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Why You Must Take Care Of Yourself

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Have you ever been on a plane? If so, you probably received some instructions regarding how to behave if an emergency arises and the plane loses pressure. You are supposed to make sure you have your own oxygen mask on before helping another person with theirs. The truth that this reveals is that if you are not taking care of yourself, you will not be able to help others very well.

Because I am a fitness professional, I spend time discussing health and fitness with other people quite a bit. This can be a hard job, because of the answer I get when I ask people how they managed to get out of shape. Often they tell me that it is because they have not been taking care of themselves.

But if you have not put forth effort to help yourself, how do you think you are going to be able to have the resources to help someone else? Here are two questions that I often ask people: 1. How are you investing in yourself? and 2. How are you investing in other people? You see, it is hard to invest in others if you have not first invested in you.

This misplaced notion that in order to care of your children you have to abandon your own personal health, growth and plans is part of the problem. You cannot give to others what you yourself do not have. How can you be the best for your kids and show them the best possible ways to be in school, play, and work when you are not those things yourself?

There is a startling epidemic of childhood obesity in our country. One of the reasons for this is the fact that many parents are not taking care of themselves. They are practicing bad habits and are inadvertently teaching their children to also not take care of themselves. Do parents really want their children living unhealthy lives?

Sometimes we need to look hard in the mirror and take responsibility for where we are and what we are teaching. If you do nothing today but make the decision to start eating breakfast, get a 25- minute workout in and upgrade your life because you value it and believe your kids should see you at your best–well then we can rest our heads peacefully tonight.

Are you neglecting your own health and fitness? Vito La Fata is a fitness expert who can help you reach your fitness goals. Visit Fitness Evolution for more tips on personal fitness.


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