know Britton's dream job please visit her blog post)....
That is a wonderful dream job! Working for family services can be quite taxing on the spirit. I did volunteer work at ours and I worked in the health department for two years worth the WIC program. One of the best programs out there IMO. My dream would be to get my Masters in Psychology and use it along with all my PT certs to work with the obese population. Especially with parents who I know are trying super hard but have a hard time seeing the bad food influences they are passing on to their children. My BS is in Psych but I need that Masters to get a counseling license.
That is my dream. I have a passion for it but I'm not sure I'll ever actually see it fulfilled. I know I can come close and this blog is part of that outlet for me. I've even stated some of my pet peeves regarding
teaching our children to eat. Don't get me wrong. I'm no mother of the year! I went to the McD's drive through quite often. But as I learned more and the kids got older these things started getting cut out more and more. Until it was a balance. A balance between letting kids be kids and having healthy, nutritious foods.
There are many reasons why a family might need help fighting obesity...disease, lack of information, emotions, habit, maybe they are just too close to the situation to see it realistically. I want to help. It saddens me that our children will
not live as long as we do but we continue to eat pizza,taco bell, make crockpot meals with cream of xxx, homemade family meals that are nothing more than deep fried such and such, and then spend the evening watching TV on the couch instead of outside playing ball.
While you may be reading hundreds of healthy fitness blogs that percentage of the population is small. As a society, we are getting larger and larger. A lot of doctors don't want, or can't, address the issue. And it's deeper than just a medical condition. But there is more to it. It's roots are much deeper. There needs to be someone checking in with the family weekly or monthly. Once a year or only when ridden with some other disease as a consequence of the weight isn't going to do it.
Do I think everyone has to be a size 0? Absolutely not! But I think you need to be healthy enough to keep yourself out of the risk of disease. Healthy enough to
play with your kids and grandskids without getting winded. Healthy enough to enjoy a splurge every now and then and not feel guilty about it. Healthy enough to feel good about yourself (yes, I'm talking mental health here).
Healthy means different things to different people. There are times that someone might need help in identifying what healthy means to them. Until it is defined the goal can't be achieved. I want to help people reach that place and then take the steps to get there. I'm lucky enough to be a personal trainer and get to work with people to do this. But I'd really like to work with families also.
That is my dream, my passion. Why I've been carving the path I've been on. And why I'll continue to move in that direction for the rest of my life.
Small Talk:
What is your passion?
