Oral Fitness

"Oh I've been meaning to come see you!"  "I'm coming to see you next week."  "Once I get back in shape I'm going to come join your club!"  "I need you to be my personal trainer!"

If I had a dollar for every time I heard comments like these, well, I probably wouldn't be writing this blog right now.  No, I'd be diving for lobsters in the inlet on the east side of my island, and then going for a run around the volcanic rock spewed by the now silent and dormant volcano.   Yes, I would have bought my island retreat and retreated.

Okay...maybe not an island to retreat to, but I would definitely have the money to buy an island.  I've tried to figure out what makes people feel the need to tell me that they need to come see me when they really don't have any intention to come in.  Maybe it makes them feel better that they are at least making the effort to tell me they are thinking about it.  It used to bother me that they didn't follow up.  You can lead a horse to water....

If you happen to be one of those people that has told me or someone else something like that in the past...stop it.  It's very unbecoming and doesn't do anything for your credibility.  Own up to the fact that you aren't going to become a gym rat...today.  Relieve yourself of the pressure you are putting on yourself to do something you really don't want to do.  It's okay.  You aren't going to hurt my feelings one bit.

I can't help you decide whether this is the day you exercise or not.  It's totally up to you.  I can't make you exercise.  Only you can decide that you will exercise and when you're ready you will do it.  All I can do is provide a place and the knowledge to help you.

So for now if you see me out somewhere don't feel the need to tell me that you are planning to come see me or that you need personal training or that you want to join the club.  Either do it or keep silent and talk about the weather.  I'm not into oral fitness.