I used to love to work out. Playing football from fourth grade through college, it kind of became a necessity. I was not particularly big or fast, so I had to out work my opponents.
As with most adults, though, life now has a tendency to get in the way. While I would LOVE to lift weights for 45 minutes and then go for a three-mile run or 10-mile bike ride, as the father of three, that just ain't happening! The thing I have to remind myself is, at 43 and about 20 pounds over my ideal weight, I just need to get up and move. I need to do it for my health, but more importantly, I need to do exercise to be a good example for my children.
That point was driven home tonight as we plugged in Gaby's "Just Dance" for the Wii. Gotta admit, as Toby Keith sings, I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was. It did my heart good (literally AND figuratively) to absolutely SCHOOL my dance-queen daughter in "Proud Mary." Heidi and the boys got in on the act, too. It HAS to be good for the heart to laugh as hard as we did. Above all, it was great family bonding, too.
So get up and move, people!! You don't have to pay a small fortune for fancy equipment or run an ultra marathon. Mow the yard. Do some push-ups and sit-ups. March in place during the commercials. Or, do what I do. Turn on some tunes and shake what your momma gave ya!
