Over the years I’ve started so many exercise regimens that I’ve lost count. Some lasted weeks, sometimes I would stay with it for a few months, but nothing stuck. Alas, I am living proof that doing something for 90 days is NOT long enough to make it a permanent change in your life.
I’ve joined gyms thinking that if I was paying for the membership I would use it. I might as well have withdrawn $40 a month from my bank account and lit it on fire. I got a Wii for the sole reason of using it to finally get in shape. Now I use that to play board games with my nephew.
I am smart enough to know that I should exercise frequently. But, simply put, I hate it. I am uncoordinated. I don’t like being sweaty and stinky and I don’t like to be around other humans when I am sweaty and stinky. I have never felt that “runners high” or whatever happiness you’re supposed to feel after a good workout. The only happiness I feel is relief that I’m stopping whatever awful thing I was doing.
Why I am bringing this up now? Well, a couple weeks ago I got a wild hair to try getting some activity in my life again. I went to Amazon and purchased a DVD called “Yoga for Beginners”.
Granted, it’s only been a couple weeks, but so far I don’t hate it. I’m not sweating much and nothing is jiggling uncomfortably or chafing. The woman narrating has a lovely soothing voice. She frequently reminds me to breathe- which can be difficult when you are knotted up like a pretzel- and tells me that that it’s OK that I can’t achieve the same level of pretzel that she’s demonstrating.
So, here’s to years of Namaste!
Wish me luck!
Good luck! I hate exercising too and I love food way to much. Maybe I should look into this.
I am the same way. I do enjoy yoga, but am not motivated enough to do it on my own and classes are a hassle and expensive. I hope you are able to stick with it!