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IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 2/9/10 11:20 P
Absolutely !!
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KITTKAT
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Posts: 400 2/9/10 10:41 P
I'm starting to think that I might. I'm really starting to enjoy the gym, swimming with my kids and having the stamina to keep up with the kids.
When you really want something, the whole universe conspires to help you achieve it.
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REIKIGIRL
Posts: 10 2/9/10 10:21 P
Although I do enjoy working out, the truth is, I probably would not.
Motivation comes and goes. Dedication lasts forever.
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DARK-WING
Posts: 7 2/9/10 10:12 P
Probably not as much. I love walking, hiking & being outdoors, but I hate the treadmill & have to make myself do the treadmill when I can't get outside.
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JINXSTORM
Posts: 2,240 2/9/10 10:05 P
yes but not as much.
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IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 2/9/10 9:47 P
Yes, I would do walking, treadmill and abcoaster if nothing else with stretches.
Edited by: IAMDESSIE at: 2/9/2010 (21:48)
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CHILADY0923
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Posts: 200 2/9/10 10:59 A
no
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LOVE2BATEACHER
Posts: 15 2/9/10 8:35 A
No...and making myself do it is something I struggle with. Although, I know it will be easier once I'm back in the habit again. For me, I think the key is going to be never letting myself get out of the habit.
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OAKDALE41
Posts: 137 2/9/10 7:29 A
Before last night I would have said no. But I had a crappy day yesterday and I was exhausted and miserable. Then I did a three mile advanced leslie sansone dvd and was amazed at how much better I felt. That feeling has stayed with me and I am ready for today.
So now I say - yes i would work out even if I didn't have to. It really does make me feel better.
DRAGONFLY519
Posts: 278 2/9/10 5:48 A
I would cause it just makes me feel good inside, like I'm doing something for myself...
LIVE LAUGH LOVE
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SPIDERWEB1016
Posts: 32 2/9/10 12:47 A
umm i doubt it
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IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 2/9/10 12:12 A
Yes, walking if nothing else if I don't walk in my neighborhood, I would walk in the mall or at the gym and even at home walk up and down in the home, yard and garage. I can alsway find something to do.
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TAPPY47
Posts: 406 2/9/10 12:07 A
Probably not, but I want it to be a part of my life, like breathing everyday.
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SHINKU
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Posts: 131 2/9/10 12:01 A
Pilates, all the way. Love it, love doing it always! Also, if I had someone to fence, of course!
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IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 2/8/10 11:59 P
Yes, I will and I need to.
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INEEDHELP
Posts: 205 2/8/10 11:45 P
I haven't gotten that use to it. No I would not!
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IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 2/8/10 11:43 P
Yes, absolutely! I really enjoy exercising now!!
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JCJSKI5645
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Posts: 3,729 2/8/10 8:16 A
Absolutely!
MANAL.HOUSSINI
Posts: 245 2/8/10 7:38 A
ni i wouldnt , ciz i know myself i will not do any thing
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MANDJ806
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Posts: 638 2/8/10 7:33 A
I would go to some of my favorite group fitness classes. I wouldn't lift weights.
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GERAINE
Posts: 28 2/8/10 6:25 A
Maybe one day, but I'm not there yet. It is getting easier though and I'm starting to enjoy it a little more, not so much of a chore.
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WOOSEL
Posts: 191 2/8/10 4:47 A
This sounds weird, but something inside me has definately "clicked"... I never feel like I HAVE to excercise anymore... I NEED it!
Even when I plan on taking a day off, I get restless until I get a 30-50 minute cardio workout in!
xoxoxo Woosel
His dream must have seemed so close he could hardly fail to grasp it.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
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DIETRICH2007
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Posts: 293 2/8/10 4:29 A
Nobody really "has to" exercise. We choose to do it for our health. I'm not an exercise lover. I have to force myself to do it, but I feel so much better when I'm done. It manages my back and knee pain. I like feeling strong as opposed to flabby and out of shape. I'm not really sure how to answer your question. If I were naturally thin and pain-free, I might not exercise. But I'm neither so I keep doing it.
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YIYEHTOV
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Posts: 73 2/8/10 4:15 A
I love feeling healthy and moving my body-- my mood is so much better when I do. I don't exercise because I HAVE to, but because I WANT to!
I'm in this for the rest of my life. Why rush?
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SPMOM2
Posts: 2,410 2/8/10 2:48 A
yes
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Posts: 146 2/8/10 2:12 A
Yes.
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VRS8440
Posts: 269 2/8/10 12:52 A
Yes
ISOS23
Posts: 73 2/7/10 9:54 P
Yes. I have always felt better after moving around. I would probably do more hiking or water sports than gym stuff if I didn't need to strength train, but I have always liked exercise.
Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders & says... 'Oh sh*t....she's awake!!' ----- Mini Goals: 155 - Trip to Joshua Tree! 150 - Get to buy stand for heavy bag! 145 - Get to sign up for 2 Half or full marathons for next year. (PRINCESS and SURF CITY!!) 140 - Some new clothes! 135-140 - Goal met! Trip to SF or wherever else I want to go!
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IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 2/7/10 9:21 P
Yes, LE_SIGH. I enjoy exercising now.
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IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 2/7/10 9:11 P
Yes I would, I exercise to help alleviate sickness, breathe right and feel energetic.
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LE_SIGH
Posts: 414 2/7/10 9:11 P
Yep.
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HOCKEYCREW
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Posts: 132 2/7/10 8:28 P
I'd keep doing it for the sake of races.
-Miriam
"Climb high, climb far, your goal the sky, your aim the star." -Anonymous
If I had the perfect body and knew it would stay that way even if i didn't exercise, then no i probably wouldn't...... that's bad huh?
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SLIMANDTONED
Posts: 697 2/7/10 6:10 P
I walk a lot even if I'm feeling too lazy to go to the gym any particular day.
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LISAALLGIER
Posts: 26 2/7/10 6:06 P
Before Sparkpeople, only on weekends, but now I love the way it makes me feel, I have so much more energy, when I exercise. I am still looking for ways to change my schedule to work in more exercise time.
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SHELBYDELLAROSA
Posts: 66 2/7/10 6:01 P
a couple of months ago, no. Now, yes, absolutely, I love how it makes me feel -- like I'm strong.
I keep reminding myself that eating is to nourish my body not to nurse my emotional wounds.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
I didn't like exercise also. I used to park my car as near as possible to where ever I was going. Now I park as far away as I can in safe areas and walk to where ever I have to go, so i can get some walking exercise.
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IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 2/7/10 5:12 P
Ok, yes I would. AT first many many years ago ( like I would not have said YES. I would have been saying yes. It would have been no so yes, yes, yes.
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LOSE2WIN10
Posts: 513 2/7/10 9:02 A
Yes..It is my best medicine for relieving stress!
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GALAXYSTAR1
Posts: 814 2/7/10 7:59 A
Yes because I love it!
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MANAL.HOUSSINI
Posts: 245 2/7/10 7:52 A
yes , to feel relax and release any tension in my body
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HELLAVAHC
Posts: 302 2/7/10 7:49 A
Yes, I need to sweat to release stress!
"If you're going to do it, do it right."
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ELSKAS
Posts: 134 2/7/10 3:19 A
yes i would
TURTLERAE55
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Posts: 3,794 2/7/10 2:18 A
yes
If you go by the way side on an eating bing, just get up and start again. I always say I will be on a diet for the rest of my life because I love food. But since Spark People I can eat the right foods and not get out of control. Keep up the good work no matter what people say about you. Love yourself. Do it for yourself and no one else. This keep me going.
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IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 2/7/10 2:01 A
Absolutely I enjoy it.
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BANKER-CHUCK
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Posts: 147 2/7/10 12:52 A
I don't necessarily like to exercise but have found it necessary as a part of life.
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ZNJGRAM
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Posts: 172 2/7/10 12:07 A
I wouldn't have done that 6 weeks ago but since I have been exercising regularly, I really look forward to it. But for health reasons, don't you always have to exercise.
Even the cha-cha is two steps forward and one step back. What counts is that you keep on dancing!
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IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 2/6/10 11:43 P
Yes I still would because it energizes me.
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LOOKINGOODBEV
Posts: 91 2/5/10 6:34 A
I may, because I have a new toy (elliptical!!) and I'm so excited to use it I'll probably use it over the weekend too.
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TCLARK319
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I think I would now, maybe not every day - but it has become a part of my life style.
Keep it postive ~ Happy Sparking!
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HINOTO
Posts: 996 2/5/10 3:32 A
I am admittedly lazy, so no I probably would not.
But I say that, and then after I work out I feel awesome. so who knows?!
Never give up, Never surrender!
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KATYAMP1974
Posts: 273 2/5/10 12:27 A
Yes, because I love the endorphin rush that comes after a great workout
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PHDMAMA06
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Yes, I would. I enjoy how it makes me feel.
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BIGTOSS03
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Yes, I enjoy working out personally. The military has taught me to enjoy being in shape and I feel better after that.
Remember:
Step forward with faith in God and yourself.
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IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 2/4/10 10:14 P
I agree with you I am more energized.
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NEWENGLANDISO
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No - it hurts too much by I feel better when I finish.
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SUNGLASSES19
Posts: 205 2/4/10 9:46 P
Definitely, it makes me feel better
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IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 2/4/10 9:46 P
Yes, I would but maybe not as much as I am doing now.
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MICHAELA2780
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I probably wouldn't exercise as often, but I would still workout.
I can feel the wind go by when I run. It feels good. It feels fast. --Evelyn Ashford
If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin. --Ivan Turgenev
You will never find the time for anything. You must make it. --Charles Burton
It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can.—Sydney Smith
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DLADIE42
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Posts: 22 2/4/10 9:04 P
I think it is a great habit and besides u feel more energetic during the day when you start your day exercising
IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 2/4/10 8:32 P
Before about 4 years ago I would say No. I will not exercise, but NOW big difference I LOVE TO EXERCISE once I can do it I do it. It makes me feel and full of energy to go all day.
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DIANEPBH
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I'm getting there... To the point where if I am not active, both my mind and my body are telling me to get moving. My goal is to be that way for as long as my body is able to move :)
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Posts: 98 2/4/10 9:34 A
10 years ago no, now I love to work out and I don't think I could be inactive it makes me physically feel bad
SUMMER84
Posts: 21 2/4/10 9:27 A
I actually love to exercise. I have a family life that takes up sooooooooooooo much time that fitting it in is soooooooo challenging. That is the part I hate and sometimes that hate makes me not go.
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IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 11/27/09 9:02 P
Yes, STEVEND18. It makes me feel good and I will continue to exercise.
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IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 11/27/09 12:00 A
Yes. It helps
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IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 11/25/09 10:41 P
Yes, as exercising is now a part of me.
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STEVEND18
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Posts: 367 11/25/09 8:14 A
yes because i love doing it.
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IAMDESSIE
Posts: 2,557 11/24/09 10:31 P
I agree with you CECHONE, I feel energized and wants to keep doing more things.
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MICHOU83
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If you had asked me weeks ago, the answer would be no, but I've really come to love it now!
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