Sometimes changes are internal (mental, spiritual, emotional) at the core, but they always cause some external change: a haircut, a new style of dress, a calmer demeanor, a softer face, a slower pace.
The causes behind these tipping points are different for everyone, but the common thread is a tipping point. Everybody has a tipping point, but people often have a higher tolerance in some areas of life than others.
Although I’m tempted to call out the women, men have as much of a tendency to focus their attention on almost anything other than taking good care of their health. Everybody in this category claims their too busy or don’t want to invest the time. They say they don’t “have” time, but we all have the same amount of time to invest in whatever we are committed to or love, so it’s more accurate to say they don’t “have” commitment.
The most successful clients I have are committed. How they came to declare that commitment differs for each one, but they all share a “tipping point” of some sort. For some, it was noticing that time was fleeting and the realization that they’d better do something about their physical health. For others, it was noticing their “game” wasn’t what it could be in the sport they’d enjoyed for years. Still for others, it was a quality of life choice forced by a surgery or a tragedy.
At some point, a tipping point, every person I’ve ever trained said “yes” to improving the way they moved and felt. They wanted to become stronger. They wanted to stay healthy longer.
Every single one of my clients will tell you they wish they’d started Pilates training sooner. Even people healing from injuries or surgeries will say they know they would have recovered even faster if they had been training prior to the event that made them to commit to training.
Even clients who have been training and are strong can become injured during sport or play. They also say they know the road to recovery would have been longer and more difficult had they not been strong when the injury happened. They also are keenly aware of the benefits of doing Pilates regularly and that motivates them to keep training (even with modified moves) as they heal.
Please don’t click away from this blog post just because you feel it coming. Rather, lean into it. Be aware of the feelings and thoughts you have about making a commitment to you, taking time for you, and what it likely will look like (even to a fly on a wall) if you don’t.
If you’d like to talk to me about what I do and how I’ve helped clients in their teens, 20s and all the way into their 70s, and how I can help you, please check out my website and contact me.
