Apparently, I Need to Start Working Out Again

<p>Apparently I need to start working out again.</p><p><br></p><p>Which is slightly embarrassing considering I spent years in the fitness industry teaching women how to exercise, lift weights, and take care of themselves. I know what to do. I just haven&#39;t been doing it.</p><p><br></p><p>But this isn&#39;t really an episode about getting in shape.</p><p><br></p><p>It&#39;s about what fitness means to me now that I&#39;m 55.</p><p><br></p><p>I don&#39;t want my old body back. I don&#39;t want to spend the next twenty years trying to get smaller, younger, or &quot;summer ready.&quot; I&#39;m much more interested in being strong, having energy, feeling good in my body, and making sure my body can keep up with the life I still want to live.</p><p><br></p><p>Because I still want to travel. Walk through cities. Dance. Get on the floor and get back up. Carry my own suitcase. Say yes to things.</p><p><br></p><p>I want a bigger life—not a smaller body.</p><p><br></p><p>So maybe this isn&#39;t about starting over after 50.Maybe it&#39;s about starting again with everything we know now.</p><p><br></p><p>And if you&#39;ve fallen out of the fitness habit too, don&#39;t worry.</p><p><br></p><p>Apparently, I&#39;m the president of that club.</p><p><br></p><p>Grab your coffee. Let&#39;s talk about getting stronger, taking care of ourselves, and making sure our bodies get to come along for whatever comes next.</p>