Are You Running or RUNNING?

With all of the hurricane craziness here in NC, this quote (one of my favorites) came to mind! 

The weather will make people take action running all over the place with a sense of urgency trying to prepare for the worst (even if there is not any real imminent danger)! However, when it comes to many people's overall health, there is no urgency, no preparation! It's as if no health crisis is brewing. The "category 5" health warnings are ignored and when the storm hits, it is often too late...the damage has been done and there are usually casualties! 

Whether we are the lion or the gazelle, we must have a sense of urgency to take precautions and proactive steps towards our overall health! If the work is not put in now, you may "starve to death" or become lunch-meat!"

Now, let's put the hurricane aside for a second!  In just everyday ordinary life without the weather report dictating peoples' behavior...people are caught up "running," however, it's often what I would call negative running!  Think of running as busyness...getting up and scrambling to get ready for work and get kids to school...working all day...then on the go after work running errands, kid's activities, meeting up with people...then the weekends packed with plans running around from A to B to C often with no end in sight.  Then, with the little pockets of down time one gets, they are parked in front of the tv or computer or phone just vegging.  

You see, busyness can be a disease that keeps you running around all the time but never RUNNING!  It can keep you (like the weather) in a constant state of just reacting to your life and never RESPONDING with calculated decisions that improve the quality (health) of your life!  Those decisions could be exercising, doing physical activities, making wise food choices, eliminating (instead of accepting) various types of toxins in your life or that you are exposed to!  

Furthermore, you could be the Gazelle...always running from something but never CHASING ANYTHING!  You could be the Lion...always running after something but maybe not catching anything!  It is possible you could be busy running with no real victory in sight!  At some point, I assure you, that if you don't place urgency on your health and RUN after your health, it will CHASE you down.  The last thing you want is to have not prepared for a health storm that could have been prevented!  

"The best time to fix the roof is when the sun is shining!"  So, I urge you to put your "busyness" in check and get busy giving your health some attention before that "roof" starts leaking!  Make it a top priority as if you have gotten a warning about an impending storm!  There is still time to PREP!  You will never regret the prepping, but will always regret the lack of prepping!  

The bottom line is that something may need to change in order to CHANGE the type of running you are doing!  And, last, you don't have to go sprinting out of the gates.  No matter how slow you start off getting healthier, you are still "lapping the person sitting on the couch!"  

Your Defeat The Fat Coach,

Clayton Halls