Hello everyone...I'm back home after a 31 day speaking tour. Feels great and I'm fired up. I will respond to your emails today. The subject of my speeches..."life is about Time, distance, numbers, connections and Evolving. The CEO'S and upper management struggled with evolving. We cannot continue to follow change...we need to introduce change and challenge to ourselves and as a leader. I have interviewed pre grade school, grade school, college students and business personnel and those were failing or thought they were failing...were bored. They were not CHALLENGED. Students today are "smarter" than their teachers. No knock on teachers. We are teaching and managing with the "box" attitude. If you fit, you will do just fine and if you don't you will be bent up. Life does not offer a dress rehearsal. Challenge and continual and relentless search for thee UNKOWN. Stay away from "now what."www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com
Showing posts with label challenge. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
fitness challenge, senior fitness, fitness trainer alert
Hello everyone! This message is directed to senior citizens (age 50 and over) and fitness/personal trainers working with that age group. After observing and working with seniors over the past 5 years I feel confident in sharing my opinion with you. Oh, I am in that age group.
Trainers....We don't want to be treated as though we are just visiting the human race and not actually a part of it. In assessing our physical fitness, it is equally important to assess our mental fitness. All of us want to get the most out of our sessions. We want to be challenged...we need more than just a treadmill for 20 minutes. Balance, coordination, hand and foot exercises, range of motion, perception and stamina are important. Some of us even need to practice going up and down a step ladder, reaching and bending. Weight training and conditioning exercises are critical. Many of us live alone, so encouraging family members or a friend to join in some of the sessions (a support group) would be wonderful. The support creates a "greater dynamic" to the process of wellness. Some trainers may already be aware of this, but may not be utilizing the aforementioned to the fullness.
SENIORS...be open and voice your feelings in your assessment prior to starting the fitness process. You know your body and how you feel better than anyone. Fitness training is not a one day thing...it is a lifetime process. No matter what age you are, you can get better and be a better person. Physical fitness begins in the mind. We need to be challenged! Leave "pity" for another time. Stop feeling sorry for yourself...do something positive for yourself before its too late. People have long admired our generation. Now it is up to us to attain yet on more goal...a FIT generation.
Have a great life everyone! JIMMY O
Reference:www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com
Trainers....We don't want to be treated as though we are just visiting the human race and not actually a part of it. In assessing our physical fitness, it is equally important to assess our mental fitness. All of us want to get the most out of our sessions. We want to be challenged...we need more than just a treadmill for 20 minutes. Balance, coordination, hand and foot exercises, range of motion, perception and stamina are important. Some of us even need to practice going up and down a step ladder, reaching and bending. Weight training and conditioning exercises are critical. Many of us live alone, so encouraging family members or a friend to join in some of the sessions (a support group) would be wonderful. The support creates a "greater dynamic" to the process of wellness. Some trainers may already be aware of this, but may not be utilizing the aforementioned to the fullness.
SENIORS...be open and voice your feelings in your assessment prior to starting the fitness process. You know your body and how you feel better than anyone. Fitness training is not a one day thing...it is a lifetime process. No matter what age you are, you can get better and be a better person. Physical fitness begins in the mind. We need to be challenged! Leave "pity" for another time. Stop feeling sorry for yourself...do something positive for yourself before its too late. People have long admired our generation. Now it is up to us to attain yet on more goal...a FIT generation.
Have a great life everyone! JIMMY O
Reference:www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com
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