Time may never stand still but I wish I could - just for a short time.

I'm hoping you'll all know exactly what I mean. I suspect you do. The number of people I come across that say to me,
"I know I should do some exercise but I just don't have the time".

When I think back, it feels like I used to have so much time. I spent a lot of it enjoying myself every evening going out with friends or getting on with my career or doing the shopping, decorating, gardening or whatever big project I had on the go.

Now it seems just to get through the day without too many things dropping off the edge is good enough. I'm every bit as busy but not particularily busier than I used to be. I just used to get things done and had the energy to do it.

That's the rub -HAD THE ENERGY -I just don't have the energy. Nowadays after my full day I'm somewhere between tired and exhausted. It feels like I'm working harder and harder to just stand still. Is this ticking any boxes with you too?

OK, so we are getting older! Don't I know it. I wish I could turn back those hands of time but I can't. I can only look forward to my relentlessly faster moving life whizzing past me. My mother, who is in her eighties tells me that days fly by in the blink of an eye. My small son tells me that days can go on forever if he's bored. What's going on?

Our perception of time is directly linked to our metabolic system. When we are young and our metabolism is new, we see time pass so slowly and we get a lot done if we want. As we age our metabolism slows naturally and as a consequence our perception of time speeds up till we reach the point we can't grab it as it flys past.

Can we do anything about this or are we locked in an inevitable cycle of deterioration.
The bad news - it will happen, there is no escaping aging.
The good news - it can be slowed down significantly.
How? I hear you say.
You already know! What speeds up your metabolic rate? Yes, exercise.

That 30 minutes of exercise that we can't find each day is the one thing that can find the time again to do it - if you get what I mean. The daily exercise, as well as giving you energy to do more with your time, also speeds up your metabolism which gives you the perception that there's more time with which to play.

Cool huh!

Does that help you find time to exercise tommorrow?
Have fun
Anne Elliott

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