I’m trying to keep up my New Year’s resolution of exercising, but I’m struggling! I can’t easily leave the house to participate in classes or go to the gym, and I don’t have anyone to encourage me or hold me accountable for exercising at home.
I know I’m not the only one feeling like this! Would anyone else like to become long-distance workout buddies on this website?
- What motivates you to exercise?
- What are your goals?
- What exercise activities do you enjoy or find work the best for you?
If you’re interested, let’s encourage each other and share our accomplishments. Maybe this will help motivate positive change in our lives.
Anyone joining me today?
Thanks for your your encouragement yesterday. I did some stretching before bed. Today is feeling a bit better, so after grocery shopping, I plan to do one of those cheery Zumba 10 minute workouts.
But yesterday I tell you, it was a physical and mental shutdown; today I forced myself to get out of it and also tried to eat more because I’m afraid I might be overdoing it, but I think I’m going back to normal. If there is something I can tell you is that I won’t quit! Actually exercising helps me a great deal, aside from the multiple obvious benefits, it makes me get out of the house and feel I have some time that is mine, just mine.
Actually on Friday after working out, I went to a nice coffee shop and had a delicious and relaxing jasmine tea that really did me well, just to seat outside and look at people on a nice sunny morning was a blessing, even if still sweaty and in my workout clothes; I might do it more often.
It is these little moments that we all need to make room for and look forward to, because those are the drops of sunshine in a life that sometimes tends to hide its light.
Hope we all keep going strong!!
Today finally did some upper body work, 10 "girl" push-ups. Yay! Want to keep going, with some lower and upper body work every day.
I just finished doing arm exercise to tone up and stop the developing underarm flaps that come with age.
Rosses - so glad you can go to the gym. Yes, it's time for yourself that is so so needed.
Snoopy - girl push-ups are just fine. That's what I do too.
Lvnsm1826- that's great. Let us know how you like it.
Barb - so glad you started. Hope you continue. Even just a few minutes...
Did a set of squats and push-ups this morning. I think I might try to get a habit going of doing them early so I can't forget about it in all the hubbub of the day.
The hardest part for me is the part where I have to physically get up from sitting or laying down to start moving. But once I start, it's easier to keep going. This thread motivates me each day...
I got up late and didn't have time to do my 5-10 minute routine. Had to rush to get the kids to a class. Will try to do extra later.
I did! I did my usual routine plus ran errands in house and out of the house all day. My feet hurt.
I ate a couple of things not in my “preferred list” lol as in things I should not have eaten, so I absolutely needed to exercise today.
Lets keep going! Even if it is just to take a walk outside, it brings incredible benefits, more than anything for our minds and hearts (the real one and the emotional one).
At what time do your to-dos start in the morning? I’m asking because the time I have before my mom gets up is PRICELESS. I do home shores but after that, I seat in a rocking chair which I place in front of the door to get some cool breeze (I live in Central America, the weather is very hot) and I pray in silence to prepare myself spiritually and emotionally for the day ahead, and then I bring to my mom her first part of her breakfast and normally she is still sleeping, that is at around 8am, and then I go to the gym.
Im sharing this because that allows me to prepare myself mentally, spiritually and physically for the day, and by no means this assures that my days go wonderfully! No caregiver has such luck unfortunately, but it helps me to remain somewhat healthy to face what comes my way.
Please try to allocate some time for you, only you so you can feel somehow fulfilled, and it would be great if part of that time could go to exercising! It is worth it to get up an hour or two earlier to help yourself :) Keep coming back and sharing how you’re doing!
WOW! I think what you have done beats all of us! Not even my punishment of the elliptical plus the bike, plus weights plus etc, etc., will ever compare! And on top of that, it is all outdoors, wonderful for you!
Today, I was so frustrated with a long-distance group project I’m part of that I went for a walk to blow off steam (yay! at least it got me moving). I ended up walking to the hospital resource center 10 minutes away and realized after I arrived that there was a caregiver support group meeting going on at that very moment! Talk about perfect timing!
Afterwards, I walked back home 10 minutes on gentle sloping streets. Today felt like a gift.
Tell us what you did for exercise each day or whenever you’re able to fit it in, and know that you’re not alone in the struggle to become more active and healthier. If you have suggestions for a different structure, I’d be happy to hear your ideas!
That little voice in your head that says,
I'm too tired
It's too late
It's too hard
I can't do it
I don't have time
I don't feel like it
Insert your own here <______________>
That voice is a liar.
Remember a body in motion tends to stay in motion.
No equipment needed. That's a nice thing. Maybe I'll add a hand weight later.
How about each of us try to report back to the group at least once every other day whether we accomplish the exercise goals we set for ourselves?
If someone is absent too long, someone else can send a PM to follow up?
What suggestions do you all have?
Keep walking. Even if it is around the house.