The WHY

In this first article, before we get into all the sweat, blood, and tears associated with fitness( just kidding – not really) we have to get to the most important part of fitness and that is MOTIVATION, or what I like to call “The Why”. First, a couple of rules about “The Why”:

1. There is no reason too big for “The Why”.

2. There is no reason too small for “The Why”.

3. There is no reason too outlandish for “The Why”.

4. There is no reason too selfish for “The Why”.

5. It does not matter how others feel towards your “ The Why”.

6. You can have several ”Why’s” during your lifetime.

Now before you assume I have gotten all Fight Club on you let me clarify. If wanting to beat cancer is the reason you go run five miles a day and learn better eating habits, bravo. If wanting to be able to see your toes is the reason why you hit the weights, awesome! If that little black dress, or getting that “look” (you know the one where your significant other looks up, looks down and then looks again, forgetting whatever task they had at hand), then great. Whether it’s for your grandkids, your heart, to get some glances at the beach, or just to increase your confidence so the cute girl at the party talks to you then go for it. So long as you have the ”Why” and embrace it and don’t look back, and remember that the cheesecake you put down today is a trade off for the heart/toes/girl/black dress/guy (please tell me you get it by now) then you will do fine. So find your why.

- Rome