At the risk of making you feel selfish, I want to give you this piece of fitness advice today in the form of a Quick Tip:

“Pay Yourself First”

What does that mean? Well, ever found that the reason you are not able to spend more (any?) time in the gym, visit more produce stores for fresh foods, read a book or even just sit still for a few minutes and meditate (if you are that kind of person) is simply because you have no time? Pay Yourself First just means that you have to make some time just for yourself everyday to get those things done that are important to you.

Think about how most of us save for retirement: We pay ourselves first! A portion of our paycheck is deducted at source and automatically squirreled away for the future. And guess what - we somehow manage to make do with what is remaining. Yes, if we didn’t save for retirement, we could have that car right now or that house a year earlier. Yet somehow, at least in the finance world, we seem to be making the right choices and realizing what is more important. There will always be needs and desires, but a steady consistent approach to saving for our future is of paramount importance!

So why then don’t we take that same approach toward health and fitness - which are of even more importance because, honestly, without them what’s the use of saving for the future? There will always be chores that need to be finished, lawns that need to be mowed, snow that needs to be shoveled, deadlines that need to be met and in general “tasks that need to get done”. Ten years down the raod, you certainly don’t want to look back and think “Didn’t I have half-an-hour a day back then to take better care of my body”?

So take some time off today for yourself. Get outdoors, get to that gym, take the time to eat and live well.

“Pay Yourself First”

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