Tuesday, September 28, 2010

falling into the trap of laziness

falling into the trap of laziness...
symptoms:

1. would rather spend the day laying on the couch than anywhere else.

2. choosing take-out over home cooked... every night of the week...

3. would rather have a root canal than go do a workout...

sure...i know that we all have our occasional lazy day...but lately it seems that more and more people are turning to laziness instead of living an active lifestyle...

what about you?
are you habitually inactive...
passive observer instead of active participant...
a master excuse-maker.
looking for shortcuts in order to avoid exercise...
there may be a legitimate reason for laziness...

Sleep Deprivation: when you're short on sleep it's easy to become unmotivated... which quickly turns into laziness... a minimum of six hours of sleep each night...to maintain enough energy to get you through the day...and to function at your best...
Caffeine Abuse: starting your day with a jolt of java is great for alertness and energy...but don't rely on it throughout the day instead rely on your own natural supply of energy...drinking coffee all day creates highs and lows in energy that could be the reason that you become lazy later in the day...
Bad Habit: at some point being lazy simply becomes a habit...if every night after work you head straight to the couch...it will soon become automatic and not a conscious decision...breaking the habit of laziness is about making the conscious decision to do something productive instead...like heading over to spartan training...rather than the couch...
Inactivity: if your job keeps you in a chair for hours at a time...and you don't exercise before or after work...then your body becomes accustomed to inactivity... it's time to wake up your under-used muscles and to reacquaint yourself with the joy of motion and exercise... a simple way to get back into the swing of things is to go on a 30 to 60 minute walk either before work or after you return home... once you've broken yourself in with consistent walks... contact spartan training to get started on a fitness program that will quickly get your body back into great shape...
laziness begins when you ignore that little nagging voice in your head...you know...the one that reminds you when you should take action on something rather than sit by and let the opportunity slip away...

today is the day that you will kick laziness to the curb...

today is the day that you will take action toward achieving your goals...

today is the day that you will listen to that little voice of reason...
today is the day...to schedule your first workout... call spartan training today...480-802-2222...

the ideal image of you...
take a moment and imagine your 'ideal you'...

what does the 'ideal you' look like? how does the 'ideal you' spend their time? who would the 'ideal you' spend time with? what would the 'ideal you' accomplish? the distance between you and your 'ideal you' is created by laziness...

when faced with decisions...big or small...do what your 'ideal you' would do...rather than taking the easy way out...

(i'm pretty sure that your 'ideal you' is a client of mine...:)