To Exercise or Not To Exercise That is the Question!

There days when just the thought of exercising makes me want to run away and hide. It is not easy to get up and get going or wait until the work day is done to go and get moving. I have found though that when I do go and work out. I feel so much better about myself and my mood is usually much brighter than before. I feel such a sence of accomplishment.



My favorite thing to do exercise wise is to swim. There are times I think I should have been born a fish. I could stay in the water all day. When I was little, my family would go to New York on vacation. We would swim in Long Island Sound or the ocean. I loved it.



I can still remember, I think I was about 11, we had gone to the Jersey Shore and we were told that we could not go to the beach alone. I didn't understand why. It never occurred to me that something could happen to you. Well, my sister and cousin did not want to go to the beach and the adults were all busy sitting and drinking coffee, so off I went. I don't even remember how long I was gone. All I know is that when I got out of the water, my Dad was standing on top of a dune with his hands on his hips and a foot tapping. Needless to say, I was in trouble.



As I got older and the pounds kept adding up. My love for water went away. I was to embarressed to go to a pool or the beach as I looked like a beached whale in a swim suit. I could not take the stares and the little comments.



Now however, I am back in the water and loving every minute of it. I am not the best swimmer there is, but I can swim. I am up to about a mile now. Not too shabby!



Exercise is so important in getting healthy. Before surgery, I could barely move. Now I swim and walk and really enjoy it. I still have times when I don't want to go and that is normal, but I go and feel so much better. I still have some things that I want to do again, like ride a bike and play golf. I haven't done either in years, but I'm getting that itch to go and do those things again. God willing I will be.



So if you are faced with the question of whether or not to exercise. It is a definite YES! You will feel so much better because you did.