Wise Words from Mr. F

 Do you have a gym membership? Do you regularly attend? Do you dedicate time every week to exercise? As someone who used to be an avid gym-rat, I know that I felt much better when I was regularly exercising. I no longer have the free time that I did as a high schooler; I am a college student (Bio major) who also has a part time job and tries to attend all 3 of my club meetings. Seasons of our lives can bring about priority changes. Personally, I chose an income over having time to go to the gym... or did I?

As a person who values my 8 hours of sleep along with regularly going to bed between 11 and 12 PM due to my work schedule, you would NOT catch me getting up before the sun. In fact, research shows that you do actually need 7-8 consecutive hours of sleep for your brain to properly dispose of its' cellular waste. My class schedule also does not give me time to go to the gym in the mornings. Also, I spend most of my afternoons and evenings studying when I am not working. Are you someone who can relate? How can there be time for everything?

Now for some insight: these are all excuses :) Although they're good ones, they are only rationalizing my lack of motivation to find time to go to the gym. I will never forget what my high school AP Psychology teacher, Mr. Flannigan, said at least every week," Don't make excuses, make improvements." Late to class? He didn't want to hear my excuse, he wanted me to be reliable and come on time next class. A life-changing event happened on the day before the due date of an assignment? He was sorry to hear, but was not about to give me an extension for something I had a week to do. Whether or not you believe it, there is definitely something you can gain out of this piece of advice.

Stay tuned for the last post on how I plan to implement change and make time for the gym during my next semester of college!

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