Fitness as an Habit

Fitness is a necessary part of life.  Before we get on the soapbox remember that fitness is something that you can get into the habit of doing which makes it easy.

Fitness is not something that you have to struggle with.  When you were three you were probably taught to brush your teeth.  You learned to put your clothes on.  When you were learning how to do them, you likely hated it.  But, once you learned how to do it, it became something that you didn’t think twice about.  Do you worry about brushing your teeth today?  No, because it’s a habit.  That’s what we want you to think of when you think of fitness.

It’s just something that you do.  Granted, the first weeks of learning to be fit and staying healthy will be the hardest.  You’ll dread it.  You’ll find excuses for not doing it.  You’ll claim that getting fit is just too hard.  You just can’t give up what you love.  That’s not true.

In fact, if you have the willpower to save your life by sacrificing for just a few weeks, you’ll see that fitness can be easily mastered by you.

Our first goal is to determine where you stand right now.  Don’t worry, this is painless, but it may hurt your ego a bit to do it.  Nevertheless, it’s an important first step.

What To Start With

To get started with fitness, start by getting through these basic first steps.

1. Meet with your doctor to talk about your overall health. Ask him for measurements of your blood pressure, your heart rate as well as any other important factors he may be interested in you improving.  Determine that you are healthy enough physically to begin improving through diet and exercise.
2. Get your weight. Do this at home on a well-programmed scale, not at your doctor’s office.  Do it first thing in the morning after you’ve gone to the bathroom but before you have eaten.  Do it the same time and same way every time you weigh yourself.
3. Calculate your BMI. You need this to see just how unhealthy you are currently.  It’s going to come down and that will be quite rewarding!
4. Measure your waist. Stand up straight.  Pull up your shirt, suck in your gut and measure at your belly button all the way around using a tape measure.  This will be the indication of your weight loss and health improvement.
5. Set your goals. Determine what’s important for you to maintain, to improve on, and to work on first.  Write them down and post them in several locations in your home.

Now that you have this done, you can begin to improve your health.  We’ll help you throughout the process!