Today’s blog post is featuring an amazing company I’ve been honored to work with. Just Live. Initially I was excited to be collaborating with a fitness apparel company purely for selfish reasons. To show off my swoll muscles in their workout gear and to get all Arnold Shwarzenegger up in this joint. You know, letting you all see the fun bags on this hose hound. But what I soon found out is that Just Live is about so much more than just fitness gear and sexy buns in tight pants. They are purely about living in the moment. Taking each day at a time and living it as though it was your last. Just. Live.
I had the opportunity to talk to Jared, CEO for Just Live, on the phone the day before Thanksgiving. I was already giddy because I was picking up my hubby from the airport later that day and couldn’t wait to smooch him. We’d been apart for 10 weeks. Needless to say I was already sporting a grateful heart. But after talking to Jared on the phone, my level of gratitude grew exponentially.
You know those people you meet that make you think .. Wow, there are some good people in this world. Jared is one of those people. I was so inspired by the Just Live brand and how they came to be and what they’re all about.
Jared had an experience as a young father that helped to mold him and helped define the Just Live brand. His son fell and got a concussion. In those terrifying moments rushing to and in the hospital, he thought about his current life and how this one “boo boo”, if you will, could change all that in a matter of minutes. Thank goodness prayers were answered and his son was fine and life was able to continue as it did before. But that terrible experience helped him to realize that life is fragile. It could change at any moment. It helped him to live with a more grateful heart. For life and for his family.
I was touched when Jared wanted to send some swag for my sister Sydney. I recently wrote about my sister Sydney. Since her joining our family almost 12 years ago now, we’ve had many similar feelings. When Sydney was born, we had no idea if she was going to survive. In fact, if it hadn’t been for the talented and inspired medical staff on call the day she was born, she wouldn’t be with us today. That moment shook us as a family. We learned that Sydney was Fra-je-lay … she’s Italian!! Who’da thunk? But really, every life is fragile and as Tim McGraw would say .. you gotta “live like you were dying.”
It’s funny how moments can change or define your life. I’m grateful for the opportunity I’ve had to work with this amazing company and to grow from their brand. They continue to inspire people daily. Follow @JustLive on Instagram to be inspired daily!
And on a lighter note, be inspired to be up in the gym just workin’ on your fitness by wearing their fitness gear! They’ve patented a material called YOLON … kinda like YOLO, you know? If you think LulaRoe leggings are butter soft – you have not yet dressed your legs in YOLON. The material is silky smooth, yet truly breathable. Most of my athleisure pants are thick and claustrophobic. They hold the sweat in like a sauna. My Just Live pants are the best workout pants I have ever owned. They inspire me to get my lazy butt out of bed and into the workout room with the devil herself .. Jillian Michaels. Gimme all the YOLON and I’ll give you all the burpies.
Whether you’re a fitness guru who eats, sleeps and dreams cardio .. Or the extent of your fitness is “fitness whole pizza in your mouth”, I respect you. You do you boo. And remember to live each day like it’s your last. Take it a day at a time and be happy in the skin you’re in.
Thank you guys for reading! I hope you feel inspired and empowered today!
