Remember how several months ago, I vowed to get back to the gym? Well, I have a confession: I didn?t keep my promise?not even close. I thought I had run out of excuses for avoiding exercise. But what do you know? I managed to find a few more. To be completely honest, the only gym-related task that has been on my to-do list since April was calling to cancel unlimited babysitting. Why pay the $20 monthly fee when neither me nor my kids have seen the inside of the gym in months?
But then one morning, after a near mental breakdown from the combination of work stress, family stress and life stress, my husband urged me to go back to the gym. He offered to stay with the kids (who, to refresh your memory, enjoy the gym?s day care center about as much as most adults enjoy a trip to the DMV) in the morning on the days he goes into work late. And my work typically doesn?t get busy until a little later in the day?so why not?
I wrestled with a little guilt?my husband also belongs to the gym and never gets to go. Somehow, I managed to push that aside and laced up my sneakers. And it did me good. Not only did I burn calories and strengthen my long-ignored muscles, but I learned that I deserve some form of escape, a way to release all of that stress.
I went regularly for a few weeks, and then Hurricane Sandy hit. Suddenly, I was too busy scavenging for gas to worry about getting to the gym. Exercise seemed like a luxury, and I was in survival mode. But when I thought about it, I realized I was still getting in plenty of activity. We spent more time outdoors since there was no TV, kicking around a soccer ball or just walking around the neighborhood to see how the storm had damaged our quiet neighborhood. We walked a little more since gas was so limited. We carried heavy gas cans from the station to our cars, and from our cars to our generator.
Thankfully, things have settled back down again. I have to admit, I am looking forward to getting back to the gym again. This time, I really mean it?I promise!
Pin ItAbout Donna Fennessy, Best Life Editor and Contributor
Donna can barely remember the days when she logged at least two hours of activity every day as a college basketball player. Now her exercise consists of running around after her three young kids and trying to juggle her home life with her work life?a workout in itself. She has been writing about health, nutrition and fitness since she hung up her basketball sneakers more than 11 years ago. Editor of TheBestLife.com since 2007, Donna has contributed to a number of Bob Greene?s books, including The Best Life Diet, The Best Life Diet Cookbook, and The Life You Want. Prior to working at TheBestLife.com, she was the senior nutrition editor at SELF magazine. She also freelances for several magazines and newspapers, including Fitness, More, Parenting, Prevention, Real Simple, SELF magazine and USA Today.
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