The Pains of Exercise

I'm one of those weird people that actually enjoys to exercise. If I am, for lack of a better word, stagnant, for too long then my muscles ache to be moved. However, I fail to have the dedication to spend an hour or two three to four times a week on working out my entire body, one muscle at a time.

That's why I'm a fan of the Jillian Michaels workout DVDs. I particularly like the 30 Day Shred because those workouts are only 20 minutes! So now that I'm introduced to circuit training, I doubt I'll ever commit to anything else.

I do have to admit, though, that I have not done a workout DVD in months. Instead I do a little workout in my  basement, lasting all of 15 minutes. Doing this 4-5 times a week is SURE to do something, right? I think so. At least it will help you maintain a healthy weight if you're making other healthy choices.

Anyway, I got home from work a few days ago and was debating on whether or not I wanted to exercise. After a few minutes I decided to just do it. So I did. When I was done I felt so good. Though it was short and sweet, I worked in the abs, legs, butt, arms and back. Not too bad. Then I realized - I never regret it when I exercise. Sometimes I regret when I don't, but I never regret when I do.

It's like that with other things in life, isn't it? The things we want to do we don't do and the things we don't want to do we do. It's like what Paul said in Romans 7:15, "For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do."

Sound familiar? It sure does. So I'm going to focus a little more energy on sticking to the good things in life - the things I know would please God for me to do - and try to say "No!" to those things that only drag me down.

Care to join me?