Top 5 Excuses

It's easy to get sidetracked, and even easier to not start at all. If you have heard yourself say any of these things, take a personal inventory. Your priorities may be misplaced, or you just might need to take a new approach to an old problem. I hope these help get you going in the right direction.

Top 5 Excuses

1. "It's not in the budget right now." You may not think you have the money to enroll in a fitness or martial arts class right now. Consider the alternative though. What about all of the additional costs associated with poor health? Doctor's visits, drug costs (prescribed and OTC), missed work, etc. are all way more expensive than any programs you may enroll in. Likewise, most martial arts and fitness classes cost only $10 or $8 per class. Don't eat out twice a week for lunch (easily $16!), or cut down on your trips to the coffee shop (another expensive habit!). There is always an option for health!

2. "I don't have the time right now." Most every class offered at CMS ,or anywhere for that matter, lasts for 1 hour or less. We believe in quality...not quantity. If you don't have 30 mins. to 1 hr twice a week for your fitness and health, you are a ticking timebomb of stress. Your health and well being should be foremost in importance in your life. "But what about my family?", you may say. What will they do after you suffer a heart attack or nervous breakdown? Think about that.

3. "It's too hard/...beyond my skill level" I heard Stephen Covey say "Always doing the same thing, yields the same results...always!" Everyone starts somewhere. I have never met a person who doesn't like to help "the new guy/gal". People like to show off their skills, and love to help other people acheive those same traits. Besides, if you don't start...you'll never finish. Fitness is hard work! Nobody said it wasn't...If they did, they are trying to sell you a contraption on latenight T.V.

4. "I need to juggle my schedule before I commit." Guess what? If you say that, you will never juggle your schedule. Something will always come up to make you change your mind. See number 2 again. All we ask is 30mins. to an hour. Commit now, or you never will.

5. "It's not that bad yet." What a horrible thing to say! Yet, we hear it. If it's not THAT bad...what kind of bad are you waiting for? Real bad?...Slightly worse?...Disproportionatley unexeptable? Each journey begins with a single step. You can start a journey to health and happiness, or sickness and strife. The choice is always yours.