Maximizing Health

Copyright © 2004 by Don Blohowiak
Don@LeadWell.com www.LeadWell.com

"Your health is your wealth," my father-in-law likes to say. A vigorous, active retired surgeon in his late 70s, he should know.

To be effective you need to stay healthy. But being pressed for time certainly tempts one to tempt fate by munching on tasty but empty snacks, putting off exercising, enduring too much stress.

Yet, if your doctor called and told you that you would die today unless you exercised for 30 minutes, do you think you could find the time?

The basic elements of good health hardly rate as esoteric knowledge. Will, commitment and habit loom as larger obstacles.

With a bit of creativity, there is almost always a way to shoehorn a healthier lifestyle into even the busiest of schedules.

ACTION to Take

• Put good health on your agenda. Make it a priority.
  
  
• Commit to eating a well-balanced diet no matter how busy you are. (Try preparing healthy meals in large batches and freezing portions for reheating on hectic days.) Investigate the myriad health foods (fruits, protein bars and drinks) that are convenient for energy-boosting snacking between meals.
  
  
• Find ways to sneak in exercise even if you legitimately can't allow time for a full blown workout: Use the stairs. Walk your memos to people in your building instead of using email. (This can provide many intellectual, social and politic benefits as well!) Park at the far end of the lot....

Your health is your wealth. Much better to nurture and protect it than take it for granted and squander it, yes?

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