June Monthly - Fit as a Fiddle

Set your alarm for 6am. Don't groan when it goes off and pull the covers over your head, get up and start your day. Put on a baggy top and running shorts. Go downstairs and pour yourself a nice big glass of ice water. Cut up some fruit and mix it in with yogurt. Add some granola. Now go outside. Stretch for 10 minutes. Skip for 5 minutes. Jog for 10 minutes. Walk back. Lay out a towel on the ground and lie down on it. Do 50 crunches. Yes, they hurt, but they are 100% worth it. When you're done, get in the shower. Use a nice smelling shampoo and matching conditioner. Shave your legs and wash your body. Exfoliate your face. Get out of the shower and let your hair air dry. look in the mirror. Do you like what you see? If you do, good for you. Do this every day and you will continue to love yourself. If you don't like what you see, do this every day and pretty soon you will. Being lazy might feel good at the time, but being active feels better in the long run. How badly do you want it?           - Unknown - 

We have officially reached the half-way point in our book. Now, you may have read that quote and said, "No way, Jose." However, the whole idea around it is my challenge for you this month. I have found throughout my exercising/dieting stints, that healthy habits have a domino affect. If you decide to start running, you'll come back and be much more inclined to eat a healthy breakfast. Likewise, if you start eating healthy food, you will be more likely to go out and exercise. 

Throughout the summer it can be very easy to think, "Hey, it's vacation season, let's just relax." but I want you to take this time and enjoy the good weather by, 6 days a week, getting in some exercise. Some days you may only be able to fit in 5 minutes, others you may go for an hour long bike ride. Whatever you end up doing, I just want you to make sure you get some type of workout in, at least 6 days a week. 

For this chapter let's make a new you! If you're just getting into exercising, do small bits to start. If you have been doing it for a while, work on growing what you are already doing. And remember, going for a bike ride with friends, getting in a refreshing swim, or going kayaking, all count as workouts too. It doesn't have to be something you hate, in order to count it as exercise. The goal is to get your body moving. So let's go out there and create a body that we love. 

1Cor.6:19 says, "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? As you exercise I want you to think about that. Is my body in proper shape to be the house of the Holy Ghost? Am I physically able to do everything that He needs me to do? We are created for a purpose, so let's keep ourselves able to fulfil that purpose.