The Joy of Play

​I spent the day at my son's Region track meet watching these high school athletes do some crazy things with their bodies and do you know what the most beautiful thing was? Those kids never thought twice about what their bodies could do, or more importantly, couldn't do! They launched their bodies upside down 12 ft in the air by a pole, they jumped up and over a bar laid out backwards for a high jump. They jumped ridiculous distances in a technical triple jump, they ran a mile in 4 minutes and some change and they did an all out sprint for 2 laps! They put the work and training in and then let their bodies do what it knew to do.

Do you remember what it feels like to trust your body and just go out and play, run, lift weights, and work in the yard? To not have to worry if your back is going to give out or if your knee is going to be so sore for the next 3 weeks that you won't be able to do anything?

My mom was watching me jump in the back of my truck to tie down a push mower and she said to me, "you know what, Tess? One day Abbey (my daughter) is going to do all the things you used to do so easily and can't anymore and it's going to make you cry." I know one day my time will come, but I will buck it all the way. I want to not just be able to live, but live with joy and thrive. I want to trust my body and what it can do. I want to go out and run a 55k trail run in Utah or enjoy the splendor and awe of walking Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon while watching the sun light up the canyon. I want to go play pickle ball with my brother and KanJam after that. I want to workout at Creed with the people I've met there and know they're going to be at the 8am class when I show up or push my muscles during a yoga class at TransFit.

And do you know what else? I want the same thing for you! I want you to plan your next trip, go for a run in this beautiful weather, meet me for a workout, and do all of those things in trust of your body! I'll help you put the work in now and relish in your stories later...

Call me if you remember what it used to feel like to play with abandonment and you want to get just a little bit of that feeling back!