Okay, I’ll be honest. I really don’t like physical activity. Well, dog agility is my exception. I don’t know why I like it, but I do. I do enjoy just about any type of dog training, so you’d think that walking my dogs would be pleasant, but nope.<\/p>\n
My parents were not into playing sports, though they did take us places like roller skating or bowling. We just never did any regular physical activity.<\/p>\n
I hated gym class as I was growing up. I’m left handed and awkard which meant that I got picked last, plus I had never really learned any gym skills. I hope PE teachers have quit the team picking thing, by the way.<\/p>\n
When I have been successful exercising it has been extremely convenient. I joined a gym which I enjoyed until it shut down precisely because it was less than 1 mile from the house and on the way to school. I felt guilty if I didn’t stop by either on the way home or to school. Plus it was close enough so I didn’t have an excuse in the summer. Heck it was on the way to about 80% of my activities. Plus it was clean, the staff was friendly and they had good personal trainers.<\/p>\n
However, when it closed, they moved me to a gym that was not on my way, was about twice as far away from the house so I had lots of excuses, plus the dressing room was on a different floor from the showers. And the workout room. I got more time on the stairs than on the equipment.<\/p>\n
Right now, I have the best solution for me. I have a gym at the house. If it is in disrepair it is my fault (it isn’t). I also have all the tools I need to be successful — I use iShape as my personal trainer, I have a TV setup with a DVR, and I tape shows I like to watch. It’s at the foot of the stairs so it is hard to avoid — most of the time I leave the doors open even though the dogs make a mess in there.<\/p>\n
I also get repetitive stress injuries on a regular basis. I’ve had carpel tunnel repair, I’ve had heel spurs, and I have been diagnosed with tarpel tunnel syndrome. Plus I’ve gone through P.T. twice now for a bad knee. Any one of the foot problems can sideline me for a while, especially when I have to do physical therapy.<\/p>\n
I’ll share some of my unsuccessful exercise attempts.<\/p>\n
When I first started teaching school, I started walking the dogs every morning. Good plan, accept a) there were dogs that attacked MY dogs, and b) that’s when I discovered my grass and tree pollen allergy. Man, I only walked about 3 weeks and I got a major ear infection. Plus my stress level was high over the attacking dogs.<\/p>\n
I signed up for an expensive gym on the other side of town — great place and cheap for teachers — the Landry center, super trainers, BUT it took an extra 30 minutes to drive there, and it was an hour trip when I didn’t go to school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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