Five!

Some days we need a little nudge to get us moving.  Here are five good reasons to move today:

It helps us maintain our body weight.  I am not into fat-shaming, even a little bit.  I believe that healthy bodies come in many sizes and all are amazing and beautiful.  However, we all know that everything we do would be harder if we had to carry around a 25-pound backpack all day.  Let’s make it easier on ourselves and ditch the built-in backpack if we need to.

It gives us more energy.  In our sleep-deprived, caffeine-fueled culture, we can all use a little boost.  Walks are free and can jump up our physical and mental batteries.

We can have better sex.  Or whatever we want to do.  Pretty much everything is easier when we are in better shape.  We can do the things we love for longer and with greater coordination.  Flexibility is also a plus in most contexts.

We get empowered.  It may be as simple as opening our own jars or as complex as getting the confidence to start a business, confront a bully, or write a novel.  What we learn in our workouts transfers to our lives.

It’s fun.  Maybe not all exercise is fun, but an awful lot of exercise things are.  We can splash, roll, dance, wiggle, and chase our way to fitness.  Anything that makes us laugh gets us bonus points for working our abs.

Let’s do it!