Got a Minute..... or Ten?

GOOD MORNING!   So how do I start this?  If you've been reading this blog for a while, or you're a family member or friend reading it once in a while even, you by now know how ADDICTED I have become to running.  It's part of my life in such A HUGE way.

You may also know by now that I am self-employed, sit at a computer basically typing for a living.

I have always had a fairly easy time marrying the two, my love of running and being active, exercising, getting the blood flowing....and work.  But last week was a big change for me.  Work was so incredibly busy.  I had a lot of work and was so grateful to have it since 2011 was a slow year.  As a result though, I sat at the computer ALL DAY, every day, from about 6:00 a.m. until dinner, and then back at it in the evening for an hour or two.

The result, PAIN, STIFFNESS, CRANKINESS, ACHY (tailbone and all over).  Does not make for a happy girl!

I got out over the weekend for two really good runs, but come Monday, here we go again.  Another busy week of work, which again, I am totally grateful for, but how do I get in some activity?  How do I find time to get out and run?

Well, I realized very early yesterday morning that might not happen.  But do I have ten minutes?  Do I have ten minutes a few times a day?  When I really analyze my day, there are times when I did get up from the computer desk, walk around the house, look at the newspaper, check my Facebook page, email, etc, load the dishwasher, wander around the kitchen wondering I can make for dinner, get a snack just because, etc.  If I can do that, why not ten minutes of activity?

So yesterday started a new routine.  Take ten minutes out of my work day to move, and I just the elliptical.  Not a huge amount of activity in a shot, but enough to get the blood flowing, and while I'm doing it, I'm organizing my thoughts, my to-do list, figuring out what's for dinner, planning, or just chatting with hubby.

I did this twice yesterday.  Earned 1 activity point for the first ten minutes, but the second ten minutes, 0.  So my goal today, bump it up to three little 10-minute intervals on the elliptical will get me 2 activity points.

Now, I know that a lot of us aren't big on exercise, don't WANT to run, or get on the elliptical or go to the gym and work out, but we can all do something!  Go for a ten-minute walk around the block, turn on your favorite tunes and just dance....yes, by yourself.  Nothing wrong with that!  Just move a little more.

I know it's a busy holiday season, but we can all find 10-minutes a few times a day to take a break,
de-stress, get the blood flowing in those legs again.  You'll find you can organize your thoughts much better when you just step away.