When you exercise, do you have purpose? Is there a reason you are in the gym, running on the street, riding your bike, using that Total Gym you bought from Chuck Norris one late night? I see it happen all too often. People going through the motions, strolling on the treadmill, reading a paper while pedaling aimlessly on the recumbent bike, doing a set on the leg press machine then sitting there for WAAAAY too long before actually moving again. We’ve all seen those people, and probably a time or two, have BEEN those people.
There has to be something that drives you to actually DO SOMETHING when you go to the gym!! In my opinion, there are people that exercise (the treadmill strolling, machine sitting individuals), and there are people that WORK OUT!! Which one are you?! Do you truly push yourself, trying to find the limits of your physical capabilities? It’s a tough thing to do without someone standing over you “making” you do it. But I always tell my clients, I don’t “make” them do anything. They always have a choice. And I have been fortunate to have clients that are willing to be motivated and pushed, and those people often achieve things they never dreamed of.
Quick story. Randy and I are currently training a guy with incredible purpose. Wanna know what that purpose is? To LIVE!! His health was in EXTREMELY poor condition, and his doctor told him he could either manage his death, and hopefully live until he was 60, or he could do something about it. (And let me just say that we need more doctors like that, doctors that understand there’s a world outside of medication) Last week, this man lost his hundredth pound since last June. But it’s been so much more than that. He is off virtually ALL his medication, he can wear sizes of clothes he hasn’t been able to wear in years, and he FEELS great!! He is literally a different man. And it’s honestly nothing we have done. It was him taking control of his life and deciding he wasn’t going to live in misery anymore.
So what is your purpose? Everyone has something that motivates them to be better (at least I hope we all do). Kids, grandkids, health, spouse, job, a wedding, a beach, a reunion, LIFE…whatever it may be, FIND IT!! Then grab it by the throat and USE IT!!
I’ll leave you with this. It’s a motto we use from time to time. I don’t know where it came from, and I probably stole it from somewhere, but I’ll claim it’s mine until I get sued.
“If you don’t take care of your body, where else are you going to live?!”
The Fitness Ninja
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