Don’t Let The Top 10 Excuses Keep You From Living A Healthy Life

I don’t have time.
Could you get up earlier or work out after work?
Time spent exercising = time not spent in doctor’s offices, having no energy, picking up prescriptions, and dealing with illness.

I love to eat.
Who doesn’t? Healthy people enjoy their food, but they’re on a budget – calories in are low, strength training and cardio are high. Can you eat half?

My family won’t eat that stuff.
Are you doing them a favor by not making gradual changes toward good health? Do you really want them to get to the point of desperation you’re at?

I want to relax. I want to have a life.
Exercise does more to clear your head and make you feel less anxious than any activity. Strength training ensures that you’ll be able to climb into the boat, take the trip, learn scuba diving, and enjoy the kids and the grandkids. Simple foods like cut-up veggies, fruit, salad, high-fiber cereal, yogurt, fruit and protein smoothies, egg whites, chicken, and fish pay off in a high-quality life!

I don’t have the energy.
The person saying this is often depressed and feels powerless for various reasons. Exercise, healthy food, adequate sleep and happy relationships create energy. Something else is missing.

It’s boring and I’m not making progress.
If you’re bored and punching the fitness clock, do something different, tougher, more fun, or with a friend. If all you’re doing is not gaining weight, you’re still ahead of the crowd!

My family makes me fat.
If you heard, “She’s a big girl,” “You can’t wear an outfit like that,” “Our family tends to be big,” and “Just this once. Have some” all your life, or comments were constantly made about what you ate, or your mother was constantly dieting, then yes, your family was part of your problem. But now that we know that, can we deprogram and move on? Your gene pool does not determine your jean size!

It’s just too late.
90-year-olds who strength-trained three times a week showed a 174% increase in strength. It’s too late for what? As you age, you will lose strength faster than a younger person; another reason to continue to spin those exercise plates.

I’m on vacation. It’s a holiday.
Exercise will minimize the damage from those margarita’s, midnight buffets, holiday cookies, etc.

Hey, I could just drop dead – I might as well live it up!
Yes, you could be the one in thousands who have an unknown heart defect or brain aneurysm and drop dead even though you eat right and exercise like a fiend. But do you want to bet the quality of a long life on that?