The Slow Burn: A Truth for Builders and Fighters

Mindful Movement & Inspirational Movers
Written By Coach Vida

THE SLOW BURN

The universe gives the builders, the visionaries, the ones with unshakable core light the slowest burn sometimes, because your rise isn’t just for you. You’re not supposed to peak in a place where everyone still wants you small.

We’re no where near done.

I’ve always had to play the long game. I landed in fight position and never really left it.

But the more I understand the fighter I am, the strategy, the endurance, the soul, my strengths and my abilities, I see it so much more clearly:

This isn’t about asking if it’s fair, or easy, or even fun. This is about getting up and walking forward anyway. This is about not staying still.

Because the force that moves me is bigger than the obstacles in front of me. It’s bigger than the silence, the weight of it, the grind or even the fact that I am positively and absolutely the only one who can take my steps forward.

It’s for every one of us in a profession of service. Every teacher, healer, caregiver, protector, guardian… For every unseen fighter in the room. For everyone whose ever had to wake up and fight. For everyone who was underestimated and who took a few punches but didn’t stay down.

The fire is real. The call is real. The work is real. The steps are real. And we’re not done yet. We’re no where near done.

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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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