Fit Before Thirty

I’m stood with a foot on the line, looking ahead and I’m focused, but am I ready? At 28 years old, I’ve stood on this line many times and more often than not, I’ve barely taken a few strides forward before quitting out. Yet, I keep coming back. What will be different this time? Three years ago I was stood here, I leapt off the starting line and managed to get a quarter of the way into this marathon. What happened? I began struggling and started thinking what’s the point, I can’t do this. That negative thinking completely undone all my hard work and put me even further away from my goal.

So why now? As I move closer to the big 3-0 I feel nervous about my future health and well-being. I don’t want to spend the next 10 years having to make excuses to get out of things because I feel too embarrassed. I don’t want to waste another summer, dread another shopping trip or hold my breath and almost cut my circulation off trying to do up my plane seatbelt. I’m tired of hearing the sound my trousers make as my thighs rub together whilst I walk down the corridors at work. I’m bored of always insisting to take the photos, to avoid being in them. Most of all, I’m longing to be happier and healthier.

Do I have a plan? No, not really. Maybe I should, but I know what works and what doesn’t. It’s just implementing it that is the challenge. It will be a big challenge, but I know that if I don’t start now, I’ll soon wish I had.