It’s tax season here in Canada – which means taking stock of financial matters and setting strategies for the future.

During this annual ritual, we don’t think much of the time that it takes – lots of it – to meticulously collect and code receipts, to assemble T-slips, to organize deductions and to be sure to put all the right numbers in all the right boxes - just in case we receive that randomized Revenue Canada notice: “Your personal tax file has been selected for Audit“.

Now, go stand in front of the mirror and imagine receiving a similar message, this one from Health Canada, informing you:  ”Your personal FITNESS file has been selected for Audit“!

For your personal fitness audit, you’re asked to present copies of quarterly weight & body-fat data, health club attendance records, cardio and strength-training program progression, and (gasp!) grocery store receipts.

At the interview you nervously tell the Auditor: “I’ve been very faithful in maintaining my healthy weight, maintaining my strength and mobility, keeping my heart and lungs in good order, and eating right 80% of the time. I’m actually investing in my future health so that I don’t become a burden on the system.”

All the while you’re turning blue from holding in your gut. The Fitness Auditor glances across the table, then down at your waist: “Ah, yes, so I can (cough) see.”

Doh!! Busted.

Hey; your personal taxes are mailed away, spring is in the air, and shorts & T-shirts are coming out – it’s the perfect time to do your own Personal Fitness Audit!

How? – You already know how to analyze the data from your financial files – gains, losses, trends. Just turn that same type of analysis to your fitness files, honestly analyzing the gains, losses and trends in your fitness future.

What type of investment would it take today to implement a fitness plan guaranteed to return a higher quality of life tomorrow?

And if you really don’t know where to start, well… it’s your lucky day.

It’s the Shape-up Season, and Personal Fitness Audits are my specialty!