It’s a fair question. Body for Life is a substantial commitment, and about 3 to 5 days in to it, many new trainees are asking, with a touch of panic in their voices, “How can I get it all done?” The question is usually preceded by a long list of commitments already, things like a 12 hour work schedule, homeschooling several children, working two jobs, going to school full time, traveling for their job.  Each one of these “obstacles” seems to make it impossible to do Body for Life, doesn’t it?

Well, one thing is for sure. That is, if you have made Body for Life a priority in your life, then you can do it. A priority is simply something that will come ahead of other things–no matter what. If that is the case, you’ll get it done. For most of us, and especially for those who are confused at the moment, the problem is that we SAID we made it a priority, but we ACT like it was just another project we could squeeze in. Too many new trainees are simply overscheduled and undercommited.

Look, I know you can’t stop a homeschool curriculum right now, nor can you convince a hospital to put you on 8 hour days if you are a 12 hour shift nurse, but certainly there are OTHER ways of getting this done. I commute 2 hours a day, conduct hearing dockets that typically go without a break for 5 to 7 hours a day, and have other work after that, but I still do Body for Life. I still have lawns to mow, snow to shovel, shopping to do, cars to fix, and lots of other things, but Iget it done–simply because I MAKE IT A PRIORITY. In other words, I set aside the time for it, and I let NOTHING else interfere with that.

Cardio gets done early in the morning; workout gets done as soon as I get home from work. I have to get up at 5, and yes there are days it seems dreadful, but I do it. I had to invest in a gym in my basement to be able to get that workout done the minute I get home, so I did it.

Priority. What are you willing to do to make this work? Or is this just another flimsy effort that will end up in the same dusty corner of your life as the old Thighmaster machine or the 900 video exercise tapes you sold at your last garage sale? The difference between BFL and that other garbage is that THIS WILL WORK–but it takes making it a PRIORITY! Let’s do this.