Creating global sustainability has become, thankfully, far more than a buzz word. As a people, we are, thankfully, concerned with being respectful of our beautiful, generous home, the planet Earth. After all, without an Earth, where would we live? Sounds simple, right? How ironic that so many of us overlook our more personal home, our own bodies. We must ask ourselves the same simple question: Without a body, where would we live?
Every day, we prioritize everyone and everything before we “treat” ourselves to a good walk or an aerobics class. We act as though movement is a luxury to be earned after our work is finished and the dishes are put away. All week long, we drive our kids from one activity to another, while we literally sit behind the wheel of the car, growing our bodies bigger and bigger, and our personal sustainability more and more unlikely.
My life call, and my occupation, are tied to body image, but that doesn’t necessarily make hitting the gym any easier. Like everyone, my schedule is jam packed. I have clients I mentor, courses I teach, books and articles to write – every single day – not to mention friends, family, and public speaking engagements. But like a loving parent, I cannot speak to my clients endlessly about the prioritization of self and the importance of exercise without living those values. Hypocrisy does not sit well with me.
But what are we to do differently? The to do list is endless, and day after day, so many truly important things just don’t seem to happen. Free time feels more like an oxymoron than a goal.
The simple and encouraging reality though is that the time you invest in caring for yourself, especially exercise, not only comes back to you at the end (exponentially, in fact), but it frees you from countless sorrowful hours you would have spent on illness and pure exhaustion from being inactive and overweight.
Your choice is literally the gym or the doctor.
Today, love yourself so much that you choose personal sustainability, and stay HERE, alive and thriving for many years to come.
Make every-day exercise your NUMBER ONE priority. CHOOSE to stick around long enough to do that “to do” list. In fact, why not add a few things to it.
Encouragingly yours,
Laura Fenamore
CPCC and Body Image Mastery Mentor
www.LauraFenamore.com
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Laura,
I have just found your blog from the LinkedIn network. I left a comment there for you also. I like what you present. I have also been a life-long advocate of healthy lifestyle living.
Too many people put emphasis on one, and in the rare case, two aspects of an unhealthy lifestyle. The fact of the matter is there are multiple factors that all need to be dealt with. It sounds like you deal very effectively with the psychological aspect.
Most deal with either the "dieting" or "exercise" aspect. When they do this they also go to extremes. We do not need to starve ourselves or deprive ourselves of all foods. We don't need to spend hours of extreme, and sometimes dangerous, levels of exercise.
I advocate changing habits. Slowly introduce changes and conciously do them. After a while it will come naturally.
I will start following your blog. Keep up the good work.
Coach B
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