Site Launch

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February 14, 2014. It’s snowing. This morning I left home to teach the early a.m. Spinning® class and was psyched to make “first tracks” into Montpelier. The trip was magical-including the more-than-ever hearts scattered all around town by the mysterious (and probably soaked) Valentine Bandit(s). As I write this I am excited to know that I will probably launch my new website on the 15th. Getting up and running has been a process, but working with the best web developer a mom could ask for, and welcoming encouragement and suggestions from family and friends, has been a good process. We are simply going to go ahead and put it out there. Throughout this journey I have learned a little about WordPress and a lot about what I want this site to be. I want it to be about good writing and good artwork. I want it to be a meeting place for my friends and a welcoming space for those who share similar interests, concerns, goals, struggles and accomplishments. I want to welcome all guests in hopes that they will become a part of this amazing community in which we live, work and share so much. I want to play some small part in making a fit, healthy, active lifestyle a habit, a choice, for all of us. I want this to be an organic conversation. I hope you will check out my previous post – written optimistically at the beginning of 2014. Log on now and then to see what’s happening. There are good things on the horizon and change will be a constant for this venture. As it should be.

Pedal to End Cancer 2014

Pedal to End CancerBe inspired by those facing cancer and experience the benefits of indoor cycling a whole new way as you raise funds to support the life- saving programs and services of the American Cancer Society. Cycle for the entire three hours, or form a team and take turns.
The Spinning® program at First in Fitness in Montpelier will once again host the 2014 Pedal to End Cancer. This three-hour ride gives us each an opportunity to DO something in the ageless war against an unspeakable disease that respects no one. Perhaps it is safe to say that everyone is touched by cancer – self, family, friends, neighbors. Won’t you join us either for the event (which is also tons of fun and chock full of goodies and prizes) or to support a participant, team or simply the cause? For more information, to register, or to donate, go to the  Pedal to End Cancer Website. Thank you.

Space is limited – Register Today!
Pedaltoendcancer.org
1.800.227.2345

Welcome & Happy 2014!

early a.m. from studio

early a.m. from studio

Welcome to www.lindafreemanfitness.com.  If this is your first visit, don’t make it your last.  Hopefully you and I will travel together the journey to fitness and well-being.  We will share ideas and concerns, successes and doubts, goals and some of life’s small victories along the way.

Recently I read:  “Last is just the slowest winner.”  I really like this.  Sure, it applies to athletic events – races, group practices, and just about anything that has a finish line.  But it is also applicable to the quest for improved fitness, strength gains, aerobic endurance, increased flexibility, changes in body composition, better exercise and nutritional habits.

If you are reading this post, you are most likely interested in how you live your life, how you move through your days, and take ownership of your health to the best of your ability. As each of us chooses to make the most of what we’ve got – eat healthfully, exercise daily, get adequate rest and recovery, stimulate mind and body by taking on achievable challenges – each of us realizes that we are but one of many embarked on similar journeys.

This is not a race.  There is no finite finish line.  The boundaries of our possibilities, our potential, expand as we grow stronger and dare to dream bigger dreams, formulate greater goals and celebrate those victories along the way.

Each of us progresses at a different pace.  But as long as there is progress, there is no “last.”

There is, however, a very definite starting point.  Perhaps you have begun time and time again to swap out bad habits for good ones, to begin again to exercise regularly or to give up those useless foods that sabotage your daily diet.  Perhaps you begin well, but end poorly.  Perhaps it is time to think of wellness as a continuum, a lifestyle, a personal choice that supersedes negative suggestions to act or react in ways that impair rather than nurture.

Today, now, this very minute as you read this post, you are on your own personal road to the destination of your choosing.  Of course there will be obstacles, detours, potholes, wrong turns and breakdowns.  But that need not stop us.  These are only deterrents, not dead ends.  Each challenge we meet makes us stronger and cements our determination to finish.  Each challenge met gives us history and fuels confidence.  There is no “last.”  We can all win in our own time.