Jumping for Joy

If I'd known I was going to live so long,I'd have taken better care of myself.

- Leon Eldred

Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness.

-Earl of Derby

. . . and many, many more

So what is it about exercise? How come some people absolutely love to workout & others absolutely dread working out? Or is it really that most of us have to talk ourselves into working out? We know that it is good for us. We know that to truly live the life we desire, exercise really ought to be a part of the package. We know that a workout really doesn't take all that much time ~ often way less time & energy to workout than to think about, dwell on it, procrastinate & finally make it to the gym. Probably could have completed 3 workouts in all the time spent in your head convincing yourself that, yes, I will go to the gym. What is this all about?

Is a workout really that terrible?? I don't know about you, but I always feel energized & upbeat after a workout - good or bad. I mean, getting the heart pumping, breaking a sweat, or excuse me, glistening with perspiration, experiencing the rush of endorphins, leaving the gym feeling tired, yet on top of the world . . . how can any of this be anything other than a positive? For me, there really is nothing else like it, well, except for maybe . . . and I'll let you fill in this blank______. [ You'd probably enjoy this way more if a trip to the gym were a regular part of your routine as well = ) ]

Is it really possible to have a bad workout? After all, some exercise is better than no exercise isn't it? Surely if the gym is not your thing, there is something else you can do that will fill the bill . . . I mean like Nike says "Just Do IT" and who knows what the outcome might be. At minimum, you will feel so much better about yourself & your day.

Physical fitness is not one of the most important keys to a healthy body; it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.

-John F. Kennedy