Since the election no matter where you turn you hear about the impending ‘fiscal cliff’ issue facing lawmakers. I’m not one on the details of such things but as I understand, it’s a clever little term describing that there will be tax increases (repeal of the Bush Administration tax cuts) and automatic federal spending cuts unless there is legislation passed to avoid it. Or some sort of compromise…whatever. Years and years of less than perfect decisions have lead us down this road. Hard decisions are going to be made and some people are going to be very unhappy. One thing is for sure is that the longer we wait, the steeper the fall is going to be. The term ‘fiscal cliff’ has been used so much recently that nearly everybody knows what it is. Maybe we can use the same logic for our health! Whatever works, right?

I give you the ‘fitness cliff’. Our fitness is similar in that thee longer we do things wrong the closer we get to our ‘fitness cliff’. Don’t go into ‘debt’ with your fitness. Everybody knows diet, exercise and stress management are the keys to a happy healthy life – each decision you make really does get you closer, or reverses your distance from the edge. Look for the signs and start making changes immediately. There are definite warning signs you are headed in the wrong direction – address these issues and make the little changes now. It’s way too hard once you fall off. I’m actually not 100% sure what specifically IS the proverbial ‘fitness cliff’…is it a heart attack? Stroke? Maybe it’s type 2 diabetes? Is it being put on some sort of prescription drug for blood pressure or cholesterol? Or maybe its something as simple as buying a bigger pair of pants! Whatever causes us to make those little changes doesn’t really matter – so long as they are made.

The fiscal cliff is looming. What about your fitness cliff? And which one are you more worried about? If the fiscal cliff has occupied your thoughts recently and you haven’t given a 2nd thought to your fitness cliff you’re probably going in the wrong direction. And maybe now that there’s a gimmicky slogan attached to it, we can make it more of a priority.

How close are you? Start making the right decisions now. If not, mother nature will certainly push you over at the time of her choosing.

Who’s ready for Thanksgiving? 🙂