I like the dvd approach for my daily work - outs. It is like hiring a private teacher for free (since I pick up my dvds from the public library) for a perfect amount of time of one week. Then I switch out my two dvds for two new choices. It gives me something to anticipate. Something to play with in my mind. And by learning something new I have to get out of my head for thirty minutes. I am not agonizing over my to do list, or my rants, or my memories. I am really in the moment as I try to mimic the instructor's moves. The other advantage is that it challenges me. If I was to bum around the house and dance my way through some tunes I find myself quickly repeating the same steps over and over. By forcing myself to follow the leader I let go of my inhibitions. Oh I don't want to stretch that way because I feel it. Its good to feel it. It means muscles are waking up that have been ignored for too long. It is fun to start to see some simple changes: for instance my balance on one leg is much stronger, a little more flexibility, and lowering my anxiety. That''s right, sometimes I want to pull back into my shell and say oh that move is too hard. I could never do that. Yeah if I never try than I absolutely will never be able to accomplish it. And sometimes I can't figure out a particular rhythm or the move just right, but I am successful either way. Either I will improve my coordination and strength or I learn to "fail". I learn how important it is to attempt, to try. And if at the end I couldn't succeed I have a new goal. Honestly, if i still can't do the move, my attempts are still burning a lot more calories than if I veg out on the couch and flip on the tv. I also have started to DVR some early morning routines. I attempted a shimmy class (early belly dancing) and some brazilian sizzle.
May your HealthFULL journey be enticing, energizing, educating, and encouraging. "Til we meet again. . .
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