{"id":3879,"date":"2012-05-28T10:14:13","date_gmt":"2012-05-28T18:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/?p=3879"},"modified":"2012-05-28T10:14:13","modified_gmt":"2012-05-28T18:14:13","slug":"motivation-monday-finding-inspiration-everyday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2012\/05\/motivation-monday-finding-inspiration-everyday\/","title":{"rendered":"MOTIVATION MONDAY &#8211; Finding inspiration everyday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Chicks!<\/p>\n<p>This past Saturday <strong>I had the pleasure of warming up and getting peeps pumped\u00a0 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muscle.ca\/national\/ways-to-give\/fundraising-events\/walk-for-muscular-dystrophy\/\">York Region annual Muscular Dystrophy Walk, Run or Stroll event<\/a><\/strong> as part of our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/charity\/chicks-4-change\">&#8216;Chicks 4 Change&#8217; Charity Initiative.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3883\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Thank-you-sign-e1338228051533.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3883\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3883\" title=\"Thank you sign\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Thank-you-sign-e1338228051533-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Thank-you-sign-e1338228051533-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Thank-you-sign-e1338228051533-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Thank-you-sign-e1338228051533.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The awesome sponsors!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/programs\"><strong>We also ran a little Bootcamp challenge<\/strong><\/a> for them, I mean we had to put the peeps through the paces before their walk, right \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3882\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Stretch-before-we-head-out.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3882\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3882\" title=\"Stretch before we head out\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Stretch-before-we-head-out-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Stretch-before-we-head-out-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Stretch-before-we-head-out-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Stretch-before-we-head-out.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting the crowd pumped with warm up &amp; stretch before heading out!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This event was a fabulous success with loads of peeps supporting the cause as well as being there to support <strong>Christina the organizer of this event who at only 24 years old is a truly inspiring woman.<\/strong> She started this event to help raise money for research but also to raise awareness for this disease.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3880\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Christina-the-organizer.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3880\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3880\" title=\"Christina the organizer\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Christina-the-organizer-e1338228268377-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"FIT CHICKS muscular Dystrophy walk to raise awareness\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Christina-the-organizer-e1338228268377-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Christina-the-organizer-e1338228268377-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Christina-the-organizer-e1338228268377.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Introducing the fabulous Christina!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Christina was diagnosed at 13 years old<\/strong> so has experienced living with this debilitating disease but <strong>is living proof that you do not allow something to dictate what you do in life, instead you live the life you choose<\/strong>. She is an amazing, inspiring chick who doesn\u2019t seem to let anything stand in her way of doing what she loves.<\/p>\n<p>Christina also mentioned to me how this disease can make something like picking up a glass difficult at times for people who have been diagnosed and <strong>that it does get gradually worse at the years go on. <\/strong>This really reminded me just <strong>how fortunate we are to have the abilities we do and to never take it for granted. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3881\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Leora-in-booth.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3881\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3881\" title=\"Leora in booth\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Leora-in-booth-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Chick Sergeant Leora from our Markham Location rocking the booth\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Leora-in-booth-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Leora-in-booth-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Leora-in-booth.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chick Sergeant Leora from our Markham Location bringing the FIT CHICKS luv and support to the event<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So the <strong>next time you are in class or pushing yourself into the uncomfortable zone think, I am so blessed to be able to do this instead of just thinking about how hard it is<\/strong>. This might help you push past those last few seconds of work and reach a whole new level of understanding and appreciation for yourself and your body.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christina, congrats to you on this amazing event, I feel privileged and honored to have been a part of it<\/strong> and look forward to helping out for all future events if you will have me:)<\/p>\n<p>Your Head Chick, Amanda xo<\/p>\n<p>PS Oh and <strong>just a reminder that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\">our June outdoors bootcamps start June 4th<\/a> and we are heading outdoors &#8211; yay!<\/strong> Now if that isn&#8217;t motivation, I dont know what is!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Chicks! 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