Have you ever been on a plane? If so, you probably received some instructions regarding how to behave if an emergency arises and the plane loses pressure. You are supposed to make sure you have your own oxygen mask on before helping another person with theirs. The truth that this reveals is that if you are not taking care of yourself, you will not be able to help others very well.
As a fitness professional, it is tough to listen to person after person tell me when I ask "How did you get out of shape?" tell me it was "when I got pregnant," "after the kids," "taking care of my sick parents," and "it's been years since I took care of me."
But if you have not put forth effort to help yourself, how do you think you are going to be able to have the resources to help someone else? Here are two questions that I often ask people: 1. How are you investing in yourself? and 2. How are you investing in other people? You see, it is hard to invest in others if you have not first invested in you.
This misplaced notion that in order to care of your children you have to abandon your own personal health, growth and plans is part of the problem. You cannot give to others what you yourself do not have. How can you be the best for your kids and show them the best possible ways to be in school, play, and work when you are not those things yourself?
There is a startling epidemic of childhood obesity in our country. One of the reasons for this is the fact that many parents are not taking care of themselves. They are practicing bad habits and are inadvertently teaching their children to also not take care of themselves. Do parents really want their children living unhealthy lives?
This is the time to be honest and realize that our children and also some of those people around us are watching us to see how we live and how we are taking care of ourselves. Make a fresh start today by working out and eating good nutrition.
As a fitness professional, it is tough to listen to person after person tell me when I ask "How did you get out of shape?" tell me it was "when I got pregnant," "after the kids," "taking care of my sick parents," and "it's been years since I took care of me."
But if you have not put forth effort to help yourself, how do you think you are going to be able to have the resources to help someone else? Here are two questions that I often ask people: 1. How are you investing in yourself? and 2. How are you investing in other people? You see, it is hard to invest in others if you have not first invested in you.
This misplaced notion that in order to care of your children you have to abandon your own personal health, growth and plans is part of the problem. You cannot give to others what you yourself do not have. How can you be the best for your kids and show them the best possible ways to be in school, play, and work when you are not those things yourself?
There is a startling epidemic of childhood obesity in our country. One of the reasons for this is the fact that many parents are not taking care of themselves. They are practicing bad habits and are inadvertently teaching their children to also not take care of themselves. Do parents really want their children living unhealthy lives?
This is the time to be honest and realize that our children and also some of those people around us are watching us to see how we live and how we are taking care of ourselves. Make a fresh start today by working out and eating good nutrition.
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Are you neglecting your own health and fitness? Vito La Fata is a fitness expert who can help you with your fitness goals. Visit Fitness Evolution for more tips on personal fitness.
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