tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948989023630552062.post5372927870278954603..comments2023-06-19T06:49:22.187-04:00Comments on CHICKS ROCK!: To Gym, or Not to Gymkristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428469769524564496noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948989023630552062.post-51712652911849137262008-12-09T10:56:00.000-05:002008-12-09T10:56:00.000-05:00We actually have a gym at my office, but I only go...We actually have a gym at my office, but I only go if I'm really keyed up and need to burn off some steam at lunch. I don't like the gym.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I do work out regularly. I do yoga every day. I bike around my neighborhood rather than driving. I take ballet classes. I play Wii Fit. There are a lot of active things you can do without feeling obligated to go to the gym.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948989023630552062.post-84010679598871196372008-12-08T21:36:00.000-05:002008-12-08T21:36:00.000-05:00Having just fought a losing battle to get myself t...Having just fought a losing battle to get myself to the gym today, I completely understand your plight. Although I usually don't feel chubbier <I>when</I> I go to the gym, I do often expect instant results and am disappointed when I'm not automatically more fit after one or two visits. Rationally, I get that this is a ridiculous expectation, but that doesn't change the way it makes me feel about the work. That said, I really do feel better--both healthier and better about myself--when I go to the gym regularly. The problem for me is that I'll go pretty regularly for a couple of weeks, start feeling better and then slack off out of a false sense of self-congratulation. It's a vicious cycle. <BR/><BR/>And why is it that it's so hard to <I>get yourself to</I> the gym in the first place? I'm usually perfectly happy (or, at least, tolerant of exercising) once I get there and 9 times out of 10 I feel better when I leave than when I arrived, but actually getting in my car and driving to the gym (it'd be a 30 min walk; if I had to walk, I'd probably never go) just seems so onerous.Aviva DVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07283328910986366972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948989023630552062.post-25925760802955952672008-12-08T15:03:00.000-05:002008-12-08T15:03:00.000-05:00Good for you Pauline!Chicks Rock!!Good for you Pauline!<BR/><BR/>Chicks Rock!!Original Designer Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907210319468778734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948989023630552062.post-8734187899490638502008-12-08T14:08:00.000-05:002008-12-08T14:08:00.000-05:00Exercising regularly is something I am trying to d...Exercising regularly is something I am trying to do for myself. I have a family history of heart disease and diabetes, so it is definitely a priority in my life. I just have to put it into practice on a regular basis. I think it is important to break a sweat once a day, whether it be walking, running, aerobics, yoga, pilates, etc. <BR/><BR/>Zanade is doing what we all should be doing...weight training. It is so important for our health and posture. I have to get myself in the habit of doing it more often too.<BR/><BR/>Great post! I can't wait to get home and some "face time" on my treadmill! ;)Pauline Karakathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02672304871920947816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948989023630552062.post-62949551502582395152008-12-08T13:03:00.000-05:002008-12-08T13:03:00.000-05:00Ok.. hmm how can I answer this one? lolI work out ...Ok.. hmm how can I answer this one? lol<BR/><BR/><BR/>I work out at least 3 times a week, why? Because I have a goal to be fit and very active so when I age I will still be able to enjoy life hopefully without illnesses due to lack of taking care of my body if you get what I am saying. <BR/><BR/>I watch my mother everyday deal with symptoms of osteoporosis and it scares me because the reality is just a few days a week of weight training can prevent such a disease. So I choose to work out and live a healthy life. Now do I want to get up early and slip on my sneakers and wrap my hair just to get 30 minutes in at the gym? Sometimes yes and most times NO! But the long term effect is worth it.<BR/><BR/>Fast forward to a vision of a girl on a bike going TOP SPEED... she is surrounded by slim pretty girls and they are most likely there for vanity purposes, and I won't fib either... Going to the gym has this vanity thing about it, after you leave you feel beautiful and fit HONESTLY <BR/><BR/>So, that being said I go to the gym for many reasons. If there is something in this crazy world that makes you feel good then indulge!<BR/><BR/>ZanadeOriginal Designer Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907210319468778734noreply@blogger.com