Exercise Addendum

Getting around one way or another.

My routine below may seem a little odd. But it demonstrates a few key points. Number one, it costs nothing. I used to go to the YMCA to swim. That was a two to three hour deal in addition to paying $60+ just to be able to go. That was about forty-five minutes of swim time, the rest was driving and changing for me. It was great, unless the pool was packed. I love to swim and all but there had to be a better way. I gave it up after a couple of months with little results. Swimming is a great exercise, I just was not getting enough pool time. If I was not working full time, I'd do it again putting more time in. I get the same amount of exercise without memberships and driving.

The next point about my odd routine is there is no equipment to buy. I cannot grip free weights without dropping them on my feet, and I don't need any more medical bills. So I use my own weight and gravity (with a basketball). If ya can, jog or run.This is also free. Just mind where you are! I'd like to start walking more and break up my routine a little. My neighborhood has a few resident pit bulls who are mainly locked up or on leashes. Not wanting to get healthy only to be eaten by dogs, I'm looking for a safer location. They exist. I'm not a fitness expert but I think all that's needed is to get my heart rate up for twenty minutes or so. I've found feeling better is possible without spending a bunch of cash. It just takes building a routine and sticking with it.      

Building the routine is the most important step. Once I do something over and over, it becomes habit. Exercise is a GOOD habit. Now, I may stumble along the way and miss a few days here and there, but I cannot think of stopping all together. It's a habit that's got me feeling better. I don't want to go back to where I was six months ago.

Sept 18 update...
I'm no longer doing everyday but I'm hanging in there at three to four days a week.  

Exercise

Been away for awhile but I've not been idol. I've made an important personal discovery I'd like to share with you. Exercise. That's it man.   After several years of low energy and bad sleep, it hit me one day. Exercise. I had started doing lots of leg lifts last December and got some weight off which helped. But I was still not where I wanted or needed to be. One Friday at work a month or so ago, I was feeling like a complete slug. I realized what I had to do. When I got home, I got out the old basketball and started to dribble and throw passes off the wall. In twenty minutes I was worn down. Then, I went ahead with my leg lift routine. At last I added some push-ups. All in all, almost an hour's worth of exercise. I felt good and slept like a stone. I've been at it for a little over a month now, and man what a difference! Give it a try.