A way of life

After reading the post I put on Lifting for Life FB page yesterday, I felt like I'm on the right track.  100 year old woman who wholeheartedly believes in working out.  Making working out a way of life can take a long time; but once you get there it is a good place to be.  For many, working out is torture and as long as it remains in the "torture" category it will never become a way of life.  I think one of the biggest ways to make working out a way of life is results.  A little result can go a long way.  

These days the gym is full. as is the natural course of January and New Year's resolutions.   Over the next few weeks and months, many will fall away.  New Year's resolutions can be tough on anyone and if you don't follow through and succeed at them then you can feel horrible about yourself.  This is just a lose, lose situation.  I like the idea of starting small and letting the snowball effect happen through results.  Just dip your toe in the workout pool and see what happens.  Of course along with testing the waters must come determination and will power.  There will be times when you just want to give up.  It is human nature.

What about changing the whole idea of working out?  Have you ever considered that working out is a privilege instead of torture?  There have been many days that I've told myself those exact words.  "How lucky am I that to be able to work out?" The words ring loud and clear.  There are people with health issues who cannot work out, so when we are perfectly able to, shouldn't we?  Working out is a way that we can keep our body in shape.  The old "snooze you lose" phrase is very true.  Sit on the couch, snacking and watching t.v. long enough and you will lose muscle and gain fat.  When you lose muscle you shift movement to joints which buckle under the pressure with no muscle to support them.  Sad.  

Instead of taking the easy road to a lose, lose, how about a win, win situation?  Just take it slow, step up and say "I will take care of this body that I have been given."  But don't bite off more than you can chew; it can be fatal to your long term work out regime.  Start small and grow, baby steps to success.  

How lucky are you to be able to workout?  

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