| Is your age making it harder to get to the | | | | I'll spend more time than usual in front of the |
| gym? Or do things like arthritis, bad knees, a | | | | TV. Without a routine, it is harder for me to get |
| bad back, or a 'clicking' noise in a joint prevent | | | | up in the mornings too. |
| you from exercising regularly? | | | | I also know that when I neglect my resistance |
| "You're young, you just don't understand what it's | | | | training (weight training), my knees hurt more and |
| like to be old! My knees hurt, my back hurts and | | | | I develop a 'clicking' inside both my shoulder and |
| there is no way I can do that." | | | | my knees. In addition, I dread going back to the |
| This is one of the most popular phrases I hear | | | | gym knowing how much weaker I'll be. |
| about why someone "can't" exercise. The reality | | | | I, as most of you likely do, already have a very |
| is these are the folks that need to exercise the | | | | busy, hectic lifestyle and I know that having |
| most! This is actually an excuse as to why | | | | unnecessary aches and pains are not going to |
| someone won't exercise, not a reason why they | | | | enhance my lifestyle. So, I am willing to do what |
| can't. | | | | I need to do in order to prevent these aches and |
| Exercise does so much good for the body; it | | | | pains as well as avoiding all the preventable |
| simply blows my mind to know that so many | | | | diseases and health issues associated with not |
| people do not do it, or do not do it consistently | | | | exercising on a regular basis. |
| enough. Personally, I do not consider myself to | | | | The point is this. I know what exercising does |
| be an exercise freak, but I do understand and | | | | for me. It keeps me in shape for life. Yes, I |
| enjoy all the benefits of exercise which motivates | | | | like to challenge myself every so often with a |
| me to be consistent with it. | | | | race or an event, but generally, I exercise so I do |
| I know that when I take an extended time off of | | | | not get those 'old people pains.' So, maybe I |
| exercising, I feel the effects of not maintaining a | | | | don't understand what those 'old' people are |
| regular routine. Overall I have less energy, I feel | | | | talking about and maybe I don't understand how |
| more fatigued generally, I just feel weak and for | | | | bad it really is when you have them. But I do |
| lack of a better word, "Blah". The way I feel is | | | | know, that I am willing to put the time and effort |
| not the only thing affected either, I am much | | | | into NOT experiencing them, are you? |
| more likely to make bad choices when eating and | | | | |