Do something every day

It is so easy to get caught up in the day and then it's late and you haven't exercised at all. Best plan is to workout in the morning. I try to get up by 6 and get to the gym for about 20 minutes of weights. I sometimes will put in more weight time but even just 20 minutes really feels great. You can get a body part of two like chest and back in 20 minutes if you speed up you reps and don't rest much between sets. It doesn't feel like cardio but you get a great pump.
If I can't get to the gym I will jump on the Life Cycle or bike at home; two great investments I have made that give me no excuse when I I don't want to go to the gym
Tonight I had some computer work to do and stayed focused for a bit and felt like I deserved some ice cream. I had alot of support from the family but instead I worked out with youngest son who is battling a weight problem and then played ping pong with my other son.
What a great choice! I feel euphoric and have no guilt. I like this feeling much better.

Are you truly commited to getting fit? Part 1 of 2

I know you say you want to get in shape and get fit. I say it too and I know what to do. I worked in a gym and my wife and I did the Bill Philips' EAS Body for Life Couples contest and took second in the country. I should be in great shape. I have not been truly commited for some time. I say I am, but my actions are a different story. I forget how powerful true commitment is.

This is my favorite quote. I have always understood it to be attributed to Goethe, Germany's Shakespeare, but it turns out it was a Scottish Mountaineer. No wonder I love this quote. I love hiking and I'm Scottish.
This quote is so powerful. I encourage you to read it several times and think how it could change your life. Commitment is the key. It has always been so.

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way"

The “Until one is committed...” quotation often attributed to Goethe is in fact by William Hutchinson Murray (1913-1996), from his 1951 book entitled The Scottish Himalayan Expedition.

Change is the key to staying fit for a lifetime

Happy New Year! I awoke with a sore knee just two days post surgical and a nasty cold. So much for the my first day of restoring myself to health. I have a secret for getting and staying fit for a lifetime. It is called change. If you do exactly the opposite of what you are doing today to be fit it is likely you will be successful. If you simply change what you are doing right now and incorporate some simple things you will have a great chance of getting in the best shape of your life and remaining that way for a lifetime. Critics will tell you that my plan is too simple and it won't work for most people but I can assure you that most people do not stick with any plan even throught the month of January. They just plain quit. You will not change years of accumulated weight gain in one month. Your first decision must be that you want to change. I will show you what to do but only you can do it. No one will do it for you. Follow me by reading and putting into practice the secrets I will show you. Have an open mind. See you tomorrow!