If you have time for FACEBOOK, you have time
to EXERCISE. Every person under the sky seems to be stuck with their daily
routine. Many take their health for granted and comfortably ignore to maintain
it. How many of us really care about our health? Our deepest of intentions though, craves for perfect health. Believe me its achievable. Developing the habit of
exercising is all about executing flawlessly on the things we already know. We
just need an ounce of extra belief, motivation and consistency .If you trust me
read on.
“If you start doubting your beliefs, you will
start believing your doubts”. A simple yet powerful thought. It is inevitable
to believe in what we do and commence our journey with the thought “I will be
able to do it”. No matter how hard you try, if your confidence is riddled with
disbelief, success is far-fetched Every single day when you wake up, believe
you would have an amazing body. Believe in the benefits of exercising and tread
your way to the gym. Our world is filled with cynics and in all likelihood your
determination to exercise would be ridiculed. Never mind, the best way to
silence your cynics is to build your beliefs and exercise regularly. Mark my words;
even a weed of negativity will spoil your garden of positivity. When you get
into your fitness regimen and faithfully cater to your beliefs, it slowly
becomes a habit. Subconsciously, we will begin to chisel our morale .Our mind
starts believing that our actions are in congruence with our thoughts. And in
few days, your beliefs would drag you to the gym. Once a disbeliever approached
Robin Sharma (Management Guru) and said “Robin, I like your work. I understand
we need to exercise daily but I really doubt if your thoughts on working out
regularly is probable”. Robin replied “My friend, If you don’t believe you
could exercise, you almost never will make an attempt to start exercising .Hence
exercising regularly would remain a distant reality”. “Whether you think you can, or you think you
can't--you're right” – Henry Ford. For this reason, believe you can and start
exercising today.
“There will
be plenty of time to sleep once you are dead” - Benjamin Franklin .If we decide
to exercise every day, waking up early is a must. Not many of us achieve this
with ease and invent a zillion reasons to succumb to the pressure of snoozing
the alarm. Why should we wake up early and go for a workout? The answer is, one
should experience it to realize the importance of beating the sun. Firstly, you
would feel rejuvenated the entire day. Your productivity would improve
considerably. Importantly, you would respect and pride yourself more .Waking up
early once in a while may not be as challenging as making it a habit. You can
concoct your own strategy to experience the early morning sun. When your alarm
clock rings, jump out of the bed and splash your face with cold water before
the devil within, allures you to snooze the alarm. Visualize yourself radiating
with energy and being an epitome of resounding health. Imagine all the health
issues you would avoid by exercising in the morning. ‘The space shuttle uses
more fuel during the first few minutes after lift-off than it will use during
its entire circumference around the earth” – Robin Sharma. Guess why? The first
few days of waking up early, the first few days of overcoming the mind chatter
early in the morning and the first few days of over powering the laziness would
be challenging, eventually it will become a habit.
“Consistency is the mother of mastery”. Should
we decide to exercise, it is profoundly important to work out 5-6 days in a
week. Doing so, we will be experiencing steady progress. Even if you workout
for 20 minutes in a day, do it regularly.Slowly and steadily it is nailed into
your daily routine and you would begin to witness a change in your physique. Motivate
yourself repeatedly to consistently exercise. If not you, who else would? Every
morning, I spend my time listening to motivational audios by Robin Sharma, Stephen
Covey, Rangarajan, Dale Carnegie, Norman Vincent Peale. It sets the tone for my
entire day and persuades me to hit the gym regularly. Likewise search for your
motivation to ignite the grit to exercise. Have you ever wondered the
influence, your friends have on you? If you are surrounded by cynics, your motivation,
determination, beliefs may lead you nowhere. Surround yourself with people who
would rekindle you beliefs, ornate your determination and respect your goals. You
would be surprised to see the change in you. Create the pressure amongst your
friends by letting everyone know that you workout. Invariably, you would be
questioned about your regularity in hitting the gym and this pressure will inspire
you to embrace the fitness regimen. Just give it a thought. Exercising has far
too many benefits to be ignored. You
would be in world class physical condition. People will adore the way you look.
You would look a lot younger and feel energetic the entire day. Stress would
remain an alien in your life and you would exude confidence wherever you go. Make
your choice now. Remember, the question isn’t can you? It’s will you?
So, rise now and devise your plan to exercise. Please do not
procrastinate and start working out today. Muster your belief and consistently workout.
Crush all your excuses and strain your muscles. You can feel sore tomorrow or
feel sorry tomorrow, you choose.
