Just Do It!

Our neice from the Island was just here and has now left to return home. She is 10 years younger than I am and in great shape. She should be as she is an instructor at a gym. She was sharing some stories this morning about some of her older clients for whom she has developed some personal training programs. One gentleman was 84 years old. She did not know that at the time she spoke initially with him but knew he was 'older'. She said that many of her older clients come on the advice of a doctor. They need to be more mobile or need specific exercise in one area (or all areas)! At his age, she said he is incredibly dedicated and he has said to her many times that he wished he had done this earlier in his life. Don't we all say that? I am looking at her petite frame and 'wishing' that I had it. I guess there is nothing wrong with doing that except it WON'T get me it without a lot of hard work. Am I prepared to do the work? Well....obviously NOT as I am still wishing!!

I can't remember her exact words about loss of muscle and bone mass but it impressed on me that even without doing anything really different in my daily life (i.e. not really eating more or even being less active than I had been) I still have felt the gradual loss of strength in my arms and legs. I did and still do all the things I normally did and I still do, but I still lost strength and find it harder to do them! It was a wakeup call (again)!! In other words, it doesn't get any easier - in fact - it gets harder to maintain strength and mobility. It takes work!

So, here I am sitting and writing this instead of going out and DOING something about it! Actually, I plan on doing that right now. Perhaps I need a little positive incentive. Not sure what that might be. Ok. Get the ol' running shoes on and get out there! Go on girl....get going....get out there...you can do it....just sign off...hit the button...move the buttocks..get going....you will feel a lot better, you might even look better, you can do it... you just have to GO!!! ok...ok... I'm going...going...GONE!