On Feb. 27 my Mom gave me a video tape of walking excersize. I do not know if she asked me if I wanted it or not but I did pick it up from her and I remember thinking that this would not work either. I started doing the 2 mile walking video on Feb 28th. I could only do 12 minutes of the 30 minute video the first day. But guess what, somehow I could do this work out. I gradually did more minutes until I was able to do the whole 30 minute tape. I have done it everyday for the last month except on Sundays. Why is this working for me when nothing else did for the last 10 years? This is what I think. I get up at 6:00 in the morning on weekdays. My kids leave for school at two different times. One leaves at 6:45 and the other at 7:25. I used to get up and go sit in my chair in front of the TV while they were getting ready. I would fall asleep while they got ready for school. Then I would meditate for an hour after they left and started my day. When I decided to start excersizing, I wanted it to replace a time for me that I was not really doing anything and this seemed like the perfect time of day. Last week the kids were on Spring break and even though it was tempting to just "sleep in", I got myself up and did my thirty minutes.
After doing this routine for a month, it has become pretty easy. I still sweat profusely but it takes a shorter period of time for me to cool down. I have noticed so many changes in my body. No one else has noticed, but that is OK. I am not doing this for anyone else. I am doing this for me because I want my body to be able to move. I
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