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10 Reasons I Started the P90X Extreme Home Fitness Program

Written by Paul Piotrowski - Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
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Here are 10 reasons I decided to start the P90X Extreme Home Fitness Program:

  1. I’m tired of being fat. A few months back I sat down in a chair and I had this sensation like my cat was sitting in my lap.  I looked down and saw that it was my belly!  Then I was walking around the mall and I saw men in their 30′s with bellies the same size as mine, obviously also not taking care of their bodies.  Then I saw men in their 40′s with bellies double or tripple the size.  That made me realize that if I don’t get my fitness, and diet plan in gear I’m going to look just like them when I’m 40 and I don’t want that.
  2. I’m tired of getting sick. When I used to play basketball every single day back in high school, I had an insane immune system.  While everyone around me at school would get flu’s and colds, I hardly ever got sick.  I know a huge part of that was the daily activity I was getting.  I’m tired of getting hit with flu’s and colds all the time.  I want to start supporting my body and giving it what it needs to stay healthy.
  3. I’m tired of making excuses. There is always a “legitimate” excuse not to take care of your health.  Stop any unhealthy person on the street and they’ll tell you their “legitimate” excuse.  Even as I do the program, I still have all the “legitimate” excuses not to do it.  The difference is that I now do it IN SPITE of the excuses, instead of waiting for them to disappear.
  4. I want to look good. I don’t want to have to think about which clothes I need to wear in order to hide my “rolls” or my “belly”.  I want to be able to wear any kind of clothing and look amazing.
  5. I hate hospitals. I absolutely hate going to the hospital or the doctor.  I’d rather invest an hour a day to get on a health and fitness plan now than spend half my life past my 50′s running around doctors offices and hospitals for all kinds of “symptom treatments” which are all really just a result of not taking care of myself.
  6. I hate prescription pills. I turn on the TV and they have commercials for hundreds of different kinds of problems and issues people have in their later life.  Pretty soon people are going to have to upgrade their medicine cabinets to make room for all the prescription pills they are taking.
  7. I want to develop discipline. Physical discipline is one of the hardest things in life to develop.  Last year I disciplined myself to exercise for 90 days straight and then that discipline had a huge positive impact on my business and income.  Developing the discipline to stick with a program like P90X will have a huge impact on every area of my life.
  8. I want to inspire others. I love reading stories of other people who have re-sculpted their bodies from fat and weak to lean and strong.  I want to be an inspiration to others as well.
  9. I don’t want it to take 10 years. I know some people who go to the gym on a “regular” basis.  Some have been going for over a decade, but their bodies still look pretty much the same way as when they started.  They’re only 80% committed and so they are only getting about 20% of the results possible.  If I’m going to invest an hour a day to working out, I want to have results I can be proud of.  The P90X program will give me the jump-start I need to get results quickly which will help me to stick with it long term.
  10. I’m ready. The most important thing when it comes to something like this is that you have to be ready for it.  Once you’re ready to make a change like this in your life, it’s just a matter of making the decision to do it, and then the rest is actually really easy.  The hardest part is just making the decision to do it and sticking with it.
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  1. Thomas W. says:
    February 12, 2009 at 1:36 am

    I have a question regarding nr. 2: When I was going down with the flu I started freezing, and the natural thing to do is to put on more clothes or a blanket. Then my body temperature goes up and if I allow it to go up, I’ll get a fever.
    I see this as a natural process to eliminate bacteria and virus in the body, because I’ve read that the elevated temperature is a bad thing for those intruders. It also explains why you’re more likely to catch a cold if you stay outdoors in cold weather, since the lowered body temperature will provide bacteria and virus with perfect conditions in your body. And I assume that a simple way to raise your body temperature is to do a workout and start sweating.
    So my question is simply this: Do you fry and kill bacteria and virus by working out and sweating and thereby avoid infections taking hold? (My soccer coach always said “Stop whining and keep running, then you’ll feel better!” ;-) ) This is a bit counter-intuitive, because I really don’t feel like doing anything when an infection is starting to take hold of my body.

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  2. Lisa says:
    June 21, 2009 at 8:45 pm

    Interesting post. I’m not a doctor either, but I am a nurse. In regards to number two, I have a few thoughts. First being active can prevent you from getting sick. Yes being active (and also have a healthy diet) increases the strength of your immune system, and you are therefore less likely to get sick.
    However if you become ill with a cold or flu, I think it’s best to rest! It is not healthy to have a fever. If you have a fever you should take an temperature lowering drug such as Tylenol or Ibuprofen. Your body needs rest to get better. Most of my personal experince with illness (colds, the flu, and infections) I had them when my body was run down often from “burning the candle at both ends” (ex. going to school full time and having two part time jobs). When I feel something coming on I rest. I have heard of people who do get better from going for a run etc. when they feel like something is coming on..This could happen for a few reasons (there are probably more then I am listing) if the invading “bug” is in the respiratory tract, going for a run will likely cause your body to produce more sputum (or phlegm) and it will kind of flush out the bad stuff before it has a chance to take off. Or going for a run etc. may like you said increase your immunity enough for your body to fight whatever is aileing it. I think the intensity of your workout also plays a huge roll in whether or not you get sick.

    I have had the opposite experinces of you for the most part exercising when I am starting to get sick makes me sick. I remember years ago when I was starting to get sick I went to my 4 hour gymnastics class and ended up with a fever etc while I was still there and working out. Maybe if I had done a less intense workout instead I would not have gotten sick…

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  3. Jeff Dolan says:
    December 25, 2009 at 2:57 pm

    Paul! I just found out about this site of yours (other than the Inspired Money Maker) and am really pumped to see you get in shape. It’s not so fun to see people focus so intently on their dreams that they become imbalanced. They may make lots of money, but they will need it when their health goes downhill later in life. Glad to see this site and post.

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  4. Paul Piotrowski says:
    February 12, 2009 at 1:54 am

    @Thomas: I am not a doctor so I don’t know scientifically if elevated body temperature kills viruses and bacteria, but speaking from personal experience when I used to feel a cold or flu coming on when I used to play Basketball, I always use to run out side and play some intense back and forth basketball and “kill” the cold instead of lying in bed and waiting for it to go away.

    I think your soccer coach is right. I do know that sweating is very good for you so if you hydrate yourself and sweat by doing some exercise / activity, you will be healthier for sure. I know my immune system is directly tied to the amount of exercise I get and how well I eat.

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  5. Paul Piotrowski says:
    June 21, 2009 at 10:33 pm

    @Lisa: You are absolutely right. Rest plays a huge part in being healthy as well. Our bodies, just like any other organism on earth, have certain daily cycles that are required for them to function properly and rest is definitely a necessity.

    Where I’m coming from is not a place of having inadequate rest, but rather inadequate movement in the body. Our bodies were designed to move, (walk, run etc.), not to sit around all day. Our lymphatic system requires us to be moving in order to function properly, and so does our digestive and circulatory systems as well.

    My goal is to get more active, and to eat healthier to give the body the things that it was designed to receive. Combine those with adequate rest, and the right mental attitude and you’re reducing your chances of getting ill significantly.

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