Growing up, my father always used to say, "take care of your body, you only get one." And for a long time I never paid attention to those wise words until I discovered my passion for health and fitness I really started to see their value. Unfortunately, some people don't come to that realization until they are faced with a life threatening situation. And until that happens, we tend to make excuses to explain why we can't do it. " I don't have the time." "I would go to the gym but I don't know how to use weights and I don't want to hurt myself." "I'm to big to go to the gym and people will make fun of me."
From my experience, I've learned that people function in two capacities; fear or faith. Fear is the voice making the excuses and faith is the voice that finds a way to make it happen. I'm not religious but I do understand that the key to success in any aspect of life begins with your mindset. But that topic is for another post.
We spend so much time focusing on our jobs to make money for our retirement that we often neglect our health. And I ask, what good is your retirement going to be if you are laying in a hospital bed? Look at health and fitness as a retirement plan for your body. The work that you put in now will pay for itself down the road. Any person would ridicule someone if they waited 5 years before retiring to start saving. Why don't we apply the same thinking when it comes to our bodies?
