Merritt Clubs Blog

This February marks the end of a full year we have lived with coronavirus. And wow it has been hard. Hard physically, mentally, emotionally.

Let’s get physical, physical! I wanna get physical.

As in physical fitness, obviously. It’s time to get back into physical fitness.

“I could use a little social interaction” – The Grinch

Couldn’t we all? Usually the holidays are filled with maybe a little too much interaction for my taste. But this year is filled with not nearly enough!

Well, well, well, 2020 you are almost over, and I will be glad when we no longer need to refer to the current year as a “dumpster fire.” But alas, we aren’t there yet. And on top of the coronavirus, why not just add that daylight savings premature darkness every day too! What a fun month to prepare us for the holidays. But you know what makes me feel better? Helping people!

It is that time of year again when delicious Halloween candy fills grocery stores, everything but your toothpaste is pumpkin spice flavored, and cooler weather makes you more inclined to stay in bed than get up for a workout. On top of that, it has already been hard to stay healthy this year with so much time spent inside. That is why this week's blog is dedicated to tackling some common obstacles that we face when trying to reach our health and wellness goals, especially this time of year. 

Shout out to anyone who has noticed a new divot in your couch, perfectly formed to your posterior. This blog is dedicated to you and all of the couch cushions that will never be fully fluffed up again.

Has anyone else been lamenting their canceled vacations and fearing the rest of the year without a break? Spending their nights crying over a fancy new summer dress that you will never get to cut the tags off? Online shopping for big bags of sand to put in your back yard so you can pretend you are at the beach?

In 1997, my grandmother lost her battle with breast cancer at the age of 73. Since I was so young, most of my memories of her consist of how magnanimous she was, that she inspired my love of sewing, and the little blue pillow she carried around to make herself more comfortable.

This month was all about me! It was the best month ever. I managed to get an accountability partner this month too without even asking. My husband was very happy to thrust himself into this challenge and treat himself too. (See this photo? We’re treating ourselves to delicious NYC ramen. Yeah, that sums up my month pretty well.)

Happy Holidays and thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! We want to take a moment to let you know how much we appreciate you! We want to celebrate you and all the hard work you have put in this year, not only working out, but in your entire life.