So, I talked a bit about my mom in the last post. She’s a very interesting person, but sometimes we have moments where I would rather not talk. But I guess that’s a normal thing between all mothers and daughters.
Idk, it’s like whenever I go back home, and walk into the house there’s this feeling that I get in my body that is unpleasant. Not terrible, but’s it’s like I’ve walked back in to my childhood even though I’m a fully grown adult now thank-you very much.
But there’s one thing that I like about her, well maybe a couple. She’s the type of person that doesn’t really care what other people think, she walks to the beat of her own drum. Now at times this is painful to witness, because she’s the type of person to send a salad back at a restaurant when it has too much iceberg lettuce. Total cringe.
But one way where I think that this is cool is that she has always (as long as I have been around) been interested in fitness, specifically strength training. Now this can be controversial for women and I’ve even read experiences online about doctors not recommending strength training, but I whole heartly think that it is wrong. Apparently, she started lifting weights after I was born, and she’s still going at it.
Currently she’s in Victoria, BC and goes to this gym that offers in-home personal training. But I’m not sure she’s interested in that, because I can remember her going into the gym ever since I was a little kid. Honestly, it was pretty awesome because growing up there was a gym that had childcare, and they had a Nintendo (which we never had at home). So I would happily go to the gym with her and while she lifted weights, I would play Mario.
And now almost twenty years later she’s still going. She like Beyond Fitness, the gym I linked to above. Mainly because they cater to people who are a bit older, like herself. This isn’t a gym where influencers go to make reels, but rather one that focuses on nutrition, strength, and longevity. And I love that for her. Heck, it’s even women-owned. My mom talks about working on her functional strength, which is something which is so important as she gets older.
The more I think about it, the more I believe that simplicity really is the keynote of elegance. And there’s something really simply in my mom’s routine. She’s not out there doing the latest trend. She’s been doing the traditional push-pull workouts which has allowed her to age gracefully and in a way where she can maintain her health. Her father lived to be in his nineties, and I think she is well along her way. It also gives me some hope that ageing can be filed with a wealth of health, and that I can enjoy this life for many years to come.
