“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
This is a pretty popular mantra among typical working people who don’t work out.
My body’s not broke. I’m 31. I can jog a mile. I can do 30 push-ups without a ton of effort. I’m not obese. My looks don’t slow down my social life.
But my blood pressure’s a little high, and so is my pulse. My energy level can be described as “eh.” I don’t feel bad — but I don’t feel great. I’m soft. I clean up nice, but I don’t turn any heads at the pool.
I figure a lot of you probably feel the same way. Like many professionals, I sit at a computer at work. Then I go home tired and sit some more. And when I’m ready to blow off steam, I enjoy a town full of fantastic food — laden with fat, sugar and salt. On a really fun night, I might wash it down with a few brews.
I go to the gym, but my workouts lack strong results without guidance and organization. If I take a brisk walk to the street car, I might figure that’s enough exercise for the day.
It’s not terrible, but it’s far from the best possible.
So, in the coming weeks, I’m going to share the details of my quest for fitness in this blog: Meeting my trainer, setting my goals, adjusting my diet, and finding fun physical activities that seem more like play than work while still burning calories.
I’m hoping some of you might join me, since we have these needs in common. I’d like you to post comments that share your experiences, and tell us how fitness affects your life.
Click back soon — there’s much more to come.
Bryan Harris
