Exercise has always played an important role in my life because of sports when I was younger and now because I am a trainer. Since exercise has been so ingrained in my life it has always been easy to take for granted that I am healthy and able to do what I do. This last year I have definitely become more thankful for my ability to move my body and exercise. I went through a miscarriage last fall and then was diagnosed with crohn’s disease this summer. Without getting into all the details let me just say this, this is the first time in my life that I felt like I was not in the driver seat when it came to what my body does. So, for me in this season of my life I am so thankful that I am able to move my body and exercise in the way I want to. Yeah, I still have days where I don’t want to workout or my body is not in the condition to let me workout, and that’s okay. My outlook now is that I am much more appreciative of the workouts I get in and view exercise as more of a privilege and less as a burden. Since that miscarriage i have been blessed with a healthy pregnancy and am still able to workout. Being pregnant has made me more grateful for my outlet of exercise knowing not only am I keeping myself healthy and strong for myself but this little girl inside of me.

Coach Emily