Do What You Can, With What You Have, Where You Are

"Do What You Can, With What You Have, Where You Are" is often attributed to Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States. It’s a useful approach to various areas of life – including health, wellbeing and fitness.

It’s easy to fall in to thinking that I’ll get fit when I have more time, when the evenings get lighter, if I lived nearer to a gym, etc. This can suck us in to thinking we could do so much better when, when and if. When, in reality, we could start right away and be making progress today.

Start by thinking that you can and then you just need to figure out how.

Thinking about what you eat can start today and certainly next time you go food shopping.

Being more active can simply be getting off the bus a stop further away, walking the long way round, using the stairs instead of the lift. Even little changes add up over time.

You don’t need fancy equipment and some people prefer to exercise in the privacy of their homes.

How easily you can exercise at home was nicely demonstrated by Michael Mosley in the BBC TV series Trust Me I’m A Doctor where he showed a number of exercises that can easily be added to the daily routine. Take a look.

How to get stronger muscles in just a few weeks without going to the gym!

Please note that this shows a quick demo and, given the opportunity, there are a few points about his technique I would want to correct.

Get in touch and I can help you get started.