Congrats on getting the walk in! My sister just got a Wii Fit and she LOVES it! So that’s probably on the agenda for us eventually, once we get a larger TV. (I’m tired of squinting at our relatively tiny set, LOL!) I think it would be a very good thing for you, again, you could do something in small sessions. And even a little bit might help de-stressing you.

I had a moment today… I’d ordered a new fitness DVD set to play with. Woke up late… decided a little semi-fasted cardio might be a good idea, say 10 minutes. So I got my gear on, and was starting to feel like doing zip… and then heard a something land against the front door. Guess what? Fitness DVDs. No more excuses left, LOL! So I plugged one in and struggled through the warm-up/stretch session then into some power yoga, where I was TOTALLY HOPELESS. I was about to pack it in then and quit, but felt like I hadn’t really worked that much, so I kept the DVD playing and ended up doing the entire workout, which went to fairly normal moves after the yoga stuff. I could DO that. The yoga I’ll have to work on separately.

Hang in there! After you get going on regular exercise, you’ll find you really miss it if you skip a week!

On the small workouts, I must say – I LOVE this advice. I think this way too. I am trying to talk myself into a Wii Fit…of course, it might be just to get that new Mario Kart game, but I’ve heard a lot of positive things about it.

On stress and exercise, I totally have the same experience. I just need to get up and do it.

Thank you for the encouragement – it makes a big difference!

The stress thing definitely can affect your progress… but I’m also hearing a wee bit of an “excuse” on the exercise. Yep, it was POURING rain and cold here yesterday and honestly, it doesn’t feel at all like summer here yet. So outdoor exercise plans can sure be iffy.

But, that’s no reason not to get some kind of exercise in. If you want to become a regular exerciser, you’ll need to line up strategies for getting workouts even when the weather is positively icky. That might mean taking a class, doing body weight exercises at home, buying a piece of exercise equipment, going jogging/walking inside your local mall (if you have one… there’s none here), doing a DVD workout in your living room, whatever it takes.

Mind you, it won’t do you good stressing over exercise, but maybe just make a small start. Knock out some pushups in the morning before you leave for work. A set of body weight squats when you take a break from the computer. Put on a good upbeat CD and dance if that works for you. And if you can find even 5 minutes for a little quiet time, that might help with the stress as well.

The exercise really does help with stress… whatever is bugging me, I can put it aside for that time, focus on my workout and you just feel so much better afterwards.

Here’s the link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A147999

You’re totally right. I oughta’ think about doing that!

In our culture, we have been trained to look for solutions in the form of a product or a packaged plan. Sometimes a better answer is right before us….