general well being
Get Your Butt Into Gear!
So New Year has come and gone and those resolutions made at midnight seem so far away. You’re back at work and it’s consuming all your energy, while the Personal Trainer that you promised yourself you would hire is at the gym asking, "Where the bloody hell are you?" If you promised yourself a fitter you, but keep finding excuses why you can’t, I will give you the magic antidote to 6 of the most common excuses, so you can get your butt into gear.
1/ I’ve broken my diet and training regime, for weeks now! What’s another week?
Well the great news is, it takes someone who’s trained only 1/3 of the time to regain their former glory. So you are already ahead of the game. If you leave it another week you will have extra work to do so get back to your plan and stop beating yourself up. (Even I fall off the wagon and get back on).
2/ I don’t really have the time!
Well, if we can work anywhere from 30-50 hours a week, surely we can find an hour or even half every other day. It will make you more productive at work. It will make you feel good and even make life seem more effortless. If you don’t think you have time now, wait and see how time consuming diabetes, heart disease, cancer, liver, lung disease or doctor’s appointments can be. Get the picture? Make time.
3/ I can’t really afford to exercise!
We can all afford it! You can walk, run, do a TV/You Tube workout, follow directions on equipment in your Local Park, all for FREE. Or for as little as a cup of coffee a day, you could join a gym like ours. You have a wide variety of equipment and classes all at your disposal, not to mention professional advice to keep you motivated and entertained. Make your health a priority.
4/ I have children!
Get the kids active too. Walk with them and teach them great habits or use crèche facilities and give yourself a bit of "you" time. You deserve time for yourself too.
5/ It’s Boring!
Do you know there are over a million different things you could do that are classified as exercise? Try something different every time, you will eventually find the things you love.
6/ Self conscious while I exercise!
Everyone feels a little self conscious when doing something new. Firstly, leotards over tights are out (in or out of the gym, except Joyce Mange ….Yes I love it). Wear something comfy, cool and focus on the end result. If you let these feelings take over and you don’t exercise, you will never feel comfy in anything you want to wear.
Take charge of your life and your body …. Are you going to choose to move forward and enjoy the benefits of exercise and a healthy lifestyle or are you going to do nothing and just bitch about it???