I trained a fellow for the first time recently (his first time at IF) and was surprised at the level that we are seeing people at off of the street more and more often. This guy was not unlike so many others, had taken time off from himself to grow his business, raise his young family and in the meantime literally was doing nothing for himself. He would go home and eat the meals prepared for him, watch an hour of television and play with his kids then go back to the computer or the phone or both.
The shocking part is not that these were his new priorities but the level at which he now finds himself after only 3-4 years away from physical activity. Literally an hour of constant movement was a major undertaking for him and he is not the only one that I have seen like this recently.
My question is really this. How as a society have we come to this? How is it that we put so little value into staying engaged in the holistic-ness of life? I am proud to be part of an organization that promotes 2-3 (hopefully more) hours a week to physical fitness but really - why are people tapping out so regularily? Is it a societal need for more - more money, bigger house, larger more profitable business?
What is our solution. Will the Olympics inspire a community? We live in a city that takes pride in the amount of fitness that it participates in year round, how are so many people not? My hope is this. That with the focus of 2010 being so much on legacy (Olympic spending), growth and change that those aforementioned people will continue to knock at my door and I can do my part, one at a time and keep them engaged.
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