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Body
Image
by Diana Freccia
Body image – a
challenging concept to
define. We think about
having relationships
with other people,
but seldom do we
think about the
relationship we
have with ourselves.
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We all have insecurities. One day
as I was walking out the front
door at the HAC, I overheard a
woman on her cell phone telling
her friend that she could never
take a group fitness class because she was too shy. I can totally understand that feeling. It is
easy to look at others and make
assumptions without knowing the
reality. It seems like everyone
has always been here. But that
isn’t always true. Some are brand
new members who are trying
things out for the first time. Both
first timers and old timers will
struggle with a class depending
upon how much weight they add
or how they modify the poses
presented. We all want to look a
certain way, and it can be frustrating when we look at
where we want to
be and where we
are. We need
to be okay
with where
we are before
we can really
get where we
want to go.
Don’t workout
because you hate
yourself, workout because you
love yourself.
As the summer arrives, we
start to shed our layers of clothing and spend more time outside.
It is that time of year that we head
to the beach
and the
pool. When
the topic of
body image
and bathing
suits was first
broached to
me, I shuddered. My
own insecurities were
brought to
the forefront
of my mind.
Personally, I
have never
really been
too comfortable in my own skin.
Though I am probably not alone
in this, as I have heard so many
casual complaints from people
who I look at and think they have
the ideal bodies…..and then I
think of my own complaints and
I am sure there are people who
would look at me with the same
incredulous looks I give to those
who I think appear to have it all
together. When you are hard on
yourself, you are also creating
image issues for others as well.
You never know who you are
inspiring. The
insecurities
of others can
trickle onto
you, too.
Our bodies
are always
changing.
We may not
be growing
in height, but
we grow in
other ways.
Change is
the only
constant –
but it is also
something
that can be hard to deal with.
The more I pondered this topic,
the more different angles flooded
me. If you ask just about anyone
about their body, they can easily
rattle off a list of things they don’t
like, or want to cover up. There
are messages we either heard
or read or saw somewhere that
Let’s not dwell on
the aches and pains,
the past injuries,
the future fears,
chasing those last
five pounds we need
to lose or that one
saggy spot. Our
bodies are amazing.