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Motivation to Exercise..........by Susan
Posted by ozzieblackcat at 10/3/2007 5:59 PM and is filed under depression,fatigue,Health,Exercise,Stress 
I am having quite a lot of trouble lately motivating myself to exercise. I decided to recall some of the physical activities I used to enjoy in years past, in hopes that by doing this, it might help me to get in touch with the feelings I had when I lived a much more active lifestyle.
When I was a child some of my favorite things to do were jumping rope, playing hop scotch, swinging and hanging upside down by my knees on the jungle gym. As I got a little older I loved to ride my bicycle and swim. I used to ride my bike all the way across town to the city pool, swim all afternoon and then ride my bike back home. We also walked to and from school every day.....through all kinds of weather. It wasn't uphill or five miles though.
As young woman I continued to love swimming and added dancing to my activities. My sisters and I attended lots of dances and practiced at home every chance we got. I think we burned up lots of calories doing the "Twist" and the "Stroll".
When my children were young I exercised plenty in the process of taking care of them. I raised four of them and all were active in various sports and other school activities. I also developed a love of taking evening walks with my husband. Maybe that was our time alone together.
We belonged to a nice Fitness Club for a year or two and went regularly but due to the cost of the club, our reduced retirement income, and our increased health problems, we opted not to renew our membership. I'm looking for alternatives.
Now that we are senior citizens and retired for the most part, we have plenty of time together. We do still take walks but they are shorter and slower. They don't keep the weight off either of us. Both of us are having this problem with motivation to exercise because we tire too easily by the time we do our chores and take care of our daily responsibilities.
I'm hoping we will soon discover a new activity that will cause us to get moving again. I'm definitely looking........my garden needs weeding!
I wish you the best in your effort to start exercising again.
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I find it would be easy to discipline myself to exercise regularly if I had someone to go with. I am 33 years old hand take high blood pressure medication, and am
borderline diabetic because I'm not disciplined in this area. Its important to stay active.
At first glance, your photo reminds me of Betty White btw.
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Hi awannabe, I also take meds. for high blood pressure and know that isn't fun at all. Somehow we have to get ourselves motivated, don't we? Everybody up now!!! If only it was that easy. Thank you for your comment.
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Thanks. I have been walking a bit the past couple of weeks. Our weather has been beautiful so that has been encouraging.
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