The Summer Slow Down

Ahh, it is finally Summer. All the kids are done with school. There are vacations to plan, summer sports to play or take he kids to. Swimming pools or beaches to visit. There are a number of things that we all want to be able to do now that Summer is here. You know, i'm starting to feel a little sluggish and that bathing suit that I got for this summer is not fitting me quite right and those cook outs we have been going to are so much fun and the food taste so good, but those cheeseburgers are starting to show up in places I don't want. What the heck is happening here. I worked so hard in the gym this Winter and Spring to look good and feel strong. Where did it all go? Well where it all went is with the list of excuses listed above. You abandoned the work and looked at it as a temporary investment in yourself instead of a lifestyle. Summer activities become the easiest excuse to stop going to the gym. We don't make the adjustments to our schedules during this time of the year and before you know you are back to starting over. Living a healthy and fit lifestyle requires commitment and sone discipline on each of our parts. With out this attitude we yoyo all over the place. I always look at this commitment as a responsibility. My job requires that I stay fit and healthy or nobody will take me seriously. My kids are involved in gymnastics and youth rugby. I push them to do as best as they can in all the sports and school. What does it say to them if I find excuses not to do the same for myself. It says that I am full of crap and why should they listen to me. I know Summer is busy, but this is when you double down on your commitment to show yourself and all those around you what your capable of doing and you lead by example and show those who mean the most to you the proper way of living.