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Face facts! We are aging from the day we are born. And we should be concerned about living a healthy life for our entire life. As we get older, we get wiser. We realize that some of the things we are doing are counterproductive to a healthy life. If we started unhealthy habits, like smoking, we stop. If we are smart, we also review our eating, weight management and exercise programs in the same way. Are there certain things you do that are not healthy choices? Are you eating a healthy diet with lots of fruits and vegetables? Are you choosing whole grains over processed foods? Are you exercising regularly?

Right about now, you are probably thinking that you know all those things are healthy. Well, then why aren’t we all doing them? We use many excuses. We are too busy, too overcommitted, too tired, no time to cook healthy meals, etc. I challenge these excuses as follows:

Too Busy.
Do you work FULL TIME? If not, there is nobody controlling most of your day, except you. Keep a diary for a couple of days. You will probably be able to find several pockets of time in your day once you do this. If you work, this is a bit harder. You have someone controlling blocks of your time. Review your day. Could you get up earlier, perhaps even a little earlier? Do you have any “flex time” where you could sneak in a bit of cardio? Do you have a favorite TV program that you watch? Do you watch the evening news? Could you watch the news or that program from the cardio area at the gym instead?

Too over-committed.
We all commit to things we do not want to do. Review these things and see if there are things that you do not need to do as well. This is also something you should do with your kid’s schedule. Today, there are more obese kids than there have ever been. Yet, kids are also more over-committed than ever. Are there activities that they do not enjoy? Maybe they could drop those in favor of some outdoor play?

Too tired
When was the last time you saw your doctor? He can rule out any medical reason for being tired. If he has, then look at the other steps first. The body is an amazing machine. If you feed it the right fuel and exercise, you usually have abundant energy.

No time to Cook Healthy Meals
Please! This is not really an excuse. There are so many options here. Try cooking on the weekend and freezing. Try buying precut vegetables and prewashed bags of salad. Pick up a cooked, roasted chicken. Chop up veggies on the weekend and put in a Ziploc bag. They can be thrown in to a stir-fry with precooked chicken, precooked fish (or the leftovers from the roasted chicken above).

As we approach the holiday season, we rely more and more on these excuses as demands on our time get greater and greater. . I want you to be healthy and live a long life. Please find a way to be honest with yourself about your behavior. Once you do that, you can make a plan to keep these excuses at bay.

Tags: Douglasville, Fitness, Personal Training by David Hansey, Personal Trainer
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