When it comes to being healthy and fit, I have a whole philosophy in which I believe is the best and most natural way to maintain a healthy body weight. It's what my book is based on. However, as far as getting in shape in general, many people are receptive to it, but there is always a small percentage of people who will come up with every excuse in the book not to do some sort of physical activity. I get it. We're all busy. All excuses stem from the same root though, and that's laziness.A recurring excuse I hear is, "I'm too old" or "I have bad knees (because I'm too old)" or something to that effect. And to that I say, If you're knees are bad, if you're back hurts, or if you have an array of other aches and pains, it is exactly YOU who should be the first person in line to work out! It doesn't matter if you're 80 or 20! If you're overweight, the weight of the body fat combined with weak muscles can cause an array of problems. For example, for someone with weak knees, it most likely means the muscles surrounding the knees are weak and need strengthening.
No one says you have to go from zero to 60! You aren't a ferrari. Start slow and easy, but do something! There are plenty of low impact exercises that don't put a lot of pressure on your joints. Do the elliptical machine or ride a bike instead of run. Swim instead of doing regular aerobics. Do yoga or pilates instead of weight lifting. There is always something you could be doing to burn extra calories.
Get to it!
