Money can be earned but health should be preserved

A friend of mine is working on having his own corssfit gym. Yesterday all the weights were delivered, so he asked me and some other people to go and help him. It was a lot of fun moving all these weights, but in the same time it was so exhausting. We had to walk with them for about 20meters, then climb stairs, get into the gym, and bring them downstairs...QUITE OF A ROUTE! We moved 10tons of weights!!!

Besides I had a pretty hard practice in the morning, and then went to work. So in the evening I was totally drained. I went to bed at 21:30, but I was so tired that I could not fall asleep. I got up three times, and went to bed again without ever falling asleep.

I spent my night thinking...thinking about some of my not so smart choices. I always do a lot of things that are pretty heavy on my health. Sometimes I think that I do not have a sense for self-preservation, so it turns out I am trying to test my limits. SO far I am pretty lucky and I get myself out without serious injuries...but what bothers me is that someday I might have a bad day and run out of luck...do something stupid and injure myself. At times I wonder is it worth it?

It is pretty cool to workout and give your best, but sometimes when you are just pushing yourself too much it might not be that good. Yesterday, I was thinking about my dad. He doesn't approve the way I exploit myself, and always tries to help me make better choices. But do I listen to him? Obviously not!...thinking again...realizing that he might have a point! He was something like me...or let's even be honest and say he was even harder on himself than I am. Today he is 44years old and he has a lot of trouble getting out of the bed in the morning if he doesn't take his painkillers. He has ruined his back from all the crazy stuff he used to do. I think that just a quick example is enough to make your hairs turn grey. He used to be a basketball player. And in their gym, there was a balcony that was about three meters high. He used to step on the edge of the balcony and jump from there shooting at the basket...hm...

My father often says that I should be more careful with my health, because now he is only 44 and he has so many things he wants to do, but he couldn't because of his injuries.So thinking about my dad and what I do... a saying popped up n my mind...you know how they say " people give their health to earn money...and then give their money to restore their health".

The sad thing in this case is that money can be earned no matter the circumstances...you lose them, you earn them...but health...it is not something to be earned...health is something to be preserved! If you lose health, you ain't getting it back! And there are so many things in life you could try and enjoy...the only thing you will need is to be healthy!So I am gonna try and keep this in mind! Hopefully I will make smarter choices and not be as hard on myself as I am now. If you are like me...just remember that money can be earned, but they are not worth your health!

N.E.P.A

I bet you wonder what the heck does N.E.P.A mean! Sounds wierd, doesn't it? But actually it is something really simple- N.E.P.A means non-exercise physical activity. At first you might think it is not something worth the talk, but is that the truth for real?

In a world where every day somebody invents something that spoils us and makes us become lazy, where you hardly ever need to do some heavy physical activity in order to survive, our population is destinied to become more obese with every passing year! That is why something needs to be done. And as it always happens in life it starts with some small changes in our lifestyle! Most of us find it hard to restrict on the bad food, others find it impossible to drag themselves to the gym and move a little bit. So if you are the kind of person that gets tired just by the thought of working out( and I deeply hope you are not!!) you can still make some MINOR CHANGES to your lifestyle that will bring to BIG RESULTS!

I know that not a lot of people give it a thought, but if you started your day parking your car a little further from your office you could pump up your blood a little bit by walking that distance. Instead of eating like it is your last day on Earth and then taking the elevator when you get back from lunch, you could have a nice exercise if you just climbed up the stairs. And trust me it ain't that scary at all! I do it all the time and I live on the eight floor. Surprise!!! I am still alive! I assure you, that you will be too! And you will feel better than ever!

Come on! CLIMB THE STAIRS!

I hate it when I see somebody in my University taking the elevator to the second floor! Come on! Even my great-grandma moves more. She does her gymnastic every day twice a day...and she is 90years old! DOesn't that make you feel ashamed?

Then instead of getting back home, and settling yourself down on the couch wqith a bag of chips and cheese dip, watching some boring TV show, you could use the time to go out with your friends and have a nice walk in the park.

So do you see it? You made just three little changes to your day-you walked a little bit to work, climbed the stairs instead of taking the elevator, and walked in the park! Do you know how much this adds up? You already moved three times more what others do, and you didn't even break a sweat!

Now, that is a great beginning! Next step-get addicted to being healthy, start moving, go working out, buy a gym memebership or whatever you want, JUST MOVE! And if you add up some changes to your eating habits...you are already there! The closest to your HEALTHY YOU! But let me not be so greedy and not force you to do so much in such less time! Just make sure you include your N.E.P.A.