The Race To Good Health

January 17, 2008

Photo by Jef Poskanzer
raceforhealth.jpg“The person who learns the power of sacrifice is the person who will accomplish great things.”

That quote can relate to many things, but for the purposes of this blog, I am using it in reference to good health.  With the new year still just beginning, many of us have just recently reset our health plans for the year.  That usually means … losing weight, eating healthier, exercising, fighting an illness, or all of the above.  But usually by the end of January we have already lost faith in reaching our goals and many of us will, quite honestly, give up.   Good health can add years to your life.  Don’t be one of the many who loses faith.  When you strive for better health, you are in a sense entering a race … not against others, but against life.  In most races, only one person wins the prize.  But in this race, we can all run together and we can all win.   In this post I will share with you some essentials to winning the race for good health. 

Prepare for the most important race.

  1. Discipline yourself.  One of the biggest reasons why we fail in reaching our goals is we lack discipline.  We have good intentions to achieve our goals.  We’ll even spend lots of money on the latest gadgets which we believe to be the answer to our problems.   But even the best equipment is worthless if we don’t have the discipline.   In order to achieve, we have to discipline ourselves to change our habits, change our planning, and change our efforts.  We must discipline ourselves or we will never cross the finish line.  We must get serious!
  2. Set goals.   Goals are a must, but before you set your goals in this race, be confident that you have the passion to finish.  Do not set goals until you have passion. 
  3. Have Aim.  When you run the race, don’t run without a reason.  State your reasons for the goals you set.  Then aim to finish the race.   Run in such a way as to get the prize.  Run to win. 
  4. Go into strict training.  Any athlete who competes in a race goes into strict training, and this race should be no different.  Everyone who pays the price of careful training can win.  Put yourself in training and expect to experience a little agony. 
  5. Hurdle the obstacles.  Obstacles hinder us and most of us are experts at letting excuses stop us in our tracks.  We don’t have enough time in our day or money in our pocket.  Jump over anything that will hinder you and keep going.  And eliminate bad attitudes which can also be an obstacle.  Bad attitudes limit you. 
  6. Maintain self control and sacrifice.  No one will be in control of their health without some sacrifice.   And no one will be successful without some sacrifice.  You have to take control of your health in order to win victory, and sometimes that’s not much fun.  Finish the race, even when you are hurting. 


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Posted by Julie Alexander | Filed Under Blog, Health, Weight Loss 

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