Prepared = Powerful: How I Train for Quakes Like I Train for Life

Written By Coach Vida

When people talk about where they were during the Northridge quake in ’94, I stay quiet. That day marked more than just an earthquake for me. It changed my life in ways that have nothing to do with tectonic plates and everything to do with loss, family, and survival. So no, I don’t tell that story. But I will say this: I’ve never forgotten how fast things shift. How quickly normal disappears. And that’s why I prepare now.

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Preparedness isn’t panic. It’s clarity. It’s leadership. It’s power.

What I Keep Ready

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I keep a Go Bag packed:

  • I keep canned food, water jugs, etc. Not because I’m afraid. But because I’ve seen how quickly access can disappear. I use a sharpie to write the date and rotate out my supplies once or twice a year.

  • Backup power ready: If the power cuts or the roads break or the help is delayed, I don’t want to be caught scrambling. I want to be moving. Helping. Standing strong.

  • I also keep an overnight bag packed. Change of clothes, easy PJ’s, socks & sturdy shoes, and an old pair of glasses.

  • Pet-Go bag with food bowls, extra food items, etc.

EarthquakeCountry.org/sevensteps

One of the most practical guides I’ve seen is the 7 Steps to Earthquake Safety form linked above and pictured below

  1. Secure Your Space

  2. Plan to Be Safe

  3. Organize Disaster Supplies

  4. Minimize Financial Hardship

  5. Drop, Cover, and Hold On

  6. Improve Safety After Earthquakes

  7. Reconnect and Restore

You don’t have to do it all in one day. Start with one thing, secure a bookcase, make a contact plan, pack a basic kit. That one act moves you from vulnerable to proactive. Preparedness isn’t perfection. It’s momentum.

Movement = Readiness

FormaFit Active is built on a simple principle: Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready.

If I need to walk for miles, carry gear, or help someone else during an emergency, my training matters. Movement is survival. Endurance is freedom. Strength is service. When I train, I’m not just training for aesthetics. I’m training for leadership. For family. For community. Even if the ground shakes, I move forward.

Final Word: Choose Strength Now

You don’t need to share your story to be strong. You don’t need to post your supplies to be ready.
Just be the one who’s ready. Quietly. Powerfully. Because if the day comes. and it might, you’ll move like someone who leads.

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Stay ready, stay safe.

Coach Vida wearing her red sin limites visor

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Coach Vida

Coach Vida is the voice behind FormaFit Active a movement journal rooted in mindful motion, real gear, cultural pride, and showing up without apology.
She believes in slow mornings, walking when it hurts, and building strength that feels like freedom.

Her motto: You don’t have to look like an athlete to move like one.

She writes from Los Angeles, with a speaker clipped on and sunscreen always in the bag. This journal is for anyone reclaiming energy, stretch by stretch.

Coach Vida es la voz detrás de FormaFit Active, un diario de movimiento con raíces en el cuerpo, la cultura y la intención.
Cree en moverse con calma, en estirarse cuando duele, y en la fuerza como libertad.

Su lema: No tienes que parecer atleta para moverte como uno.

Escribe desde Los Ángeles, con su bocina a un lado y bloqueador en la mochila.
Este espacio es para quienes se están reclamando, paso a paso.

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