Fitness for Life & Dancing with Russians

Last summer I spent two weeks cruising along the Baltic Sea with my wife Melanie and her parents. We saw many amazing places throughout the countries of Denmark, Norway, Estonia, Germany, Russia, Finland, and Sweden. It was an awesome trip. In the video below we were dining at a restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia. As we ate, we were entertained by a musical quartet, featuring instruments and songs unique to Russian culture.  Near the end of their performance, I was approached by one of the band members to join them in performing a Russian dance. Of course I jumped at the opportunity to give it a try!  The crowd cheered & laughed and it was a lot of fun!

Reminiscing on that experience, it makes me think of a particular quote I'm fond of:  "Always be ready, so you never have to get ready." I think this quote relates to health & fitness quite well.  When you have a strong, mobile, healthy body, the world can offer many more opportunities to you. I was confident going up in front of everyone to learn the dance because I knew my body and mind were capable of doing it.  Without that confidence, I may have declined going up there and would have missed out on a super cool life experience.  So why do I stay fit?  To fully participate in life!