What did YOU dress for today?

Have you noticed that when you lounge around in your pajamas all day, you feel really, really comfortable? You don't want to go anywhere and you want to just lay around the house.

Or, have you ever dressed for work or for an interview and when you were about to walk out of the door, you gave yourself one final inspection and you said to yourself, "I'm ready to handle business!"

What about when you are about to workout? Have you experienced that feeling of invincibility when you've purchased some new workout clothes and tennis shoes and put them on? "I'm ready to knock this 2 mile run out of the park!"

It may sound silly but I've learned that how I dress does indeed affect how I feel, how much I accomplish, and how I dress will determine what I accomplish!

So, what did you dress for today?

If I want to ensure that I will workout, I dress myself in my workout gear first thing in the morning...all the way down to my tennis shoes. My body has already prepared my mind for what is going to happen today. I may not feel like working out; I may not want to workout but something happens when I prepare myself for physical activity: MY FEELINGS FOLLOW MY ACTIONS.

Don't wait until you FEEL like working out to begin. I'll tell you now, that feeling will never come. If it does come, it may come too late in life to do you any good.

Don't wait until you WANT to workout before you begin. You may never want to. Besides, don't we tell our children that there will be times in life where your feelings do not matter? You have to make smart, wise choices regardless of how you feel.

Well, it is time we adults take our own advice.

Prepare yourself for physical activity today and your feelings will follow.

Stay active!