A friend and I were texting the other day about our current plans for our health and fitness goals in 2019. I had mentioned I would be joining a new group fitness class in the 2nd week of February. She texted back that she was looking for something cool to join.
Here’s why cool might not be the workout that gets you to your health goals. Cool is trendy. It’s often a fad that fades with time or until the next cool thing comes along. Cool may distract you from the actual work for a period of time, but if you’re in it for the long haul it’s going to have to be more than cool. It’s going to have to work to keep you returning over and over again. Cool is glamorous a lot of the time. I leave my workouts looking pretty unglamorous but feeling accomplished.
I’m not suggesting that you can’t or shouldn’t enjoy your workouts or try new ones. What I am sure of though, is that fitness is a habit. The best habits don’t take a back seat to our whims or when we feel like it. The best habits aren’t often cool but they do serve a higher purpose.
Find something you like or just tolerate and stick with it. The sticking to it, is the thing!
In good health,
Marcia “not cool” Whitfield
