Most people start exercising with a physique goal. They want to “tone-up,” lose twenty pounds, build a bigger chest, develop a six-pack, have smaller thighs, a bigger butt, a smaller butt, a firmer butt, you get the picture.
Changing your appearance might be why you start exercising, but it won’t take long before you realize exercise can impact many other areas of your life. Sometimes it impacts your life in ways never imagined
You will build confidence, improve your work-ethic, have more energy, and doors of opportunity you never considered, might even open up! This happened not only in my life, but in the lives of my clients.
Two years ago I was contacted by a local film maker who needed ten “in-shape” guys, to play the role of bodyguards in her short film. I accepted merely out of curiosity of what it was like on a film set.
Fast forward a year, and simply being fit and “in-shape” landed me another opportunity. This time I had the opportunity to be on a FOX pilot called Pitch! For three days, I again played the role of a bodyguard, working on a professional TV set next to actresses Ali Larter, Kylie Bunburry, Meagan Holder, and got to meet and watch esteemed director Paris Barclay work his craft!
It was an incredibly unique experience getting such an up close look at how a TV show is produced. The amount of crew required, the lighting, the catering, the setup time, the hundreds of extras, was astonishing. Without exercise, this inside sneak peak would have never happened.
I call it the “stumble effect.” And you never know what you will stumble into, when you start taking action.
My client Pat also experienced the stumble effect, or as she calls it “unexpected consequences.” At the age of 60 she began exercising, eating healthy, and lost thirty pounds! Most 60 year old people would be content losing thirty pounds. Not Pat. For her, the stumble effect took hold, and she joined a traveling softball league.
Next, she started running and sprinting, eventually competing in 100, 200, and 400 meter races all over the country! She even competed in France and Barbados (what a great excuse for a vacation). Recently, she broke her age-group meet record the 400 meter race at the Chuck MacMahon track meet, a record that stood for eleven years!
She wasn’t done, she stumbled forward again. This time, it was into a job working as a Personal Trainer where she helps her clients get fit! Who would have thought losing 30 pounds would lead Pat to become an athlete, and begin a new career as a personal trainer at the age of 65!