What does *Fitness & Health* mean ...

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What does *Fitness & Health* mean ...
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Thu, 07-24-2003 - 3:33pm


...exactly to you ..

Does it mean being perfectly fit and healthy .. or ...

*Inquiring minds* want to know

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Fri, 07-25-2003 - 10:03am
**Fitness and Health for me go hand in hand with self esteem and happiness...

Instead of answering, can I just bum off Hil's answer??? LOL! Good stuff!!!

Seriously, though, for me health & fitness have become more about feeling good than looking good, more about healthy choices & enjoying the results, than dieting & hoping for results...

Being able to do what I want to do!! Swim with my kids...not be scared of trying on new clothes...not imprisoned by addictions (tobacco, sugar, Paxil, etc)

And being able to dump all that & just be ME!!

Love you all!!

JO

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Fri, 07-25-2003 - 11:18am
Hi Melanie,

>>means exercising and eating properly so that I am healthy physically, mentally and emotionally. When I am doing these things it affects every aspect of my life. I am definitely a happier person and it shows!!

**You are so right! When we treat ourselves right, by eating healthy and exercising ..

It shows in everything we do and how we carry ourselves! Good share, thanks :)

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Fri, 07-25-2003 - 2:03pm
Hi and welcome to our board :)

So glad you did stop by to answer this question.

>>I now thing that fitness and health mean feeling good about myself - which last month was finishing a triathlon, next month a running race, a half marathon in January in Disneyworld.. (woooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooooo) but it also means that to finish these races I have to do some training .. but the races make it fun!


**Isn't it amazing how the times have changed and what *Fitness &

Health* really mean now. Exercising to be thin is what it *use* to be about.

Now more importantly it certainly does mean to feel good about oneself, very true!

Congratulations on finishing a triathlon and doing more *fun* races like that!

Those accomplishments will definitely make you feel good about you!

Feel free to pop on over anytime :)

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Fri, 07-25-2003 - 6:54pm
I decided to wait on this one and hear what everyone else had to say. I knew you all would say it so eloquently for me. :) And you DID of course. :) Great answers everyone.

To me it means doing the best we can for ourselves to keep going in positive ways and feeling good about what we do. :) A journey I'm thoroughly enjoying because of all of you helping me along the way! :)

~Golly~

A work in progress. ;)

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Fri, 07-25-2003 - 6:58pm


Hi Mommanager,

I just wanted to welcome you to the board and wish you luck on those races. Of course you'll have that *luck* backed up with some hard work too but we'll be cheering for you!

Thanks for posting. :)

~Golly~

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Fri, 07-25-2003 - 7:08pm
>>To me it means doing the best we can for ourselves to keep going in positive ways and feeling good about what we do.

**Absoluterly right golly!

In order to feel good and be positive we must do what's best for ourselves :)

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Sat, 07-26-2003 - 5:52pm
Hey Jo,

I know how you feel .. Everyone said so many wonderful things about it!

>>for me health & fitness have become more about feeling good than looking good, more about healthy choices & enjoying the results

Being able to do what I want to do!! Swim with my kids...not be scared of trying on new clothes...not imprisoned by addictions

**So very true!

It is important to feel good moreso than the looking ..

If you feel good then you'll automatically look good

Being you, enjoying life as is .. yeppers.. you got all that right :)

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Sat, 07-26-2003 - 7:24pm
Just chatting but Fitness and Health to me this morning meant going out in my gym shorts on one of the coldest mornings of the winter only to drive down by the lakes and find hundreds of ducks crossing the road. I am so glad it was still dark because I had to put the hazard lights on and dance about the street like a raving idiot to get them to move. Good Grief, was it cold! but the good news is I did a good hour in the gym so am feeling pretty fantastic now! Hilary


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Tue, 07-29-2003 - 2:01am
>>Just chatting but Fitness and Health to me this morning meant going out in my gym shorts on one of the coldest mornings of the winter only to drive down by the lakes and find hundreds of ducks crossing the road. I am so glad it was still dark because I had to put the hazard lights on and dance about the street like a raving idiot to get them to move. Good Grief, was it cold! but the good news is I did a good hour in the gym so am feeling pretty fantastic now

**I think that is a good thing Hilary ..

Going out in the brisk cold, chasing ducks and laughing too I bet

Sounds like something out of a movie

Glad you finally got there safe and sound :)

I agree it can change what it means to us on a daily basis .. and that's ok :)

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