“I’ve left my body to Science, but I’m afraid they turned it down”, Eric Idle
How well would you say you take care for your body?
Better or worse than you car? Pet? Children? House?
It is a little cliche, but worth being reminded of I think, that you only have one body, and so should take care of it. Almost daily we do things to our body that we know are bad for it: eating deep fried food, smoking, not exercising etc. Compare the care, time and money you put into looking after your car, pets and house. Imagine now how much better shape your body would be (both literally and figuratively) if you spent the same care, time and money on looking after your body.
And I don’t just mean buying a gym membership. Looking at the long term is important, but doing small things everyday is the real key.
If you feel like you have not been taking care of your body, and/or have not achieved your athletic/aesthetic/health goals then ask yourself the following:
- Do I take my time eating and stop when I feel full?
- Do I do some exercise most days?
- Do I never smoke?
If you answer Yes to all of those then great. (if you did not answer yes then your priority should be reminding the reasons why this is so).
