It’s only a couple of days until Christmas and regardless of what you celebrate, I want to wish you a very happy holiday holiday season.
It’s funny, this is the time of year when I go to a holiday party I get the
Oh, I probably shouldn’t have this dessert around you – you’re a FITNESS GUY.
It’s happened dozens of times, and I can’t help but laugh.
(as I have a drink in one hand and a plate of dessert in the other) Are you kidding? This dessert is awesome – I’m on my second serving!
Half the reason I exercise is so I can get away with more junk food in my diet without negative consequences.
And the other half is because I want to stay physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy so I can live an awesome, capable life. Strength training is the best and most efficient way to hit all three with only one stone.
- I don’t want my health to prevent me from seeing that awesome view at the end of a hike.
- I want to be able to go on backcountry canoe trips well past the age people think it’s reasonable to do so.
- I don’t ever want to get up off the ground, the toilet, or handling a set of stairs to be a thing that causes me any hesitation.
- Most of all, I feel an obligation to those I love to take care of myself as long as possible before one of them has to.
