Everyone Has a “breaking point”…at Different Times
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This is a guest post by author Matthew Perry
I personally believe that proper meal plans and exercise can “fix” just about everything that ails us. And if you feel the same way, maybe something happened in your life to get you “moving”. As Oprah says, an “ah ha” moment…(not that I’m admitting to watching Oprah, I just think I heard that somewhere, yeah, that’s the ticket).
Maybe you put on a few extra pounds?
Maybe you noticed you weren’t as tight as you used to be?
Maybe you got short of breath tying your shoes?
Maybe you got winded shopping?
Maybe you just felt like poisoned crap?
Maybe your doctor said that you better get it together?
Maybe you developed diabetes?
Maybe you had high blood pressure?
Maybe hemorrhoids? (just making sure you’re paying attention…as exercise can help these)
If this email is old news, then you have already experienced your “trigger” point. If you have not already, then it’s time that you got pissed and listened to your body.
What was your trigger point? What was the final straw that got you to commit to a healthy lifestyle? Mine, even though I have been a fitness nut my whole life, was getting short of breath trying to tie my shoes. I had taken toooooo much time off of doing cardio and was only doing weights…I was out of balance so to speak. I remember sitting on the edge of my bed, bent down and was halfway through my second shoe lace and was labored. I stood up and looked in the mirror and went oh no, not me. That was all it took. But I was also ready, grasshopper.
Matthew Perry has been an avid health and fitness enthusiast his entire life. He worked for 8 years in the health club industry as part owner and manager of two successful health and fitness centers. This is where he honed his personal training skills and discovered his enthusiasm for helping people create healthier lives. His passion led him and his wife, Karen, to create 3rd Chance Fitness (www.3rdChanceFitness.com) and Muscle Memory™ whey protein powder, the first in a line of health and nutritional supplements.
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I think my breaking point was when people were starting to make comments about my stomach. Like you I generally stick to weight lifting and had been neglecting cardio considerably. I wasn’t fat by any means but since I’ve got a very skinny frame a little bit of extra body fat on any body part does get noticed. Once people in my house started to say things that was it.
Since my breaking point I have made a concious effort to do at least one good, intense cardiovascular session per week. I’ve also made further changes to my diet (which was quite healthy) to stop the fat creeping up again. I don’t think I will ever ditch the weights in favour of more cardio sessions but I feel like I have a better balance now.
being thisclose to my masters degree in counseling and realizing that I couldnt fit into any of my interview suits any longer.
I could say I was too motivated to go and buy new suits—-but I was too poor.
and sported too large a beer gut.
I joined a gym and havent looked back.
M.
For me, there has never been a big “ah ha” moment. I have been reasonably healthy my whole life. But every now and again when I’ve drifted a bit far off course and my pants are tighter or I’m feeling a bit blah, that might act as a mini-light bulb moment to tell me steer myself back on course.