Any fitness blog you’ll ever read will read the same, but different. We all have different backgrounds and different stories to tell you. our fitness levels are all different but we ultimately have a very similar goal; to be the best possible version of ourselves. To live up to the full potential of our physical body and our minds.
Fitness is not only physical, it’s emotional too. And you already know this because you’ve either had to come to terms that you need to do something about your health, you’ve had to convince yourself to get up and exercise on a day you didn’t feel like it, or you’re going through a workout you want to quit, but instead you push and it make it to the end. There are emotional tolls on everyone.
You need to find your reason to get up in the morning and make a decision. Are you going to win or lose?
You have two choices:
1. Let your mind convince you that you’re nothing. Continue getting out of bed in the morning, picking up your bagel or sandwich from the same place for breakfast like you do every day. You head into work out of energy wondering how you’ll make it through this day…is it Friday yet? You make it through the day because you have to. It’s not really a choice. Same thing the next day. Always out of energy, always feeling sluggish.
It’s Friday, pants feel a little tighter, you ate a little better today. You get home and plop yourself down in front of your tv with your phone, tablet or computer in hand. You’re looking up workouts you can do at home so that you can finally get in shape. Diets too. Monday is the day.
“I’m going to have all the junk I want this weekend because Monday is the day I start getting in shape!”
Monday morning comes around, your 5AM alarm is going off. You set it on Friday when you were pumped for your workout plan. You hit the snooze button. By the time you get out of bed, there’s only enough time to get ready for work and you say to yourself
“I will definitely start tomorrow”
But tomorrow never comes does it? And that “Monday” that you’re going to start your new life changing plan isn’t coming either.
2. You decided you’re going to get up and win. You’re going to beat your mind. You’re going to workout today. You get up before your alarm and don’t ever hit the snooze button again. You’re molding a life habit.
One day you will have a health scare. We all do eventually. You’re going to wish you had taken better care of yourself. You’re going to have a lot of regret. But now it’s too late. The damage from the fast food has caught up to you. These things will run through your head until you get the news that you’re going to be okay. Will that change your habits?
We are not invincible
The 2nd choice changes your life. You’re energy throughout the day amplified. You feel so good that you become a happier person naturally.
What is your reason? Kids? Partner? Family? Yourself? Travel?
I’ve always hated running. But I had to do it to save my heart. My blood pressure was through the roof and I made a choice. If not for me, it was going to be for my family. My two daughters and my wife. I want to be here for them for the long haul. I don’t want to die when I reach 45 years old. I learned to love it.
You need to find your reason. I learned to love cycling again and I’m doing it now more than ever. Strength training used to be my world, I didn’t stop, but I had to add variance to my workouts.
Find your reason, you will fall in love with being active, trust me. Count down from 5 when you wake up in the morning. When you reach 1, get up. No hesitation. Get up and get moving. Let’s be active together. I will be here every step of the way. No matter when you decide to start winning.
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