Take Heart

If you're going to go to the gym, and you are at some point, admit it, then you might as well make good use of it.  Frankly, you can get a fantastic workout at home, depending on your goals.  Because some people will take what I say to extremes, I need to be sure to clarify that last blog.  Oh, and I like to skip around in line of thought, so keep up.  I know that people sometimes think that if they sit in a chair and lift up a body limb that they're doing something productive.  Well, if you're a hundred and two, then maybe that's an effective form of... something.  However, if all you ever want to do is "sit and be fit," then there are some problems that will quickly arise.  Mainly, the amount of calories that you're burning will have to outweigh the amount of calories that you're taking in.  Now, I'm no math guru... but I'm pretty sure that sitting down while raising your hands or feet up into the air isn't going to add up to any significant amount of anything.  Unless, of course, you're trying to do that at 80 to 90 miles per hour for at least 30 mins! :-)  If it's "fitness," in general, that you're looking for then what you want is to get your heart rate and breathing rate up to a significant level for a decent amount of time.  In other words, if you aren't breathing heavy then you probably aren't really impacting your health or fitness level much.  Think of it like the difference between looking for dollars or "big bills" and saving them up or looking for one penny at a time and trying to save those up while you're spending much more!  Fitness is an investment, after all.  It just doesn't happen over night.  It's a lifestyle choice.

So, when you hit the gym or home gym... or your living room floor.  Do your best to make it count.  Never compare yourself to what others have accomplished and always remember that it's not about where you are.  That's insignificant in the grand scheme of things.  It's about how far you've come and where you're going!