Exercise is like vegetables in many ways. Both are good for you and something mom
wanted you to have every day. They each make
it easier for you to achieve and maintain a healthy weight and avoid countless
chronic diseases. So why do we resist
them so much?
From my coaching experience, I’ve found that many people have
narrow views of both exercise and vegetables.
They’ve disliked them for years, usually due to negative experiences
somewhere along the line. Perhaps
well-meaning mom overcooked vegetables, didn’t offer much variety, or couldn’t
afford to serve them fresh to your large family. (The only fresh vegetables I had when I was
really young were in a salad made with iceberg lettuce.) Maybe the P.E. teacher embarrassed you in
front of the class (mine did) or you were always the last kid chosen for the
team (me again!) If you avoid vegetables,
exercise or both, take a moment to trace your feelings back to their
origin. Don’t tell me you just don’t
like them, because they’re both too varied and offer too many options for such
a general statement to be accurate.
Exercise and vegetables really are your best friends, so give them
another try! I’ll look at vegetables
next week and start now with exercise. As
I pointed out a couple of weeks ago, there are so many ways to be active today,
even if you can’t run, throw, or catch. Enlist
a friend to join you at a Zumba class, or start a walking program and listen to
your favorite book on your MP3 player as you stride. Yard and housework count as activity, as does
swimming with the grandchildren. How
about visiting the fitness center where you live?
Let me know if I can help you. In the mean time, the 2012 summer Olympics
start on July 27. Let the games motivate
you to get moving!
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Exercise and Vegetables - Your Best Friends?
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