Yesterday I talked about the importance of making exercise convenient, and if I could add anything to that, I’d say it also needs to be fun! It doesn’t have to be a mundane, chore-like, and boring.
Exercise can change. If you are the type of person who gets sick of a rut and demoralized with the mundane, there’s good news. Exercise can be different every single day! In fact, I’ve heard that it’s good for the body to do different forms of exercise rather than the same routine all the time. We can walk one day, bicycle the next, go swimming, work in the yard—the options are endless.
Exercise can be social. If you feel stuck at home, needing an outlet, needing adult conversation, exercise is the perfect solution. I have a walking partner. When I’m with her, our kids play, we walk, and the time flies. Sometimes when we stop we find that we’ve been walking for two hours! It’s therapeutic for us and healthy for our kids too.
Exercise can be an adventure. I love doing something more extreme every now and then. Whether it’s climbing a mountain or simply driving an hour for a good hike, I get a thrill out of an adventurous form of physical recreation. The neat part of adventure is that when it’s over, usually it feels like I’ve been on a nice vacation, even if I’ve only been gone for a few hours.
Life does get hectic and mundane. Work, laundry, kids, dishes, cooking, errands, driving here and there and everywhere—I feel like I need break! Exercise is a perfect solution, and it can include the entire family. Even more than that, exercise makes us feel better about our hectic circumstances. In fact, it makes us feel great!
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