How do you motivate yourself to get exercise and stay active? What strategies have you found help you achieve your goals"?
I use to be a much bigger girl growing up back in the 70's...I joined weight watchers back then, and lost like 68 pounds and kept it off 20 years, until i hit my 40's then i had to suddenly battle a thyroid issue BUT, in the 80's I fell in love with aerobic dance and also light weights, and then i realized i also loved things like hiking too etc...This has all become a big part of who i am today...I have to do some kind of exercise every day...I cant afford the gym, but i would love to go if I could...When my knee isnt hurting I look for hills to climb now, that's my aerobics...I have some light weights i use every other day...If I hurt i just find something else i can do to keep me moving...or I might let my knee rest one day if its really ouchy...I think aqua fit is good too...(walk, swim or ride a bike, is what they told me long ago when i had some lower back stuff going on, and then the knee..) Exercise to music is fabulous!!!! Walking in nature is pure magic