If you had to choose between a shiny new car or a fit body, which would you choose? I will bet that most of you would choose the rockin body over the meaningless new auto 9 times out of 10. Where am I going with this? Good question!
Not long ago, someone in very poor health visited with me to discuss her fitness goals and learn more about personal training. I explained our philosophy and how we could help her reach her goals in the proposed time frame. She seemed a little hesitant to commit to the work involved in reaching her particular goals and eventually cited money as the reason for her not beginning an exercise program with us (we are appropriately if not slightly under priced for our area). She then proceeded to exit the facility and jump into her $100K automobile with the dealer tags still on the back!
I am certainly not going to tell people how they should spend their own hard-earned money, but seriously, I wonder about the sanity of some decisions. If historically you have never been able to stick with an exercise program and your health is suffering because of it, don't you think allocating just a few hundred dollars a month towards your fitness is worthwhile investment? Sure, it's easier to put a temporary patch on your depression by buying a new material item. Guess what? Things won't be any better next month or next year, if you are still around to ponder such things.
Sorry this sounds like a bit of a rant, but I really don't get it. There is no better investment than that of a fit/healthy mind, body and spirit. Everything else is just stuff. If you can't do it on your own, for goodness sake find a partner or pay someone to help you.
Rick Mayo
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