Priorities -- Balance Work with Health

lisabinco

When I was working (now retired), I routinely let work get in the way of my health. I was too busy to stop long enough to get to the gym, too tired after work to go to the gym, too busy to eat properly, too tired to cook healthy meals, and on and on. It was a stressful job with lots of fires to put out, and for many years I had a long, long commute. I always admired co-workers who could get their jobs done but also discipline themselves to take time to hit the gym, get their exercise, leave work at a decent hour, have a life; they weren't slouchers, either. They simply gave themselves and their health higher priority than I did. How do you balance the work needs with your health needs?