The Uphill Struggle to Stay Fit

The struggle to stay fit. First, a definition of the word struggle. Here are two definitions from Dictionary.com:

1. to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
2. to contend resolutely with a task, problem, etc.; strive

I’m going to go with the first definition, as in my case the adversary or opposing force is me.

I hope this blog becomes a shared journey between FootFall and our readers doing their best to overcome the challenges of staying fit, which for me is primarily trying to achieve a healthy weight through diet and exercise.

Just so you get an idea of the challenge I, and I guess many others face, my stats are: age 51, height, 5’8”, weight 13 stones (82.6Kg), and my Body Mass Index is just north of 26.

This may not sound like a huge problem, but a family history of heart disease means achieving a healthy weight, through staying fit, could mean a longer life.

What do we hope to achieve with this blog?

Simply, help our readers overcome their challenges to staying fit.

The ideal way to overcome the struggle to stay fit is to join a gym, and if you feel flush, get a Personal Trainer. But, have you seen the costs lately? In the UK, prices are around £25 to £120+ per month. When prices keep going north, and your income is either frozen or fails to keep pace with inflation, joining a gym or fitness class might seem a luxury to leave out of the shopping basket.

However, there is the option of bringing the gym to your house. Buying a running machine, bench press, or a cross trainer can be a cost-effective option to joining a gym. But, if you have any have any of these at home, when was the last time you used any of them?

I had the cross-trainer. Its first home was the dining room, and then it got relegated to the garage when it was used, say, once every two weeks and then once a month. In the end, I had to get rid of it because it took up too much space.

This means I’m still on the Holy Grail for the solution(s) to staying fit.

Just accepting that it is a struggle to stay fit is the first step.

Hopefully, FootFall will make the struggle much easier to overcome.

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