You begin to create dissonance and a general lack of interest in exercising when your daily values do not coincide with how you approach exercise.

Why? Because it usually an attempt at a quick fix: A magic pill or a short routine that promises great results from mediocre exercises, most of which have no scientific backing whatsoever.

I read a recent article concerning popular “short” exercise routines. It was asking the question “Is it possible to take shortcuts with your exercise programs?”

The article addressed how many of the routines over-promise results. What I got from the synopsis was that too many of the “Quickie” routines are just short versions of current bad, non-scientific programs. All you are doing is performing bad exercises over a shorter period of time.

Would you do something of very poor quality with your job or concerning your family’s health just to “get it out of the way?”

I would hope not.

So if you want to be healthier, why sacrifice quality just to “get it done?” As the saying goes, if anything is worth doing it is worth doing right…. right?

Short routines are ok, if you are doing the right type of exercises. Routines that are full-body, three planes of motions and emphasize multiple systems (muscular, nervous, cardiovascular, and vestibular) are the way to go. They allow you to get the most for your time and to get adequate stimulation during the time period.

It is all about quality and exercise specificity.

If you value your health… it is about results. We get to result by sticking to our values.

Let’s wrap things up with focusing on some values. For me, I do value my health. One of the main reasons is because I want freedom - time freedom, family freedom, financial freedom. I feel I can better enjoy these if I am in better health.

Besides, I love to exercise! I think better, have more energy and have more confidence when I exercise regularly. All these make me more successful in what I attempt. So, I value success as well which takes me back to freedom; more success = more freedom.

What do you value? Are your values in line with your health and how you approach fitness?

Take a step back and analyze it. If you are not getting the results you want then tweak your decisions.

Remember, there are no failures, just results…happy tweaking!

“The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them.” -George Bernard Shaw

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