“I know what I need to do. I just don’t do it.”

Do you? I mean, do you really?

Because the first thing you need to do is recognize you have a problem with your health and well-being. The only way to solve a problem is to acknowledge that one exists.

Solutions that seem out of reach for so long suddenly become clear, because you finally realize finding solutions to your problems with health and well-being are the priority. A necessary mindset shift involves transitioning from ignoring problems, and expecting them to disappear on their own, to concentrating on the solutions required to address those problems.

When it comes to why we neglect our health and well-being will lead you to the same harsh but inevitable solution so many of us have faced, including me. The real reason why you struggle with your health and well-being is…

YOU.

If I placed an apple and bag of potato chips in front of you, I’m certain you could pick out which you should eat. If I placed a bottle of water and can of soda in front of you, I’m certain you could pick out which you should drink.

Yet, studies show that more than 40 percent of the population in this country are deemed obese, while more than 70 percent are considered overweight.

Because they won’t do what they know they should do to not become part of those sobering statistics. There’s an effective way to start facing that scenario – reframe the statement so many use, the statement I addressed in the first sentence of this article.

Recite the following statement – “”I know what I have to do. I just don’t care enough about my health and well-being to do a thing to improve it.”

I can say that because I lived those words for years. I didn’t want to believe I was neglecting my health and well-being because the excuses that ruled my life were more important than affecting positive change in my life – and I ballooned to nearly 250 pounds in the process.

Until one day – the day my youngest son, Zachary, was born nearly 15 years ago – I finally did something about it. It changed my life for the better.

A big part of what I do with clients is build a level of self-awareness on aspects of their lives they previously ignored or took for granted. Which over time allows them to maintain a more positive, perspective on life – because they’re focused on solving the problem at hand, not lamenting it.

Actually, doing the physical work grows simple once we reached that stage in our lives, and that mindset grows stronger as they see the progress they’re making day after day.

It may be called physical fitness, but it’s much more mental and emotional than physical.