Commit To Be Fit

Fitness starts in your mind. Ask any athlete or fit person what the number one secret is to their success at fitness, and they will tell you it is commitment.
Commitment means that you are in it for the long haul. Commitment rises above bad days, hectic schedules and volatile emotions. Commitment hangs in there when you don’t want to do it, don’t feel like doing it and when you don’t have time for it.
True commitment doesn’t depend on how you feel. It depends on your integrity and on living for the purpose you have set for yourself.
Are you committed to getting fit?

No Weekend Warriors

Committing to be fit eliminates the weekend warrior syndrome. You may know a weekend warrior. They are the person who does little physical exercise during the week, but when the weekend arrives, blasts out of the gate like a stallion on Derby Day. In a desperate attempt to make up for sedentary behavior all week, they go to the gym or hit the pavement, pushing themselves to the limit.
The result, however, does not meet expectations.
They likely will end up with an injury, because their muscles, tendons and joints are not conditioned for the intensity of the exercise.
But they also are not getting in shape, because there is no commitment. Physical fitness depends on consistency. And consistency requires commitment. It takes consistent, near-daily exercise to cause your body to make the changes that bring about fitness. For example, your joints and tendons will strengthen, your aerobic base will improve as your body becomes more efficient at utilizing oxygen and your endurance will increase.
In fact, that you do something consistently is as important, or maybe even more important, than what you actually do. Even if you are just doing low intensity walking, doing it every day is infinitely better than doing something more strenuous only occasionally.

Commit

In order to get fit, you need nothing more than commitment. If you are committed, the rest of the pieces will fall into place.
You can start today. Don’t overthink this. Just start, and commit to doing something every single day. For more information about Henry Mayo Fitness & Health call 661-200-2348 or go to www.henrymayofitness.org.