Who wants to exercise???!!!!

Really, who wants to exercise? I ask you this in all seriousness. Don't get me wrong playing sports is different, there is fun involved and competition. But fitness? Let's face it by definition it's designed to you to keep yourself healthy.

Yes, I can hear you now telling me how there are people out there that love to exercise. I am aware of this and even have friends that are those fitness freaks! I love them but they are still freaks! The truth is that the majority of this wide world of people have to force themselves onto that treadmill, elliptical or bike and watch those minutes tick by like watching the minutes tick down to the end of the school day. At the end of that workout we fly off the treadmill and out of the gym faster then we even did the workout ecstatic that we made it and proud that we completed that event without someone having to hold a gun to your head.

Sound like an exaggeration? You obviously have not spent enough time inside my own head. Case in point. I just ran 20 minutes straight for the first time since 1997! If that's not proof of people's great dislike of exercise or just plain ignoring its need or existence I don't know what is.

Do I feel better when I exercise? YES
Will I extend my life if I exercise regularly? YES
Will I loose weight if I exercise and watch what I eat? LIKELY
Could I continue this list for awhile, but you are a relatively intelligent person so I will respect that and move on...

I will admit that I am thrilled that I have been able to overcome my brain and my general desire to sit in front of the television in order to maintain at least some exercise regiment. While I am not thrilled with the idea of regular exercise and not putting whatever food I desire between my teeth. It has had a positive impact in my life. There I admitted it.

Losing 30 pounds and keeping it off for 2 years has given me confidence I didn't have, but I really struggled during and still struggle everyday to maintain. I have the energy to do so much more than I could before I committed to exercise. Believe me it hurts me to say it, but there it is.

The moral of the story today is while you have absolutely NO desire to get off the couch and move your fanny it WILL do some good and you WILL feel better when its done!

Get Movin!!