ELIMINATING EXCUSES | fitness

Now is a time when many people across the world desire change in their country and lives. Today, the world watched as President Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States and the first president with African ancestry. As he looks to bring much needed change to the US, he reminded Americans to remember the challenges that the country defeated in the past in order to increase confidence as the country looks at what lies ahead.

As you face some health and fitness goals and challenges, I encourage you to look back to your past as well. Remember the challenges that you faced and conquered. At that time, they may have seemed insurmountable or even infinite; yet today, there are a distant memory. In this same manner, you will meet your current health and fitness challenges and goals; and you will be victorious. Pull yourself up and dust yourself off. Stay focused and confident. Change will come! Yes, you will!

DO SOMETHIN’!

When are the best years of one’s life? 18-22? 21-25? 30-40? The retirement years?

I’ll let you answer for yourself.

As for me, each year is the best year of my life! I am wiser than the year before and blessed to have lived another year. I have noticed some minor differences in my physical abilities when I compare myself at 18, 21 and now. BUT, I have the benefit of all my training experiences, good, bad and in between, to benefit from now; so I hope to not repeat the same mistakes in my training. Net, 2009 is going to be better than 2008! Sure, I don’t run sub 2 minute half miles any more, but that’s more by choice. I am training hard and smart and have abilities that I didn’t have at 18 or 21.

My point is that this year can be your best in terms of fitness (to set up next year to be even better, and so on . . .). Want it! Expect it! Believe it! Pursue it! By the end of this year, you’ll be able to say: I came! I saw! I conquered! Take advantage of what you are working with; it is more than you think. Stay disciplined and stay discilplined (had to say that one twice). As you DO SOMETHIN’, I bet that you will see improvements in other areas of you life.

This past summer, I went out to lunch with one of my managers from work and he said something that I found very interesting:

“… So many people work hard to make money in order to be happy. Then they get older and they work hard to get healthy in order to be happy.”

Many of us know some one who falls into this category. Money has a place in our lives, no doubt. However, my recommendation is to always make time to take care of your health. I understand that life requires sacrifice, but we have to keep things is perspective and be choiceful about how we spend our time and how we treat our bodies.

That’s it for today. DO SOMETHIN’!

Happy New Year to All! I wish you all the best for 2009: health, joy, blessings, peace and prosperity.

These are tough times for may of you and for many of our brothers and sisters across the world. Nevertheless, let’s expect good news! Let’s maintain hope! Change may not come as fast as we want it to come; but that is alright. Often, we learn valuable lessons through our struggles; so know that your hardship will yield some “fruit.”

In times like these, stress mitigation and stress alleviation are crucial. Let’s continue to take care of our bodies. Eat well, exercise often, sleep plenty and laugh every chance you get.

So, what’s the overall game plan for 2009? I don’t know about you, but my plan is to DO SOMETHIN’!

. . . 11 months ago, I wrote what I believed to be my last post.

Since then, I have used the time to work on some matters that needed more attention. During my time away, I missed Eliminating Excuses Fitness; so now, it’s time for a comeback . . . YEAH BUDDY!

DO SOMETHIN’!