My physical health is a priority.
I work at it every single day.
I believe that exercise is as important as eating healthy, brushing my teeth and getting sufficient sleep. I want my body to last as long as possible and hope to enjoy a good quality of life. I’d like to avoid requiring medication or surgeries. I have no interest in giving up my active lifestyle because of weakness or injury. I workout for approximately sixty minutes every morning. I devote at least ten minutes to warming up. Concentrating on balance and flexibility, I loosen up my muscles, work my joints and loosen up. I then sustain some type of high impact aerobics for anywhere from twenty to forty minutes. I might go for a run, jump rope or combine interval training that incorporates burpees, squat jumps and jumping jacks. During my training sessions, I always include some type of strength conditioning. Along with lifting conventional free weights, I utilize medicine balls, weighted poles, kettlebells, resistance bands and battle ropes. I make sure to add in a variety of abdominal crunches and finish with a cool down. I use the workout to elevate my heart rate, expand my lungs and work up a good sweat. The release of endorphins always results in a burst of energy. For the rest of the day, I am more productive and in a much better mood. While I’ve watched my peers slow down, I continue to enjoy kayaking, tennis, hiking, biking and all kinds of fun activities. I’ve maintained a weight that I’m happy with and definitely appear younger than my age.