Making Time to Work Out
Posted in Jenni Hammit, health on 14. Oct, 2009
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I am pretty much always on the go. Even when I am home, I’m usually working on something. That was always my excuse for not working out regularly. I didn’t have time for the gym or a work out video. I had lost some weight by watching my food intake, but that will only take you so far.
Then I was going to Vegas. I wanted to lose a few pounds for the trip. I wasn’t looking to be a size 4, but I wanted to lose a few pounds so I could wear my sundresses without feeling self conscious. Motivating myself to go to the workout center was harder than I thought it would be. I was embarrassed and self conscious. I tried the ballet work out DVD and it worked, but it still wasn’t enough to keep me hooked.
I decided it was time to brush the dust and bird fluff off the Wii. I do not have a Wii FIT yet, but I did enjoy playing the sports games. This time I tried something different. I tried the training options. This is where things started to turn around.
Yes, I don’t have a personal trainer, I can’t go Yoga, and I can’t run with just my Wii, but I can do things I enjoy doing. I like batting practice, learning how to play tennis, working on hitting home runs, doing a couple rounds with the punching bag, and learning how to dodge tennis balls.
I could easily come home from work every night and put in at least 25-45 minutes with out even thinking about it. I get my cardio, I work my legs and arms, and I even work on my abs a bit while I train. I also like using the Wii because you can chart your results. I take the fitness test once a week just to make sure I am improving myself even just a little through the training, and even occasionally playing one of the games.
Another plus to the WII is that is exercise I actually like. It may have started as a way to lose weight for Vegas. It may have even kept momentum because I want my Halloween costume to look awesome. However, it is part of my everyday routine now. Plus once I have started exercising, I am more apt to do the things I don’t like. The stretches, crunches and push ups on the ballet DVD may be torture, but I am actually in a mood to do them. Being bored on the exercise bike or treadmill may not be my favorite thing to do, but already being in exercise mode helps.
Maybe I can actually keep this up and be at my target size by New Year’s?
