My husband and I joined a gym recently. I don't know why that feels like a guilty secret. I guess it isn't now, is it? I'm really enjoying it. I like doing a little cardio with some fun music on my iPod. I'm playing around a bit with some resistance stuff too, mostly machines. I don't know enough about free weights to use them although my husband has shown me a few things.
So here's what I'm kind of happy about...from now on, when I decide to go for a walk in the woods or (when the weather gets better) ride my bike it doesn't have to have anything to do with exercise. If I ride or walk for 5 minutes or an hour, it will be driven only by the joy of being outside. My yoga practice is about mindfulness and energy flow and finding balance and harmony within the whole of my life. The gym allows me to compartmentalize "exercise" in my life. And I like that.
Alignment Matters: Change Your Mind, Change Your Joints – Podcast Episode
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Katy Bowman reads three more essays from her book Alignment Matters: Your
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That's pretty much how exercise at the gym has worked for me - now when I walk, I stroll. You could saunter. I might try that.
Yes, sauntering sounds like the perfect thing to do. I'm so pleased with this unexpected side-effect of joining a gym.
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