No excuses.

Remember the “Godfather of Fitness” Jack LaLanne ?  Who can forget that jumpsuit he wore or all those strength demos like pulling a train and a bus all from his teeth.  What an amazing role model for health and fitness.  Do you think he believed that exercise was good for his health?  I would say so.  It is no secret that research has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that exercise is a key factor in the management and treatment of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, osteoporosis and diabetes.  So inspite of great role models and scientific facts…Why DON’T we do it?  Do these responses ring true for you?

 -       Lack of time

-       Fear of discomfort

-       Self conscious about appearance

-       Lack of Energy

-       No exercise partner

-       Lack of support to exercise (family, friends)

-       Bad weather

-       No adequate facility

 These exact thoughts cross all our minds.  The key is to resist ACTING on these thoughts. Sure life gets busy sometimes.  Ask yourself, is putting it off for another day going to get you any closer to your goal?   No! I’ll be honest, lately I feel like I can barely make it to the gym with all the snow in my path.  My car HATES snow and my daughter isn’t always thrilled to go to the childcare room either.  And yes, sometimes I am tired, and don’t feel like leaving my comfy home and head off in the cold to the gym.

What are my choices…stay home and get “soft and fluffy” or stop my moaning and complaining and just DO IT. So at 5:45am armed with my water, towel and spinning shoes I head to the local gym for an indoor cycling class.  Yes, I had to make a sacrifice to get up really early, but if I don’t’ do it in the AM, the rest of my day will FLY by and skipping that workout will be one of the regrets I have when I see my scale didn’t budge that week.  When it is all said and done I felt great getting through that workout.  No amount of coffee could equal the amount of energy I got out of that 1 hour of exercise.

I’ve said it before, and I will surely say it again, there is no excuse for not exercising.

Just start with as little as 10 minutes a day you will be on your way to LOADS more energy, toner and tighter muscle and a metabolism that will burn calories like a furnace.   No matter how you “see” yourself, your exterior body will change as you change your attitude and change how you prioritize your time.  You are worth 10 minutes a day…and you can do ANYTHING you set your mind too.  A final thought from Jack LaLanne,

"Can God go to the gym to work out for you? God helps those that help themselves. You have to do it!” God or some omnipotent power or whatever you want to believe in gives you the energy, the will to do it, but you have to do it yourself."

 Thanks Jack for “walking the walk” now it’s your turn to take a step of faith and get physically fit.