Ahh Spring...

The flowers are starting to bloom, the sneezing has begun and it's the time when folks decide to say 'screw it' to exercise. And, it's the time every year when I ask myself 'Why?'...
Why would you work so hard, all winter, and then just stop coming to class?
Why would you give up on yourself so easily?

You know, it takes ONLY 6 SHORT weeks to lose all the work you've done all winter long. That's nothing in terms of time. It's a week of vacation that turns into a year of no exercise, feeling bad at yourself and having to start over. Every year it happens and it breaks my heart.

Why? Because the people who give up are those people we know we have not reached. We are here to not only help you build muscle and lose fat-we're also here to help you build self esteem and lose the negative language you use to describe yourself in your head. You don't deserve that. You deserve a life of feeling great about yourself and having a body that allows you to do all the things you want in life and, maybe, some things you thought you'd never do.

As most of you know, I took 5 years off J, got married, got fat and woke up one day and wondered what happened to ME? Then I got divorced, starting working out and eating better, started a new job and decided my first day of my new job would be my first day back at J. I remember sitting in the parking lot, wondering if I'd still like it, wondering if I'd be welcome (I was in a whole new State, I knew no one at this J location) and wondering if I could still DO it.
I stood in the back, big tee shirt and bike shorts (careful, that was the 'fashion' then) and made it through class with energy to spare. No one made me feel 'bad' when I told them I'd been out of J for a few years-they said 'welcome back'...you know, just like WE do here when YOU come back. I was re-hooked after that 1 class and have not been without J since...not for one day. That was in 1990. So, for 20 years I've not been without my J fix and I wouldn't have it any other way.

So, if you're reading this and YOU have been out of class for awhile-come on back. You'll get a warm welcome, a great class and you'll be SO glad you did it...for YOU.

Life is short, way too short to let yourself down by not taking care of yourself. You are worth it. Who is more fabulous than you? No one. So, come on back...you know you want to!