Exersize??

What is everyone doing for their exersize? How do you get/keep motivated? I am just not motivated...I go for walks a couple times a week but it is so boring....I am contemplating joining a gym...or buying an Ipod to walk with... Share and inspire!!

i belong to curves and started going again last week..i'm gonna start slow and just go 3x a week and then maybe 5x..i also have a stationary bike that i need to start using! ~Lex

I found a gym close to my house (5 minutes) It's open 24 hrs. I run in do a 30 minute elliptical fat burning workout go home. Keys: fast, close, open 24/7.

I haven't actually started yet. I walk A LOT at work - 8000+ steps and I was thinking of joining Curves because there is one on the way home from work. BUT there is a 24 Hr. Fitness opening up soon very close to home also.....Staying motivated is a HUGE problem. I have a recumbent bike and some had weights that are just sitting in my bedroom. Penny

I walk around my neighborhood and push my little boy in the stroller. I have a great neighborhood with hills and stuff to make the walk a little more challenging. I also go to the gym. I have an Ipod that I listen to while I am at the gym. I'm too scared to listen to it while I walk because I might not be able to hear the traffic. I am now going to start weight lifting. I have only been doing cardio, but now it's time to start the weight lifting and build the lean body mass that will raise my metabolism!!! I hope that helps! Good Luck! Leslie

I guess I was a little tired last night because when I was reading this post this morning I saw that I left out some words. I meant that I am too scared to walk outside and listen to my Ipod because I might not hear the traffic. I'm sure you all knew what I was talking about. Why would I be worried about not hearing the traffic on the treadmill? Haha!

I am not doing much of anything right now. We joined a gym within 2 miles from the house... it should be opening in October. I cant wait to swim laps or do an excercise class after my kid goes to school in the morning. Everyone is doing wonderful

Ok, this is an area that I need some feedback on.....am I being lazy or what? I start my day at 6 am, kids to school, me to work and so on. I get off work at 5 or so usually and then it is football practice, cheerleading practice and games until 8 pm, then it is home to fix dinner and homework and kids to bed...my question is when do I exercise? I am so tired in the mornings I don't think I can get up any sooner, and by 9:30 when I get the kids down and dishes cleaned up I am just ready to crash. This is every day but sunday and the games are most all day on sat. I only have another month of this schedule and then we will be able to have a more normal life with normal dinner times and time for me. I want to be able to exercise, my body is actually craving it. I am not able to drop off my kids and then go to the gym while they are at practice, a parent is required to be at practice (youth football rule) and I help with my daughters cheer squad when I am able. Ugggg, this is frustrating, I am stalled and I know that exercise will help that but I just haven't been able to figure it all out. I also have a blood draw this week to check nutrition levels...I think I am more tired than I should be even though my PCP says my schedule makes her tired. Any advice is so appericated! Amy

Amy how about walking the track while the boys are at football practice? You are still THERE --- just walking. Penny

They don't practice at the actual football field, it is a big open playground behind the middle school, and I have walked it a few times, but the problem is it is so marsh like in the area I have to walk. The kids practice where it is firm and dry but to stay away from them I have to walk the fence line....I guess since I have already ruined a pair of shoes I should just use them and keep trudging....I think maybe the lack of a track is maybe me making excuses...thanks for the imput~