The pademic hasn’t been great for so many people’s health and fitness. Many are staying home, living more sedentary lives than before, on top of lives that were already probably pretty sedentary. That’s exactly why, now, over a year into it, it’s time to invest in our fitness again. If not now, then when? I’ve actually been able to get far more into fitness over the past several months than I ever had before.

For the last year, we haven’t been able to travel as a family the way we loved to before the pandemic. While we did take a few short road trips to get a change of scenery, we weren’t able to go out and see and do things because of safety concerns for ourselves and children. This Memorial Day weekend, since we were fully vaccinated and could find plenty to do outside, we were finally able to start feeling like we could have a normal family vacation up in Martha’s Vineyard.

Vaccination rates in much of the country are rising, the summer is here, and it finally feels like the pandemic is loosening it’s grip on our lives. The last two weeks, especially around Memorial Day, have really started to feel like there is an end in sight for the virus’ grasp over our lives. After getting fully vaccinated, with much of the country doing the same, and with the summer in full swing starting to open things up again, there are several reasons to be hopeful about getting back to life from before the pandemic.