This morning, my husband took our two oldest children to play tennis. They played for an hour, or an hour & a half. When they came home, they took showers and I went with my youngest to ride bikes. When we'd been gone about 30 minutes, my son called, wanting to join us on the ride. So, moments later, he met us, riding a scooter. Later he went swimming. Finally, this evening he played basketball.
Did you get the part in the middle though? He took a shower! He exercised, took a shower, then he exercised even more.
Me, I exercise then take my shower. If I've already taken said shower, there's no work-out for me. Can't. Already took my shower. But my son didn't worry about that. He simply took a shower after playing tennis, then played some more. Because for my son, exercise and play are the same.
Imagine if he'd been me. This is how the morning would have gone. Plays tennis, takes shower. Has opportunity to ride scooter. "Sorry, I've already taken my shower; can't go ride the scooter."
Later.
"Wanna go swimming?"
"Nope, already took my shower."
Later.
"Wanna shoot baskets?"
"Nope, I would, but I already, ya know, took my shower."
Instead, he threw caution to the wind, and had fun despite the fact that he'd bathed once. And look how much fun he had.
That's what I need to do. Have fun exercising. And then have even more fun.
Cause doing that, I will decrease.
Aileen
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That is the only way I have been able to keep up my exercise, by having fun while I do it. Most of the time, while running on the treadmill, I will read a book that I WANT to, but don't have time to because of class work. It's amazing how fast time goes by when you are enjoying yourself while exercising.
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