How many of you exercise daily? It struck me tonight that I do some things every single day no matter what and I always have. I never miss brushing my teeth or eating among other things. So, it occurred to me why should exercise be any different? I have a track record that is several years long of coming up with plans. I have set up numerous calendars to chart my progress and I ALWAYS fail. I get so discouraged if I miss a day or two that I give up. So....what if for some reason I didn't brush my teeth tomorrow. Would I stop for months (sure hope not)? Well, I decided tonight to just do it daily. So...even though my dh had just settled into a movie, I set up my wiifit where I could walk while we watch t.v. Logged over 2800 steps!! Normally I would have said...oh well, he is watching t.v. I will just sit on the couch with him. So....I guess I do have yet another new PLAN....exercise every day. Don't care if it is morning, noon, or night...don't care if it is outside walking the dog, bowling on my wii, lifting weights, working out on my elliptical, taking a bike ride, well, you get the picture!!
So....back to my original question...how many of you exercise daily?
I workout daily too, my rest days are usually active rest where I don't do organised exercises, ie: weights, biking, walking, I consider housework, walking to the store, parking my car further at the parking lot, active exercise...
Ilene, I think that is the key....having sort of an attitude of exercise....parking far away, etc... I just returned from a 1 1/2 mile walk with my golden. He insisted we quit! It was funny...but I also know it is going to be at least 100 degrees today so I needed to listen to him.
With my work out plan, I only work out three days a week. I'm doing the New Rules of Lifting for Women and the work outs are scheduled Mon, Tues, and Fri. I'm glad for the days off! They leave my muscles sore and are good intensive work outs.
Obviouslly on my days off I do try to make a concious effort to go for a walk or not just lay around. I need some batteries for my wii fit board, I was thinking of doing some light work outs between regular work out days.
Another daily exerciser here. I started out making myself exercise and now at 16 months there has to be a pretty big schedule conflict for me to miss it. Like you said, just something I do now, like brushing my teeth.
I exercised last night from 7:15-7:45. What a mistake. I was up until after 1 a.m. feeling like I had drank dozens of cokes!! I learned an important lesson....I have to exercise earlier. I wonder how late I can exercise without having that reaction. I would really like to walk on my wiifit or my elliptical while watching a movie at night, but I can't give up sleep.
I am thinking I will have to get up before work in order to do this. But...why not tape my shows and have a little me time in the morning before work!!
I now have a second question....for those of you who exercise daily, have you set a time? Also, anyone else have this reaction to late exercise?
Generally during the week @6:30-7:30 pm. If I have evening plans then I work out over lunch instead. Weekends all over the place on timing depending what else I'm doing.
Yes, initially I had difficulty sleeping with evening exercise but body eventually adjusted as there is no way on the planet I would get up early to exercise. I barely get up in time to work, and they pay me to do that!
That is encouraging that your body adjusted because I really want to exercise while I watch t.v. I watch shows almost every night (like I am a big fan of biggest loser, bones, house) so why not use that time to exercise.
Maybe I will try again tonight.
I have to leave my house at 7 for work so morning exercise would mean 5 something. Not a big fan of that but I have done it before.
I mainly exercise first thing in the morning but have started taking Zumba & kickboxing classes on Tuesday & Thursday in the evenings....if stuff pops up I just tweak things a bit to fit it in somewhere
I am wondering how long it will take my body to adjust so I can sleep. Last night I finally got up and read until 1230 and then still took about an hour to fall asleep.
daily exercise
it's a priority just like brushing teeth & every other little routine I have to keep myself in top form
