Training is well underway for the members of Fitness First of Cape Cod, although everybody is well motivated and energetic, we all seem to be confronted with the same hurdle… Time! Everybody only has 24 hours in a day, there's no such thing as “making time for a workout”, we schedule the best we can and life happens. Putting yourself first will always reap the biggest reward (energy, positive attitude, self esteem, etc.) but it’s the most difficult thing to do when your main focus is your family.
There's an Old English Proverb “You may find your worst enemy or your best friend within yourself”, no statement could be more true when trying to schedule “Me Time”. You know how good a workout makes you feel, you know the benefits of a proper meal, you also understand how counter productive that leisure time in front of the computer can be, yet we get overwhelmed and usually fall back to familiar territory. It’s that proverbial voice in your head saying “not now, not today, there’s way to much that still needs to be done”. That's that voice of the enemy!
A new lifestyle takes time, it’s unfamiliar ground and needs to be attacked aggressively, not treaded lightly. Motivation is the first to come and the first to leave. We need to keep the connection with our new “Best Friend”, the voice that say’s “Do this for me, I want this and I deserve this”. It’s hard work, change always is, that's why many people avoid it. Nothing worth while usually comes easy, but the rewards of that early morning run will always feel better than that extra hour sleep in.
