Why Blog?

Hi All,

So I've decided to start two blogs, one work-related that allows me to vent my views on the PR industry, you can visit it here. This blog however, is gonna be my blog about my passion for fitness/health, and basically a long story of how I try and implement "wellness" into my everyday life.

I wasn't always as interested in health and fitness as I have been lately. I'm 24, and graduated from college 2 years ago... and let me tell you, when I was in undergrad - staying healthy was about the furthest thing from my mind. Needless to say, I paid for it when I weighed myself sometime shortly after I graduated and freaked out a TAD. I was always one of those kids that was always stick skinny, so I guess the whole idea that I would have to workout and eat right to maintain my weight never really occurred to me in the first place (don't hate me!). I think back on my high school prom pics and I was so tiny! Well, maybe not tiny physically, I'm tall (bout 5'10ish) but I was tiny weight-wise and in all honesty, that was too skinny for someone my height. I think my ideal weight would be around 130-135ish.

I remember the first time I joined a gym after college, it was a Goodlife Fitness - for all you other Canadians - and I was BEYOND overwhelmed! I got suckered into everything I probably shouldn't have, I didn't know how to barter on monthly fees, so I probably paid more than I had too and somehow I ended up signing up for 8 personal training sessions that I couldn't afford, simply because I didn't really know how to say no. I will say the personal training sessions were useful in the fact that I was shown how to properly use the weight equipment, which, for safety reasons, was probably a good thing.

After this initial gym experience, life got in the way a bit. I got a job that had me working weird hours (ie. finishing at 11:30 at night), and it was harder to keep up with the gym. But I was always interested, and always intended to go - even if at that point, it only happened like once a week.

Over the past few months I've been learning alot more about fitness through listening to podcasts, reading blogs and even following health guru's on twitter. You know how they say, knowledge is power - I believe that's true, because sometimes just reading/listening to how someone got themselves to the gym that day despite obstacles - is motivation for me.

So I hope that some of you will read, or even follow, my journey to better wellness. I'll post more details on what my plans are to achieve this in a later post, and I'll try and add useful links to articles or fellow bloggers that inspire me. Hope you enjoy.