We usually have more time on the weekends so it’s a good time to try something new. This weekend, try a new type of exercise. Let us know how it goes.
Here are some classes you may not have tried:
1) Yoga
2) Kick Boxing
3) Swing Dancing
4) Indoor Rock Climbing
5) Tai Chi
6) Swimming
7) Pole Dancing
8) Fluidity
Let the word “exercise” be very broad and pick an activity you think will be fun and get you moving.
It’s February and though we haven’t gotten much snow the winter doldrums have certainly set in. The best way to stay happy throughout the winter is to change your mindset–make winter fun.
When I was a kid my mom gave me great advice. One piece of advice she gave was that if someone ever teases you act like you don’t care. They won’t get any satisfaction out of it and they won’t tease you. It was totally effective. Treat winter the same way.
When it does snow have a snowball fight, go sledding, build a snow man.
Go a little further north and go skiing or cross country skiing. Go ice skating. Bundle up and go for a hike in your favorite state park.
Get a group of friends together for game night and have some fun. Have a fire.
Whatever you do, don’t let the winter stop you!
Do anything long enough and you’re going to get bored. You’ve got to change–adjust your workout or your workout schedule. Add a new class.
I try to use a variety of different exercises in class so that people don’t get bored. Plus, while it’s sometimes scary, it is also fun to try new things. If you give your body and/or your mind a challenge, it will be easier to stay interested in whatever activity you choose for you health and fitness.
The National Weight Control Registry, who followed 6,000 people who lost weight and kept it off, discovered that those most successful worked out at least 30 minutes a day.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Study:
Women who weight lifted twice a week for two years lost more body fat and gained less belly fat than women who didn’t lift weights.
