I was lying awake the other night, counting cracks in the ceiling and generally not feeling great.
There was no soul-searching needed to figure out why.
I wasn’t having an existential crisis. I wasn’t trying to figure out the meaning of life.
Basically, I’d had a very sedentary few days – I hadn’t exercised at all.
In my defence, let me say this: it is COLD here in Scotland. I live in a town which can be radiantly beautiful…but also gets more than 300 days a year of rain.
Endless rain, with grey skies and cold winds that whip off the Atlantic Ocean and seem to go straight through you.
So over the last few days, instead of putting on my waterproofs and doing the 20 minute walk in the (very) fresh air to work, I’ve taken the car.
And I haven’t done any running, chopped wood, or gone to the gym.
Of course I’ve justified this to myself, making up excuses about being busy or needing to check my emails.
I’m sure you’ve been there too Rajesh. Sometimes it’s just too cold, too hot, or you simply can’t be bothered exercising.
But you feel it later don’t you? Not only did I have a sleepless night, but I was feeling sluggish and low in energy.
Of course you know all this – you know you should be exercising. You know how much better it will make you look and feel. It’s just… it’s just actually doing it that’s tough.
Today’s takeaway – The trick is to train your unconscious mind to WANT to exercise regularly, so it becomes a habit you wouldn’t think of ‘putting off’.
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