Exercise, my way

A couple of months earlier, I have prepared a corner in the house where I could do some exercise. I also have collected enough music titles that would perfectly play in the background as I do the warm-up, stretching, cardio, and cool down exercises, or when I lift my dumbbells in rhythm.  Perfect for a home exercise!

But my life is not as simple as that.  An uninterrupted exercise is too ambitious for me to desire.  Interruptions would come in the form of simple requests from my little girl – so demanding yet sweet and gentle that they are almost irresistible – to read a story, help her build a tower out of colored blocks, watch her favorite TV program, or just be her audience as she plays ‘mommy’ to her stuffed toys.

Exercise demo

I was happy to receive a news from a good friend in the Philippines that she decided to make it a habit to exercise regularly and do some changes in her diet.  What I like about her decision is that she’s doing it primarily for health reasons.  We all want to look good and sexy but if this is our only goal, it’s skin-deep. 

For me, exercise and eating the right kind of food is a lifetime process.  It’s not something that you do now and decide to stop later when your goal of attaining that 24″ waistline is achieved.  It’s a change in lifestyle.  And it has lots of benefits.