The New and Not so Exciting Me

For awhile now I have obviously been very into fitness. When I think about the highlight of my day it is going to the gym and getting a hard work out in. I love that way it makes me feel both physically and mentally, it just takes me to a happy place. This is not news to any of you who read my blog however as I frequently post about this topic.

For awhile now I have also been thinking of getting my certification as a personal trainer. I even ordered the study materials and read several chapters but somewhere along the way I got distracted and didn't set aside enough time to really study the way I needed to. Then the economy took a nose dive and I got it into my head that it would be difficult to find work as a PT because people would cut out going to the gym and training as an unneccesary expense. So I kept reading various magazines and studies to further my own personal knowledge about the subject but stopped officially studying. In the back of my mind though I kept thinking that training could be something I can do that I would be passionate about.

The last couple of weeks I have had several people at the gym approach me for advice or to ask me about a particular exercise I was doing which has suprised and really flattered me. It makes me feel like I must at least appear knowledgable and since I have also felt I have made strength gains over the past few months, I guess I must know what I am doing for the most part. It has re-motivated me to start studying again and to get my certification, especially when I read that the job outlook for personal trainers is very high with a proposed 50% growth rate in the next decade thanks to the growing obesity epedemic as well as aging baby boomers wanting to stave off aging.

I hate sitting at a desk all day, I do not mind early mornings, I like variety in my work day, I have always enjoyed teaching and coaching, and I love fitness so this may be something I can do that will make me really happy. I may never be a trainer full time but I can try to do it part time for some extra income and see what happens. So in a few months if you want to hire me to get your butt in shape, let me know, I will give you a really good deal and it will help me gain some experience.

In relation to that, I am also going to need to make some changes in other parts of my life, mainly the going out part. I know I haven't been around as much lately anyway, but one thing I probably wont do any much more of is Wednesday nights. I have realized lately how much I need that 8 hours of sleep every night and even just one day a week of a lack of sleep effects me negatively. I will still go out weekends, but it will be a more mellow version of Kasey which means less cocktails and calling it a night a little earlier. All of this so I can be more productive during the day and get more accomplished, like studying and getting good productive workouts in etc. It just helps me to have a healthy lifestyle that is consistent with the lifestyles I would promote with any future clients I may have so I dont feel like a hypocrite.

So anyway thats where my head has been lately.