Exercise

[Alison]

I'd been spending a lot of time at the gym during slow-season - addicted to it, actually.
Weight machines, Treadmill, Balls at the gym, and some other activities here at home.

I'm super-glad that business is picking up now.  But every day that I work, I miss out on all that personal development.  Today, for instance, I only had a little time here at home, then I went right out to my gig.  

Got there a little early, and found a little park nearby - thought I'd do a few crunches.  But, aghk - Geese were in that park, if you know what I mean. (Oh - I just realized that I could have at least walked or jogged, but I hadn't thought of that then.)

Anyway, I ended up just reading (that was nice) before an all-afternoon gig.  By the time I got out, my gym was closed (It closes at 5:00 on the weekends).   I would have just swung into my regular routine if I had gone to the gym, but that wasn't going to happen here at home.  I don't want to backtrack - don't want to lose the positive direction I had been on.

I have another gig tomorrow - That's Great.  But I'll be spending the day uplifting others.  Ignoring my self.  Instead of trying to fit in the extra activity when it's ridiculous to do so, I WISH I KNEW A WAY TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH MY BODY WHILE FACE-PAINTING.  Any ideas?

[Sherry]

I don't have any ideas, because I've had the same problem.  I don't think I've exercised in a week.  Things have been getting hectic and it's sort of pushed my daily jog out the window.  Hopefully I'll pick back up tomorrow, because I have a gig scheduled today.

I think you just have to make it a priority and a daily task that you will fit in no matter what.  That's what I normally do, but I slacked and haven't gotten back on task.

[reginanewsum]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh EXERCISE! My youngest daughte (age 19) still lives at home while going to college to be a teacher - she commutes) ant ways - she bought the exercise program INSANITY by SHAWN T - it is the hardest home work out ever made, so two months ago - I started it with her, it was killer, twisted in ways I hadn't twisted since I was her age! You know what I mean! Any ways one and a half hours of hard workout everyday, And after two weeks, I started lovin it! I have a bad bad back, so I would just do some of the stuff, while she could do it all! BUT after two weeks, my back started feeling better, I couldn't believe it! and I could TOUCH the FLOOR by bending down and putting my hands on the floor! Hadn't done that in many years! Wow I was impressed, than I came down with the flu and was in bed for three days! Got off the schedule od exercising and never got back onto it! Now I have to start all overagain! But she has continued and is looking tight and great, but I thought she looked that way before the program! So iI guess I will get back with the little gal and have at it again! Ahh hate getting old and out of shape! But wait I DO HAVE A SHAPE!   It is round! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! life is so short, gotta smile thou. round and happy!

[Alison]

Oh you make me laugh.  It's good to talk about it.

Funny, because last night, right after leaving face paint chat and having written about that exercise-dilemma, I got myself to do 40 minutes of exercise right here.  It got all the kinks out.  Was seriously going to do 20 minutes more, but then I was inspired to read the Bible - having decided that I'd have to choose 20 minutes of Bible or 20 MORE minutes of exercise.....

And then, then, this morning, EVEN BEFORE A GIG!!!, I got myself to the gym for only 1/2-hour of weight machines (no jogging - I didn't want to sweat too much).  At least it did get me in touch with my body.  Like you say, making it a priority because I really want to do it.....

But my question still stands HOW CAN WE STRENGTHEN OUR BODIES WHILE WORKING?
I mean, like the UPS-man might be bending and lifting those heavy boxes properly.  Or an assembly-line worker might have figured out a way to focus on her muscles so that her repetitive motions are more like working on an exercise machine.  I'm not looking to avoid physical stress during work - I'm a-wantin to corrall some of our activities to be healthful instead of stressful (or blah)

[Party Picassos Facepainting]

Maybe you can turn the process of painting into artistic exercise/dance. Then you could become a interpretive dancing face painter and charge even more! Start practicing your turns and pirouettes! I predict your going to be competing for Ms Universe Body Building next. Go, girl. I exercise so rarely. May you motivate us all!

[sparklingfaces]

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[Alison]

Maybe you can turn the process of painting into artistic exercise/dance. Then you could become a interpretive dancing face painter and charge even more! Start practicing your turns and pirouettes! I predict your going to be competing for Ms Universe Body Building next. Go, girl. I exercise so rarely. May you motivate us all!

Painting on Canvas - well that's one thing.   
But it is hard to be gentle and careful for the 'canvas' while doing that - even if the music is dreamy, I'm sure I'd be mindlessly flicking that brush.  So it might not be safe for Face-Painting.

[Kristal]

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Ahahaha! Love it...

I don't have the answer to what we can do while on the job...but I'm pretty proud that I HAVE started working out again. I used to go to a pole dance studio, then got into a car accident and hadn't been in about 3 years. I'm more or less ok now, and they opened a new studio closer to my house...at the end of the year they had a promo - sign up for a membership and get 25% off - I signed up for a year. And I can't break the contract, so I HAVE to go - I've already paid for it! It's pole and cardio - women only - and I'm taking Pole 101, Dancer's Boot Camp, Tush and Abs, Pussycat Dawls, Sexy Flexy and I just did my first Ball Fit class today - oh MAN are my arms sore!

I've been back into it since January...Can't wait to see what a full year of 2-6 classes a week ends up like!