THE PURPOSE OF THE FITNESS BLOG

Well, today I am doing something that I've never done and never thought I'd do....write a blog.  It doesn't make any sense for me to blog because in order to blog, you have to possess writing skills as well as computer skills, and if any of you have ever read any of my English papers, you would know I am not a writer.  That being said, I'm also not great with computers.  However, I feel like I have a lot to say and if just one person gets something from any of my blog posts that I write, then I guess this blog has some worth.

When trying to decide what to make my first blog post about, I struggled.  I had many different thoughts in  mind that I could share, but which one was appropriate for a first post was not so easy.  Then it hit me....I need to introduce the blog.  Who's going to want to read something when they don't know what it's about? It's like driving your mom's mini-van in high school and trying to get your friends to ride with you in it..more than likely, you won't go anywhere.

The purpose of this blog is to write about topics relating to health, fitness, and nutrition (some other random posts may be thrown in from time to time as well.)  Just like with anything, I knew I needed to have some goals in mind in order for this blog to actually go anywhere.  I want to have goals for you and goals for me, so I can make the most out of everything that I write about.

Here are a short list of goals (in no particular order) that I hope to achieve through this blog.

1) SHARE - The entire reason I wanted to create this blog was to share things on my mind relating to health/fitness/nutrition.  I want to share information because the health/fitness world is growing now more than ever.  With obesity and preventable diseases increasing drastically in the past few decades, people are finally starting to think about their health, and with good reason.  So my ultimate goal is to help you, the reader, atleast be conscious of decisions you make in life that could affect the health of you and your children.

2) LEARN - In order for me to share what little bit of knowledge that I may have, I must continually learn.  With the increasing number of people who say they are concerned with their health, there is an increased number of people making a profession out of it.  This is great, because it means that the research availability is growing (although for many issues, scientists are only beginning to scratch the surface).  I hope to be able to post some new research, so that we both can learn.  Lastly, I hope to be able to learn how to write (as I'm sure many of you can already tell that I need to).

3) THINK- If there was one thing that I learned in grad school while studying exercise physiology, it was the ability to think.  My professors did a good job of not just slamming information down my throat, but teaching me to think about what I learned.  The ability to think is beyond important in the world of fitness.  I'm all for prescribed exercise and doing certain exercise programs that professionals have created.  I think that beginners, as well as "experts", should have other professional trainers train them once in awhile.  However, I believe that everyone that exercises should know atleast a small amount of exercise science.  There are so many different types of fitness programs (CrossFit, Zumba, Boot Camps, Pilates, Tai Chi, Yoga, etc....), many people get lost in the chaos.  Knowing the basics of exercise science will help you determine what type of program is right for you (as well as help you from wasting precious time).

With these basic goals in mind, I plan to blog weekly (if not more) with posts that will hopefully help you and me learn new things and also to help you THINK.

Feel free to leave a comment about topics that you want to hear about.  After all, this blog is for you!