Another day...another exam....
Today I got up, went back to the YMCA, did a great workout on my old friend the elliptical machine. I visited with the dumbbells, the sit up board, and the treadmill. It was an hour of hell, but it was so worth it. I haven't been to the gym since the middle of September. OUCH. I was so into studying and working that I was neglecting the most important aspect of my life....to work off stress and help my "old" body stay in shape. I went yesterday also after class....I was so energised last night that studying was almost fun.
So after the gym I went to take my exam...I think I did OK. I came home to start the next study sessions and felt like...no, not yet, the dogs and I need a hike, but more importantly I needed to clear out all the clutter in my head so I could put some more into it.....Now my dogs are sleeping and I feel I can study more effectively.
My advice....Exercising is good not only for the body but for our minds....get up, get out and as my friend Kim says "smile a mile"!
"It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and other will come." Dalai Lama.
Last night I took the liberty to sit on the empty living room floor (at work) and do stretches... although my muscles wanted to sore up from using a few that I haven't used in a while... the stretching really helped.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking to getting back to exercising as well... except thinking I need to put zumba to work! I have an elliptical at my dads but it takes up too much space to bring to my apartment... darn! I love elliptical's because I usually get a good reading session out of the way while I work.
Anyhow, I hope that the test worked out... is this your finals week? If so, when you finish... you gotta come over and hang and eat some lunch or breakfast... whichever.
Yay for blogging... glad your doing more of it nowadays!
By the way, love the quotes at the end of each post! Yay!
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