Take a fun approach to fitness

One of the abundance elements I talk about in the M.A.P. concept is health abundance. Our bodies and minds are the machines we use to create, achieve, and experience. When they're not firing on all cylinders, we limit ourselves.

One of the key components to health is fitness. Unfortunately, it seems to be one of those things that a lot of us recognize is important, but can never convince get ourselves to get disciplined about.

I'm convinced that part of that is because we often associate fitness with the grind of sweating our way there, stuck on a treadmill (both literally and figuratively).

I have to admit, if I relied on my discipline to go into the gym and keep fit, I would probably sink deeper and deeper into my couch. Fortunately, a decent level of condition ends up being a by-product of doing the things I enjoy, many of which are fairly physically active.

Bottom line, I stay fit because the ways I stay fit are fun for me, not because I'm so committed to my health.

I've been interested in body drumming ever since I went to a Terry Keith workshop a couple years ago, and I've been experimenting with it more over the last few weeks. The other day I got a new (for me) Rage Against the Machine CD. I popped it into the CD player and soon found myself stomping, slapping, clapping and snapping to the hard driving music. 

It didn't take long before I was breathing heavily and breaking a light sweat. I stopped and thought, "Hey, this is really fun. I need to blog about this."

So here's a thought if you find your health abundance lacking because of your physical fitness (or even if you're uber-fit). Make a list of fun things to do that would get your blood pumping. Maybe it's fun because of the activity, or maybe it's fun because of the company. Then start incorporating those into your life.

Whatever it is, taking that kind of approach to fitness not only helps you stay in shape, it also injects a dose of fun into your life. Two for one. Not a bad deal!

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Comments

[Matthew Cornell]

Excellent idea! I took my stationary bike outside, put wheels on it, and pedaled around - it was awesome :-)

[Curt Rosengren]

Ha! YOU, my friend, are a visionary! ;-)