Today I finally got in a good work-out. My exercise partner and I have had clashing schedules and I've had company so I've just not gotten it done for about 2 weeks. But we got to the gym today. . .at last! I did 30 mins on the treadmill and then another 45 minutes of weights. It was good to be back.
Tomorrow, I should be able to exercise also, and Friday too. Plus, if all goes as planned, Saturday should provide an opportunity for a work-out as well.
This finding time to work-out thing is new for me since for years I was paid to work-out as a group fitness instructor. Now I still teach group fitness, but to senior adults so I don't really get much of a work-out. When I went back to grad school this time, something had to go, so I decreased my teaching responsibilites considerably. Now I really have to make it a priority to work-out or it just doesn't happen.
And boy am I good at excuses. No time. Too tired. Too cold. Too hot. Too busy. Too sweaty. Too flabby. (You've got the picture, no? Go ahead, say "eww.")
Exercise is so important, though, for my overall health. It's just silly that I scratch up reasons to avoid it. Well, silly, and LAZY. And stupid: if I really want to live to be 100, I better exercise for longevity's sake.
So, I have a plan for the next three days anyway. Planning: That's what it's going to take to increase the liklihood of exercise actually happening. Thus, I may actually decrease not just in pounds but in inches too.
Feeling the burn whether I want to or not,
Aileen
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