tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post6625621671439541934..comments2023-05-11T11:51:28.252-04:00Comments on Keys to YA: The Love/Hate of ExerciseA. Lockwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-90245517867747512812011-06-16T17:49:38.116-04:002011-06-16T17:49:38.116-04:00I think someone could devote an entire blog to &qu...I think someone could devote an entire blog to "if life were like a video game..." How is the moving going?A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-56179336012954295022011-06-16T17:47:13.718-04:002011-06-16T17:47:13.718-04:00Does moving heavy boxes count as exercise? Becaus...Does moving heavy boxes count as exercise? Because I have been doing a lot of that. Up stairs. And down stairs. Third floor in each building. <br /><br />If that doesn't count, I'm also trying to bike more, now that I am close enough to work to bike. I'm determined to make a habit of it to a) save gas, and b) pump up my minuscule muscles. I'm sorely disappointed, however, that even days after doing so much heavy lifting and bike rides, my muscles are as puny as ever. How long does it take these things to get stronger?<br /><br />If I were a video game character, I'd have leveled by now. I mean, sheesh. :PG.B. Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798228862436721498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-64196944794098035922011-06-16T10:32:02.884-04:002011-06-16T10:32:02.884-04:00Yeah, for sure!Yeah, for sure!A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-17325290708322982962011-06-16T10:27:20.379-04:002011-06-16T10:27:20.379-04:00I hate that almost everything requires such discip...I hate that almost everything requires such discipline (writing, work, eating healthy, exercising, finances, children, maintaining the house & car, etc.). I want some of those things to be effortless.Steven Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657324020868587426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-50105400418238138662011-06-16T09:56:39.100-04:002011-06-16T09:56:39.100-04:00It's encouraging to hear actually. Maybe I...It's encouraging to hear actually. Maybe I'll feel like that one day.A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-5541271809341904862011-06-16T08:50:59.140-04:002011-06-16T08:50:59.140-04:00Exercise has been such an integral part of my life...Exercise has been such an integral part of my life for such a loooooooong time that I don't see it as "exercise." Just like the need to wake up in the morning or eat for sustenance - so is exercise for me. I've never hated it as it improves my life like nothing else can. It brings me happiness, health, vitality. All good stuff.<br /><br />How's that for overly-dramatic dialog? ;)Kendra Marevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15632083876800892636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-49130242178155494932011-06-16T08:48:31.573-04:002011-06-16T08:48:31.573-04:00That's a really good point. It's a little...That's a really good point. It's a little depressing sometimes to think that the changes have to be long-term, but eventually they become habits and then they aren't so bad.A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-5384098635967553532011-06-16T00:05:14.993-04:002011-06-16T00:05:14.993-04:00"-I hate that staying in shape requires conti..."-I hate that staying in shape requires continued maintenance with no hope of ever being finished."<br /><br />One friend of mine once said, "The real secret is you can't think of something as a 'diet'. Because when you do, there's a part of your brain that thinks, 'When I reach the goal, I can stop' and then you'll go back to the habits that got you where you are in the first place. You need to change your lifestyle to healthier habits."Marshall Ryan Marescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259367667777920728noreply@blogger.com