Fitness Perfection: by Laura Mak

I wanted to share with you an article I grabbed from MyBodyBeats trainer, Laura Mak’s Mondays with Mak Attack Fitness newsletter. It hits home because there are many days that I beat myself up after I’ve been slack with my training or after a weekend of eating a bunch of crap. The fact is that no one is perfect, no diet is perfect, and no training regime is perfect. Strive for your personal best and for what fits your lifestyle. As a mother of two young girls, a wife, business owner, friend, daughter, etc….I have to remind myself all the time that I can only do my best. Thank you Laura for the motivation this week!

Fitness Perfection
by: Laura Mak

Last Monday I shared with you my excitement for the New Year. Today, I want to help you find passion in your fitness as an ongoing project for 2009. Learn more about what perfection is in your fitness training.

As many of you know I was an elite level gymnast for numerous years, and then earned a scholarship for collegiate gymnastics. Shortly thereafter, my athletic career followed what became a nine-year professional competitive-fitness career.

Everything (athletically), I have competed in strived for the end goal of perfection. The problem was, “perfection” was determined by someone else. It was structured for officials to judge me and compare me with others. They supposedly had the expertise to see if I was perfect in my physique, performance, and showmanship. Although I completely and loved what I was doing when I was competing, I am now happy striving for my own perfection, which is solely concluded by = ME.

Have you ever gotten caught up in your “perfect” fitness routine, then somehow fell short? What if your goal was to do 45 minutes of cardio but you only did 30 minutes. It was less time, but you worked at a higher intensity. Is this an imperfect routine or does your definition of perfect become slightly changed? Have you allowed someone else’s idea of perfection affect you?

Review your fitness training, and see if you are unnecessarily hard (or easy) on yourself. Do you allow for adaptations of “life”? Do you continue moving forward? What is your perfect routine and how can it stay perfect with changes?

My campaign 2009 is about finding passion in your fitness while keeping balance in your lifestyle. Keep the competition within yourself and not with or for others. Allow yourself to adapt to unexpected life situations. Most of all, continue to include fitness as a regular part of your daily routine.

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