Stop Thinking of Health and Fitness as Punishment

Good morning! How is everyone going? January is just about over with now...are you still on track with your health and fitness plan? Have you made healthy changes part of your lifestyle or are you still thinking that you don't really want to "go without" certain foods or "work so hard" at being healthy?

I think for many people they view health and fitness as punishment for bad choices they've made in the past. This type of thinking is negative and unhelpful! Until you get out of this type of mind set, you will continue to "rebel" and binge and miss workouts-because you are thinking of it in the wrong way.

If you change your way of thinking to positive thoughts such as "I'm benefiting from the workouts & I'm nourishing my body with healthy food" it can make a huge difference! Rather than thinking of what you are supposedly "missing out" on, think of how you are protecting yourself against unwanted diseases and ailments that are usually brought on by the poor lifestyle choices.

True, you may get hit by a car next week-there are plenty of unforeseeable tragedies that we have no way of knowing about or avoiding; but why not do something about the avoidable-heart disease, diabetes, certain types of cancer, stroke? Yes, people can get some of these without being obese or unfit-but as the statistics show, obesity puts a person at a much higher risk for all of those listed, and more.

So, stop thinking of fitness as punishment and start thinking in terms of benefit; positive thoughts can do so much more for your outlook and your health!

Cheers and Ciao for now!