Legally Fit — Finding My Passion Project
Aaron Levine Aaron Levine

Legally Fit — Finding My Passion Project

Full disclosure . . . Legally Fit did not begin because I wanted to share my story.  In fact, I never wanted to do that.  Looking back on where I let my body get to was not something I enjoyed thinking about, and I rarely if ever spent time reflecting on it.  Those were not my happiest times, and even now as I write about my story here each week, reliving many of those moments brings back memories of embarrassment and shame.

The blog began simply because of my passion for fitness.  That’s what I wanted to share.  Over the past 11 years on this journey, I’ve learned so much while taking on many new activities and challenges, and I love everything about it.  But given that I am not a certified personal trainer or a professional athlete, I realized that the perspective I bring is one that must involve my story.  I am a lawyer who has learned the value of incorporating fitness into my busy schedule, and my life was forever changed by that lesson.

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Rock climbing - A journey within my journey
Aaron Levine Aaron Levine

Rock climbing - A journey within my journey

This year, almost out of nowhere, I became a serious outdoor rock climber.  My first time ever climbing was Summer of 2023 while on a cruise to Alaska.  I signed up for it because it was the most active excursion that day, but I was terrified of it.  I didn’t understand anything about it – especially the safety aspects – so I did the bare minimum almost as if I just wanted to be able to say I did it and be done.  After all, it was cool just that climbed for the first time at almost 49 years old, and I could check it off my “do something scary” list.

But something nagged at me afterwards.  I began to wonder how much I held back and whether rock climbing was really something I could do.  Or did I just want the photo?  Perhaps if I understood how it worked – the belay, the technique, and the repel – I might trust it enough to be able to try harder?  Or perhaps the minute I faced the opportunity to do more, I’d panic and be done — but with no regrets?  At no point did I ever think that I could fall so in love with the sport that it would change me (and my fitness routines). But that happened – or better yet, it’s happening.

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Work hard, play hard
Aaron Levine Aaron Levine

Work hard, play hard

Finding balance between work and play is important to both my mind and body, but balance does not have to mean sacrificing one for the other.  I’ve found over the years that the harder I go at one, the harder I can go at the other.  And of course, the driving force that allows me to do it all – and to do it harder – is fitness.

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How I make time for fitness
Aaron Levine Aaron Levine

How I make time for fitness

The idea of telling someone else how to fit fitness into their schedule seems a bit preachy to me, and that’s certainly not what I am aiming for here.  Everyone is different and there’s no one size fits all answer.  But there are some common elements that fit most of our routines that can help work fitness into a busy schedule.

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