Exercise should not be a four letter word. My schedule does not permit me or should I say my laziness does not permit me to exercise on a regular basis. I am so tired after work and relaxing and unwinding sounds better than working out. My eating habits are not any better. With the busy schedule of my children fast food has been an option more than I would like. When starting in the Health Studies program, I had a project that I did on incorporating family time into active exercise with my family- not basic go to the gym workouts but things that my family and I would enjoy that would get us moving. This has been a great success and hopefully one that we continue. Playing basketball together, bike rides and just running around at the park get us moving more than you think. I have learned much from my sweet daughter about exercising. She is a sporty girl, she loves basketball and volleyball and cheerleading. When spring came around we wanted her to try track to keep her in shape for the off-season and she was not happy about it. After one week of track she thought she might die! Then miraculously the next week passed and she started seeing some major changes in her body and her endurance. Now she loves it! She has lost about 10 pounds which is basically just toning her up and she feels very confident in herself and her abilities. I think seeing that change has helped me. Sometimes we don't want to do what we know is good for us but when we just make ourselves do it it is all worthwhile!
The line in your blog that said "exercise should not be a four letter word" made me laugh. My best friend and I have said for years that exercise is a double four letter word (since it has 8 letters) which makes it extra ugly! That attitude has been the major excuse I have used to not exercise. I have assigned exercise into the negative side of life and so have ignored it. A couple weeks ago I decided it was time to get my body moving again and have been amazed on how much better I feel. I was like your daughter being very athletic when I was younger. I just need to remember how much fun being physically active always was and get rid of the thought that it's a chore.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Sometimes the people around us can make all the difference in the world. Yet, exercise can be a hassle at times. For some people it is as easy as 123. As for me...I completely hate it.
ReplyDeleteIt is good that you are able to do functions with your family that involve exercise. I just learned recently that even cutting the yard for 30 minutes counts as exercise because you are walking. I like you had no time. So I changed my diet just one thing for two weeks at a time and that helped. We all know what to eat, we just can't seem to get the healthy food in our bodies. You can also make walking with the family an exercise time and if you have little ones like I do ( 3 year old & 6 year old) pull them in a wagon or let them ride their bikes. You are on the right track. Keep up the good work and good luck.
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