Minute #16 | Everybody Else Is Already In Shape
Monday, July 14, 2008

Have you ever felt that you can’t go to the gym because everybody else is already in better shape than you are?  Hey, I know how you feel.

My daughter recently came home from college to spend a weekend and since it was a short stay, she packed light… all except that freshman 15 she had gained… and the sophomore 5. 

But with her Junior year approaching she asked if she could tag along to one of my classes at the gym. But when we got there, she looked around and said, “Oh, I forgot, this is one of those places where you have to be in shape to come to”. Well she might be right, but let’s put on our common sense hat on for a minute. 

The folks at the gym are in good shape - because, hold on, this is a big one, go to the gym 2 – 4 days a week.  Find somebody who goes out to an ice cream shop 2 – 4 days a week and guess what they’ll look like.  That’s when my daughter said, “Me”?  It’s only funny because she started working out and lost the weight.  My only question is, “what do you look like?”

Hey, it’s all about moving – do some now… so you can do more later.