Exercise is one of my favorite topics when I talk to my patients. Why? Because it's fun! Do you remember when you were a kid and the greatest thing in the world was running around playing hide and seek on the playground or hitting the ball at the park softball field? Somewhere along the way exercise becomes a chore rather than something to enjoy, something you have to do if you want to stay in shape instead of something you can enjoy doing on a summer evening.
Needless to say, most of us get pretty lazy about exercising. Who can blame us? It's boring to spend the day at the gym working out on the machines by ourselves, or jogging by ourselves, or sitting at home working out to endless workout videos. Do you want to know what the key difference between the exercising we did as kids and the exercising we do as adults is?
When we were kids we did it with friends.
Think about it. When we were kids we used to spend hours at the playground with our friends. When it was just us we could usually be found camped in front of the video games or in our rooms playing with our action figures. It's just more fun to be wild and crazy with friends!
When you start planning out your exercise routine, look for ways to do it with other people. Convince a friend to come running with you, and join an exercise class rather than hitting the gym alone. Join an adult basketball league! With someone to laugh and talk with the will fly right by, and you'll find yourself healthy, in shape and having a great time working out before you know it.
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