Are you achieving them or were they too hard to begin with?
We are more than a month into 2010 and many people have already given up on their New Year’s resolution to get fit and healthy. Some have decided to put off today what they can do tomorrow. Others think they’ll hit that ready stage when their baby is potty trained, their first child is off to college or {insert life event here}.
If you are among the many people who have tossed their hopes of better health to the wayside, ask yourself why. What has gotten in the way of putting your own health first? Instead of making promises to yourself that you can’t keep (for me that would be something along the lines of getting up at 5 am to workout), try looking at your goals a little differently.
Focus
Think of each goal like a 10-mile trail run. There will be twists and turns along the way, you may feel tired or sore at times, face an uphill battle, feel like quitting, have to jump over fallen trees that are blocking your path or take a detour along the way. But, if you keep your mind focused on making it through one-half mile or one mile at a time and your eyes focused on the next 15 feet at any given time (instead of the top of the hill), you’ll make it to the finish.
We all face different life events that knock us off course from time to time. And none of us will finish that 10-mile run without a few scrapes; sweat dripping down our cheeks and our body feeling at least a little tired (or beat up and exhausted!). To reach our goal, we must endure and realize that we aren’t perfect and a detour doesn’t mean we should give up. Get back on track and finish that run. You can walk, jog or sprint – just persevere toward the finish line.
If your painful joints are slowing you down, try taking a gluocosamine and chondroitin supplement for joint health and flexibility. It may help you go that extra mile and help you stay on track to reach your goals.
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