How's that non-workout working for you

It's Friday, Today I get a chance to relax and I plan on jumping on the biking and going a few laps. There's a light rain outside so that makes having a stationary bike that much more important, if there is anything like a scheduled therapy one needs to do.

I use the stationary bike for my knee therapy. Throughout my youth and teen years, I was a runner. I ran the mile and country cross. After that, I continued to run to relieve stress. I started to take up riding a bike.

It wasn't until I hurt my right leg a few years back, which I mention in earlier articles, that I decided to give up running altogether. I found biking was easier on my injury and continued my therapy.

For a person with no set workout schedule, just doing what I like to do to help me stay fit, I'm beginning to see some muscle tone take shape. Mind you these are photos before I started writing about my no workout, workout.

As you can see, I'm already in pretty good shape and that's because I've always believed in taking care of my body, and eating healthy (okay, not so healthy... I'm eating a sheet pizza tonight) but you get the point I'm trying to make.

You probably wondering how on earth I could have three children and still look this great! My every day is a workout. Just doing what I do every day. I do walking therapy, there are 30 some step to my place, I travel by taxi, walking or bike. That means I carry all my groceries, and I do my physical therapy for ankles, knees, shoulders and upper back.

I'm not looking to have muscles. I'm looking to be just me. So ask yourself why you want to lose weight. Is it because you feel you have too or because something within you wants to change?

If you want to change your mindset about exercise and workout out, I'm your go-to gal. 

If you want to go on a diet, do a workout it for a couple of weeks and then stop, then you want to connect with someone else.

I'm in it for the long haul. I'm in it for life. 

Growing old gracefully doesn't have to be hard and sweaty.

All you have to do is change your mindset, love the foods YOU make, and nurture your body. 

Make yourself the best you, you can be.

Growing Old Gracefully: Don't skip meals

How many times have we heard it before, someone wants to get healthy, they diet, start skipping meals but that's not actually the smart thing to do. In order to remain alert and active, we need to fuel our bodies just like we fuel our vehicles, so we can get around in the world.

Could you see yourself saying, I need to save money so I'm only going to fill my tank half full of gas? No of course not! Because we all know the destination remains the same which would need a full tank of gas.

Why fill your body with only half the fuel needed, to give your body energy, for a full day.

Today, I made a light lunch consisting of a sandwich and berries. It is so important to give our bodies what they need. When we skip meals we feel sluggish, unable to focus on our work, possibly make mistakes we would not normally make. And in some jobs, those mistakes could be costly.

Don't forget to keep in mind the more active you are the more you need to "fuel up"!

Photographer: Wendy Spickerman

Why not share some of your healthy lunch ideas with us.

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