Starting A Business Is Bad For Your Health
Wow, what a difference a year can make. I am just kidding about the title of the post but I have been a major failure at keeping myself in shape this year. I just saw some Christmas pictures from last year while we were looking at some digital pics from this year and all I can say is CRAP!!!
It is time to get my no excuses attitude back towards staying in shape and eating right. It is something that for several years I have been almost religious about after seeing the difference it made in my life. When I was 29 years old (I am 36 now) I was 244 lbs, in comparison in 2008 between September and December I did a triathlon, multiple half marathons and a full marathon along with a few bike races and smaller races.
Not only that, running, biking, and eating right makes your brain work better, period. It has been proven over and over again. I can say without a doubt that I focus much better when I am running or biking everyday.
Well, this year I let it all go, as much as I am much more sane now that I stepped away from my past world I am really unhappy with the fact that I let myself make excuses for not staying in shape. I am not back where I was at when I was 29 but I am not where I was last year at this time.
This is not a New Years resolution (New Years resolutions are crap, if you want to stay in shape you make a LIFESTYLE change). This is me realizing that I improved my life on one side by starting a business but failed miserably by letting one side of my life go in a bad direction.
Time to fix that. I think it is time to pick a marathon to run and start training, I like goals....
My hair’s falling out.
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Aron
Aron, thats cause you just turned 30:) You are old….
yeah yeah
Ohhh.., ok! I was wondering who was/is the guy in your blog pic.
LOL, funny:)
You may have heard the news about Florida football coach Urban Meyer who came to the realization that football was adversely affecting his health and family relationships. Unless you are a professional athlete or personal trainer, most of your day is going to be devoted to something other than exercise and diet. But we still need to work into our schedules time away from work for other things. Kids only grow up once. You can’t go to the store and trade in your body for a new one. Relationships takes time.
Regarding an exercise program – there are many training regimens and exercises. While it is good to mix up things a bit to keep it interesting, if you don’t enjoy running or weights, you probably won’t stay motivated the whole year if you are forced into an activity you despise. Consider interval training if you get the ok from a doctor first. Studies have indicated this is one of the best ways to get in shape if you have the motivation to do it. Best of luck in your 2010 training regimen. Don’t forget exercise cannot overcome the effect of a poor diet. Eat plenty of vegetables and fruits. You already know what it is you need to eat less of.
You are correct, balancing is tough. In the past I have always managed to but this year I knew I had to be heads down hard on the business to make sure it took off the way we wanted so I let myself go in other areas.
As far as training and eating, the funny part is I know exactly what to do, and by exactly let me explain, I actually kept spreadsheets of my training programs during my run up to my marathon and tri events showing how many miles biked, ran or swam each week, estimated calorie burn, wattage estimates, etc. Same thing on the eating side, I am obsessed with eating right when training.
Great comment Leonard.
Many people overlook the mental/brain side of working out and eating right as well, it has a huge impact on cognitive function overtime. Read Brain Rules, great read and shows this quite well.
Bruce, I agree 100% with your post. It’s all too easy to sit at the computer for hours and not get any exercise. I used to be in shape (a few years ago) but went through a long spell of living an unhealthy lifestyle (not eating the right types/amounts of food, lack of exercise). I recently started changing all that and noticed a huge difference in the way I feel and function. I’ve cut out refined sugar, trans fats, began eating a lot of veggies, and increased my omega 3 intake. I now exercise 5 times a week, doing both cardio and weights.
What a difference it makes!
The hardest part for me was getting started.
Best wishes,
Eric
@Eric
It is amazing the difference it makes.
The thing for me is I get addicted with it, I obsess over running and biking once I start, I love it that much. At one point a little over a year ago I would bike 4 days a week, run 5 days a week, and swim 3 days.
It got to where if it was less than a 8 mile run I would not even want to go.
Now, well it is a different story…. That walk to the coffee maker just does not cut it.
That is changing, my wife laughs because she says I just flip a switch and I change my lifestyle, the switch was flipped yesterday.
Thanks for the comment, it was spot on!!!