Cindy

As I begin the day, I look at my schedule, consider the weather, and any other factors that may play into my decisions to stick to my goals for health/fitness.  It’s sunny and beautiful, so definitely going to hop on my bike.  And since, I have a goal to increase my daily overall movement, I think I will bike to get some errands done (bank, grocery store).  Fortunately, that’s feasible in small town Cheney.  Cardio-check.  Hmmm…need to throw in some knee rehab work, so perhaps during a break from home office work this morning.  That will take just 10 mins.  Check.  I would like to get to the gym and do some shoulder/arms strength.  That will have to take place at the end of the work day, just before yoga class.  Strength-check.  Flexibility and relaxation-check.  Set your goals ahead and stick to them-you can do it!

This morning I woke up with the intention to go out for a nice long hour moderate jog.  I opened the door, and said, “Heck NO”.  It was pouring rain.  A calm mist would have been fine, but not the ‘cats and dogs’ I was watching!  So, Plan B for a workout was to jump on my stationary bike and program in an interval program for 30 minutes while listening to some motivational, spiritual teaching.  (It gets a little boring inside the house to sit on the bike for an hour, so I revved the intensity and kept it shorter!)  The moral of the story is to stick to your commitment to a lifestyle of exercise no matter what.  Create alternatives to keep your commitment to yourself.