Today was a crazy busy day and I just didn’t have time to go for my walk this morning. By 4 p.m., I didn’t feel like exercising at all. But the little voice was still nagging me, so I did what I sometimes do when I need to exercise and don’t feel like leaving the house. I turn on the TV and watch one of my recorded shows that I haven’t had time to watch and I start marching in place. I know, weird, right? Then I just keep on marching or I walk around the house or I do some side steps, all the while watching my show. Soon enough, I have exercised an extra 30 or 40 minutes painlessly. So easy, too.
If you have something you don’t really want to do, think of it this way. You can bag it, barter it or better it. 3 B’s. I learned this in my Martha Beck life coaching course. Bag it means just don’t do it. Barter it means have someone else do it for you. Better it means combining it with a pleasurable activity. Which is what I did with my exercise today. Try it – you will be amazed at how painless your exercise time can be.
Jane Springer is a certified Life, Wellness and Style Coach who assists women in taking care of themselves, in body, mind and spirit. She coaches women who want to lose weight, avoid diabetes, and feel great. She also helps them thrive after divorce. She also helps them to clear their closets of old clothes and outdated attitudes, so they can shine and feel confident.