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ELLEN, the anti-athlete: Credit the white sand of St. Pete Beach and the embrace of good friends for getting my exercise groove back.
What usually stops my sneakers in their tracks to the fitness center is fatigue. Even the thought of walking around the block after a rigorous workday seems like a dangerously exhausting gambit. Guilt and the "Just Do It" mantra has worked for me in the past. But not now. Luckily, I literally stumbled into a new strategy on a recent business trip to the Tampa/St. Petersburg area. Here are a few unconventional tips on jump-starting your exercise routine when the usual tactics don’t work.
1. Spend some time with people who love you and don't care what you look like in your swimming suit. I was struck by the comment in last week’s Girlfriends column from Tracey, who has lost 40 pounds with a combination of an eating plan and Pilates. She said a key to her success was that her Pilates teacher didn’t seem to judge her when she first walked into the studio. Even though she was then 40 pounds overweight, Tracey felt accepted, and that helped her get on the Pilates bandwagon.
I had a similar experience in Florida by spending time with good friends who have known me a long time and don’t care how I look. It was liberating and exhilarating.
2. Do nothing. It sounds contradictory: Slow down and loosen up so you can get revved up about sit-ups, weight machines and finding the dough to join a health club or hire a trainer. When I took a few days leave from my daily routine, it made me feel more centered. For the workaholics among us, this might be a good way to get in touch with the athlete within.
3. Spend some time alone. I toggled my time away from home between my business associates/friends and solitude. Usually on a business trip, I’m up at dawn attending seminars and in the bar until 2 a.m. networking. This trip, I promised myself at least two hours a day of solitude. I found after a couple of days that combining "Ellen time" with walking on the beach was a terrific tonic. And it left me craving for more exercise as I wended my way home.
4. Try a massage. I started my time for myself with a massage by a personal trainer and licensed massage therapist at the Don CeSar Beach Resort and Spa in St. Pete Beach. Robert Wuttke had me do deep breathing during the massage. His work on my muscles was terrific, and his life story was inspirational. Severely injured in a car accident, Wuttke, in his early 30s, used his bodybuilding skills to nurse himself back to health. He told me that he had run 3.5 miles on the beach with one client that morning and another 3.5 miles that afternoon. I guess he recovered!
You don't have to drop a bundle for a massage. Bargain hunters can find good prices by contacting www.amtmassage.org or www.ncbtmb.com. A back rub or foot rub by your spouse, partner or roommate can also do the trick. This can be a good welcome home gift when you’ve been out of town. (Are you reading this, honey?)
Massage is a treat for me. The indulgence during my time away helped me get centered and feel good about my body.
5. Face the fact that time is not the problem. Several days into my daily walkathons, a friend complained between seminars how overweight she was and how she felt embarrassed seeing colleagues who had once known her in a slimmer incarnation. She said she didn’t have time to walk and running was out of the question given her fitness condition. "Pilates!" I yelled as she moved across the courtyard. "In my free time," she said ruefully.
I might have said the same thing a week ago. But after giving myself this break, I have to say that even we very important newspaper editors do have time to exercise. A pundit once reminded a bunch of exercise whiners that the president of the United States exercises every day. He asked: Do you really think you are busier than the president?
Well, no.
6. Turn to nature for inspiration. Believe me, I count myself as one of the truly blessed to have had a few days amidst the white sand and clapping waves of St. Pete Beach. But I didn’t really have to leave home to bask in Mother Nature’s wonders. Cool nights and breathtaking fall colors are about to overtake Philadelphians who have ample trails, parkland and walkable neighborhoods. Do exercise safe practices when walking around unpopulated areas or taking a spin after dark. And don’t forget, we’re just an hour or so from the shore. There is nothing wrong with taking a day off to drive there by yourself and take in a sunset.
Posted September 24, 2003 01:05 AM
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