“The power to change. The strength to do it.”
Over the past two years I have made changes. Changes in my personal and professional life that without Solcana, I honestly don’t know if I would have had the strength to do. Let’s start at the very beginning of my Solcana journey. I happened upon Solcana when my family and I were looking for a new bike for myself. We had just come out from next door when I was like, hey let me check out this gym I never noticed before. I can honestly say I then had a moment! The gym door was open, Petey came running towards us and I think we all fell in love instantly with the positive vibe flowing through the space. Coach Hannah walked up to us and introduced herself and gave a brief run down of Solcana. I had been in an exercise rut and feeling a bit lost on what to do to so I emailed her that afternoon to set up my first meeting. I realized quickly that the whole Crossfit aspect slipped my mind when diving head first into this journey.
For the first time in a very long time I am healthier and more at peace with myself. I am continually working on building myself back up from the inside out. I have jumped into all aspects of what Solcana has to offer and I couldn’t be more thankful for the community Hannah and her team have built. From joining the powerlifting team, taking myself on a nutritional and wellness journey, and oh yeah, getting slowly but surely better at the whole crossfit thing. I have also connected with so many amazing people in ways that I did not think was really possible at this point in my adult life.
Some of my biggest achievements have been the connection to myself, to others, and also the strength that I have built physically and mentally. When I started my first squat progression I couldn’t figure out how to stand back up with a 35 pound bar on my back. I am an overthinker, and in my head I’m beating myself up 90% of the time, yes, usually with a smile on my face, but it took a lot of patience and coaching to say, it’s okay, it will come. It did come and I can now squat well over my body weight. It’s not only the weight that is so important to me, but the fact that I can actually do all of these movements, it still amazes me. Hannah pointed out to me once, you are not going to continue to make 40 pound jumps every time you try and max out. Oh, okay, but it’s so fun! So I am once again, two years later, at a point of learning to be patient with myself, my abilities and my progress, but now I have so many more resources in my toolkit!
“Mom, can you use your strong muscles to open this?” This was said to me just a few weeks ago and it isn’t the first time E has said something like this to me over the past few years. Hearing her say with pride, my mom works out, she lifts weights, my mom can do that too, she goes to Solcana, those phrases have been some of the strongest words I have needed to hear to keep me going and remind me what I need to do. She is watching, listening and learning. Yes, I am on this journey for myself, but also to be a better partner and mother. One of the most important things for me to remember is that this is a long path and right now there is no end in sight, and in order to keep growing I will need keep moving forward. And for all of this I am forever grateful for stumbling upon Solcana that fateful day! ❤️
“The power to change. The strength to do it.”