Last week I (Andrea) was at the library listening to a presentation on tea. Yes, besides the eight-year old girl that came with her mom and grandma, I was the youngest one there. It was great fun and I learned some things I didn't know about tea...like oolong tea but Jen is going to write about that topic in the coming week.
Back to relevance - The woman presenting mentioned briefly about how she has discovered that no matter what anyone tells you, exercise does not get easier the more you do it. This is a fairly overweight woman probably not that much older than myself who is telling me this. Next to me, a woman speaks out "Yes, it does" and the presenter, slightly flustered, brushes her off and keeps talking.
Afterward, I look at the woman next to me at the table who spoke up in defense of exercise and she is obviously an athlete, or at least in shape. She is dressed in clothes that lead you to assume she has just come from the gym and she is fit and trim. I ask her about the exercise theory and tell her I need to hear some positive comments about it as I am starting to exercise three times a week and I'm having a difficult time finding it fun.
She tells me that after time it does get easier, or at least it becomes something that you want to do. She also informs me that the best thing a beginner (or anyone for that matter) can do is to write it down in a planner or on the calendar. Make it a part of your to-do list for the day. Treat it as you would an appointment. She warned me to expect it to seem difficult in the beginning because it's not something your body is used to, but over time it just becomes a natural part of your day.
Are you having trouble finding the "want" to exercise? Try scheduling it in to your day. Just this morning I wrote down what exercises I want to do for specific days (i.e. cardio, pilates, yoga.) Hopefully this will help!
Back to relevance - The woman presenting mentioned briefly about how she has discovered that no matter what anyone tells you, exercise does not get easier the more you do it. This is a fairly overweight woman probably not that much older than myself who is telling me this. Next to me, a woman speaks out "Yes, it does" and the presenter, slightly flustered, brushes her off and keeps talking.
Afterward, I look at the woman next to me at the table who spoke up in defense of exercise and she is obviously an athlete, or at least in shape. She is dressed in clothes that lead you to assume she has just come from the gym and she is fit and trim. I ask her about the exercise theory and tell her I need to hear some positive comments about it as I am starting to exercise three times a week and I'm having a difficult time finding it fun.
She tells me that after time it does get easier, or at least it becomes something that you want to do. She also informs me that the best thing a beginner (or anyone for that matter) can do is to write it down in a planner or on the calendar. Make it a part of your to-do list for the day. Treat it as you would an appointment. She warned me to expect it to seem difficult in the beginning because it's not something your body is used to, but over time it just becomes a natural part of your day.
Are you having trouble finding the "want" to exercise? Try scheduling it in to your day. Just this morning I wrote down what exercises I want to do for specific days (i.e. cardio, pilates, yoga.) Hopefully this will help!
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