About

Hi, I’m Laurin Schweet, and I’m just like you.

It all started when…

In 2010, I was a busy lawyer, mom, wife, volunteer, and caregiver. Like most of us wearing multiple hats, I put my own needs last. My days were long, and often excruciating, with work demands, parenting issues, appointments, deadlines, and an infinite to-do list. Added to non-negotiable daily matters was the insistent mental drumbeat that I wasn’t exercising enough. Virtually every day, I spent more time planning and promising myself to work out (and then guilt-tripping myself for not doing so) than it would have taken to, well, actually work out!

On March 5, 2010, I set a 50-day workout challenge: at least 30 minutes a day of some kind of physical activity. I walked, jogged, sat on an exercise bike, and danced around the house in front of the television. For the first four or five days, it was fun! But I’m not going to sugarcoat it; it got really hard at around Day 10 or 12. But I stuck it out; days when I read trash magazines on the elliptical at the gym, nights when I walked our precious pup in the rain, and mornings when putting on running shoes was a less attractive alternative than a dentist appointment.

And somewhere along the way, something magic happened. I stopped dreading exercise. I wasn’t thrilled with the anticipation of it, but it became automatic: I just knew I was going to work out that day and every day.

On Day 51, I woke up, looked outside and thought, why stop now?

I’m still at it, over eight years later. Being active every single day is as automatic as brushing my teeth, making my bed, and reading emails as soon as I get to the office. Like other essential routines in my life, I feel neutral about working out; I don’t dread it nor do I look forward to it. It’s just something that I know I am going to do every single day. I’ve learned that feeling neutral about a task is a good thing - - it means that you no longer assign an emotion to it. Emotions are variable and, thus, are an unreliable form of motivation.

Since then, I’ve become passionate about the possibility of sharing what I’ve learned with others. If you struggle with consistent exercise, and programs, promises, commitments, and resolutions have failed you, I believe that a fitness habit can change your life. It did for me. I’d love to share what I’ve learned.