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THE DISTRICT BEAT
It Just Takes a Nudge
Emilie Taylor, DTM - District Director
While working in the garden early this process or activity carried out for a
week, I found myself unable to move or lift specific purpose, especially one concerned
a 30 pound planter. I was flabbergasted/ with a specified area or skill”. It’s been
flummoxed/disgusted to say the least. Thanksgiving, Christmas goodies and
This has never been a problem one too many Valentine’s Day chocolates.
before. Am I Theoretically speaking….. The take away???
Let’s get our District back in shape!
The title of this article.
What is getting in shape all about? It
is about doing little things and making
getting them habits. It only takes a little nudge
older? Is my to move big objects. We find that
age catching up on me? This cannot exercising a little here and there
be. I remember my neighbor Eldora adds up. It is kind of like counting
who suddenly passed away at the age steps. We do not really count
of 92. The week before, she was mowing steps, we have a step counter.
her lawn and cleaning her gutters. We do things just a little differently,
I have always been physically strong, we change a habit like taking stairs
but let me be honest, I haven’t exercised vs elevators. We park our cars a
for a while. To continue thinking that little further out to walk into the
I could do what I used to do without store. Just little things add up to
exercising is a fool’s way of thinking. I big things. If we all do little things,
made a promise to do weight lifting- the big things cannot help but happen.
Total Gym needs my touch. It’s been What little things can we do for
dusty for a while and what about the our clubs? Better yet, what can we
stationary bike??? Yep, stationary and do a little of that helps ourselves
being used as a clothing hanger. and thereby benefits our c
I got to thinking about exercise clubs? One approach my
and the concept of exercise and how it husband Steven reminds
relates to me as a Toastmaster. me of is being friendly to
Exercise has been defined as “a all. In his line of work, he
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