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January 2007: Your Fitness Forecast

Happy New Year, Groovy Readers! Ahh, a whole year ahead of us to set new goals,enjoy new journeys, and achieve new heights. For such an adventure, it always helps to have a little insight or guidance tucked into your back pocket. Kinda like having your own Yoda with you on the journey. In that spirit, I offer you this astrological sports wisdom for the year ahead.

ARIES: Aries is a fiery sign and represents sports and competition, so what better energy for an athlete? The Ram is a natural-born leader, so nominate this sign for President of your running club, if he's not already. Aries can have a tendency to be selfish and arrogant. But a good leader knows that sometimes he has to put his desires aside and do what's best for the team.

TAURUS: Strong-like-bull Taurus is the number five on the zodiacal cross country team. "Slow and steady" is this sign's motto. Taurus prefers security, so sometimes a change of pace or a different course can cause consternation. But Taurus' love of good food and wine should be put to use on your running club's Social Committee.

GEMINI: Communication skills are Gemini's strong points. Need someone to spread the word about your club's upcoming event? Gemini's your girl. A whiz at multi-tasking and socializing, sometimes Gemini needs to switch to decaf and chill out. But if she can channel her chatty energy into good (put her on the Publicity Committee), she'll be a great asset to any club.

CANCER: Moon-child Cancer is a water sign, and so is right at home manning the Water Stop at the local 5K. Occasionally sensitive and overly emotional, sometimes Cancer doesn't like to hear the coach's constructive criticism. But her nurturing instincts can be put to good use in mothering the rookies on the team.

LEO: Another fire sign like Aries, Leo is the outgoing anc charismatic team captain. Sometimes the Lion's love of the spotlight can annoy teammates, but Leo's charm and genuine concern wins them over in the end. Leo is the heart of any team.

VIRGO: Organization and efficiency are the watchwords here. Need a team treasurer? Hire a Virgo. Your books will be neat as a pin. While often accused of being picky and overly critical of others, Virgo's textbook-perfect form and generous offers to teach others are an asset to the team.

LIBRA: Beautiful? Yes. Decisive? Not so much. The Libra athlete can't make a decision to save her life: 5K or 10K? Lightweight trainers or racing flats? But at least she will be of great use to any coach who can put her in at right field OR left field, at long jump or triple jump, at right wing or left wing. And Librans are well-known for their social skills, so make her in charge of your team parties. They will be elegant extravaganzas!

SCORPIO: Another water sign, Scorpios often get a bad rap for deviousness and treachery. Not true! Well, not entirely. . . But really, Scorpios are very powerful people to have on your team. As long as you are on their good side. But really, Scorpios are cool people! And I am not just saying that because I am a Scorpio!

SAGITTARIUS: Free-spirited Sag is a great athlete and lover of the outdoors. Notoriously committment-phobic, it might be tough to get Sagittarius to show up regularly for practice. But this sign's natural athletic ability helps the Sag to rise to the occasion on race day. Full of sunny optimisn and a great conversationalist, the Sagittarian makes a great traveling companion for carpooling to races.

CAPRICORN: If Cancer is the mothering one, then Capricorn is the father figure of the team. Fond of tradition, rules, and regulations, put Capricorn in charge of team policy. The Goat has no doubt already attended the Officiating Course, so he is the go-to guy if your team decides to host an event of their own.

AQUARIUS: The Water Bearer is the sign of technology, so the Aquarians have probably already updated your team website, gotten you onto the best search engines, and created an online community for runners in your area. Aquarians are also drawn to groups and organizations, so this athlete is a great asset to your Recruiting Committee.

PISCES: While normally seen as the "dreamy poet type," Pisces is another water sign who can contribute her great artistic talents to the team. Let a Piscean design your team logo! Let a Piscean create a "get psyched" playlist for your iPod. Just let the Aquarian download it though.

Make it a wonderful New Year, full of grooviness and learning and growth, everyone! Oh, and don't forget the Soapbox Smackdown contest! See December 2006's column for full details!

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