As a training coach I see clients come and go. It's sometimes frustrating when someone new comes to me and really wants to change their life around in the fitness department, but some how disappears from the face of the Earth.
I understand life gets in the way sometimes, but I personally think that your priorities are out of whack.
How long can you go with low activity, poor eating choices, nagging injuries and life stress before your health deteriorates and there's no turning back?
You're probably reading this now fire red angry and think I am biased and have no idea how your life is. True, but I have an arsenal of clients and former clients that fit in 3-6+ hours a week of exercise with full time children and a career, doing it all year round without thinking twice.
How? They make it a priority without question. They know they don't have the same metabolism they had back in high school. They know the moment they stop exercising, it takes a short period of time to loose it ( 1 week you loose aerobic capacity, 2 weeks you loose strength about 20ish percent). They know it's hard work and have to continue.
Fitness is a lifestyle, not a 3 month thing where you loose 40lbs and you're good to go for the rest of your life. It's about sustainability, not a quick fix. You see so many of these "12 week fat loss programs"
"10 day juice cleanse starter diet"
"30 day shred fit bullshit program"
You get the idea.... Sometimes this is a place to start for people that creates a addiction to exercise and continue on. But for most, they start, maybe get through a couple weeks and quit.
So what should you consider when you want to get back into shape? Don't think its a 3 month, 6 month thing. It's a life style. Just like being a workaholic, book worm, and "Netflix and Chill" type are life styles. You don't just do it for a few months and call it a day.
My point is plan that exercise will be part of your life, not just periodically. I never understood why people take "a break from the gym." This usually consists of "2-3 weeks off, and I'll be back" but then turns into a 3 month to a year hiatus from the gym. Why? What's the point? That's equivalent to your car having a few issues, you go get it fixed by the mechanic and tell yourself you won't drive it for a few months now that it's back to normal; a few months go by and you try to start you engine and it's not running as well as it was before when you fixed it.
Remember, since this is a life style change it's going to take time. The more you stop the more difficult it will be to get back into it, and see any real progress.
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