Thank You to our Koa Fit Community

"Nothing will ever befall me that I will receive with gloom or a bad disposition. I will pay my taxes gladly. Now, all the things which cause complaint or dread are like the taxes of life - things from which you should never hope for exemption or seek escape." - Seneca

Dear Koa Fit Family,

I found the above quote to be appropriate and consoling for the current situation given that our usual tax day was postponed due to this time of paying our "taxes of life". The idea that balance will always come into life - you have to have bad days so you can recognize good days, you will always have joy and grief and the high to know the lows (we have seen this in our current weather situation as well as metaphorically) - has always played a big part in my life.

In the body we see this with homeostasis, the chemistry of the body always regulating itself to bring it back to harmony. In biomechanics, the agonist and antagonist muscles simultaneously acting and letting-go to produce fluid movement. With muscle building, we see micro-tears in our muscles that temporarily weaken us so we can gain strength. Of course the body is the subject I spend the most time studying, but I know all of you have found this undertone of balance in other parts of life. It is a constant in the chaos of life.

It has been exactly 1 month since we temporarily closed our doors at the studio. A month filled of readjusted deadlines and details. A month of isolation and limitation. A month of unknown and grief. A month of paying taxes and finding balance.

I am happy to pay those taxes for the bounty I have received. You are all amazing and I can not thank you enough for all your support, not just now, but since the first day you walked into Koa Fit. During this time, I received messages from the members of our community checking in on me and the team, you have shown your support to us on social media, some of you have purchased extra packages, people are joining our online classes from NJ, CA, OR, WA, NY and IA, and our training schedule has grown every week! I can not express how thankful I am, not just for your patronage, but to see your lovely faces on my screen every week. I truly feel blessed.

I am also so PROUD of this community for stepping up and continuing to take care of yourselves during this time. All of our routines have been thrown out. This is usually the number one thing that knocks people off track, but not you. You have set quarantine goals for yourself! It is truly inspiring to watch. Some of you are taking advantage of the outdoors and finding activities that bring you joy that maybe you had lost over the years. Some of you I see in our classes EVERY SINGLE WEEK! Others are training online AND asking for more home programming so you can move everyday. This group has not used this time as an excuse to jump off a fitness program and that is amazing and commendable.

This community fills my heart and fuels my work. Thank you all for being part of it in your own, unique way. As we head into the future of the unknown, I am happy to have all of you on our team. We support each other, we take care of one another, and together we are stronger.

Sincerely,

Brenna and the Koa Fit Crew