Amy Musgrove: Good Intentions

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Good Intentions

So, I totally had good intentions for running yesterday, but I let my day get consumed by grocery shopping, presidency meetings, and being a mom. I didn't run today because I went to church aerobics this morning, and then I taught TK tonight. They are probably going to add one more class for me on Thursday nights. That would be awesome.

I'm going to 24 Hour Fitness tomorrow to team teach with Kelly. She's a great instructor there, and a terrific Turbo Kicker! I'll be fun. After tomorrow there with her, I'm going to set up an audition with the Group X manager, and hope that I'm able to get a class or two there, or on the subbing list. I love this new phase in the life that I call mine.

4 comments:

heidi said...: I love your words by your profile. You do inspire me...I'm just not ready to be as great as you are...YET!!; August 28, 2007 at 9:59 PM
Amy said...: I had you in mind when I wrote them actually. YOU inspire me to be a better writer. I thought you might like those!; August 28, 2007 at 10:10 PM
heidi said...: Aww, shucks, I don't know what to say...I know, that's impossible, apparently my talking gets me into trouble.; August 28, 2007 at 10:15 PM
sheena said...: I'm so excited for your new blog!!! I run too and just signed up for my first 1/2 since Lucy was born....but it's not till the end of Oct. Way to go on MARATHON training--that's so awesome and so scary to me. I'm anxious to read all about your crazy training. Good luck!; August 29, 2007 at 9:01 AM

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About Me

When I want something, I'll do whatever it takes to get there. Whether it's taking a huge road trip to get where I want to go, or hanging out by the tour bus to meet a famous person...I'll do what it takes!

I'm a natural born leader, and a great listener. I don't like drama or being around negative influences. It's all about positivity for me!

I dropped out of college. Maybe that's the free spirit in me, who knows?

I always joke that's why I became a Group Fitness Instructor...no college education required! That's only partly true, actually. Don't get me wrong...I had to bust my butt to get where I am today. I'm so proud of how hard I've had to work to do what I do, but mostly, I became a Group Fitness Instructor because I discovered that I was passionate about it.

Fitness hasn't always come easy to me though. I'm kind of lazy by nature. (Let's just call a spade a spade, shall we?!)

I got married when I was barely 20, and moved all over the world with my husband's military career. I spent my time baking because that's what I thought I was supposed to do.

I gained weight, lost self-esteem, all while trying to squeeze into my jeans. It was not pretty.

I spent the first 5 years of my marriage like this. Then I got pregnant.

I gained about 50 pounds during my pregnancy, exceeding the "recommended" weight gain for healthy pregnancy by about 20-30 pounds.

During my pregnancy, I vowed (in between pan-fulls of brownies) that I would get in the best shape of my life after I had my baby.

That was the motivation I needed to do something positive for myself.

I started running and taking aerobics classes. I was feeling great, gaining self-esteem back that I'd lost somewhere along the way, and I was losing my baby weight. I accomplished more in the first year after I had my baby than I ever thought possible of myself. I ran my first half-marathon (13.1 miles) and became a Group Fitness Instructor! Two things I never thought I'd do, let alone within the same year!

The rest is history, like they say.

If you saw me on the streets, you might not know that I'm super sarcastic, or that I love correct spelling and punctuation (and when things aren't spelled correctly, it's like nails on a chalkboard for me), or that I've got tattoos.

Three words I'd use to describe myself: fun, outgoing, caring.

I feel so grateful for many things in my life. First and foremost, my awesome husband and amazing son. I'm so happy that I've been able to discover what it is that I'm passionate about in life. Some people take their entire lives trying to figure that out.

Here's to good health!