Too busy??

So being a personal trainer, I often hear people say “I’ve been too busy to exercise” or “I don’t have time to prepare and eat healthy meals” or “I only had time to get take-away” and so on.

I hear it heaps, and I’ve always found it frustrating and if I’m honest, my anger levels rise slightly every time I hear it. It’s a pet hate I guess!! But lately, probably as time goes by and I see just how important it is to look after ourselves while we can, I actually feel quite sad when I hear people say this stuff to me. I feel sad that their health and fitness isn’t the priority that it should be. I feel sad when I see people (mostly older, but some still quite young) who appear to struggle to walk or manage a set of stairs. This can be due to being incredibly overweight, or just that their bodies are falling apart or not functioning well through years of neglect. I sometimes wonder if they wish they’d maintained a level of fitness so their current day-to-day stuff wasn’t such a battle.

Depending on your age, you could be sitting back reading this thinking it’s massive over-kill and doesn’t effect you. I can understand that, when I was in my 20’s I just wanted to look good, I didn’t care about my health, as long as I was happy with how I looked. So I completely understand that when you’re quite young, your future health isn’t a huge priority. But it’s an “I’ll be right” attitude and can be really dangerous when it comes back to bite you on the butt. And chances are it will.

What I wish for everyone is to NOT look back and wish you’d taken better care of yourself. Health is something that probably most of us take for granted when we have it. I still do to a point, but I’m becoming so much more aware of its importance. And really, it’s everything. You can have all the money in the world, or the biggest house, flashiest car, but if you don’t have your health, none of that really matters. People are living longer these days, which is great, but not so great if you’re too big to move well or function easily. Or too unconditioned to get around the supermarket or play with your kids or grandkids.

So make time now, while you can, and give yourself every chance to have a fit and healthy rest of your life!

Have a great day!

Paula