Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Ugh...Why can't I be a couch potato??


In my freshman year of highschool my dad was out of work for 6 months. My mom ended up going to work and my dad stayed home to homeschool us!!
For the first semester he would sit me down everyday and teach from Proverbs 31! The whole first part of the school year revolved around those verses!
One of the days he was teaching
Proverbs 31:17- She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks.
He showed me that basically what this verse is saying is that this woman is not lazy and she is strong! Strong both emotionally and physically!
So today's topic is about EXERCISE!!!
What are the pros and cons of exercising??
Pros:
-You become healthier because more blood is flowing to your heart and you get more oxygen to your brain! Trust me this is good...lol!
-You have more energy! This is always good!
-You feel better! And are more productive!
-You become more toned and build muscle! "Her arms are strong for her tasks" :)
Cons:
I couldn't really think of any.... let me know if any of you come up with some!! lol!
So what are some types of exercising that you can do?
-Running!! After being a huge couch potato when I was younger I ended up running the Chicago Marathon!! It was a blast! But took 9 months of training at 3 in the morning! LOL
You don't have to go that far if you don't want...hehe!
-Tae Bo, this is alot of fun and a great workout!! You can get the videos basically anywhere:)
-Dance, this is probably the most fun for alot people! Plus it's a great place to make friends and wear fun outfits! I did Irish Dance for two years! It was so much fun and a GREAT workout!
-Sports, really any kind! It is a great workout and you have fun at the same time!
-Lifting weights, great for building up those muscles! Don't do ones that are too heavy though! Girls aren't very pretty with man looking muscles! lol!

Go out and do something! Just try it for a couple days and see how much better you will feel! Even if you don't want to start with something so vigorous walking is good!!
Starting this habit when your young is soooo important! And it's fun once you get into it!
Turn that TV off and go have fun!

5 comments:

Joe Barlow, a pastor, 10th of 14 kids, father of 7, husband of one beautiful wife said...

wanna go to the Y tomorrow?!?!?!
Yeah!
we should start Irish Dance back up to get those toned muscles back!:)

Anonymous said...

oops that was me not dad

Sarah Barlow said...

Wow!! Um..yeah..I was wondering!!..hehe!
Irish dance for sure!!! Although I think I would be in the old grannys class now...

J@KE said...

Hay thanks for the tips...... Guys need exercise too. lol.

BTW guys look good with guy muscles and you're right girls totally don't. hahaha!

Debbie Garon said...

hahah i def snorted when i read that comment nat wrote under ur dads name! hahah i can just picture ur dad doing irish dance! LOL