Tricked!

Yep!  It's a post!  I know it's been awhile (7+ months), but I figured I should either delete the blog all together or get my act together and start posting.  So, I'm posting.


I was actually tricked by my doctor into agreeing to exercise every day for at least 30 minutes.  I really do mean tricked.  He told me he had a sure-fire solution to my problem, but he would only tell me what it was if I agreed to do it.  So I said yes, and this was the first of five things I agreed to do every day.  Ironically, it wasn't for weight-loss.  But that's all the information you'll get out of me on that situation.


So since that agreement I have exercised 3 out of the last 6 days, which for all you non-mathematicians out there is 50%, or an F.  Wait - I'm reading a book about being more optimistic (Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman, which for all you psychology nerds out there, this is the guy that experimented on the dogs and coined the term "Learned Helplessness" . . . ) so let me rephrase that:  I've been able to exercise three times in a week!  Which considering how busy I've been is quite the accomplishment.  


Better.


So far it hasn't been anything fantastic, just taking walks around my neighborhood, but it's been fun.  I want to do some hiking, since I live in a hiker's paradise.  I'm planning on hiking to the top of my faux volcano again and I think I should hike Johnson's Arch again before they close that trail for the season.  If anyone has favorite hikes around St. George let me know so I can add them to my list of places to go to.  I'm also going to get my bike out and use that.  I'm considering getting a gym membership again - I haven't had one since my back injury, but if I do I think I'll wait until the summer when it's too freaking hot to exercise outside.