Health

 

I Health/Lifestyle

You don’t have anything if you don’t have your health.

LAZY?

 Are you lazy? You're reading this right, so that takes some mental effort. So in whose estimation would you be considered lazy? Do you wake up, get out of bed, shower, have breakfast, see the kids off to school, go to work, pay the bills drive home, make dinner, socialize, attend to family, fix something, make love with your spouse, and go to bed only to do it all over the next day? What are you, a super-man or woman?                                                                                                       Why on earth if you can do all this would you need a book or program on self-improvement? Well, because the experts would say that amongst all the above-mentioned routine you could be maintaining a perfect, serene calm in all situations-through meditation and mantra. And, oh yes, you should be able to squeeze in a workout routine worthy of the US marines. Also, you need time to read, to reflect, to actually act on all the great ideas you get every single day. Impossible you say?  So instead, most of us putter along, with barely enough energy to do the tasks we need not want to do. We jack ourselves up on those constant cups of Joe. We are mostly satisfied with our day if nothing out of the ordinary happens.

I mean, a routine is good it brings order and a sense of purpose. But let me simply suggest that there may be a relatively painless way to integrate some of our super achiever role models sage advice into our lives and still function on the plane of mere mortal.

Abs of Steel! (Flab)

 I got into a discussion with my brother-in- law last night. He's an avid bodybuilder and has abs you could grate cheese on. I myself have abs that I place cheese in. However, his girlfriend pointed out that laying on his toned stomach is not comfortable whereas mine seemed like a nice pillow, mushy and shape able. There you have it. Good enough for me. It's not that I don't like having a flat stomach, although it does seem to fly against the natural anatomy and physiology of our body. Just look at little kids, they walk around like little Buddha's. And don't our organs need room? Seems unfair to squish them up against our backs.

So, who are all these abs machines appealing to in all those info- abmercials?? And why must there be some variation on the age-old sit-up invented practically every day that promises to hit your abs from angles that even Einstein hadn't thought off. To really lose the spare tire it's very simple, lay off the donuts, pastry, beer, and fast food, and move your fat ass off the coach.

I'm not advocating obesity here, far from it, I believe in eating a very balanced diet, comprised mainly of organic produce, fruits and juices. I just think an obsession on a body part is unhealthy. And we've all seen the shows that reveal most abs pictures in magazines have been airbrushed or now Photo-shopped. So, we're trying to compete with a computerized image. Difficult.

A man's obsession with his six-pack- no, not Heineken, is almost as disturbing as a fashion model eating disorder which is then emulated by an otherwise healthy teenage girl. There must be a balance. Yes, girth around the waist has been linked to heart disease and diabetes. But that little pouch that sits hidden under your belt (that after most great meals needs loosening) is normal, particularly if you’ve already found the woman/man of your dreams. I’m not saying let yourself go, but I mean look at The Buddha, he was a pretty content fellow. It almost follows that the old routine you had of working out 5 times a week will pretty much disappear. Other things take priority, like gasp, spending time with your family. Doesn’t mean you can’t get on a bike or go for walks around the block.

 

“TO-DO”

  The “To-Do” List is a great way to tackle all those tasks and errands that we so easily avoid. There’s something about putting pen to paper and the satisfaction that comes from checking an item off the list. I’ve been debating with my wife recently as to whether we only write things on the list that we know we can accomplish or if we actually are able to do anything that we write on the list. I’ve written “get this book published” and you have the book in your hot little hands right, so there’s proof positive! A new thing I’ve been trying thanks to the incredible personal success coach Robin Sharma is a “stop doing list”. Now don’t get all defensive but could it be that Facebook, Twitter, have replaced T.V as the modern distraction? How about emails-how many times do you check in a day? If you can do this just once and attend to the actual urgent ones you will free up valuable time.