There's a really good chance that you're not living on a ranch where you have nothing to do but exercise, surrounded by motivation and encouragement. No, it's up to you to summon your inner Jillian Michaels and talk yourself into getting your sweat on. There you are, standing at that fork in the road, weighing your options-- do you take the path that's easiest, most familiar, and ignore the call to lift weights and break a sweat? Or do you head down that shorter path, the one on the hill, the … [Read more...]
Excuses are Like Tennis Shoes…
I heard the heater kick on as I lay in bed this morning trying to get up the gumption to get up for a run. Checking my phone confirmed my fears: 32 degrees. Now, for you Northern folks who endure sub-freezing HIGH temperatures during the winter, please don't judge me. I choose to live in the South because I am a cold weather wuss. Not a fan of cold. Or snow. Or frost. Or seeing my breath while I trot through my neighborhood on a late November morning. The past year has been one of a lot of … [Read more...]