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ELLEN, journalist and anti-athlete: A new friend in his 30s and I celebrated the birth of his fourth child over lunch. I expected him to tell me how tired he was and how disrupting a fourth baby was to a family with a 6-year-old and twin 5-year-olds. “It’s been a great seven weeks,” he said of life with the newborn.
I asked him about his schedule. He and his wife get up at 5 a.m. with the baby and then his wife, only seven weeks postpartum, GOES FOR A LONG RUN.
I was still in my bathrobe seven weeks after my girls were born. My friend says that his wife keeps on her program because she runs with a friend. I need a friend like this.
When you are trying to change your life, you need a plan that fits your personality. I read once that experts find exercise plans are most useful if they are tailored to your personality. In this particular study, they identified two basic types of exercise plans: one for the social exerciser and one for the solo exerciser.
The social folks like classes and will get up at 5 a.m. to go running with their friends.
The solos would rather take walks by themselves or don their headphones at a treadmill.
Some thoughtful self-assessment about the kind of person you are might help you tailor a workout or food plan to your life.
As a profound extrovert, I can’t lose weight unless I go to a program like Weight Watchers and chat with the people in the class. I don’t exercise unless I am part of a class or a gym that has a social atmosphere.
But I also know people who do Weight Watchers online or who prefer long runs in the countryside.
One of the reasons we created girlfriends as a blog was so that whether you are a social or solo personality, you have a place here. Tell us how you think we are doing by clicking on Add Your Own below.
Tell us if you are a solo or social type. Tell us how we can help you with your program. Share with us any Web sites that you think will help you and others.
Posted February 26, 2003 06:11 AM
Love your columns.
I am a "solo" exerciser.. I think it's a personality trait! With exercise and with some other activities, if I "depend" upon other people-- girlfriends, classes, spouse-- I am more easily disappointed or delayed. When I stick to my own "selfish" schedule of what works very well for ME (6:00 am treadmill weekdays; long outdoor walks weekends, skipping crampy days you-know-when) I tend to be more regular with my exercise and my results.
This comes from a long history (15+ years) of trial and error with friends, healthclub membership and now, finally, with a home treadmill and encouraging spouse.
For me, being sociable and friendly in the workplace and at a party is perfect, but when it comes to exercise, call me a loner and a snob!!
Joy Johnson
Tucker, Georgia (former Philly resident)
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