I am a firm believer in doing exercise that makes you happy...if you like to dance- great! If you like to jump rope- awesome! Life is too short to dread your exercise/movement!

 I recently saw a neighbor and his running friends who were running a half marathon(13.1 miles). I wished them luck and wondered how my neighbor had fared.

I just ran into him and he said it was awful. He got really bad calf cramps around mile 10 and had to walk a bit after that. The day I saw him, he had run 8 miles.

 He looked at me and said Pam, I hope I don't offend you but running is kind of boring! I told him he literally cannot offend me-lol- and I agreed running long was boring. I told him despite my many marathons and half marathons, I rarely ran more than a few miles at a time. These days I do mostly sprints and hill repeats. They are short, I get to work really hard (thanks to my running partner who is just a bit faster than me!) and FUN!!!

 If your workout is a chore, stop it. Find what makes you happy. With YouTube, you literally have every workout at your fingertips!

 *Caveat... EVERYONE needs to be strength training! We ALL lose muscle after the age of 30 unless we actively work to keep it. Muscle protects bones. That is why so many elderly break bones when they fall. If you need someplace to start, go to my YouTube channel!