Exercise and diet. There are two words that are very familiar with most women in the United States. I am not an exception! I have had challenges with both of these disciplines, as I will call them, down through the years. Surprisingly, when I was raising my children, I was very faithful in going to the gym. I did aerobic exercises and weight training three to five times a week. I do not mean to blame school, BUT, I have struggled to exercise and my eating is not always as good around test time or finals now that I am back in school.
I believe that the biggest challenge to keeping to a regular exercise routine for me currently is the time factor. But a close second is that I do not keep the information I know about exercise in the top five priorities in my life. Does that make sense? It is more than just knowing it, but actually doing it that counts. Instead, it has a way of nabbing at the back of my feet. There is always one more "something" to do and then it is too late and I am too tired to exercise. My diet is pretty good but chocolate or fudge can bring me down! And to be honest, soda pop, too, from time to time.
Over the next five years, I will be through menopause and on my way to 60 years old. Reading in our textbook about exercise, diet, and diseases has both scared me and encouraged me. Fortunately, I have already started exercising again. All last month I walked almost every day. I even have been mindfully lifting grocery bags as though I were doing a set of 10 repetitions. I have very little room to digress. So, I have already talked to my husband about getting a new gym membership. I need aerobic exercise, along with weight training, and a little yoga too. I am excited to get back on the road to put myself in the best place possible to being a super fit 50-something!
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ReplyDeleteTime and priorities are the two reasons I also have for not exercising as much or eating as healthy as I should. I applaud you for starting on your way to a healthier you, though. I think that starting any change in lifestyle is the most difficult part. Once you have started and maintained it, it becomes easier to do.
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ReplyDeleteyou - As for me, I’m not good with the exercise, but I am like you after reading all of this text, I became afraid of what could happen or go wrong if I did not eat right or exercise. I, like many of us had made New Year’s Resolution and exercise and eating right was the top of my list, but I have become lazy and just choose to eat what I want. As I began to do online classes, I noticed I snack more so than ever before. As I go through Menopause and a medical illness, I will tell anyone, which weight is a huge factor, because of the hot-flashes and mood swings goes a long way, because I have experienced them both. My doctor is always getting on me, because I just will not follow what he wants me too. I think it’s a good thing that you want to do the right thing, I wish you well in your exercising and eating the right foods. I tell myself what did I buy a Wii for? I am going to start back getting on the Wii and exercising, maybe this would eliminate a lot of my doctor visits. Edit | Delete Jul 2, 2011