Phil's Philosophy
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Build the habit or working out into your life

How many time have you felt or heard the words, “I just don’t feel like working out today?”  The mind is a powerful device and it will find ways for you to avoid the so-called pain of working out.  We all know the reasons why working out is good for us; we all start out with good intentions; but something happens to most of us that stops us from working out.

I’ve been a non-stop jogger for over 27 years now.  When I first started jogging and working out, I can remember the times when I felt and said, “I don’t feel like working out today.”  The problem with this thought is that skipping one day leads to many more skipped days.  To work out for the rest of our lives, we must develop the habit and the lifestyle of working out, not a fad or diet type of approach.  Unless you are sick or have a really good excuse, you have to train your mind that missing a day of your work out schedule has to be avoided.

Now that I have built the habit or working out into my life, some amazing transformations have taken place.  I’m actually more inclined to work out on days when “I don’t feel like it, “ because I have trained and convinced my mind that I feel more motivated when I complete my workout.  I’m in a position where I work out to get motivated, not where I have to get motivated to work out.  In my book I speak about aligning my planets when I take my morning job, Monday through Friday.  I have learned and trained my mind that certain positive things will happen automatically in my life if I just hit the door for my job.  I will feel better, eat better, think more clearly and most importantly to my life, be more motivated.  These feelings come in time; but if you will just give it some time and put in the effort, your life can be in a position where working out is the norm and not he exception.

So, next time you say to yourself, “I just don’t feel like working out,” remember that there is a good chance you will be more motivated and feel better about yourself if you get off your butt and start exercising.  The more you think you don’t “feel like working out” is all the more reason you probably need to work out in the first place.

Phillip Crone is the author of: A Little Bit Over a Long Period of Time.  His web site is www.PhillipCrone.com.