Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Bookmarks and Barbells

I pay membership at the Y.

I recently have been bookmarking some great tools for fitness, like myfitnesspal and nanoworkout.

The trouble is, as always, that good intentions do not a chiseled body make. In fact, good intentions don't even change my diet.

Kids do help a parent burn some calories, 'tis true. Summer encourages me to lose 10 pounds due to sweat and labor outside. I also tend to eat more salad, eat less in general, drink lots of water, etc. If only it were always summer, blissful eternal summer....but that's another blog post.

I am writing here simply to guilt myself (though I don't always read my own blog and thus may never encounter this again, so what am I doing?) into getting into fitness.

I know the drill:

  • You only have one body.
  • Your body is a temple.
  • You need a body to lug around that head of yours.
  • People are counting on you to put them through college and beyond.

I also know the claims of fitness that have (to date) not held true to me:

  • Exercise makes one feel so much better (even quitting smoking had no affect on me).
  • Exercise gives you energy--I always just want to puke.
  • Exercise will cheer you up--I'm always so intimidated by the prospect I just wig out.
  • Fitness will enhance longevity (my dad died at the peak of his fitness).

Regardless, I here again pledge to get with the program, get fit.

It seems such an easy goal. What's stopping me?