You Have Time

Number one excuse why people don’t work out?  No time.  My job is too hard, my kids wear me out, my college classes are too hard.  I have to go grocery shopping instead.  My favorite show is on.

It’s all excuses.  People are busy.  Very busy.  I am married, I have one child with another on the way, I work full time, I go to school part time, I am a reservist in the military.  It’s rare that I’m home on a weekend with traveling somewhere.  My wife is equally as busy if not more so with working, classes, running a non-profit organization, and a for-profit business.

Life is crazy to say the least.  But you have to find time to work out.  For the sake of your health, your sanity, and your children.  I rarely ever feel like working out. I have a physically demanding job and work in the heat a lot, so yes I come home drained a lot, but I’ve got to tell myself to go workout.  I want to be healthy, the healthiest I can be, so that I can accomplish as much as possible, I want my kids to have a good example of what it means to be healthy and active.  I want them to see what it’s like to balance a busy lifestyle and work towards things that are hard and take effort but are worth it in the end.

So how do you fit your workouts in?  Planning.  You’ve got to have a plan in place, you have to prep for it.  Whether it’s skipping that late night show to go workout or setting the alarm clock earlier to get up do what it takes.  If you are single you are in charge of your own schedule so make it work for you.  If you are married work with your spouse to get it straight, get your workouts in.

No one said it was easy.  But it’s worth it.