No More Excuses in the New Year!

Ah, a New Year fast approaches us once again!  Many of us will soon be taking (or trying to maintain) that same ole’ ritual of losing weight!  We know why we make the pledge year after year to lose weight — unhappy in our clothes, out of breath going up a flight of stairs, we want to live until we’re 95, etc.  But yet, even with these and a trillion more other reasons, we’ll keep stuffing down those Big Macs while we watch television all night, every night.

This is the year to break old habits.

We know why we don’t exercise. It’s too hard, it takes too much energy, you don’t have enough time. Well, if you keep exercising, it won’t be hard nor will it take much of your energy — it’ll be like watching television. It’ll even feel good! Time, on the other hand, is another problem. You can’t make more time in the day, so it has to replace something you’re currently doing. This is where people like to say, “Well, I have work, a spouse, and kids. My day is full.”

And that’s where I like to scream.

Exercise is simple. You should do as a part of your day. Even if you work 12 hours a day, you more than likely have breaks. Walk around your office complex. Walk around your office’s parking lot. During your lunch break, take a quicker lunch and walk around the parking lot of the restaurant if your office doesn’t have one. Instead of watching television at night, go outside and run with your dog. Or, jog in place in your living room — anything to move around!

While yes, it may be true that you don’t have an hour everyday to get dressed in your gym clothes, drive to the gym, run on a treadmill for 35 minutes, you DO have time to exercise. So do it.