The Price of Health

Often times when I discuss the cost of CrossFit classes with new and potential clients, they respond by saying that it is expensive. Some clients even quit after a short time claiming that it is a "financial burden." Frankly, I think it's a cop out. Please don't mistake this as me being uncompassionate. I understand that times are tough right now and people need to save money wherever possible. However, I know that people also choose how to spend their money and they don't always make the best choices.

I sat down a few weeks ago with a client that was worried about the cost of boot camp. I listened to this person's financial worries and then suggested we go over daily expenses. It went a little something like this:

Grande Starbuck's Latte-$3.50, Subway meal-$7.00, Dinner and drinks with friends-$25.00. This person goes to Starbuck's an average of 4 times a week ($14.00), out to lunch 5 times a week ($35.00), and out to dinner around 3 days a week ($75.00).

We discovered that, on average, this person was spending $124 a week on food and drinks. That's a total of $496 a month! They could have paid for 2 sessions of boot camp ($135/month) and unlimited group CrossFit classes ($160/month) and still had $66 left over to buy groceries.

This could never make me feel as good as
the ability to do the below.

I realize that this may be an extreme case and slight addiction to dining out, but we all have areas that we could cut back on expenses. Some people shop a lot, travel or go out to eat excessively. The point is that we all make choices. We choose how to spend our money and what is a priority to us. If getting healthy is really a priority to you, then you can CHOOSE to make it happen. Stop making excuses and have a serious conversation with yourself. Start bringing your lunch and making your own coffee. Don't buy that new purse that resembles the other 5 you have sitting in your closet. Nothing can make you feel better than investing in your health. Your health is your choice and you can choose to make it a priority.

Sorry Starbuck's, but it feels better to spend money
doing this.