“Today is the first day of the rest of your life.”

“Today is the first day of the rest of your life.”

This slogan might date back to the era of flower power, smiley faces, and tie-dye shirts, but it’s held up better than all those fads. The slogan is as true now as the day it was coined. Make today the day you take charge of your body. Many people play the “tomorrow” tune: “Tomorrow I’ll start working out.” “Tomorrow I’ll join the gym.”
“Tomorrow I’ll go for a walk at lunch time.â€? And so on. Quit procrastinating. Don’t turn the calendar to any more tomorrows. Start on your fitness quest today. After all, inertia never caused anyone to get thinner or stronger. Details follow, but here’s a list of some things you can do right now:
? Make a doctor’s appointment for a medical evaluation and to get his or her go-ahead for you to start a fitness program.
? Sign up for a fitness evaluation with a local gym, community recreation center, or personal trainer.
? Go through your refrigerator and pantry and be merciless, discarding high-sugar high-fat foods.
? Go to a gym and sign up for a basic workout program.
? Starting today, make a daily walk part of your routine.
? Set your fitness goals.
In addition, buy a specially designed workout planner/logbook or a notebook in which you can log your motivation, your specific goals, your workout routine, your daily eating, and your emotions. Be sure to include the positive feelings you get from exercising, such as feeling strong, relaxed, challenged, slimmer, fitter, or any other. If you skip a day of your workout schedule, mark that down, too, along with the reason why you didn’t exercise and how it made you feel, such as tired, lazy, guilty, relieved,or any other.
Mark today on your calendar because it is, indeed, the first day of the rest of your new life.