Having a break is fantastic, but taking too long a break means we start accepting what comes with not exercising.
I have trained a lot of people over the years, this is just one of the things that can creep into our lives without us barely noticing.Joint pain-When me moves less, we usually put on weight, and because we rely on exercise lubricating our joints, and pumping blood around the body is so great for circulation, the opposite tends to happen, when we try to move again, everything aches more, and pain starts to invade our body from our new found ‘slower” lifestyle..
If we ignore it and just accept it over time, living on painkillers becomes a normal part of life and we start to “look back on the glory days”, when we used to move around without pain and we had great freedom of movement..
If we accept a life of not exercising, we must accept the many negatives that comes with it, physically and mentally too.Life is full of opportunities when we move more, we eat well and we get fresh air every day. There are numerous good examples of this and many people you know doing great things.
You will also get people championing the “whats the point lifestyle”, telling you that eating rubbish, doing zero exercise and drinking heavy is the “ultimate freedom” somehow.
Apart from the strain they put on the NHS and the strain they put on closest to them, ask them are they really happy?Life is a choice, it’s jan 2nd and you have every opportunity to make the best choice for you.
