InnerTeub

I recently stumbled across a great new blog and I simply CANNOT stop passing the link around. CaveGirlEats is quickly becoming a favorite of mine – her last two posts have really spoken to me with regards to the purposeful choices we make in our lives, and if we want to get bogged down in excuses for why we can’t do the things we say we want (eat well, workout enough, etc etc). I posted over at Bodies regarding some thoughts on the Paleo/Primal diet, but her thoughts on Crossfit are just as link worthy:

If you can run 6 miles but can’t squat half your body weight; if you can’t clean a heavy item (like a carry-on suitcase) from ground to overhead; if you can Zumba your peers to oblivion but can’t sprint quickly enough to keep a kid from stepping into a dangerously busy street, I would argue that you’re not fit. So get fit! Fitness isn’t about isolation weight machines or putting time in on the treadmill. It’s about working your body’s natural capabilities to keep them for the rest of your life. I want my husband and myself to be able to sit down, tie on our walking shoes, stand back up, and take our ridiculously old pooch for a walk when we’re 85. Decrepitude is NOT a necessity of old age.

This dovetails nicely into a post I read over at Loo.me, which quotes the text of a commencement speech given by CEO/founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, titled “We Are What We Choose.” It’s a nice little speech about the meaning and value behind our choices, and worth the click through.

At this time of year, everyone is talking about resolutions and things they can do to live a better life. These two posts – one about purposeful choices in eating and fitness, one about purposeful choices in actions overall – seem like nice bookends to the resolutions we’re making and hoping to implement.