Walk the Talk

Are you a doer or a raconteur? Before we started this 9 week journey I used to tell Joe all the time I would get on the machine. I promised I would do it three times a week. I knew I needed to exercise. Working at home has benefits, but it also can proliferate bad habits. I wanted to exercise but I just didn’t have the motivation to do it.

Joe was adamant. Every day he would spend an hour or more on that machine. He had a personal trainer. Dr. Tommy Rivers Puzey took him on runs through Costa Rica. Quite honestly, I was beginning to get jealous. I wanted to see what was so special about this Tommy dude. One day I did what I said I was going to do, and stepped up to the machine. I started to spend a little time with Dr. Tommy. Not much, a couple days a week. It got me moving a little more than what I was (which was none). He’s a very personable guy. I started looking forward to seeing him three days a week. He has some good training videos if you have an elliptical, Nordic-track, or other form of training equipment with video. But, all good things come to an end, and I don’t know if I jinxed it or not, but, the machine broke. That was JANUARY 10TH. Machine is still down. (Gotta hand it to Nordic Track customer service…they are expedient — NOT).

That was when we decided to put on our running shoes and get out there and do it the old fashion way. Mother Nature. There is nothing quite like fresh air. It does a body good. Hence came the blog and the road to fitness. Here we are, 9 weeks later and 10 pounds less. Making the talk reality, makes the walk turn into something you can be proud of. When we first started walking, I could barely keep up with Joe. I know I was slowing him down. It was taking me 18-20 minutes to do a mile. We’re doing them in about 16 minutes now, depending on the terrain (if it’s wet and slippery, takes a little longer).

Don’t be a talker. Don’t procrastinate and say you’ll do it tomorrow. That machine breaking down was the best thing that happened for me. With a machine most people (me for one) think that we can do it whenever we want and procrastination sets in. Joe was not like that. He’s disciplined and that’s a rare trait in most people.

Walk the talk don’t just talk the walk. Whatever it takes to move more — MOVE! Be it a machine, be it a video (remember Sweating to the Oldies with Richard Simmons?), whatever it is that you enjoy doing, do it. I promise you will feel better about yourself. You will notices changes.

Little things consistently turn into big changes permanently.

Later,