Two weeks ago I told you that my biggest motivation for strength training today is different than years ago. Today,my motivation for working out is that I may have the energy and stamina to do what I want to do! I want my tasks of daily living to feel easy on my body and my mind! This is where strength training and keeping my body limber prove beneficial. And like you, if I have to suddenly exert an extreme amount of physical energy or mental focus, I want to know I can do it! Strength training and stretching, and yes even practicing balance activities help me to do what I need to do at any given moment.
If you love the idea of being fit, healthy and lean so that you can do all the things you want to do, yet find it difficult putting healthy living into action, know you are in good company. Many people, in many facets of their lives are living a Walter Mitty style life. I am here to say – Stop That! ( In a nice way).
Here’s The Thing:
If being fit, lean, and healthy is something you desire for yourself, know you must act on it. Like many things in life, inaction causes misery. Life gets mentally tough as you struggle for your ideal life and get down on yourself for rarely putting healthy living into action. No doubt, it’s difficult mentally to desire a certain way of being while simultaneously doing little to improve one’s lot. Mentally we wear ourselves out as we desire one way of living yet act another way. When it comes to health and fitness, not only is a lack of acting out our desires mentally debilitating, but it is physically debilitating as well. We need to stop this!
Here’s the Challenge:
What can you do to help your friends, family, spouse, brother, sister, son daughter, niece, nephew or other important people in your life to get out of the Walter Mitty mindset when it comes to healthy living? If you come up with a good idea, let me know. I am on a mission to get to the heart of the matter when it comes to healthy living. If you are too, I would love to hear from you!