Let's "Fun" It!

Let’s have some fun!! How many of you dread doing certain activities because they are not fun? You dread these activities so much that you avoid them all together? Let’s face it, like our Mother’s have always said, when we don’t like something its like “pulling teeth” to get us to complete said task. So, what about taking those tasks and recreating them so that we enjoy them? Take fitness for example.

Raise your hands if you hate to exercise. Come on, don’t be shy. Like many of my clients, individuals I talk to on a daily basis don’t like to exercise. Why is this I always wonder? When we were kids I remember being outside for hours, swimming, riding bikes, playing baseball, hide and go seek... What has changed from those playful years of childhood to the “responsible adults” we are today?

Nothing. I know, I know, what about all of our responsibilities? How are we going to provide for ourselves and our families if we are not spending most of our days earning a living? To this I must reinstate, without health what does any of that stuff matter anyway?

Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not telling anyone to quit their jobs and start playing all day, I am just putting out to the universe that we need to get back to our roots. Start getting outside and moving! Go for a walk, take your kids or dogs to the park and shoot some hoops, ask your best friend to go on a bike ride. Find something you enjoy and do it!

How does this relate to fitness though? Isn’t exercise and riding a bike two different categories? We must go to the gym and use a leg press or do some hammer curls to get into shape right? Wrong. Find something physical you enjoy to do and do it! Take up a dance class, join a rock gym or a hiking club, sign up to walk a 5k for a fundraiser. The point is to find an activity that you can enjoy to do and to stick with it. You might be surprised at how much you’ve been missing out in life by sitting in front of the TV and “working” so much. Our bodies are meant to move, not sit around all day at a desk.

I was inspired to write this post because of a video my mom emailed to me. I thought it was an amazing video and felt it could relate directly to how we feel about physical activity and how we are motivated. Just because we don’t necessarily like something doesn’t mean we can’t find another way to go about achieving related goals. For example, growing up as a gymnast, I love to dance. So, when I sign up for a dance class do I sign up for it because I need the exercise? No. I dance because I love to dance, and if I get a workout at the same time, then even better!

Be creative, try different things. Kettlebells are a great way to get strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular exercise at the same time. Z-Health is a great way to prepare the body for any sport. Just get moving! Check out this video from TheFunTheory.com about how we can better ourselves by doing something for the fun of it and let me know what you think.



Good Luck and Great Health!