Another day, another qualification…
Just passed the CYQ level 2 qualification at the YMCA Central. I am now a fully qualified Fitness instructor. So now what? No, I won’t quit my day job just yet, but it opens up a few opportunities for my free time.
For starters, many gyms seem to offer some sort of volunteering program in which in exchange for one or two hours a week work (generally running a class, or giving a few equipment inductions), they will provide for free membership and pay for further qualifications.
And that leads to second and main reason: focus. Being a fitness enthusiast, I’d never thought that a career in Finance and a heavy social life would take a toll on my (now defunct) good habits. My gym visits became more and more sporadic, with some casual spikes of motivation followed by short-lived high intensity workout periods. Giving a few hours a week to the fitness cause should help me keep disciplined. Having clients, being forced to visit a gym regularly (even when I don’t feel like it) and keep up to date with the industry developments should go some way in immersing me in the right environment, and hopefully give me that elusive focus.
Watch this space…
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