Push yourself!

We as human beings are capable of SO much more than we think we are!

Silly example ….

I quite smoking 11 months ago. I haven’t exercised in years. I work 8 to 14 hour days, sitting behind a computer. Because I quit smoking, I was snacking on all kinds of unhealthy things. I am a few months away from 40, which means my metabolism has slowed down a lot.

Net result …..

Went from 34″ waist to 40″ waist in 11 months!

As I have been pretty skinny most of my life, I am NOT happy with the current state of my physical body. Being the person that I am, I decided to change it NOW. Other than looking after what I eat, I ALSO need to get exercise.

Before I get back into pumping iron, I decided to 1st focus on the aerobic side, and started running again.

This is where most people fall off the wagon with the world famous excuse: “I don’t have the time.”

Well, I MAKE the time by getting up an hour earlier than normal, and going for my run then.

This is not the pushing part yet.

I specifically follow a training program called Couch 2 5K. The premise of the program is to get you from NO exercise at all, to running a 5K fun run, in 9 weeks.

Anyway …. This morning’s run was broken up as follows …. One and a half minute run, one and a half minute walk, 3 minute run, 3 minute walk, repeat.

This morning was my 1st 3 minute run. The 1st one was ok, but, the second one ….. About half way into it, I was ready to just walk again as it felt almost like I was going to faint!

I didn’t walk though, and just kept on pushing. By the time my 3 minutes was up, I STILL did not walk, but, continued to run for another minute.

Now, for anyone doing exercise on a regular basis, the above bit is just laughable, BUT, the majority of people would not even get out of bed an hour earlier to go running, let alone push them past their pain.

My own example is kind of silly, and not really a big push in any way, but, it did get me thinking about other people who has pushed HARD, and WAY past the point which MOST people would have given up.

Those people were not special. They just decided NOT to live in mediocrity, and PUSH themselves HARD!

We are ALL capable of MUCH more than we let ourselves believe!

Now, STOP making excuses, and PUSH!