Welcome to Fit36, a new weblog devoted to the world of health, fitness, and exercise. While I’ve lived a fairly active lifestyle in the past, the combination of four kids, a full time job, and running a side business tends to get in the way. But that all changed this spring…
The backstory:
As cheesy as this sounds, we went on a a Disney Cruise, and we had a fantastic time. They had tons of niceties on board the ship, including an excellent little fitness center looking out over the bow of the ship. My wife and I went up there to workout nearly every day. And guess what? I loved it.
For whatever reason, working out was no longer a drag. Sure, we were on vacation staring out over the Caribbean, but something had clicked. While my normal response to vacation has been to let my guard down even further than normal, and slack off like there’s no tomorrow, I was actually looking forward to hitting the fitness center to work up a sweat each day. And once we returned home, I didn’t miss a beat.
I’ve actually thought about launching a site like this in the past, but I didn’t want to wind up talking the talk without walking the walk. While writing about personal change can be a great motivational tool, it won’t work if you’re not actually ready to make a change. And so I decided to wait until I had gotten into the swing of things, and was sure that this wasn’t just a passing fancy, before going public.
I’ve been at this for roughly three months now, I’m still going strong, so…
Here we are.
I’m still not sure what sort of rhythm I’ll develop here, but my current plan is to post personal things like goals and workout updates as well as more generally useful tidbits on health and fitness.
What’s in a name?
Some of you may be wondering where the name “Fit36” came from. It’s quite simple, really… The name comes from that fact that I re-committed myself to living a healthier, more active lifestyle at the tender age of 36 years old. It’s short, has a nice ring to it, and (most importantly) it was available. Have you ever tried to find a concise, descriptive domain name that hasn’t already been snapped up? It’s pretty bleak, especially if you’re intent on finding one in the .com top-level domain.