Excuses, Excuses

With beach season quickly approaching now is an excellent time to revisit your 2010 fitness goals.

While losing weight/exercising in consistently a top New Year resolution, unfortunately, within a few weeks of making these goals most folks go back to their old habits.

Why?

Well, what seem to be valid excuses can easily be dispelled so, before allowing yourself to fall off the wagon, arm yourself with these excuse-busting facts and make this summer the year you get in kick-butt shape!

Excuse #1: I don't have time.
You do not need to spend hours on end in the gym to get in to the best shape of your life. Matter-of-fact, you do not even need to belong to a gym.

While Craig has recently added 4-day/week workouts, most Turbulence Training strength training programs are 3x/week. Including cardio your weekly time commitment is around 2 hours and can easily be performed in the comfort of your home (with minimal equipment), so there is no additional time for commuting.

If you still feel that you don't have the time, consider this - people who exercise can add 3 years to their life.


Excuse #2: I am too tired.
Barring a medical condition, exercise actually will put some pep in your step!

Our bodies make energy by using oxygen to turn the calories we eat in to fuel that our bodies can use. The more efficient we are at using oxygen, the more fuel we can produce. The more fuel we have available, the more energy we have (and the more efficient we become at using that energy).

Cardiovascular exercise improves the body's ability to extract oxygen from your circulatory system and deliver it to the tissues that require it.

Even light to moderate exercise will provide you with more energy, so if you are currently fairly sedentary you will find that you will benefit greatly by taking a brisk walk once a day.

Excuse #3: It's boring.
I agree that if you do the same exercises week in and week out, it can get pretty ho-hum. You are also likely to stop seeing results, so the key is to mix it up. There is no need for exercise to be boring if you keep an open mind.

For me, this is another reason that I prefer to follow the Turbulence Training program. Craig provides at least one new workout each month (for 2010 he is promising 2 new workouts per month!). Workouts incorporate a myriad of protocols from bodyweight exercises to kettlebell workouts to medicine ball exercises.

I supplement this with a weekly spinning class and I am looking to add either martial arts or boxing to my regime.

So, let's recap. More energy, a longer life and a leaner, stronger you. Sounds like pretty compelling reasons to start working out. Oh, and let's not forget that beach season is around the corner!

So, what's your excuse?

Train hard; stay strong.

Peace.

Susan