Ok my Friends!! It is New Year's resolution time!!! So, let us put down the Peppermint bark and unleash our inner strength and sneakers and make a promise to ourselves to either stay fit or get fit!!!!! Sounds like a plan to me!!!
In a time when so many of us will join a gym or studio with reckless abandonment and with a little engine that could attitude. We have visions of a stomach that could wash a load of laundry or a backside that could stand at attention only to find that we are so bored with the same old same old( mind u this is only after a week or two of training)cardio equipment and weight training routines.
With that said--exercise should not and I repeat should not be drudgery or torture!! If you have hit your limit of blaring music, spandex for days, and the hamster affect of the traditional gym then my friends it is time to take your activities elsewhere or better yet outside. Don't get me wrong being in a gym setting has it's place(for I am the consomme gym rat...well that is what my husband tells me anyway LOL,) but for us the road to longevity in our pursuit for better health will only happen if we mix things up!!!
This is where the fun begins!!! There soo soo many fun and motivating activities that will give you the same workout as being in a gym setting--sometimes it is better, for it keeps your body guessing and you from getting bored!! To name a few-- trail running, cycling with a group, trampoline acrobatics class(really they have these classes! And let me tell you tramp class is such a great and fun workout!!!),self-defense class, dance(ballroom type(can u say dancing with the stars--hey!!), or walking up the Lyon st. stairs in San Fransisco California. All I can say about those stairs is Yeah baby!!! I think you get the picture.
All of these activities not only produce health benefits it also gives you an outlet to meet people with the same interest. It is a win-win situation. And you can learn an new skill!! How awesome is that!!! Can I get a whoop whoop!!!:o)
So let us take control of our health and wellness for in life we have very little control over circumstances!! Let us keep the one that centers us( for me that would be Jesus) in those circumstances and live life to the fullest!!! Now that's what I am talking about!! The more we stay positive in our journey to better health, which could be in the form of getting better at a skill--let's say like Salsa or better yet a move in your Zumba class that you just cannot master yet, the more we can Keep ourselves focused on those little successes that will open up a world of self confidence.
S0 let's get started!!! Find a fitness expert, meet people at the activity of choice and get to know them, take a class at your local gym, etc... The key is accountability!! If we are held accountable to someone then we are more likely to stay on course. Again, this could be with a training or your bestie!!! Just remember my friends--Stay fit, and always Have fun, and Stay focused!!!
