I've started to really respect people who do pole dancing, and I try not to be sneering and judgemental, because hey: it's a perfectly valid form of exercise, and it takes effort and practice to do! I must admit that, since hitting my 40s, I need to do something about my physical health. The problem is, as a super skinny person, so there's not much of an incentive. Then I started going to the gym....just half-hour sessions on an exercise bike and a rowing machine. And I actually started to feel better! It was the little things: going for long walks without feeling sore afterwards; carrying shopping back from the supermarket; squatting down to retrieve saucepans from the kitchen cupboard. To my disappointment and horror, regular exercise made those everyday things a little more comfortable, and the old feeling of being weak and wobbly came back when I stopped going. I'll never be a serious gym goer - I suspect that my body type is "hobbit on hunger strike" no matter what I do or don't do - but there's a lot to be said for finding some form of regular physical exercise that's fun, or at least bearable. I'm sure that our older selves will thank us for it.
I've started to really respect people who do pole dancing, and I try not to be sneering and judgemental, because hey: it's a perfectly valid form of exercise, and it takes effort and practice to do! I must admit that, since hitting my 40s, I need to do something about my physical health. The problem is, as a super skinny person, so there's not much of an incentive. Then I started going to the gym....just half-hour sessions on an exercise bike and a rowing machine. And I actually started to feel better! It was the little things: going for long walks without feeling sore afterwards; carrying shopping back from the supermarket; squatting down to retrieve saucepans from the kitchen cupboard. To my disappointment and horror, regular exercise made those everyday things a little more comfortable, and the old feeling of being weak and wobbly came back when I stopped going. I'll never be a serious gym goer - I suspect that my body type is "hobbit on hunger strike" no matter what I do or don't do - but there's a lot to be said for finding some form of regular physical exercise that's fun, or at least bearable. I'm sure that our older selves will thank us for it.