She was absolutely right. It began to dawn on me that if I want to live long enough to tell my kids what they are doing wrong in raising their own children I will have to make some changes.
I haven't always been lazy when it comes to exercise. It seems though that the busier I get exercise is always the first item on my schedule to get cut. I will have to work on that. I tried the health club circuit before but didn't have the time and energy to get into shape before I joined. Over there is Mr. Atlas, next to him is Hercules, and lets not leave out Xena and Wonder Woman. Oh, then there's me. The trainers could care less about working with someone like me. "Well, I'd like to help you little buddy but right now I've got to help Betty tone her a...abs." Don't get me wrong, I admire those people for being in such great shape. For single parents it's sometimes a little tough to do.
I was listening to Denise Austin on the radio the other day. Here is a woman that is bursting with so much energy she is almost downright annoying. She was talking about having a baby, being way overweight, yet back into shape just weeks later to start filming her exercise class again. I can't argue with her dedication. I met her once and if memory serves me correct her waist was about 18" and I doubt you could find enough fat on her to fry an egg. She did say one thing that I liked though. She was talking about doing exercises at your desk, in your car, in front of the TV, etc. According to Denise, holding your stomach in for 10 seconds was equal to one sit-up. She got my attention because I hate sit-ups. She had a couple other tips that escape me at the moment but I think she has a video coming out for exercise challenged people such as myself. Might be a great Christmas stocking stuffer.
