Comments on: The SECRET to “A Body You Will Love For Life”

By: Michael Molloy

Michael Molloy — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:00:59 +0000

Great information – thank you! & will visit soon.

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By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:23:23 +0000

Wow – thanks Michael – I love it that my article inspired you to join the program with Adam. He is great!

And he’s kicking my butt – and getting me in shape – its a very cool program.

Thanks for taking the time to post on my site, too.

Love. Rich

By: Michael Rogers

Michael Rogers — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:37:09 +0000

Rich,

I’m not sure how I came across this article but you hit the nail on the head. I think it might have been a track back from ZenHabits?

Regardless, you are absolutely right!

Anyone who who wants to be in great shape but isn’t (but then again who doesn’t want to be?) makes excuses. And it’s so easy to make excuses! They are always there! And they always make sense!

I wanted to thank you for writing this article and your most recent one about wanting a coach versus needing one. We don’t need much in this life. But if you want success it’s important to be able to see through your own excuses. However, very few people can do that consistently.

So I just wanted to say thank you for giving me the push to contact MyBodyTutor. Adam got in touch with me immediately and he really is so passionate about what he does, his philosophy and his system. It’s very inspiring and endearing.

My wife joined yesterday too and we’re both loving it. Thanks again for the great recommendation and giving me the impetus to take action!

Sincerely,

Michael

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:41:09 +0000

Thanks, Robin, for such a detailed reply to this post.

I especially love your message ‘its never too late…’
And ‘One day I realized that the best accessory I could ever have was a great body. I could wear Levi’s and a T every day and never want for more…’

Enjoy that bike ride!

By: Robin Goldman

Robin Goldman — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:18:42 +0000

Hey Rich – I really resonated with this post. I got in the best shape of my life in my late 30’s by exercising … not radically, not every day, but CONSISTENTLY. For six months (OK, I worked with a trainer) I was in the gym only two days a week, maybe a third occasionally, lifting weights, and maybe two times a week for cardio. Weight lifting one hour. Cardio 30-45 minutes. But I NEVER did not do it. By the end of a six month cycle, I had people stopping me in the street and in communal dressing rooms asking if I was a professional dancer or athlete. Some things my trainer taught that inspired me:

1) Consistency – There’s always an excuse, so just ignore them all and exercise. I actually trained myself in consistency when I had a back injury and decided to do yoga for 100 days straight to see if that would help. People kept asking me where I found the time. I realized that I had plenty of time, because nothing else was as important. And the three hours I spent every day getting to and from yoga, and in class, would have been spent doing … what? Watching a movie or TV? Reading a book? Eating? Feeling sorry for myself and my injury? Nothing else seemed more important or life enriching than spending my time exercising. I think most of us have time to do this everyday if we are honest with our schedule. On another note, my trainer taught me the rule of incremental work outs. Every little bit helps. If you only have half an hour, don’t blow off your work out because you normally do 1.5 hours. The 15 or 30 minutes of cardio or squats or crunches or stretching or curls WILL count. As will the 15 or 30 minutes of binge eating or mindless web surfing – which do you want to feed you more? I’m also reminded of when I led bike tours – constantly hauling equipment, wood, etc. I never worked out, but all of those little movements every day (a rucksack here, a cord of wood there, torquing wrenches, pumping tires) added up to some serious guns by the end of the summer. Increments. They work.

2) Act now – It’s NEVER too late to have the body you want. Call BS on anyone saying “After 30, blah blah blah.” Your muscles are there, ready to work. Countless studies have been conducted on this, but I am always inspired by the weight lifting programs instituted in senior centers. People have abandoned their walkers, their medication, their loneliness after practicing a regular exercise routine. Sure, (perceived) demands on our time may be greater as we careen around adulthood, and it *may* take a bit more work to shed a few (although I am not entirely convinced of that), but again, what else would we be doing that would provide equal value? While I love film and art (consuming and creating), I can’t do either (well) if my body and mind are not fit.

In addition I’ve noticed through the years that when my body was not what I wanted it to be, I’d spend an awful lot of money on clothes, shoes, makeup, accessories trying to compensate for it. Hiding this, feminizing that. One day I realized that the best accessory I could ever have was a great body. I could wear Levi’s and a T every day and never want for more because health and fitness were the best expression of me, not all of the other trappings I was purchasing …

So, after experiencing a few more debilitating injuries, I’m back at it again to regain my fitness. In fact, right now I am going to celebrate Bastille Day: not in a bar or Patisserie … on my road bike in honor of France’s celebrated sport!