Newton's 1st Law in Exercise

Newton's First Law stated that 'An object continues to be at rest or moving at a constant speed unless acted upon by an external force'. Issac Newton had a reason for making it the first - it is to establish frames of reference for which the other laws are applicable. The first law postulates the existence of the inertial reference frame, and I believe it is applicable in every aspect of life, even in exercise.

One of my 2012 resolutions is to keep fit and be healthy. In achieving this resolution, I have targeted to exercise at least once a week. That is a relatively easy goal to achieve. But 4 weeks have passed and I have yet to start. It was only 2 days again that I managed to drag myself to the kickboxing class so that I can force myself to have a workout. Even dragging myself to the class wasn't an easy task - I did not look forward to it, I was engrossed with other work & I contemplated skipping it.

Indeed, Newton's First Law stands true. An object will continue to be at rest unless acted upon by an external force. The longer the object is at rest, the more difficult it is to move the object. I have not been exercising for more than 30 weeks. Even getting myself to exercise for once a week - seems like an insurmountable mountain to scale.

I am glad my resolution was that external force that moved this object from the state of rest. This object moved. Hopefully, it might be easier to move the next time round.