Sound familiar?

Have you ever heard yourself say this?

• "I'd love to be able to workout but I'm not sure my knees can handle it."


• "I can't do pushups."


• "I can't jump."


• "I'd love a personal trainer, but it's too expensive."


• "I can't workout early, I have to get my kids to school."


• "I can't workout late in the afternoon, I'm too tired by then."


• "I know what I need to do to be in shape."


• "I know how to eat, I just don't do what I should."


• "If someone just gave me a workout to do at home, I would."


• "Next month I'm going to start working out."


• "Next month I'm going to start eating better."


• "I have trouble losing weight because I have a slow metabolism."


• "I can't gain weight, my doctor says I have a hyperthyroid."


• "I can't lose weight, my doctor says I have a hypothyroid."


• "I can't lose my tummy, I had a C-Section."


• "I can't run, my knees can't take it."


• "I can't run. [Period]"


• "I have commitment issues."


• "I can't afford it."

The human mind is amazing. We actually believe what our brain tells us! If you continue to tell yourself you "can't", then you never will. It's that simple. If you are constantly in a state of "can't", you are never in a state of "doing". Your WILL is the only thing more powerful than your mind. You have to be stronger and insist that you CAN, even when you don't believe it.

I hear the comments listed above nearly every day and I say: "NONSENSE!"

Let me prove to you that:

You CAN run

You CAN jump

You CAN eat right

You CAN do anything you "will" yourself to do;

Here's the Problem: Your mind keeps whispering in your ear "You can't!"

What's really going on?

"You Don't Want To Do The Work!"

You may say to me, "Leslie, that's not true, I really can't!" That's your mind at work. If you are being truthful with yourself, you would see that:

If you really wanted to, You WOULD!

The Truth About Injury "Excuses"
I can't tell you how many times people come in to my gym or bootcamp and are ready to sign up, ready to go, and then they tell me..."oh, yeah, I have a bad knee, so I can't run." I want to yell at them: "THEN WHY ARE YOU JOINING A BOOTCAMP? Go to Physical Therapy!" But of course, I don't. I smile and ask details about the injury. Almost 100% of the time it is an old injury that doesn't bother them, but they are afraid it will.

Knees, back, neck, elbows, ankles - they all hurt when injured and of course, if you are injured you should seek medical attention. If you can't run because of bad knees, why aren't you getting your knees rehabilitated? Is it easier to just say "I can't, I have bad knees?" For 90% of you, the answer is yes. The other 10% may have legitimate concerns that prohibit rehabilitating injuries, but most of you have homes, jobs, income, or even 2 incomes if you are married, and fall into a demographic that can seek medical treatment and rehabilitation, you just choose not to.

So, what's the answer? The old Nike slogan "JUST DO IT" couldn't be better.

Why wait when you can start moving your body today?

Why put off eating organic, clean, healthy foods for next month?

Why use every excuse imaginable to keep yourself from gaining what you most desire?

What's the payoff?
I don't know what YOUR payoff is, but I challenge you to think about it.
Ask yourself the following questions:

• "What am I gaining by procrastinating?"


• "What am I afraid of?"


• "Why haven't I chosen to take care of ME?"


• "What about changing myself is scaring me so much that I think of every way possible to avoid it?"

When you have the answers, feel free to send me a note -- I'd love to know what you uncover!

Leslie Maltz
http://www.backyardbootcamp.org/
http://www.tophamstreetgym.com/
(818)633-5180

Backyard Bootcamp is the Original Valley Bootcamp, serving Studio City to Calabasas. If you would like to experience exercising in nature while having an awesome time, then this is the program for you. Food plans, weight loss, circuit training, trail runs, team building, and so much more!

Topham Street Gym offers a variety of indoor classes, bootcamp, interval training, circuit training, kettlebells, crossfit, rock climbing, adventure training, mountaineering, core training, nutrition counseling, workshops, triathlon coaching, and more.