‘Get Fit’ is on my Bag List. Ah, an oldie but a goodie! Reckon that has been a new year’s resolution for at least the last 5 years – since I was pregnant. I was fit before that. I am not overweight – lucked out there – but I need to exercise to be healthy. You know, to have a healthy heart, reduce stress, increase strength and flexibility, improve skin tone etc. Thing is, I am pretty healthy, so I need to exercise to be healthIER! For me, the NEED to be fit is important but as a PT friend of mine used to constantly ask me, do I WANT to be fit? Hmmm. Yes. Just not desperately!
Anyway, whether I WANT it enough or not, I know I HAVE to get fit otherwise I will age with aches and pains and illness. So, I have decided that being fit is a habit I am going to have to create. A habit that means I make the effort to exercise without really thinking about it. It becomes an action motivated by my sub-conscious. Does that make any sense? Basically, I will start to do it without having to gee myself up for it. Without having to convince myself I need it, every single time.
I have no idea how to create a habit except to just do it again and again until it sticks. And, I guess I need to make it enjoyable and focus on all the good stuff I get out of it.
Today I took my first step toward getting fit. Actually, that is not entirely true. On Sunday I decided I had to remind myself how it felt to wear ‘sports’ gear so I pulled out the brand new kit I bought with good intentions several weeks ago and wore it for the day. And you know what, just putting it all on made me feel healthier! It really did! I felt a bit more powerful. I thought, ‘Yeah, I can be fit. I can be part of that gang!’ And I thought, I might put these on again soon and actually DO something that raises my heart rate! You might laugh. I laughed at myself but who cares, it worked.
Today, I went for a walk! Now, I know it isn’t earth shattering stuff, but it is a start and you have to start somewhere. Besides, I am surrounded by gorgeous country-side right on my door-step and I love to walk so it made sense to start with something that I like to do. And, walking suits ‘me’. I am simply not built to do anything that is super high intensity. I am more your hiking, swimming, yoga and horse-riding type. Mind you, I did used to like doing weights and boxing. Oooh, that’s right. I remember! I loved that and it made me feel strong. Right. Good. That’s what I am now working towards. Yay!
So, I took one small step forward today. It made me feel good, cleared my head, made my skin glow, gave me an appetite for a big breakfast and already I am revved up to get arms like Arnie. Well, let’s not get carried away….how about arms like Cameron Diaz in ‘Charlie’s Angels’!? Yes please!
You know, I was going to write about how the universe ‘spoke’ to me during my walk – which involved a field of black sheep (bad pic above) – but I guess that was a little gift meant just for me. Perhaps I will let you know how that unfolds, because another journey has begun that is possibly a little more exciting than my walk…! Is that even possible!?!?!
