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So we had nasty lightning storms last weekend, an earthquake yesterday, and now there’s talk of a hurricane coming this weekend: should I take this as a harbinger of what being 33 might mean for me?
One area of my life where I am really trying to shake it up is fitness, which is easy because right now, I have no fitness routine at all. I’ve come to realize that the biggest obstacle for me is not time, but having trouble finding something I like to do that fits into my day-to-day life. I like taking hikes, for example, but that’s not feasible as a daily (or even weekly) exercise routine for me. So while I’m hoping to work in more weekend hikes, here are the other elements I’m going to include in my new fall routine:
- walking on my school’s indoor track a few times a week during free periods
- taking a Zumba class on Saturday morning
- joining the Plank A Day revolution!
Last spring, I had a pretty good walking habit going, so I feel confident about picking that back up again. I hear great things about Zumba, I love Latin music, and I like dancing, so that seems like a fun way to end the week. Finally, a friend of mine (hi Laurie!) is doing the Plank A Day and posting it on Twitter, which seems like a fun, social way to help focus on my poor, poor abdominal muscles.
Here’s hoping I can stick to my anti-clutter and pro-exercise resolutions once the students come back!
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I’m totally joining you! I’ve been wanting to do something about my abs, but I hate crunches/situps. I love yoga and wish I had more time to do it. I can definitely manage a couple of minutes for a plank.
My Wii Active program does a side plank that’s also pretty good to do.
Oh good, I’m excited! I think accountability to other people will help me keep going for sure, and I already roped my husband in as well! Looking forward to seeing your plank tweets.
Awesome Jackie!! I highly recommend Zumba (being a student for 2 years and an instructor myself). As for planks, just make sure you really pay attention to your form. If you’re performing them while you’re tired, u could do more harm than good. You probably already knew this, but thought I’d throw that out there since I’m an exercise fiend and it’s basically becoming my life (hopefully life’s work too).
Chris, my first Zumba class is this coming Saturday–I’ll keep you posted! Thanks for the tip on planking; sadly, I have not yet gotten into the habit, but am no less determined. My friend Laurie does them first in the morning, so maybe that would help with the tired part?
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