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Post by bbbearsmom on Jul 8, 2019 23:31:05 GMT
Tuesday, 07/09
Day 9 – Select an Exercise Plan
Here are Beck’s reasons to exercise:
Exercise helps you stick to your diet.
Exercise might help control appetite.
Exercise boosts mood and soothes stress.
Exercise burns calories.
Exercise preserves muscle tissue.
Exercise builds confidence.
Exercise makes you feel better physically.
Exercise improves your health and prevents diseases.
She says there are two types of exercise: spontaneous and planned.
What is your exercise plan?
How have you fit it into your day?
What do you like about exercise?
Heads Up: Day 11 (Thursday) entails a monitoring chart to differentiate between hunger, desire, and cravings. You might want to do it ahead of time so you can discuss the results on Sunday.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Jul 8, 2019 23:31:41 GMT
I'm going through a period of not exercising. I know it is good for me but just don't do it.
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Post by borntexan on Jul 8, 2019 23:32:36 GMT
I exercise to keep from gaining my weight back plus I enjoy it especially walking.This is one area of my life I give myself "no choice" to.
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Post by surfgirl on Jul 9, 2019 0:42:43 GMT
I go to the gym or walk 5 times a week, on a good week I'll do 6 times. Three times a week I'm trying to add in weight machines at the gym. And twice a week I'm taking Gentle Hatha Yoga, which also has a meditative element. I'm trying to reincorporate my meditation practice into my daily life too, because although not cardio or strength training per se, I think it's strength training for the mind.
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Post by cathygeha on Jul 9, 2019 5:29:17 GMT
I know that I feel better when I get back into exercising but so far have not found the "whatever" to get back into it. There is always an excuse not to, though. I should probably mark in red on the calendar the day I plan to start OR perhaps set the alarm on my phone to go off consistently at the same time every day then...do it.
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Post by lani on Jul 9, 2019 14:07:11 GMT
I am a "no choice" exerciser too. My knees would be bad if I didn't do a ton a quad raises every day, my back goes out if I don't stretch and strengthen it daily. My latest cholesterol count is out of control, and it was recommended that I do cardio five times a week. That I fail at. I'm lucky if I get it in twice a week.
I don't mind exercising and I have a good setup in my basement. I am close to the ocean as well which is nice for walking.
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Post by wwlurker on Jul 9, 2019 14:16:12 GMT
I'm not really doing much exercise right now, other than consciously trying to be a more active person. I have a gym membership that I rarely use. I'm going to give it up at the end of the summer when my term is up. I really need to spend a little time working on my food and eating first.
Exercise is something that I enjoy and know that I need to do, but haven't been able to consistently work into my schedule since I switched jobs a year ago.
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Post by hpeterson1951 on Jul 9, 2019 18:48:07 GMT
Exercise is a tough one for me.
Right now I'm doing floor stretches and some ab exercises. I don't see a lot of outward progress, but I do think I'm more flexible.
I did weights once and would like to get back to it at the gym. I really need to find the time and make it a priority.
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Post by surfgirl on Jul 10, 2019 0:43:31 GMT
I know that I feel better when I get back into exercising but so far have not found the "whatever" to get back into it. There is always an excuse not to, though. I should probably mark in red on the calendar the day I plan to start OR perhaps set the alarm on my phone to go off consistently at the same time every day then...do it. cathygeha, I find that once I forced myself to start a gym/workout routine, and I stuck with it for awhile, it because so that I now feel bad if I don't get to the gym or at least get a walk in for the day. I don't LOVE the gym, but I don't mind going anymore because I know it's in my best health interest. But yes, at first I had to force myself on to a schedule. If you wait to 'feel in the mood' it'll never happen, IMO. You just have to mentally make the commitment to do something, even if it's one walk a day, and set an alarm on your phone and make it non-negotiable. wwlurker, you can work in walking anywhere, anytime. Park as far away from your work entrance as possible. Take to breaks and go for a 5 minute walk each time, then walk during your lunch break. Even if you only did a 15 minute walk and two 5 minutes walk M-F, that's 25 minutes per day x 5 = 2 hours per week. If you think of starting out with 30 min of exercise, you've done 4 days of 30 minutes already just doing that. |
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Post by cathygeha on Jul 10, 2019 5:47:05 GMT
surfgirl, I don't know that I would join a gym in Lebanon though there are a few I could go to. I have found in the past that for me to do whatever I am going to do before 10am is the best option. I have enough equipment to get in aerobic, weight training and stretching done in the house...just need to make it happen again.
I think the trick is to make it/me a priority, set a time each day to get it done then do it.
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Post by starchild68 on Jul 12, 2019 18:10:39 GMT
....catching up.....
Exercise is the one weight-control-friendly thing I have made a habit! I truly enjoy exercise now.
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to answer the questions more fully:
In the bad old days, pre-WW, I used to join a gym and even pay for a 1 year membership and tell myself I'd intend to "get there" 3-4 times a week, to do weight training and use the treadmill etc...I must have done that at about 6 different athletic clubs over the years, you know, go to the "free introductory" 2 weeks, get the hard sell to buy a membership, go for a few weeks, and then fizzle out. Then I decided to try the Y. I joined in 2008 but it took me awhile (at least a year) to figure out that I needed to sign up for classes, rather than trying to work out on my own.
Wifi is fizzling...Back later when I'm home
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