Everyone has a gift. Isaiah's has always been his intelligence. He reads books like they are snacks. He studies diligently and excels in school. Fitness and sports, however, have never been his thing. Until now.
When Isaiah was little, we tried multiple types of sports. His mom enrolled him in T-Ball. The other parents (dads), were relentless. They took their children to batting cages to practice as if they had already signed contracts for the major leagues. They screamed at the kids to focus and run hard like they were on a battlefield. Mine was the only one who acted like he was really only five years old.
During games, Isaiah would chase butterflies in the outfield. The yelling fathers only made him anxious and scared and he soon decided he hated baseball. Over the years Isaiah's mom would enroll him in soccer and basketball camp but to no avail. The outcome was always the same.
There were two sporting activities that Isaiah took a liking to, for a time anyway. One was swimming, which he did really well at for a whole summer! But somehow he decided that he really didn't like water.
Secondly, Isaiah was excellent at taekwondo and earned a black belt by the time he was eight years old. But ultimately, Isaiah decided that he was more a lover, not a fighter, and retired his belts for something a little less aggressive.
Things change when you're in high school, and two things happened to Isaiah in the tenth grade that changed his outlook on physical fitness; ROTC and GIRLS! So, today, weighing in at 5' 8" and 120 lbs, Isaiah is finally ready to start on his fitness journey.
"Wouldn't it be amazing if I came back for my junior year with muscles and a little heavier?" Isaiah contemplated the impact of working out on his mental and physical well-being. "And it's not just the muscles, the fitness will help me with my fitness and academic performance and just all around make me feel more confident about myself."
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