Why Frogs are Fat

Here's a riddle for you:

Five frogs are sitting on a log. Three decide to jump off.
How many are left?

Five. They decided to jump, but never jumped.

Unfortunately, many folks I work with are "deciding frogs".
They know they need to improve their physical condition, but
never jump. Their intentions never turn into action.

Ironically, most people put-off exercising because they want
to do a great workout. They keep looking
and searching and planning and scheduling and ordering
videos and google-ing...but never do anything.

It's really just procrastinating, camouflaged as 'deciding'.

A wise teacher once told me, "Anything worth doing, is worth
doing poorly...until you can learn to do it well."

So, don't worry about the finding the 'best' exercise
program. Just get started. There are more than enough ways
to exercise (using just your body and gravity) to keep you
busy for years to come.

And if you haven't been active for a while, then by all
means - start SLOWLY.

Exercising slowly helps prevent injuries. Nothing is more
frustrating than trying to 'jump off the log' if your knee
is swollen (trust me). Exercising slowly also helps you pay
attention, engages all the smaller stabilizing muscles,
highlights your weak spots, and strengthens your Mind-Body
connection.

Here are a few ways to activate your body slowly:

Go for a walk after supper. Not a pep-step, just a walk.
Focus on your breath, relax and enjoy the walk. Work your
way up to 20 - 30 minutes at a moderate pace. You can
pep-step in a few weeks. If you've been inactive for more
than six months, this is a good place to start 'til your
body gets used to moving again.

Do some light stretching to help loosen the joints and relax
the muscles. Breathe.

Try some yoga, Pilates, balance ball or other bodyweight
exercises. These help integrate the parts of your body,
rather than isolating them (like traditional weight
training). Don't be fooled. They're not as easy as they
look (trust me). Definitely start with the Beginner tapes.
And if you can get a good instructor, all the better.

You can feed two birds with one feeder by combining
activities from different spokes on the Wheel of Life. For
instance, take a Family Walk (combining the Family and
Physical). Exercise slowly, without noise or music blaring
(helps you concentrate, strengthens the Mental and Physical)

Speaking of birds, six birds are sitting on a feeder. Little
Jimmy shoots one with his BB gun. How many are left?

None. The rest got scared and flew away.

Live like you mean it,

Dr. Vince

P.S. Bonus Tip: When you aim and fire at one goal sitting
on the feeder, that energy and motion tends to bring the
rest of your goals along with it.

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