It’s Never too Late...

I found this encouraging article about Rachael Ray and it just goes to show you that it is never too late to get started exercising!  I didn’t really start running until I was 36 and It was always touch and go for me.  It wasn’t until the last 3 years that I really got into strength training and a real workout routine!  Just getting into the routine is the hard part, but it can be done and its NEVER too late!

It was those famous "30 Minute Meals" — always focused on fresh ingredients — that helped Rachael Ray become a household name. But despite the celebrity chef's penchant for veggies, her "everything in moderation" mantra (which includes burgers and mac and cheese too), and her push to use good-for-your-heart E.V.O.O. (her now-famous abbreviation for extra virgin olive oil), Ray admits one big piece of a healthy lifestyle was missing for her for a very long time.

"I didn't start meaningful exercise until I was 40 and I feel really guilty about that now that I'm a few years into running six days a week. I really feel like I missed out a lot in my adult years.  I wish I had those other 25 years back between when you're forced to go to gym class and where I'm at now. There were a lot of years where I thought that just working really hard was the equivalent of having exercise every day in your life, and it really isn't.  I just have a much cleaner, clearer vision every day and I can get so much more accomplished mentally by moving physically every day."